(Got it. Fair warning, typical SX Monster of an Intro post on the way. Oh, and I apologise in advance for Bell. She's got kinda a foul mouth on her.
Also,l I know the whole thing with Blue's Tower never happened, but it's as good an excuse as any to get involved. Oh, and I hope the Fxenodrome's not ghostproof, or this isn't gonna work at all.)
Skies over Planet Websitia
"Well that was a [tornado fang]ing waste of time."
Bell leant back in the seat of the I.L.E.S.A Scout Jet she'd hired for this mission and sighed, inwardly glad that Delmi, the 91st's AI helper, was handling the steering. Glancing down at the sword laying in her lap, she addressed her companion. "Remind me again what we're doing here?"
An echoing sigh reverberated around the cockpit as Leocadia answered the question for what felt like the millionth time since they'd arrived on-planet. "If I am remembering the terminology that Captain Zabat used in his briefing, we are here to investigate a potential distortion in reality." The spectral knight fell silent as she pondered the duo's next move. She'd been incredibly confused at first, and it wasn't until Captain Zabat explained it in a manner she could understand that she knew why such a thing was a big deal.
Bell grunted in response. "And we did. We just came from the place that "anomaly" supposedly came from and we didn't find jack-[parasitic bomb]. What are we still doing here?"
Leo briefly toyed with the idea of attempting to strangle her squadmate, but fought the urge back. Why Captain Zabat had asked her to accompany such a lazy, foul-mouthed cretin on this mission was something she'd never claim to understand. He'd told her at the time that it was because he trusted her to keep Officer Valcadash on task and prevent any undesired occurrences. Leo was beginning to think what he'd actually meant was "Bellona has the attention span of a two-year old and the temper of an Elder Dragon, and I need you to babysit her."
Somehow managing to keep the irritation out of her voice, she responded again. "As I have explained to you already, our investigation is not finished. Since we could not find anything at the supposed site of the anomaly, we are now going to attempt to contact the inhabitants of this planet and see if they can provide us with any aid."
Thankfully for the knight's fraying temper, Delmi's calm, clipped tones cut off any response the blonde human could've made.
"I apologise for interrupting such a friendly conversation, but I believe I have located an inhabited structure. Shall I set us down?"
Bell gave a loose one-armed shrug, the apathy in her tone clear to everyone. "Yeah, sure, whatever."
The jet dipped into a steep dive and halted outside a large dome sitting in the apparent middle of nowhere. Popping the cockpit, Bell eased herself out of the seat and dropped to the ground. Planting Leo's sword point-first into the dirt, she stared up at the dome with a bored expression and adjusted the collar of her jacket. "What the [tornado fang] is this thing?"
Leo chose this moment to manifest again, plucking her sword from the ground with practised ease and silently walking over to what looked like a door of some kind. "Clearly some kind of shelter, though I see no way of entering..."
Bell walked up to the door and rapped her knuckles against it. After a long moment and no response, she shrugged and turned back to the jet. "Welp, nobody's home. Guess we're done here."
Pinching the bridge of her nose in frustration, Leo strode across to cut her squadmate off and thrust her sword into the human's hands. "Hold this." Turning to look at the jet, she tried to recall the instructions Captain Zabat had given her for this situation. "Delmi, return to low orbit and conceal yourself. Continue scanning, but maintain radio silence unless absolutely necessary."
As the jet shot back into the sky and disappeared into the atmosphere, Leo headed back towards the dome and passed straight through the doors, leaving Bell to stare blankly at the sword she'd just been handed. Sitting down, she crossed her legs and cupped her chin with her hand, leaving Leo's blade lying in the dirt. "Oh yeah, that's fine. Just leave me out here alone why don't you? [sonic slicer]."
Inside the Fxenodrome
Leo cautiously advanced down the corridor, surprised to find herself thankful for her spectral form. Being able to pass through most obstructions was handy, and the fact that her movements were now completely silent was a benefit she hadn't considered before. While not entirely pleased to be unarmed - and not certain her hotheaded squadmate would do the right thing and actuallly stay put - she figured she'd be safe enough. Pausing, she tilted her head as the faint echo of voices reached her ears. It seemed this place was home to some form of life after all. After a brief moment to get her bearings and work out which direction the sounds were coming from, she opted to continue on foot, as introducing herself by walking out of a wall might give the wrong impression....
(So, ah, yeah. Hopefully this is good enough? I figure either Fugo or Vieri ought to be able to sense Leo's presence even if she isn't making any noise.
Leo's completely silent when moving. Benefit of being a ghost, I guess. Since her bio isn't up yet I should probably state she can force herself into a more corporeal form (hence the thing about her wanting to strangle Bell), but it's not something she can maintain for long, so she barely uses it.)