The quiet sound of a cloth rubbing against glass pierced through the silence of the room. It was quieter than normal up on the top floor of Stark Tower this day, even more unnerving considering the opening in the walls should be letting the sounds of the city seep in and disrupt the peace.
Despite that, there was one twin-tailed purple haired girl behind the counter of the bar, donn in a black suit and peacefully wiping down a wine cup with a white cloth. She actually enjoyed the silence, considering how noisy the area could get with its owners many guests.
Her hands began to move autonomously as she began to ponder how she got into this predicament, her emerald green eyes unfocusing as she became lost in thought.
She had been hopping from job to job around the world, seeking new sights and knowledge about the world. None of it sticked, however, as simply nothing could pique her interest enough to stay. That is, until who she calls her boss today came into the picture, and offered her a job she couldn’t refuse.
A ding from the corner of the room disrupted her chain of thought, causing her sight to clear and look up to greet whoever may come. An elevators doors began to open, revealing a certain blue haired individual coming through, still in her pajamas.
“おはよう… (Good morning…)”
Said blue haired girl’s vision drifted around the room, eventually landing on the purple haired girl and a weak smile grew before she started towards her.
“翠星さん、おはようございます。
(Good morning, Suisei-san.)”
The latter continued their activity of wiping down the cup in their hands.
“目が覚めたのはいつですか？(When did you wake up?)”
Meanwhile, the former eventually crept around the corner of the bar and rested her head on the latter’s shoulder. There was no reaction.
“午前6時。(6:00 AM.)”
The blue haired girl known as Suisei frowned.
“もっと寝ろと言ったはずだ。(I thought I told you to get more sleep.)”
Her tone was whiny and the girl was acting like a child whose wish wasn’t granted, starting to pout and lazily draping her arms around the purple haired girl’s back, practically using her as a pillow now. It was a sight that heavily contrasted with her status.
“仕事内容には、私が早起きするよう明記されていましたね。(You specifically put on the job description that I would be required to wake up that early.)”
“とわちゃん… (Towa-chan…)”
The use of her name finally caught the purple haired girl’s attention, Towa now pausing her task and turning to her side and looking Suisei in the eyes. Concerned blue met her own emerald green.
“翠星さん、大丈夫ですよ。(I’ll be fine, Suisei-san.)”
“スイちゃんの方が好きだとも言ったはずだけど！(I thought I also told you I prefer Sui-chan!)”
Towa sighed at her boss’ outburst.
“君は時々子供っぽいね。(You’re so childish.)”
She turned back to continue her task, putting aside the cup she’s been holding all this time to begin wiping down another one. Although, a couple seconds afterwards, she felt a literal weight being lifted from her shoulders, turning to her side once again to Suisei getting off of her and moving around to the opposite side of the bar’s counter.
She wore that same weak smile as when she first came into the room.
“Thank you.”
Towa paused for all but a second, the words affecting her more than she’d like. She continued her task nonetheless, pretending she didn’t hear them. After all, she didn’t know english. Right?
“とわちゃん。(Towa-chan.)”
The girl in question lifted her head up.
“はい、スイセイさん？(Yes, Suisei-san?)”
“サプライズがあるんだ。(I have a surprise for you.)”
Towa’s expression became confused.
“サプライズ？(Surprise?)”
“そうだ。ついてきてください。(Yes. Follow me, I’ll show you.)”
“ガレージ？(The garage?)”
As the elevators doors slid open, Towa and Suisei were greeted by the scene of a moderately sized room, with suits akin to Suisei’s own lining the back-wall and and carts filled with tools and like scattered around the area. The latter of the duo began to walk out, the former following her soon after.
“スター？マーク11をロード コードネーム：ウォーマシン (Star? Load Mark 11. Codename: War Machine.)”
As soon as the words were uttered, the center of the room began moving, a silver pad lowering into the ground. It took a couple of moments, with only the whirring of the machinery to fill the silence, but the pad eventually returned to the surface. This time, with another suit akin to Suisei’s.
“もうひとつのデュ? (Another suit?)”
This creation wore a black and silver color scheme, with pieces of weaponry stowed in various parts of its body. Notably a small mini-gun attached to its shoulder.
“ただのスーツじゃない。あなたのスーツ。(Not just any suit. Your suit.)”
Suisei smiled and turned to Towa.
“どう思う？(What do you think?)”
“…”
“とわちゃん? (Towa-chan?)”
The girl in question wore a blank expression.
“ありがとう。(Thank you.)”
There was a strange sense of warmth in the Towa’s heart.
Suisei frowned at her unresponsiveness.
“気に入らない？(Do you not like it?)”
That was the question that caused some semblance of life to return to Towa, averting her gaze from the suit to Suisei.
“いやだ、いやだ、私は... (No! No! I…)”
Suisei grew a weak smile at her companions panic.
“試してみたい？(Want to give it a try?)”
Towa calmed down and turned backed to the suit, staring directly into its lifeless eyes.
After a moments hesitation, she herself grew a weak smile.
“そうだ。(Yes.)”