God Eater: Crestfallen Burst - Ch. 2
-This is a story of lies and truths.-
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Chapter title: Status check
Fic rating: M
AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18309629/chapters/44156362
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After jiggling the door knob a few times, the rookie sighed. "Guess this won't be easy... Unless it gets broke! Just need to find way I came…"
She glanced around the medium-sized hallway that held the living quaters of some God Eaters. It was rather clean, with house plants littered here and there and the currently quiet elevator. Doors were on either side, all equally placed far enough apart for a comfortable room behind each one. The lights had been dimmed ever so lightly to comfort those who slept and guide those who still roamed about.
"Is it better to do during day…?"
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Slowly, the door carelessly opened and its tired resident slunk out.
"You're awake now!" The new-type was happily sitting on the floor a few inches from his room.
"Huh?" Kota paused, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. "Gaahh! W-What are you--Why are you here?
"Eh?" She stood up with a mild stumble. "Sakuya told me to. You don't answer and I was going to break door---"
"Wha--Wait, how long have you been out here?"
"Ehh…" Her eyes darted around, as if there'd be some sort of answer somewhere. Where do these people keep their clocks? "The hall was darker-like…?"
"So, nighttime?" He backed up, debating his choices; stay with the crazy, run faster than humanly possible, or hide in his room, door locked and blocked. "W-Why?"
"I told to say sorry for last day. She said newbies scared with no fights. He should done so."
"Err… I, uhh… What are you saying?"
"Eh? Not obvious enough?"
"Well… I got the sorry idea, but the rest…"
"What does that main?"
"N-Nothing! Nothing at all."
"Then... I'm, umm… Well…" Her lips formed a stern flat-line. "Wait, did he do this, too?"
"'He'? You mean the guy that---"
"Looks angst, acts angst, is angst?"
"That's… a lot of angst for one person."
"Is there really limit to it all?"
"Well, I mean…" Kota shook his head. This girl got off-track way too easily. "A-Anyways, I haven't seen him since yester---"
"Oh?" A sudden dark and crude expression took over her face. "That son of a--" She froze for a moment before straightening up and letting a sweet, innocent frown grace her features. "I-I mean… R-Really? That's rude. It only fair for him to do as well."
"H-Hey, it's not that big of a deal. Let's just start over, okay?" He held out his hand and smiled. "My name's Kota, nice to meet you."
"Kimiko." She turned to the side and simply waved her left hand.
"Hey, your armlet…" Kota pointed at her raised arm. "It's on the left?"
"Eh? I'm left-handed." The rookie glanced at the red metal attached to her wrist.
"But I thought they were always on the right side."
"And I thought they just some flashy badge."
This armlet… All God Eaters had to wear them in order to wield their God Arcs. These weapons that could devour just like an Aragami and the only means of breaking their cells apart; they were like tiny Aragami themselves. The bias factor, injected in them via the armlet when they either became a God Eater or died, was only contained and controlled by the red pieces of metal. Without it…
"O-Oh… Well… I-It sort of is like a badge. It's a sign that we're going to protect everyone a-and save lives!"
"And might find truth..."
"Huh?"
"I'm sure Hibari has work for us." The rookie started to walk off, heading for the elevator.
"H-Hey! Wait for me!"














