"The CEO of Vinross Yu-Cranker, Laj Vinross Yu," the Unique replied to Stovaa in a very serious, matter-of-fact tone. "Is, in fact, the current senator of the Delsauria system. So, yes, we are taking into consideration the more rambunctious of the invited crowd and making sure they aren't armed with anything that could promote bad behavior. So don't worry; I'll take good care of your precious butter knife." The Unique's condescending tone was almost palpable as she accepted Stovaa's combat knife and haphazardly tossed it into the bin.
As Stovaa stepped through to the other side, Nell gave him a short smirk, finding the exchange between the two a little amusing. She had to strain her neck slightly to gaze up at the large ID-SOL before giving him an answer to this other question. "I was recruited in Funky City 'bout three months ago. Jus' took a couplah tests, made me read dis fatass rulebook... all that jazz. Not too sure where th' restah th' goils" the silver-haired Unique explained her recruitment process just as another Unique approached her from the side.
"Nell, why aren't you wearing your helmet," the Unique's outgoing voice module spoke in a low voice. Apparently the communication systems for the Unique's armor was stored inside the helmet; the faceless Unique's tone seemed to imply that she had been trying to reach Nell for some time. The short, plain woman shrugged and held her helmet aloft. "If they want me tah wear dis thing, they shoulda made it sneeze-proof; I told 'em I'm aloigic tah all dis sand."
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After Purina Popjoy had finished her own scanning process, she began to walk to the area where the others were congregating... but was halted by two Uniques who had been waiting for her to finish. The pink-haired administrator squeaked in surprise as the two women impeded her direction, looking between the two as one of them spoke to her.
"Miss Purina? The R&D lab has the animal we found earlier in the week, and they want you to take a look at it before you attend the Eco-Eco Summit," the Unique said, featureless faceplate motioning slightly along with each word. "If you would follow us, we'll lead you there and you'll still have enough time to join the rest of your group before the meeting starts."
At first, Purina didn't seem all too enthusiast about the idea... apparently, Squad 35's bickering on the shuttle to the facility had put some rather fearful ideas in her head. But with some short, wordless coercion from the Unique behind her, Administrator Popjoy straightened up and gave the rest of her companions a forced smile. "Umm... alright. I... guess I'll see you all soon!" Purina said, waving shortly as she was led to a secondary terminal leading to another part of the facility. Cassefin turned her attention to Purina until she was out of sight, making sure to hold back any individuals who would have wanted to go with her... she seemed to believe they were better off escorting herself.
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When Squad 35 had all finished passing the checkpoints, Nell led them to one of the nicer personnel elevators along the wall. The silver-haired Unique allowed everyone to enter the elevator before letting the door close behind her. The carriage itself was large enough to accommodate everyone comfortably, the walls and floor decorated with a plush velvety red material. Nell mashed one of the buttons on the control panel up in the front and leaned against the wall near the door with a sigh and a smile. The small contingent of Cirrus Station personnel could feel the elevator begin to move quickly downward, into the heart of the complex running alongside the sinkhole.
It was long, however, before a small bit of turbulence shook the elevator, emitting a low rumble. The light fixture above them flickered for a moment as things seemed to return to as they were, but Nell didn't seem too happy with it. "...th' hell wuzzat?" Nell mumbled under her breath as she looked aimlessly at the ceiling.
After a few seconds, another shockwave seemed to hit the elevator... this time knocking the lights out completely, the elevator coming to an abrupt halt in the shaft. As Nell, apparently not expecting the sudden change in vertical velocity, stumbled to the ground, a series of faint yellowish lights began to glow along the top of the elevator.