[CENTER][i][b][color=f6989d]HIBIKI[/color] & [color=6ecff6]SHIZUKA[/color][/b][/i][/CENTER]

Hibiki and Shizuka made their way to High Queen Eos, with Hibiki hoping to find Endian and cheer her up. It wasn't her fault that they lost the objective, and they didn't want their commander to get in trouble with the High Queen either. While they all certainly could have done much better, Hibiki was willing to stick her neck out for her commander. Shizuka, unknown to any of this, was just along for Hibiki's sake. When they reached Queen Eos's castle, the two sisters were told that she was expecting them. This surprise Hibiki since they didn't know they were even suppose to be here. She was hoping to find Endian first, give her some pep talk, and then leave. But she supposed she shouldn't be surprised that the high Queen had already predicted their presence; while Hibiki had no faith in gods, she believed that Eos was almighty. Shizuka just seemed curious about why Hibiki had brought them to the capital city in the first place.

Regardless of her reasons, the two maids dutifully reported to their High Queen. Her chambers were cold, almost frosty, and it made Hibiki a bit uncomfortable. Fortunately her maid uniform had enough layers to give her warmth, though she'd admit if she knew she was going to meet High Queen Eos in her throne room, she would have work some more layers underneath. Shizuka was unaffected by the temperatures thanks to being a Holy Spirit, and thus never feels any pain or discomfort. Standing side by side, the two sisters curtsied towards the High Queen and gave Eos her due respect. Unfortunately before they could greet her, Eos bluntly pointed out that they had lost Bastion. Hibiki and Shizuka learned after the battle that the queen's treasure was the girl named Bastion.

The two sisters listened to the High Queen as she informed them of their next battle. To their surprise Krieg was getting a promotion. Neither of the sisters knew much about Krieg only that Grafdakka and Mu-01 worked for him, and they were completely unaware of Krieg's unique existence. Speaking of Mu-01, Hibiki could not help but smile at the robot maid's presence. Hibiki wanted to make maid uniforms a standard attire for all Machina operatives, tailored for both men and women, and hoped to convince Mu-01 to help promote this trend, seeing that she dressed like a maid already. Endian was also near by, though in the presence of the High Queen Hibiki knew she was too late to speak to Endian. Fortunately it didn't seem like Eos was going to punish Endian, at least not in front of the others.

After the debriefing the mecha maids bowed their heads and curtsied High Queen Eos once more. [color=f6989d]"Thank you for your blessing, High Queen Eos. We humble maids shall bestow upon you the absolute best victory."[/color] With no questions asked, the sisters left shortly after Endian did. Shizuka was stopped by a water fountain for a drink while Hibiki went to catch up to Endian before she escaped them. [color=f6989d]"Commander Endian, may I speak with you for a moment?"[/color] Hibiki called out to her while Shizuka finished and went to catch up.

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