The Catalyst.

[Implosion]

The woman caught the mask and carefully examined it. She looked at Chenzo and smiled, once again.

"Nice legacy tech, I like it. But as you can imagine, cybernetic lungs are a must for someone like me. After all, my father was hooked on cardamine. Quite the shocker, I know. Nevertheless, he made sure I wouldn't share his faith. No offense meant, of course. Cardamine is a tradition of yours that I respect. After all, the pros of usage outweigh the cons."

She put the mask on the table and leaned back again.

"As for our warships, let's just say that what we lack in numbers, we more than make up in quality. It's not an easy job to survive in the middle of buttfrak nowhere, but so far, we've managed to do so just fine. Much like your cardamine situation, this comes at a price. We abandon our humanity in favor of cybernetics, much like we abandon morally correct decisions in the name of progress. You and me, we aren't so different. We do what we must and we regret nothing. "

Gabrielle took out a cigarette from the pack in her purse and lit it up with an old fashioned lighter made of iridium. The woman took a few quick puffs and reached for the ashtray.

"Now then, are we waiting for someone else or...?"

Just as she said that, the door made an audible sound as it opened and...

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