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October 1st, 2050

You wince a little when you hear a splattering sound on the wall in front of you. You peer up over the wall and duck quickly as something red flies over your head, splashing paint on the wall behind you. You heave a breath of relief. Today, you're having a combat simulation training in your Magikiras suit, and the participants have been separated into two teams. The objective is to capture the other team's flag without getting eliminated by either three shots from an opponent's rifle or being struck once with a shock rod. The first team to remove the other team's flag from its post wins.

Sounds simple enough, you thought at first, but Morgan is on the other side (codenamed Blue Team; the team you're on is codenamed Red Team). With her in command, your team has already lost three members, one of whom was the elected team leader. To make things worse, you're currently pinned down by rifle fire. The rest of your team is nearby, behind cover, defending the flag.

The rifle fire stops after a while, and you think you can hear the sound of reloading. Taking a deep breath, you take this lull in firing to…