[ Machinian Observation Deck ]
Orion, Zelphyr, Solis and Nova stood in a single file with their heads down.
Aurora stood with an air of authority, her piercing gaze fixed upon her defeated peers.
"Do you understand the consequences if we were to lose?"
She chided, her voice laced with a mixture of disappointment and warning.
The weight of her words hung heavily in the air, causing the team to shudder inwardly.
Orion, with a meek voice, replied,
"I can't even imagine what the Great Machina will do to us, but we'd never be able to live it through especially with EXM-001, Cypher and the rest of the crew..."
Aurora let out a sigh, her disappointment palpable.
"Almost all of you fell victim to underestimating your opponents. I recognize that our training simulations did not prepare us for such despicable tactics. However, to be defeated by lesser beings from a desolate planet..."
