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- [April 29, 2166]
- [Black Panther Industries Mining Site - Kenema Branch]
- [Kenema, Sierra Leone]
- [African Mainland]
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- After a short but grueling campaign, the Kenema branch of Black Panther Industries has finally been retaken from the Flying Rhinos. It has been two days since the conflict ended, with casualties on both sides; the losses are much greater for the gangsters, such that nearly the entirety of the gang was wiped out. Most of the survivors of the battle at the mining complex have been rounded up and arrested.
- A huge media buzz has gone into effect over the recent field test of an all-Mimetic military deployment. After seeing how successful the contingent was, many prominent members of the Global Union of Divisions have flown into the country to meet the huge press conference being set up.
- Of particular note is the in-person appearance of the president of the African super-nation, Manuel T'Chaka; standing next to him are two of his personal aides, as well as some of the Mimetics that lead the assault on the gang-controlled facility.
- Everyone quiets down as President T'Chaka stands up on the stage in front of the press and synchronizes the built-in microphone in his ear with the main speakers.
- (President T'Chaka): Hello, my fellow men and women of this great nation. I have decided to fly down here to personally answer any questions the press may have on recent events. Ask away.
- As soon as he gives the go-ahead, the entire crowd erupts into a flurry of questions, comments, statements, and even accusations; all of it is heard as mere rabble due to the quantity of voices being made heard. Along with the verbal sea is an ocean of hands raised in the air, shaking wildly as if this were a first grade class being called on to answer a teacher's questions.
- Finally, the African president points at one of the reporters in the crowd near the front, one Kim Li.
- (Kim Li): Thank you, mister president!
- (President T'Chaka): Alright everyone, let's hear the lady's question.
- (Kim Li): Okay, here we go. Just over a week ago, I conducted an interview with a military branch set up in Chernobyl, including an interview with a new Mimetic vehicle. Is it true that this was their first active duty deployment?
- (President T'Chaka): Yes, indeed it was! The G.U.D. had several of their final phase prototypes nearby, along with a battalion of Mimetic forces, so we decided to send them in as final proof of their combat effectiveness. Okay, next question!
- This time around, the African president points at a Synthetic, just behind Kim Li's camera drone. Upon being pointed at, he steps forward; he's draped in a long coat and hat that wouldn't look out of place in an early 20th-century detective film.
- (Nicholas Valentine-87): I'm Nicholas Valentine-87, from S-Death Materials' investigation branch.
- (President T'Chaka): Yes, I'm familiar. What questions does the company have for me, then?
- (Nicholas Valentine-87): I was actually hoping I could speak to one of the Mimetics who led the assault.
- President Manuel is a bit confused at this request but nonetheless obliges mister Valentine-87's and takes out his ear implant; he sets it on the podium and steps away to allow for a Mimetic Keeper to answer his questions. The Keeper, due to his height, has to get down on one knee to pick up the small implant, which he repeatedly drops due to his large fingers compared to the tiny device; this gets a few good chuckles out of the crowd. Finally, he manages to get a firm grip on it and sticks it into an opening on the side of his head.
- (Mimetic Keeper): Ah, there we are! Alright, Mr. Valentine-87........ ask away.
- (Nicholas Valentine-87): This was your people's first real deployment, correct? And also that of the newly designed Chariot unit?
- (Mimetic Keeper): Indeed it was.
- (Nicholas Valentine-87): S-Death Materials has asked me to speak on their behalf. So then, Mr. Keeper........ what's next?
- (Mimetic Keeper): Well, seeing how successful the Chariots were, my people have decided to design even more new innovative pieces of equipment to supplement Human forces. In fact....... would everyone like to see our latest sketches?
- The whole crowd, at first quite talkative, suddenly quiets down aside from the occasional whispers and murmuring. President Manuel T'Chaka himself is unsure what exactly the Keeper is doing, but he remains in his seat, just as curious as the rest of the press conference's attendees as to what the Mimetics have in store for new designs.
- The Mimetic Keeper's "eyes" project a hologram in front of him, large enough for everyone to clearly see. So what kind of design would be so important as to request a surprise public unveil?
- The hologram shows detailed schematics for a humanoid Mimetic form, similar in overall aesthetic principles to a standard Warrior. But what's truly fascinating is that this design shows a size-scaling to other Mimetic variants, as well as to Guardian Sentinels, making it very clear what the distinction is: this new design is massive, rivaling a Guardian Sentinel in size.
- Every single person in the press conference's crowd of reporters and other guests cheers wildly at the reveal; even the G.U.D. staff can't help but applaud. However, Nicholas Valentine-87 himself has a somewhat skeptical expression on his robotic face, as if something about this whole revelation seems off.
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- [Extreme Risk Offenders Wing - Sub-Level 11]
- [The Kremlin]
- [Moscow, Russia]
- [Russian Mainland]
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- Within the deepest sublevel of the infamous Kremlin super-prison, the most heinous of criminals are held. At the end of the narrow hallway is a single cell with the highest amount of security protocols, including hard-light barriers, electrified walls, autonomous suppressor turrets using specialized anti-Post-Human ammunition, and three rotating contingents of augmented security guards.
- A Mimetic Drone carrying a tray of rather bland-looking soup in a simple bowl with a dirty plastic spoon walks by. It's stopped by the current guard detail, who scan it with multiple settings. After the all clear signal is given, the Drone walks through the deactivated hard-light barrier. Inside of the cell, the infamous leader of the Order of Homo Novus, "Bloody Mary" Stoker, is held in both physical locks and hard-light ones; she also has an explosive collar around her neck.
- The Drone begins to spoon-feed Mary Stoker; the two of them remain silent for the longest while. Finally, Mary speaks up.
- (Mary Stoker): So....... how's the big guy doing?
- (Mimetic Drone): You live because the Humans allow it, and you and your kind will end because of our hand.
- (Mary Stoker): That sounds like a threat..... I think I'm liking you guys even more than before.
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