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High up in the upper orbital jurisdiction of Asticassia Tech, directly north of the colony but outside of detection range, two mobile suits danced among hot, hyper-coherent beams.

To the tune of IDOL by YOASOBI as usual, but only those inside the cockpit could hear it.

<<Whoops! Who-o-o-ah! Fufufufu~n!>>

Suletta Mercury's voice seemed almost unintelligible at one point, but to her foe, the message was clear. She was loving this run.

<<Gah, I can't catch you. And I use a one-hand weapon!>>

Ericht Samaya, on the other hand, sounded a little annoyed despite having an identical vocal register to her sister. Not that she minded -- Suletta was good, and she's only gotten better at this -- but it had been a while since she piloted Aerial by herself, so it felt like wearing brand-new clothes that seemed just a bit too small and hadn't stretched yet.

Not that she'd know what it felt like to wear clothes.

<<But you told me to -- uh oh -- you told me to keep it two-handed the whole way this time.>>

<<And you're doing a good job fighting with your hands occupied.>>

Eri's voice changed slightly now, dropping by an octave. It was Suletta's sign that her twin was about to become a more stern examiner.

<<Time for me to go one harder, then!>>

Eri's promise was a guarantee, and the shield bits went after the white broom-rider suit right away. All eleven beam shooters opened a salvo upon Suletta, and unlike before, she was surrounded on all sides by the deadly rays of concentrated energy rapidly pulsing at her.

But the bright smile never left her face. <<You're right. This is harder! Whoa-oh!>>

Somehow, Suletta was gradually dictating the tempo. In the maneuvering battle between the Calibarn and the Aerial Rebuild, Suletta moved in open space like an ice skater with a giant staff, whipping about in spins and tumbles while using the broom rifle to reset momentum and boost away. Ericht could boast finer control over the GUND-bits, but Suletta consistently made her miss by a hair. The girl was running up to the limits of AMBAC movement, which was already high on the Calibarn to begin with.

The greater miracle, however, is that she was still holding strong at Score Four. She wasn't panting. <<I wanna try something...>>

Now, Suletta made a bee-line towards the debris field some distance away from the school, rotating while diving to keep all the shield bits in front of her direct line of fire.

<<My turn!>>

A bolt of light

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