Cleaning House

Suzume made her way into Ursula's office on that day to talk to her and could tell right away that something was wrong. She listened as the brunette updated her on what the agent had reported to her about the garrison was planning to do. Even with her preference for dangerous situations, she knew how stupid doing something like that was. All they would be doing was alerting the Federation that they were there.

She agreed to go as soon as Ursula mentioned it, wanting to make sure they were able to put a stop to this plan before they had a chance to put it in motion. It was easy to see just how frustrated and stressed Ursula was. She had that same stressful feeling but chose not to say anything. Instead, she made her way behind the brunette and brought her hands to her shoulders, rubbing to try to help relieve some of the stress and tenseness she could feel in her body.

" Eisen, it would be irresponsible to push yourself in combat." The physician was a young, reasonably attractive brunette. Desperate times called for desperate measures and Axis Zeon didn't have any pilots left which meant Eisen would have to fight even if it was the wrong thing to do. She was able to give half a dozen of powerful painkillers to keep the discomfort away but he was expected to make them last.

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" Some people can be so stubborn. If the Federation catches wind of it they'll most certainly discover our supply routes." Ursula was not willing to jeopardize the smuggling operation that allowed the people of Axis to live on Exile. While it was true they had set up crops, there were other materials that were vital to their survival efforts. Ursula had been quick to establish control of a few freighters while other members of the organization set up money laundering schemes using the funds and wealth that was pilfered during the one year war.

" If the garrison commander is the one stirring up trouble we'll have to remove him, willingly or not." Ursula had been always telling Suzume to be ready to dispose of problematic elements without much hesitation. Now that the war was over this was the wild west and Ursula had no doubt earned a few enemies within their own chain of command.

" This goes without saying but if we do run into trouble please hold back a little. There's no need to spill the blood of our comrades in vain but I won't object to a show of force." With the help of her trustworthy friend, Ursula planned on establishing her dominance by force if necessary.

"We can't have the Federation find out about what we're trying to do," Suzume added, obviously agreeing with Ursula. As the two spoke, the white-haired young woman continued to rub her shoulders, focusing on any tight spots she found to try to help keep the brunette from getting too stressed.

"Understood," she said with a nod. "If we have to, I'm sure we can find someone who'll be more cooperative with us to take his place." No matter where the two went, Ursula would always have Suzume on her side. Every now and then, Suzume found herself wondering what her life would be like if she and Ursula had never really met. And every time, the answer was the same: she would be dead.

But she grinned a little when the brunette told her to hold back if they did run into trouble. "Alright... I'll try," she said, leaning over Ursula's shoulder as she kept rubbing. "Hopefully they'll... see our side of things and agree after we've talked to them."