The next day, the sky had only just begun to lighten.
Deep underground, the dome's "sky" over the small town of Iron Nest had yet to brighten completely. Annie was curled up in the bed of the reasonably spacious and comfortable single suite she'd been assigned, sleeping soundly.
Just then, a flurry of urgent knocking came from the little living room outside. Then, somehow, someone forced the door open and barged in.
As heavy footsteps approached, Annie heard the intruder brazenly open her bedroom door and walk in. She had no choice but to frown, turn over reluctantly, and sit up.
"??"
(△｀)??
Then she saw Li Boli, with black hair and red eyes and wearing a pilot's suit, barging into her room. Annie barely managed to stop herself from hurling a Fireball at her.
(...)
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"What are you doing?"
(ω)
"It's so early! Can't you let me sleep?"
(﹏)
Li Boli stood beside her bed with her hands on her hips and anger written all over her face. Her eyes were full of provocation and contempt. Annie couldn't help feeling baffled.
"Still sleeping?"
"Do you know what time it is?"
"Get up. You're coming with me!"
Li Boli said irritably. Without waiting for Annie to answer, she reached out, rudely dragged her out of bed, then turned and hauled her toward the door.
"???"
(^)
"Hey! What are you doing? It's early in the morning..."
!?('')
Annie tried to say something else, but Li Boli ignored her completely.
Annie lived in the military zone, close to the hangar, so it took Li Boli only a few minutes to drag her, still bleary-eyed, into a training room beside it.
Although the room had a ventilation system, the air was still thick with the smells of machine oil, metal, and