She headed out to the roof for a smoke break. Just as she was about to light her cigarette, a pair of hands wrapped around her eyes.
"Guess who," said a voice.
Osprey proceeded to flip the entity onto their back, only for the entity to attempt to sweep her legs out from under her. She jumped, avoiding the attack, and kicked the figure into the wall, who rolled onto the ground. The figure didn't get up
"Nautilus, why are you here?" she questioned as she helped the figure up.
" ' Oh Nautilus, it's such a wonderful surprise to see you here', yeah, nice to see you too," Nautilus imitated Osprey as she struggled for air.
Once Nautilus was back on her feet, she was engulfed with a hug
"Where the heck have you been girl?!" Osprey exclaimed.
"Hey, you know I'm not supposed to talk about that," Nautilus replied with a stern tone.
"Come on! A little slip of information couldn't hurt anyone," Osprey retorted mischievously.
"No means no, end of the discussion," Nautilus replied monotonously.
"So, if you won't tell me why you were gone, why don't you tell me why you're here," Osprey requested.
"I heard about you becoming a bit of an escape artist. Though all attempts failed, they were extremely clever. I've witnessed a few myself," Nautilus said.
"And? Why is this of importance to me?" Osprey replied offensively.
"I was wondering if you wanted to fall into the Darkside. Before you ask, the Darkside is a team that ventures out of the kingdom walls. We go on missions and prevent the kingdom from being discovered by other civilizations" Nautilus explained.
"Stop messing around Naut, the Darkside is a child's tale-" Osprey was cut off.
"The child's tale that you loved. When you were younger, you would talk about it nonstop for hours. I remember you once said that you would be general, and I would be your right-hand man. We would play for hours, and I know you still think about it and what it could be," she sighed heavily," Just think about for me okay?" Nautilus pleaded.
"Alright, I'll look it over, but don't get your hopes up," Osprey said sharply.
Osprey was then engulfed in a hug.
"Yes!" Nautilus then pulled away and looked Osprey dead in the eye," Just be honest with your answer. There's no time for hesitation. I'll meet you here at sun up tomorrow morning, "Nautilus said.
"O-okay," stuttered Osprey.
"I don't want you to be under pressure, but this is an extremely important yes or no question." Nautilus continued, "See you tomorrow."
As soon as she was there, she was gone, leaving Osprey in deep thought.
Osprey made the 6-floor journey to the lobby and was halfway to the door before a voice stopped her.
"The current shift doesn't have a break until 15:30. Where do you think you're going?" the receptionist questioned
"I was running an errand for Caiman," Osprey lied smoothly.
"Wouldn't he have sent someone of a lower rank? If you need it, I can do it," the receptionist proposed.
"Thank you for the offer ma'am, but I can handle it. I don't want to keep Caiman waiting," Osprey blandly replied.
She quickly exited the lobby and took out a cigarette for a much needed smoke break.
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Stars of Autumn
FantasyOsprey is the princess of the deltas, although it never seemed like that to her. She always thought of the stronghold, an underwater kingdom protected from the outside world, as a prison. No one was to leave or enter. If you were exiled there was no...
