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As usual, Nine left the briefing room without uttering a single word. There was no need for mingling, nor was there a need to discuss. She knew what to do, and so does her teammates. Her time in the research facility's training regiment coupled by Jeanne's private training sessions had equipped her and her teammates sufficiently, that a simple sortie would not require prior planning.

Or so she assumed. Little was she aware, the program she was abducted into were designed to mass produce NCM pilots that would mimic the knowledge and abilities Royalty or Ace pilots has within the shortest time span. This meant that they were institutionalized at a very young age to complete objectives as an individual all within their own judgement, rather than in a team. Perhaps this is why, Nine never felt the need to communicate with her teammates - nor the need for any sort of 'tactical discussion' - even with the subtle nudges and hints from Jeanne during their training sessions.

Off she went, straight to the hangar bay. She didn't need to suit up, as it was forced as a habit for her to always be combat ready. There were no expense spared for the luxury of comfort, only what she was trained and ordered to do. Perhaps always the earliest, she would be aboard her NCM, neural plug interface connected, as she ran system checks. A habit formed in her days in the research facility, leaving most of the service crew rather compliant whenever it comes to fulfilling Nine's demands - since she dedicates her own time as well into the service of her machine.

"Main systems: System Startup. Systems Check Initiated," Bahl's AI spoke with a monotonous male voice, as soon as her neural plug successfully linked with the NCM's interface. The darkness within the cockpit of Bahl immediately changed to that of the hangar bay, with the visuals directly fed for processing into her brain. Information on the status of her NCM clustered her HUD; Visual System:Green, Movement:Green, FCS:Green, Energy:Green, Drive System:Green, Boost System:Green, Alert System:Green. Ammunition count, fully loaded.

"Main systems: Idle Mode Activated," with that done, she would now wait - as usual, until the time for the sortie begins.