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Still, he found himself bored and at least vaguely interested in seeing if there was anything fun he could do with her. He knew he had orders to not hurt her, and he had no intention of doing so. He just wanted to see if things would take an interesting turn.

After all, it wouldn’t hurt to try and play with her, right? It wasn’t like she had anything else to do considering she was being held hostage.

Crash wandered around the fortress until he came across the area where Kalinka was being kept. He fumbled when it came to opening the door, letting out a few curses under his breath before he managed to get into the room. He poked his head inside, staring at Kalinka curiously.

Mikhail nearly dropped the holiday all together, as it still had little meaning to him, but it meant something to Isabelle, and now it meant something to Kalinka. If anything, it became more of a day to mourn than a day to celebrate, at least in his mind. There was nothing to do but buy a bouquet of ten flowers exactly and bring Kalinka to visit her mother's grave.

It was almost two decades now, but the passing of time didn't change the emptiness Mikhail felt whenever he approached Isabelle's grave. The only thing grounding him at this point was Kalinka, whose presence did a good job of keeping him from losing himself in what used to be. There was little to say as he stopped the car, shifted it into park, and switched the key to the off position. He looked to his daughter, his expression somber and even a bit lost.

Initially Metal had felt uncomfortable wandering around without his armor, but the night was so nice and the breeze felt so good that he’d soon forgotten about it. In fact, he’d stopped paying attention to where he was going entirely. He’d entered the park, but by then it was all a blur...