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El Hermosa, Southern Norlin, Nepleslia - Warehouse, Mess Hall
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"Strange, I didn't think I'd die of gastroenteritis after surviving angels, squids," - Phanan glanced to the side, blinking as Max (quite literally) got served a first-degree burn or two, then continued - "and Reds. Impressive aim..."
Former member of Reds (basis: mention of Greens as hostiles), release of J3-1a series two years ago, termination of conflict in YE 29 (resulting in chronological gap, seven years) all suggest soldier undergoing extreme levels of cyberneticization, possibly resulting from critical injuries sustained in battle. Worse then my own, in fact - and that's saying something.
"...too bad it didn't help you or your people survive Kennewes intact, unlike us Greens."
That said, the cyborg - who features were now wearing that same half-smirk from before - began shambling back to "his" seat, commenting to Runessa "Pay attention, kid. You're about to witness how brilliant that notion of yours is" as he passed her by.
What the Nepleslian had just said, of course, wasn't completely true; Phanan, after all, had joined the SMDIoN just after the (in)famous Battle of Kennewes. The droid, however, probably didn't have a way of knowing that - and besides, said droid's reaction to the calculated insult was going to be priceless.