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SIMULATION.

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Drip. drop. She never liked being strapped into a table. She never liked hospitals and infirmaries to begin with. Whenever she was injured, she would do her best to flee. When she was younger, she would, ultimately, be caught and dragged away for treatment. As she grew older and stronger, there were times that she was successful in her chronic evasions. If she would have known that this simulation involved more than just the headset and earphones that she had been accustomed to during the first simulation trial, she would have declined wholeheartedly. Here she was suffering and living through her worse nightmare. It did not last long. She had soon slipped out of consciousness due to anesthesia (she assumed).

The lobby was not exactly the same as before. It was not like before. She never had to wait as it loaded the content of the simulated training. For the first time, she would be sharing her mind with other individual. She would be working alongside other candidates. Part of her was quite enthusiastic to enjoy the virtual adventure with friends. Then, she remembered that not many liked to be paired with her, because she was not the best partner to be around it. Most did not understand her vision, which was their lost. She was not some wild card. The redhead pounced on the first person to appear before her hugging them tightly. After a couple of minutes, they were five. She was excited for whatever they had in store for them. She hoped that they could live up to her expectations. After all, this reminded her of that movie, now, these movies...that one with the Jaeger robots or the classic Matrix or the anticlimatic Inception. The redhead took a quick glance at her comrades. There was ‘Ponytails’, there was ‘Blueberry’, there ‘Seaweed’ and there was ‘Scarface’ (yes, she did not bother to remember their names).

Without much of a warning, the lobby seemed to have been caught in a flood. They were warned a bit too late of the ‘risk of death’ as they realized that they were at the bottom of some river. As they swam to reach the surface, ‘Seaweed’ was quicker than the four of them (foolishly so in Artemis’s opinion as they did not know what awaited them at the surface) and, soon enough, ‘Seaweed’ seemed to be drowning. Filament of red surrounded the companion and she knew that they had been struck. ‘Blueberry’ was quick to catch them and to swim with them. The was when the AI fairy told them something that should have been said way before.

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The quartet and the injured swam until they were under some dock. They were away from the sight of whatever was at the surface. When they finally could gasp for air (quietly). They could hear people shouting. They were searching for someone and they could all tell that they were searching for ‘Seaweed’ that they had seen. The objective was straight to the point. They needed to retrieve the diamonds and get the heck away from this place as fast as possible. The issue with that was that dumbass ‘Seaweed’ was injured. It was only their shoulder (thankfully), but it mean that, at any moment, he would be a dead weight for the team. “If anything, Seaweed can always be of use later on as bait.” Yes, it was sad, but Artemis wanted to complete the mission successfully. Sometimes, someone had to do one for the team. For the time being, ‘Seaweed’ could count on them (and on her).

The team waited until the ruckus on the land had diminished a little bit, before journeying out of their hideout. In the meantime, they familiarized themselves a bit with what they had. Artemis and ‘Blueberry’ had mid to long range weapons. ‘Scarface’ had a close range one. ‘Ponytails’ decided that she would take care of ‘Seaweed’. She was also a freaking sniper; therefore, she could be useful as long as she had a place to stay. When the coast seemed clear, the five men team moved fast. They found safety in the bushes near the shore. ‘Ponytails’ had her hand on Seaweed’s mouth who kept on making unnecessary noises. He had to suck it up or, else, Artemis was definitely going to sacrifice him to the wolves. ‘Ponytails’ suggested that ‘Seaweed’ and her would camp out while the trio would move in the camp. It was not a bad idea, but it meant that the trio (who never worked before together) to be able to handle an entire camp of mercenaries on their own. It was a challenge that Artemis actually approved of. ‘Scarface’ did not seem too eager at the idea, but with the overwhelming 4 v. 1, he had no choice but to comply.

The camp had more the looks of a village taken hostage by a group of mercenaries. There were civilians among the people and they looked terrified. Artemis remembered when she would watch these documentaries that this practice was quite common. The children would be taken away from their families to become child soldiers for the militias or the mercenary’s employer. ‘Blueberry’ vehemently expressed that they try not to touch to the children and that they should avoid pointless casualties (to which Artemis replied that they were in a freaking game. He was being twat and was acting like one of those players who would aim to respect the law in some GTA game). ‘Scarface’ had to intervene in their banter, because he did not want a) fail the mission b) die during the simulation. Lucky for ‘Blueberry’, the trio had to use stealth to infiltrate the pseudo-camp.

Finding the diamonds was easier than taking candy from a child. It was transporting them outside that was the issue. They either needed to bring a briefcase or they found a way to pear it open and to bring the content with them. In the end, they remained in the room until the warlord waltz in (probably to check on his prized loot). “Scarface’ did not spare him. After rendering him unconscious with blunt force, he grabbed his finger and used each one by one until the case was unlocked. Stealthy, they secured their prize and did their best to leave. However, the warlord regained consciousness faster than anticipated. The cavalry was released and they were being chased. Long story short, Artemis ended up using her trump card. ‘Seaweed’ was slowing them down. The rendezvous point was close yet far away. They needed a diversion. It was not a matter of necessity. Anyone who knew her knew that she had her true loyalty lied (?) in her twin brother. Anyone else was dispensable and disposable at some point. There was no selfishness or ill intention in her decision. It was solely dictated by logic. Their objective and their survival mattered more. ‘Ponytails’ was wholeheartedly against it. Artemis responded with threatening her with her gun. “You know, the objective is simply to meet up with the diamonds. A cadaver or two won’t ruin the outcome.”

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