A Ranger's Journey (PGR x Male Reader)

Even If It's A Lie, Can You Tell Me That You Love Me? [Special Chapter]

'Thinking'

"Speaking"

"[Intercomms/Radio Transmission]"

*noises*

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Babylonia - Shopping Center
Liv - Gray Raven
0927 Hours

The bustling sound of the shopping center echoes all around as usual. Families, couples - young and old alike, and military personnel taking their day-offs moved in and out from various shops, restaurants, and food stalls, maintaining the lively mood all around the center. Among the shoppers is Liv, Gray Raven's combat medic. She's all alone in her endeavor, as her teammates and team leader were busy with their own thing as of the moment. Lucia and Lee's diagnostics were being checked by Asimov, and Commander Schmitt is at their dorm, busy with paperwork. He offered to go with her, but she insisted to go on this little journey alone, primarily because she wants to show him that she could be someone he can rely on, and she also doesn't want to interrupt his work.

Her objective in the shopping center is to restock their refrigerator, since the food is almost gone. She had her Commander's credit card with her, as he was the one who asked her to do it, to which she happily obliged. As of now, she stopped at the meat section, picking up the freshest cuts of beef, chicken, fish, and pork. She placed them on the cart and moved on to the vegetable section.

"Hey, that Commandant Schmitt... He's a real cutie, isn't he?" A blonde-haired woman, not too far away from Liv, spoke to her brunette-haired friend. "Do you think we could get his number if we meet him on his day off? Maybe we could invite him to a date or something?"

Liv's expression became cold as she filtered out the background noise, leaving the conversation of the two women for her to hear as she continues to pick vegetables.

"We?" The brunette echoed. "Are you for real?"

"I'm for real, real!" The blonde replied. "You never know, right?"

The brunette frowned. "Just seeing how many girls fawn over him just makes us a statistic. As much as I adore him, I really don't think we have a chance."

"Well, yeah, you're right." The blonde agreed. "I'm still hopeful, though. There's no price in dreaming, after all."

The two women then changed their topic as they moved away from the area. Liv lets out an annoyed sigh before returning her hearing systems back to normal. When she turns to her cart, however...

"Eh?!" She froze when she saw that she literally formed a mountain of vegetables in her cart. She scolds herself for concentrating on a conversation about her Commandant and returns the other vegetables and walks away, ashamed at herself for allowing the feeling that could only be described as jealousy cloud her judgement and steer her away from her main objective.

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Babylonia - Gray Raven Dormitory
Liv - Gray Raven
1015 Hours

"I'm back, Commandant." Liv said as the door slid close behind her. "I've brought the food supplies you asked me."

(Y/n), who is now cleaning his rifle after being done with paperwork, answered, "Thanks, Liv. Put them in the fridge, would you please, yeah?"

"Of course, Commandant." Liv happily obliged and did her assigned task and began placing the foods at the refrigerator. While doing so, she hummed a tune. It's been a while since they've been able to have some peace and quiet. She's alone with her Commandant, too. Lucia and Lee are undergoing training in their new respective frames - Dawn and Entropy. She is a bit jealous that her teammates got new frames already, but as of the moment, she saw no need for a new frame, and could still support them just as well.