Heat… smoke… those sensations that burned against her skin… but that didn’t matter. She made it outside with this last little girl from the burning building. “I got her!”
“Bring her over here!” She moved to the medical station as quickly as she could and placed the child’s body down and grabbed a ventilator before placing the mask section on the child’s mouth. A quick check showed the magical battery in place.
She looked down at the child. “You’re gonna be okay. You hear me?”
There was no response from the girl, even as the ventilator did its job of pumping oxygen.
“She’s… she’s not breathing? Why isn’t she breathing?”
The nearby medic ran scans. “Her respiratory system has sustained burns. She’s inhaled too much smoke.”
An older male voice tried to pull her away. “Sergeant, that’s enough. Let it go.”
“She just needs to get direct oxygen into her lungs, right? I can save her!”
“NAKAJIMA!”
‘Dammit…’
It was April 28th MC 0077. A nice spring day on TSAB Administrated World #3, Vaizen. Subaru Nakajima would have agreed if thoughts on the last disaster mission did not plague her.
After being granted a leave of absence from her commanding officer, she figured that she could travel to Vaizen for a training trip to clear her head and get stronger. This way, when the next disaster hit, she would be able to save everyone. It was hard trying to get in the mood for training though, especially when her mind kept replaying that scene over and over.
The morning was a bit of a write off so she decided to prepare lunch. Hopefully, she would get her mental well being back on track after a full meal. Her lapse in concentration however caused her to put too many ingredients into the pot. Even if she was a big eater, she was certain that she wouldn’t be able to finish all that food, which meant some of it would go to waste.
A rustle in the bushes behind her shook her out of her thoughts along with the ramblings of a young male child. “Alright, time to catch some fish for… lunch?” From out of the bushes, a small boy with brown hair and light blue eyes emerged. He was dressed in a light blue and white shirt and a pair of jeans and carried some fishing gear.
‘A local kid?’ Hm… perhaps he could help make sure this food doesn’t go to waste. She gave a small smile in order to make the child at ease. “I’ve made a bit too much food. You mind joining me for lunch?”
“My mom says I’m not supposed to talk to strangers or take any food from them,” said the young boy with a guarded look.
“Um, that’s true… but I’m not a bad guy! I’m a Bureau officer.” Subaru fished out her identification to show to the boy. “See?”
He looked at it for a moment before asking another question. “… um, can I bring my mom with me? If we eat here, we can save our fishing supplies for another trip.”
“Sure! There’s plenty enough for everyone!” As soon as the boy disappeared back into the bushes, Subaru decided that since he would be bringing a guest, she would need to carefully season the stew for maximum taste. “Let’s see what I got here… garlic? Hmmm… thyme?”
“Mom, over here! The officer lady’s over here!”
Wow, that kid was quick. ‘Looks like I’ll stick with plain old pepper,’ thought the young woman to herself as she reached for the small container…
“Hold on, Touma! Don’t be so hasty!”
… And nearly dropped it as she heard a very familiar female voice call out for her son. ‘That woman… it can’t be…’
She turned around just in time to see the boy pull his mother along, a young attractive woman in a white sundress. But two particular features stood out and those were her eyes and her hair colour. They were the exact same colours as…
“Vivio?”
“I beg your pardon?” asked the woman with a polite smile.
“S-sorry, I got you mixed up with someone else. She has the same eyes as you.” Yeah, that’s right… Vivio’s just a kid and she’s back at the home world with school so there’s no way…
“Really? I always thought I was unique.” The mother and son took a place at the picnic bench nearby while Subaru brought the pot over so she could serve lunch.
“Whaaa… that’s a big pot there, officer lady!” exclaimed the boy while Subaru brought out some bowls and spoons along with the serving spoon.
“Please don’t call me that! Kinda feels awkward. Just call me by my name, Subaru. Or you can call me Su-chan if you like! What are your names?”
“Olivie Segbrecht. And this is my adopted son, Touma Avenir. A pleasure to meet you!” replied the other woman in a sunny tone.
‘Olivie… Olivie… for some reason that name sounds kinda familiar,’ thought Subaru to herself.
‘That’s the name of the last Saint King, you moron!’ sounded a voice in her head that sounded awfully familiar to her best friend.
‘Ah, that’s it! Just as I expected of Te-’
That was when all thought processes came to a screeching stop causing her to drop the serving spoon.
“EEEEEEEEHHHHHHHH?!?!?!”
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