operation: absolute zero

"you know" V starts, tugging on the cuffs around her hands "are these cuffs truly necessary?" she tilted her head, flashing her sharp teeth.

"what's wrong V?" Uzi poked V's side with her finger "Getting déjà vu?" V shot her an annoyed glare.

N, forever the peace maker, spoke up. "They are for safety V, you're... uh..."

"you're violent" Uzi added.

"Only when I'm provokeedddd-!" she whined

Price cleared his throat. "Can we start?"

He sits down Infront of the 3 of them, ghost, soap and Gaz standing behind them.

Uzi's head was just peaking over the table in the chair, her hands placed on the edge. V sat with her legs crossed and N stood behind both of them.

Uzi looked over at N, who moved over, lifted Uzi up, and placed her on his lap when he sat so she could see properly.

A smug smile formed on her face as she crossed her arms. N's arms now around her waist.

"first things first, names, if you have them" price started

"We have names, human!" V hissed.

"I'm N" he pointed at himself then to Uzi "she's Uzi, my girlfriend"

"Huh, I didn't know robots could date" soap scoffed

"Yes, we can!" Uzi started "do you think we are heartless? How about you bite me?!" soap just let out a cackle.

"And- and she's V" N pointed at V and V just shrugged, her teeth biting the chain that held her in place.

Price's eyes stayed on V before he let out a sigh.

"I'm captain price and the men behind me are ghost, soap and Gaz" he pointed at the men as he said their names.

V's optics narrowed as she looked over them, her tail moved like an annoyed cat.

"Does that tail do anything?" Gaz asks.

Without warning she stabbed N's hand with her tail, N was just about to start patting Uzi's head, but he moved her hand away after V stabbed it.

"Ow! What the hell V?"

There was a sizzling sound he waved his hand. There was a huge hole right through it. N popped his hand into his mouth and started mumbling angrily under his breath.

"Uh huh-" price starts "I'm assuming that can be fixed..."

Theres a beat of silence before he continued again.

"So, Uzi, V and N" he starts "what do you Rember last before arriving in that school"

"I was fighting Cyn" Uzi starts

"And who's Cyn?" ghost asks

"Cyn was the host of the absolute solver"

N who had taken his hand out of his mouth, added, "Cyn used to be my sister, then she was corrupted by the solver."

"She was already gone when Tessa found her, she was already chosen as the host" V said coldly, although there was the slightest bit of remorse in her voice, she was Cyns sister too.

"And what's the solver?"

Theres silence from all the drones.

"The- uhm... solver, it's sort of a virus," Uzi said.

"Like covid?" soap asked which was followed by an elbow to his ribs by Gaz

"whatever that is," Uzi said bitterly "probably not"

"it's like a computer virus-" she continued "I- I have it" the purple symbol from before appeared on above her hand, but she quickly put it out like a flame with a sigh. She closed her fist, and N grabbed her hand and squeezed it. "I think its getting weak... I'm getting tired using it..."

"Interesting-" Gaz adds "do you know what the cause might be?"

Uzi pauses- "I- I have no idea..." her brows furrowed. She wanted to give an answer- anything, anything at all, but nothing came.

"Has anything like this happened before" price offered

Uzi shook her head. She had never felt it like this, sure she had moments when she couldn't control it, but it had NEVER weakened.

She felt ashamed.

"So... its new?" ghost questioned; he eyed her like he was trying to connect the dots. "Do you think it has to do with your sudden appearance?" he paused again "... when did you get it?"

"Not that long ago- if you're talking date.... around September 3071, around the fourth or-" Uzi started

"Stop right there, lass-" soap interrupted leaning forward hitting the desk, his voice aggressive. "Did ye just say 3071?"

"Yeah I-" Uzi tilted her head.

"Nope, no way" he interrupted again "no way, ye meant 3071, its only 2022 I-"

"Shut it johnny" ghost snapped, leaving no room for argument. The soap went quiet, he stepped back, crossing his arms, clearly embarrassed.

V only chuckled and went back to biting things, 'clunk-' she made it through the chain holding her to the floor, but the cuffs were the kind that covered her whole hand.

"He backed down fast" V giggled between chomps. "wasn't expecting that from someone like you, aye 'johnny'" she said emphasizing his name "I think ya might just-"

"Shut it you wee metal gremlin" soap retorted.

Ghost placed a firm hand on soaps shoulder, soap tensed a V swore she could see him blushing-

"Not the time." he said blankly, putting an end to the banter before V could continue.

V grumbled and rolled her eyes, turning away.

Soap let out a loud sigh as ghost lifts his hand.

Price leaned forward, one elbow on the metal table, his expression unreadable. "So... 3071, eh?"