Uniforms In Virgil's The Torchbearer

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“Fackelträger…,” muttered Virgil. Just thinking about that word only made him want to know more about what they were. Since he was as curious as everyone else, Virgil decided to ask a question of his own. “Think you can tell me something about these Fackelträger suits?” And as a result, Victor Malinski offered to provide the Silent Orphan a description of it. “Torchbearer suits are these Ryanite dress uniforms that have been embedded with the powers of these so-called Anomalies that you may have been hearing about, usually these are found along the ‘Plaid Curtain,’” he told him. “Literally, when worn, they enable the user to become a walking conduit of energy. This energy, judging by what myself and my Kameraden were told, can theoretically …show more content…
“I’m talking about those thrill seekers who think that using it will allow them to be able to see ‘ghosts’ and what not.” “I see,” Percival added. “Right, we can talk more about all of this at another time, because we have more pressing matters that needs to be taken care of,” said Schäffer. He then turned his attention toward Chandler the Fair. “I assume you’ve been able to read that file my cunning subordinate gave you, yes?” Chandler, in response, shook his head in disagreement. “Then in that, I recommend you start reading it. What high command is calling Das Schuljahr der Dampfwalze is now a reality, what with all of these demonic attacks occurring throughout the Greater American Catholic School System on all fronts. Just as this is going on, it also means that Fall ‘In Unseren Hände’ (Case “In Our Hands”) has been commenced, and your crew has been asked to look into what we need to know about.” “You can depend on us, Walther,” Chandler told him. “Say no more, we’ll be on the case in no time.”
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I’m just allowing these other people that you, Drusilla and Chandler had brought to our city not too long ago a chance to see the workshop before any sort of work is ever made.” The door was then opened, and soon the Adelburgers and Hades were entering the workshop. “Sounds reasonable,” muttered the Plaid Jungfrau, upon walking past the door. After entering, she and the others had a chance to look at the assembly lines that existed beyond the door to Underworld’s workshop. Not just that, they also saw the unassembled parts that the Dwellers will be putting together over the course of that day, along with the completed ones that were already had been completed the previous night. For better or for worse, this was beginning of a new life within the ranks of an unconventional part of the RGA. Just as the other Dwellers were walking inside, getting themselves ready for the day that was surely ahead of them, Hades decided to remind the Adelburgers about the reason why they were there. “Okay, ladies and gentlemen, I hope you all still why your superior wanted you here, am I right?” said Hades. “But in case any of you had already forgotten, before they allow this crew of yours out on the field, they want to make sure you have everything you need, and you’re going to need to assemble them yourself. Now, is there anything that any of you don’t

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