Kroos: Apples

Operator Record Apples
Chance idleness can have a ripple effect you'd never predict.

Unlock conditions

• Raise Kroos to Elite 1 Level 55.
• Have at least 50% Trust with Kroos (the Keen Glint).

Characters

Beagle Fang Kroos Mayer Scene Lens M.P.M No. 1 M.P.M No. 2

Backgrounds

1 2 3 4

“

Those who slack off will always run into unexpected problems.

”

<Background 1>
One laid-back morning. Rhodes Island Landship
[Fang is running around, looking for Kroos.]
Fang	How did I let Kroos slip away again...?
[Beagle joins in with Fang.]
Beagle	Don't be mad, Captain. Kroos isn't a bad girl.
Fang	I'm not mad. It's just—I'm supervising her work, and every single time...
Beagle	She just wants to take it easy sometimes.
Fang	Next time, maybe you should be the one keeping an eye on her. It kind of feels like she listens to you more...
Beagle	It's not like I do anything special either. I just watch her work. If she needs my help, l help her, and she goes back to doing it herself after a while.
Fang	That's it?
Beagle	Yep, that's all I do.
Fang	Well, what can I say? I shouldn't have expected any less from you, Beagle. I'm not sure why, but whenever she has half a mind to slack off, there is just no way I can keep her working... Sometimes she's got a stomachache. Sometimes it's Instructor Dobermann calling for her, and I always just believe her. And before I know it, she's gone. *Sigh*...
[Kroos is spotted as she runs into Fang and Beagle...]
Fang	Kroos!
Kroos	!
Fang	There you are.
[...but she quickly gets away.]
Fang	You aren't getting away! Beagle, head her off!
Beagle	Eh? O-Okay!
[Fang and Beagle splits off to go after Kroos.]
<Background 2>
[Kroos is taking a break after running around...]
Kroos	*Pant*.
Fang	Kroos, back to duty with me!
[...but Fang's yelling at her spooks her.]
Kroos	(I'm just trying to take a short break!)
[Kroos quickly runs away...]
Fang	Stop right there!
[...as Fang is about to catch up with her.]
Kroos	(Huh? Why is Fang getting faster and faster?!) (I gotta come up with something.)
[On a distance, Scene is seen with Lens, her personal, robotic Mobile Buggy Cam.]
Lens	"Is there anything else you would like to listen to?"
Scene	Y e s . . .
Lens	"Okay, Lens will look it up in the library."
[Kroos spots Scene and Lens...]
Kroos	(Is that Scene?) (Hm...) (Okay, let's give this a try.)
[...and approaches the two.]
Kroos	Hello~
[Lens replies on Scene's behalf, as it does most of the time.]
Lens	"Oh, hello, Kroos."
Kroos	Is it okay if I sit down next to you, Scene?
Lens	"Ooh—"
[Lens turns around to Scene, who nods in approval.]
Lens	"Miss Scene says she doesn't mind. Go ahead!"
Kroos	Thanks~ *Pant*—
[Kroos sits down beside Scene and Lens.]
Lens	"You look pretty tired."
Kroos	I mean, there's a Kuranta chasing me~
Fang	Kroos!
[Fang's voice can be heard in a distance.]
Lens	"Oh, I can hear her now. It's Fang."
Kroos	We're actually playing hide-and-seek right now. And after she found me, it kind of turned into a race~ Hey, Lens. Help me out, will you?
Lens	"Ooh—"
[Lens turns around to Scene, but this time, she says...]
Scene	Y e s . . .
[...and "talks" for a bit before turning around to Kroos.]
Lens	"Miss Scene says it sounds very interesting. Lens will therefore be providing all the assistance you need, Kroos."
Kroos	Thanks~
Lens	"However, I can't guarantee that Fang won't recognize you."
Kroos	Well, if she catches me, I guess she'll have rightfully earned her victory~
Lens	"If you say so—" *Beep* *beep*!
[Lens signals for two additional Buggy Cams to appear.]
M.P.M No. 1	*Bzzt*—*Bzzt*—*Bzzt*—
M.P.M No. 2	*Chime*!
Kroos	(Oh, have these buggies been here the whole time? I didn't even notice.)
[Lens and the Buggy Cams are doing something to Kroos...]
Lens	*Beep* *beep*!
M.P.M No. 1	*Bzzt*—!
M.P.M No. 2	*Chime* *Chime*!
[...which causes her to turn invisible just as Fang arrives.]
Fang	I know she hopped in here for sure.
[Fang looks around the area for Kroos, but can't find her.]
Fang	Just where is she? She's getting way too good at hiding...
Lens	......
Scene	......
Kroos	......
Fang	If I was Kroos... I'd be— Right around—
Kroos	......
[Before Fang could expose Kroos's position...]
Beagle	Fang—I saw Kroos run toward the cafeteria!
Fang	Great, I'll be right there!
[Fang heads to the cafeteria, and Kroos became visible again after the coast is clear.]
Kroos	—
Kroos	Phew—
Lens	"Congratulations, Kroos. It looks like you're still hidden."
Kroos	I've seen the way Scene hides on missions before. It's so amazing~
Lens	"Lens uses a revolutionary new camouflage technique that combines stealth and optical refraction technologies, among others, to satisfy Miss Scene's needs."
Scene	......
Lens	"I'm sorry, Miss Scene. Lens forgot to put on music for you." "And without further ado—"
[Lens play a music for Scene, likely one from D.D.D. that she is a fan of.]
Kroos	Ha—This slaps. Is it okay if I chill here for a little bit, too?
Scene	Y e s . . .
Lens	"Sure thing!"
Kroos	By the way, what are you doing here, Scene?
Lens	"Miss Scene is brainstorming ideas for her next piece." "She may look like she's spacing out, but make no mistake. She's thinking." "And while she has her thinking cap on, it is Lens's job to play music and deliver food to her."
Kroos	Isn't there anyone chasing her down, trying to get her to work?
Lens	"Let's see—Not according to Lens's records." "If anyone tried to, Lens would activate these camouflage techniques. No one would be able to find her."
Kroos	Sounds so nice~ I wish I could live like Scene does.
Lens	"I believe Miss Scene said something similar before." "Something along the lines of, 'I wish I could live the way Cautuses do—' Something like that."
Kroos	What's so nice about us Cautuses? It's very exhausting~ Ever since I was young, everyone's always told me that Cautuses are meant to be more energetic, and that I shouldn't be so lazy. But all I ever wanna do is clear my mind and lay on the couch the whole day. Doesn't that sound wonderful~
Scene	Y e s . . .
Lens	"What Miss Scene is saying is you can make your own decisions, and that is a joy in itself."
Kroos	Huh?
Lens	"Let's use Lens as an analogy." "Lens is able to take photos very quickly. Through the use of my system's auxiliary operations, Lens is capable of snapping photos of running Kuranta and storing those photos in my album without issues." "But Miss Scene can't do that." "Even when she's photographing people, Miss Scene takes a very long time, almost like she's sketching." "That's why Miss Scene is a good scenery photographer. She's not good at it because she likes taking photos of landscapes." "She wants to take photos of everything, but, most of the time, she's only able to take photos of still objects. Only they have the patience to wait until she's done without moving." "And that's what Lens meant." "You don't like to move, but if you put your mind to it, you can still be pretty agile."
Kroos	Hm, maybe~?
Lens	"Both Lens and Click have edited operational records of your missions, Kroos." "You usually just hang out around the destination, but once an order comes, you always head towards the new destination quickly. That makes you no different from the other Cautuses."
Kroos	That's just because I could die if I mess up~ Missions are hard~
Lens	"Without Lens, Miss Scene wouldn't even be able to move to the next location." "Lens believes there's a difference between 'can't do' and 'don't want to do.'"
Kroos	Yes...
Lens	"'There are too many things that we can't do, so let's do the things that we can do the best we can.'" "This is something that Scene told Lens before." "Of course, Miss Scene may be able to do fewer things, but the things that she can do, she does with relative ease." "In your case, Lens supposes you probably focus on putting your energy where it matters because you know your limits?"
Kroos	Oh, that might be it~
Lens	"Looks like Lens's deduction is correct."
Kroos	But it could also be because I don't wanna work.
Lens	"Lens believes in you, Miss Kroos."
[Out of nowhere, sparks can be seen coming out from Lens...]
Lens	*Bzzzzt*—
Kroos	What's wrong?
[...but it shrugs it off and continue talking...]
Lens	"Oh, sorry about that. The reception here isn't very good." "The motivational r-routine that Lens s-selected to inspire you had a few e-errors."
Kroos	Ugh...?
Lens	"It looks like y-you w-w-w—" —
[...until eventually it "overloads" and cease functioning, so does the other Buggy Cams.]
Kroos	Eh? Lens?
Lens	—
Kroos	(The buggies stopped moving too.) (Did they break down?)
Scene	—!
Kroos	Scene, are you trying to say something?
Scene	M m—
Kroos	Take your time~ I'm listening~
Scene	M m e h— E h h—
Kroos	Let me guess~ Oh, is it—Mayer?
Scene	U m m—
Kroos	Gotcha. I'll look for Mayer. You stay here to look after Lens. I won't be long~ See ya~
[Kroos leaves.]
Scene	U m m— Y a—
<Background 3>
[At the cafeteria, it turns out that Beagle had mistaken Leonhardt for Kroos because both Cautuses are quite identical in appearance.]
Beagle	I'm sorry, Fang, I got mixed up and went after the wrong person.
Fang	You know, there's quite a bit of difference between Leonhardt and Kroos... Even if they're both Cautuses...
Beagle	I'm so sorry! I should've been more careful!
Fang	It's fine. Let's look for her again. If we don't find her, we'll have to ask Meteor or Gitano for help. Kroos isn't going to get away.
Beagle	It kind of seems like she's got your full attention today, Captain. You usually turn a blind eye, but you seem really mad this time.
Fang	I'm not mad. You know what Kroos said when she ran away?
Beagle	What?
Fang	She said today's the anniversary of me becoming our leader, so she was going to pick out a present for me.
Beagle	Isn't that a good thing?
Fang	She never came back, in the end. I didn't even realize until you returned to the dorm.
Beagle	Is today really the anniversary?
Fang	It is...
Beagle	Then that's really mean of her. I'll give her a good scolding myself.
Fang	Good.
Beagle	Oh, right. Captain, happy anniversary!
Fang	Oh, yeah. Thanks.
[Kroos is spotted running past Fang and Beagle.]
Beagle	Eh? Was that Kroos just now? I hope I'm not seeing things again...
Fang	No, that's Kroos alright. Looks like she's in a hurry. Come. Let's go take a look.
Beagle	Okay.
[Fang and Beagle goes to follow Kroos.]
<Background 2>
Mayer's Room, a.k.a. "Lutra Workshop"
[Kroos reaches the front door of Mayer's workshop.]
Kroos	This should be it~ (Isn't this an automatic door? Why isn't it opening?) Mayer, are you home~? (Ohh—) (The door's broken.) (Is it this button here?)
[Kroos pushes the button, and the door opens...]
<Background 4>
[...allowing her to enter the workshop.]
Kroos	Mayer~ I need a favor. Is it okay~?
[Suddenly the whole room is filled with smoke...]
Kroos	May— *cough*...
[...as Mayer answers to Kroos.]
Mayer	Hm? Need me? Ehh, my ventilation fan is on. Why is it so strong over here? I'm painting right now. Why don't you step outside first? Let me finish up here. I'll be right with you!
Kroos	Okay, *cough* *cough*.
[Kroos leaves the room...]
<Background 2>
[...and waits for Mayer outside.]
Kroos	*cough*. Phew—
Mayer	Here I am!
[Mayer leaves the room and approaches Kroos.]
Mayer	So, what's up? If you just want some quick repairs, you should try Engineering. I don't think I'll be much help.
Kroos	*cough*, actually...
[Kroos explains about the situation to Mayer.]
<Background fades out and in>
Mayer	Oh—Lens is dead? Shouldn't you get Closure then?
Kroos	Scene thought you'd be better~
Mayer	Okay, sure. You're in luck today. I don't have anything in that much of a rush. Otherwise, you'd have come all this way for nothing. Keep in mind, though, if those A.I. things with the four wheels run into problems, you should try Closure first.
Kroos	Okay~
Mayer	Let's go, then.
[Kroos and Mayer goes to Scene together with Fang watching them...]
Fang	Mmm——
[...alongside Beagle.]
Beagle	Looks like Kroos is actually busy!
Fang	Let's go back.
Beagle	Huh? We don't need to follow her anymore?
Fang	If she's actually busy, then let's not get in the way. We'll clean up Kroos's mess for her and get something to eat.
Beagle	Right!
[Fang and Beagle gives up the chase and returns to their room.]
<Background fades out and in>
[Kroos reaches Scene and Lens...]
Kroos	Here we are~
[...while Mayer is lagging behind.]
Mayer	Hey, slow down. I haven't had breakfast...
Kroos	Scene~
[Scene is seen together with Lens, now fully functional again.]
Scene	Y e s . . .
Kroos	Lens?
Lens	"Why, hello, Kroos." "Oh, you're here too, Mayer. Welcome!"
Mayer	She looks alright to me.
Kroos	Uh... hm?
Lens	"Lens actually rebooted not long after you left." "Lens sometimes runs into problems with certain functions. It isn't uncommon for Lens to reboot."
Kroos	Then...
Lens	"Oh, you mean what Miss Scene was trying to say? She was trying to tell you, 'It's okay.'" "She takes a liiiittle while to get her words out, so she might've given you the wrong impression."
Kroos	Aha, guess I misunderstood~
[Scene nods in agreement.]
Scene	Y e s . . .
Mayer	Well, guess I came all the way here for nothing.
Lens	"Sorry about that, Miss Mayer. Lens is doing very well."
Mayer	Well, let me take a look...
[Mayer checks up on Lens.]
Mayer	Doesn't seem like there's anything wrong on the outside. You said you crashed just now, right?
Lens	"That's right."
Mayer	Then that should be a problem with the system. You said it yourself. You reboot often, right?
Lens	Y e s.
Mayer	Closure didn't try to fix that for you?
Lens	"Closure has already ordered replacement parts for Lens. It won't be long before Lens receives an upgrade."
Mayer	Oh? Ohh— So those parts were for you, huh? I visited that dungeon of hers yesterday. She was working for the better part of the day. She said it was some kind of "advanced component used in extreme circumstances to be installed on a high-end mobile photography platform." So she meant you, huh? Well, this is perfect. Let's go pay Closure a visit now. We'll take care of this problem of yours. That way, you won't find yourself freezing up or having to install OS updates while you're out on a mission.
Lens	"Thank you very much, Mayer." "But Lens is afraid it takes Miss Scene a while to get around too. Lens will walk with Miss Scene, so we likely won't be able to come with you straight to Closure's."
Kroos	I'll walk her there~ Is that okay, Scene~?
Scene	Y e s—
Lens	"If that's what Miss Scene says..."
Mayer	Okay, let's get going, then. Get it over with quickly, and I'll get to go to bed early. I have lots of work to get done tomorrow.
[Mayer grabs Lens along with her and leaves with it.]
Lens	"Oh, Mayer, please don't push me around like that!"
Scene	Y e a h—!
Kroos	Don't worry, Miss Mayer's just a little impatient~ Let's just take our time and walk there slowly~ I know the way~
Scene	Y e s . . .
<Background 4>
Reserve Op Team A1 Dormitory
[Kroos returns, bringing something with her.]
Kroos	I'm back~
Fang	Oh.
Beagle	Welcome back.
Kroos	Fang, here's some dessert I picked up for you~ Happy anniversary!
Beagle	Wow, muffins!
Fang	Thanks. Leave them on the table. We'll share them tomorrow.
Kroos	Okay~ Is anyone using the bathroom~
Beagle	We're going to bed. It's all yours.
Kroos	Okay~
[Kroos goes for the bathroom, with Fang and Beagle looking at her for a moment.]
Beagle	See, Fang? Kroos actually worked all day. She even bought you a present.
Fang	Yeah. I wasn't trying to reprimand her, you know. If she really wants to take a break, all she has to do is tell me. I'm not going to say no. It's just the way she goes about makes me kinda upset sometimes.
Beagle	Kroos is too shy to actually say it. She's actually really thoughtful.
Fang	I kind of think she's just toying with me.
Beagle	Well, she's really close with you. Kroos doesn't do that to most people.
Fang	*Sigh*... I'd rather she treated me a little more normal... Let's go to bed. We have training first thing tomorrow morning. Be sure to wake Kroos up. She looked pretty tired when she got back. She just might not get up on her own. If she oversleeps, Instructor Dobermann...
Beagle	Relax, Fang, I'll drag her there if I have to.
Fang	I hope so... Whatever, not gonna worry too much about it. Bedtime now. Good night.
Beagle	Good night, Captain.
[Both young Operators of R.I. goes to sleep.]