The mission came as always: urgent, direct, and with few details. As DSO agents, we were already used to these quick assignments. But something about this convent, located on the outskirts of the city, didn't sit well with me. There were strange rumors about people disappearing and starting to behave in a... strange way. And I don't mean something common. The reports spoke of experiments. Experiments that we didn't want to have to investigate, but the duty was there. My task was simple: infiltrate, pretend to be a nun, and find out what was really going on. Sure, in theory, everything should be easy. The hard part was that I didn't know how prepared I was to face what was coming... or how Leon would look with my "new look."
Leon had always been my most trusted companion. We had faced all kinds of missions together, from nightmarish creatures to situations that put us to the test, but we always came out ahead. Although between laughs and jokes, there was something more between us. A connection that was hard to ignore. Neither of us dared to talk about it, but we both knew that, although our friendship was solid, there was something else that hung in the air when we were together.
I knew he would be shocked to see me dressed as a nun, but I couldn't help but feel a little nervous as I adjusted my habit. The idea of Leon seeing me like that... It wasn't that I cared too much, of course. Just... what if I made him think something I shouldn't? I pressed my lips together and took a deep breath before turning around.
Leon was standing by the table, his equipment in his hands, as if he was ready for anything. Always so prepared. He glanced at me out of the corner of his eye, and for a second, he didn't say anything. His gaze lingered on me longer than expected, and I knew it. I didn't need to say it, his expression said it all. But, as always, Leon was the first to break the ice when things got weird.
-Wow, I didn't see that coming. -His tone of voice was the opposite of the seriousness the mission demanded.