Everything Stays: In the Future

Atlas Intel

Inside Atlas Academy, General Elsa Inverno walks through the hallways and back to her office. As she was walking outside, she glanced down and saw four of her brightest students. Then again, their leader was a Schnee. Team SPHE (Sapphire). Sterling Schnee, Phoenix Harkin, Hunter Crann and Eminence Brunswick. The four had risen above and became the best of the best at the school. However, Elsa was brought out of her daze by a hand on her shoulder. She turned to her side and saw it was Winter Schnee herself standing beside her.

Elsa: Ms. Schnee.

Winter: General. We have reached out to Kirkland Prison. They have agreed to the interrogation.

Elsa: Excellent.

Elsa returns her gaze to Sterling and his team.

Winter: How is he? Has he been eating well? Has he been adjusting appropriately with the lose of his friends? Has he been-

Elsa: Winter. (Sighs) He's doing well. Top of his class. One of the best in the school. You and I both know he has remained in contact with his friends and family.

Winter: Of course.

Elsa: How's the 43rd?

Winter: Well.

Elsa: Weiss?

Winter: She seems on edge, recently. She appears to worried about a lot these days. Sterling included.

Elsa: Company about to go under?

Winter: (Chuckles) Hardly. Socially and economically it has never been better. Really, this time. I'm not sure what troubles my sister's mind. But I do hope she is ok.

Elsa: Mhm. And, Whitley?

Winter: Here visiting from Vytal. His business is booming.

Elsa: Really? Well, good for him.

Winter: Yes. He finally grew out the beard.

Elsa: Finally. May I see?

Winter: He's down there with Sterling.

Elsa glanced down and sure enough, there was Whitley Schnee with his nephew on the training grounds. Sterling attempts to bow, but Whitley stops him and hugs the boy. While taken aback, Sterling hugs back and the two begin to talk. Elsa noticed that Winter was right, he had grown out a small white goatee and was a bit taller now, passing Weiss in heigh, officially making her the shortest.

Whitley also had a large light blue overcoat with a blue vest and other dress clothes on. Elsa went to her wrist scroll and checked out the current guests on campus. After finding Whitley, she noticed he was registered with a loaded hand gun on him. She wasn't concern for the students, it was a huntsman academy after all, she was worried for his mental situation.

Ever since the legal battle to retake the SDC from Jacques and into Weiss' hands, Whitley was under constant scrutiny and death threats. He was connected to a racist, sexist and mean old business man and dubbed "just like him". However, he was a victim just the same as his sisters. So he would carry the gun to ward off attackers if he was ever attacked in public again. Apparently, he also began dating a nice woman from south Vale. Farmer's daughter type girl. They seemed happy. However, now was not the time for reminiscing about the Schnee family. Now was the time of war.

Elsa: Winter, when is the interrogation scheduled?

Winter: 3:50 PM. Crockland Maximum. They're moving Dr. Watts as we speak.

Elsa: Good. Get a team ready. Let's get moving.

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