[Outside]

Valaira halts once she has exited the infirmary. She doesn't know where she is, for the most part.

Valaira tilts her head to the right and places her hands behind her back. Valaira looks at the ground meekly before replying to Zero's inquiry in a hushed tone, still pretending to be accustomed to life in Riverside where one does not comment on the government if said individual values any semblance of life,

"What do they do?"

Valaira's chest heaves up and down as she draws in a deep breath and exhales.

"Today they killed a boy in front of a candy store who was shouting for his mama. After that, they beat his head to a bloody pulp and left the body to rot in front of said store."

"As for why they do it..."

Valaira is beginning to get agitated again. Her voice contains trace amounts of rage this time,

"They want power. They are fools. They think that the easiest way to gain and maintain power is to keep us in constant fear."

"We're nothing but salable commodities to them."

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[Infirmary]

Blaine's eyelids spring open. He can feel the restraints pressing against his flesh, but he makes no attempts to break free. Blaine merely remains motionless while he studies the ceiling.

Blaine speaks in a soothing, sincere tone,

"1st Lieutenant Blaine Cainen of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 11th Special Forces Group. You must kill me at once. More is at stake here than you can possibly fathom."

What an insane, disturbed chap!