So about the other time, I mentioned that I'm working on a separate story where an IS makes a cameo-ish appearance.
Not Athena related, just a scene which introduces the unit:
Spoiler for Scene:
========== Meanwhile, in the Singapore Science Centre ==========
Another youth-aged tour guide, dressed in white polo tee and black pants, and a white short-finger sports glove worn on his right hand, leads a group of students and their teacher into the technological advancement section of the Science Centre’s exhibitions.
“…And here we have the various tech milestones that Singapore has accomplished over the years. Here you will find cool gizmos like the SCDF’s Speed Dampener, an EMP system that restricts a speeding vehicle’s movement, the holographic clay-shooter shotgun that’s built by a local Olympic champion for range training. Then we also have—”
“Ah! It’s the White Glint!” A female student exclaims while pointing over to one of the exhibits, it holds a mostly-white armored exoskeleton unit with limbs suspended via clear threads, indicating the absence of a central human pilot.
The students gasp and rush over to the exhibit, instantly crowding around it with wide grins on their faces. The teacher sighs at her students’ behavior and looks over to the tour guide.
“I’m so sorry, sir. Most of my students have always been fascinated by the White Glint… They really do fancy robots a lot.”
“It’s all right, ma’am! It’s rather heartwarming to see them so engrossed in the White Glint… It is Singapore’s greatest technological milestone yet.”
The teacher lets out a short laugh while the tour guide then ushers her towards the exoskeleton exhibit. The students turn to the guide with varying degree of impatience, holding onto their small notepads and pens while anticipating an explanation from the guide.
“Okay~! So here we have the powered, armored exoskeleton unit built by the local Aspire Foundation Institute, or simply ‘AsFI’ for short.” He introduces the exhibit as another student raises his hand. The guide then gestures him to ask.
“Sir, the plaque mentioned the White Glint’s name as the ‘Pearl Admiralty’. Is that right?”
“Yeap! That is the unit’s real designation name given by AsFI. Moving on, being the first of its kind, the Pearl Admiralty is capable to independent ascension into space and atmospheric re-entry with barely any problems. Sort of like a super-advanced space shuttle in humanoid form, so to say.”
His remark draws short laughs and snickers from the students as they scribble some notes, while another female student then raises her hand.
“Yes…?”
“The AsFI mentioned in their articles that the Pearl Admiralty is armed… Enlighten us.”
And yes, the unit in question is the Pearl Admiralty that I mentioned before... Only with a different nickname.
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