========== Within Mount Nasu ==========
The lone replica drone struggles to break free from its construction cage but to no avail.
A sudden clicking of a fixated monitor next to the cage robs its attention. The monitor flickers to life then shows a black screen with a [VOICE-ONLY] mark at the center.
“
I see you’ve cleared your diagnostics, R-Seven.”
The voice of Praxidike’s head of command, Gerald, emanates from the speakers.
The drone’s visor display fizzles slightly as it recognizes the voice and proceeds to display a blinking, red-outlined message which reads “
[VOICE ID: BASTION, GERALD]”.
It then nods its head slightly while Gerald’s pre-recorded voice message resumes playing.
“
R-Seven, you are tasked to eliminate former test pilot Inami and former engineer Jinrai then recover the Minerva unit.”
Upon receiving the orders, the left side of the drone’s visor displays a series of messages of its listed targets:
[TGT ID: ARISAWA, INAMI]
[TGT ID: TAKAFUMI, JINRAI]
ACTION: -TERMINATE-
[TGT ID: PRX-01]
ACTION: -RECOVER-
“
The recovery of the Minerva unit is your topmost priority. If the AI is left unsubdued, it will soon bring the Minerva into a shift… then nothing that we have now will be able to stop it.”
The monitor then shuts down as the message ends. A series of tones beep around the construction cage as it begins to release its hold on the drone, which then slowly walks out of the cage.
It looks around the hangar aimlessly then briefly exams the other six empty construction cages. It then turns to look at the dirt column where the hangar doors once were.
Its visor then flashes a bright red light while bringing up its wings above its head and begins to charge up an energy shot, aiming at the column.