This choice: They get to work on impersonating each other.. • Go Back...Chapter #19They get to work on impersonating each other.. by: Kirafair   Nina was very pleased with how she had orchestrated the conversation with Lelouch. He was actually considering her suggestion they trade lives. Of course, he believed it was only a temporary measure until they could find a way to edit their mixed-up security scans.
Nina was hoping for a much longer period of time. These few days during which they had swapped clothing had given her a small taste of what it was like to be Lelouch. She could finally be someone her classmates thought highly of. No longer the pathetic milksop everyone ignored.
“Let’s both take this evening to think it over some more. Maybe another idea will present itself.
Lelouch mumbled an agreement and took his leave. Nina watched him shuffle out with his shoulders slumped. It appeared he was already halfway to becoming Nina Einstein.
*****
Later in his quarters, Lelouch followed his normal routine of dinner with his sister Nunnally. He often marveled how she could maintain such a sunny disposition despite all the trauma she had experienced in her young life. The terrorist attack that led to the death of their mother had robbed Nunnally of her vision and ability to walk. Yet day after day, she persevered as if it was a minor setback. Tonight, was no exception as she teased him about wearing Nina’s uniform.
“Tell me brother, are the other girls in class jealous of how cute you look?” She barely completed her quip before giggling. For Lelouch, seeing her happy was one of the few things that brought him. He would let Nunnally unmercifully tease him.
“I seriously doubt they have much to worry about” he grumbled..
Nunnally feigned a supportive tone “It’s no matter. In my mind, I see you as beautiful as any of the girls”
“Thanks” he muttered sarcastically. His reply only served to elicit another bout of giggling. Somehow Nunnally found a way to lift his spirits. But this conversation highlighted a big problem with Nina’s suggestion. Robbed of her eyesight, Nunnally’s other senses had heightened to compensate. It seemed nigh impossible that Nina could take his place without her noticing.
Lelouch considered various scenarios which might overcome this issue. At the moment, none predicted a reasonable probability of success
*****
In her dorm room, Nina was coming to a similar conclusion. As she analyzed the problem, there were many aspects of the swap which were easily overcome. Lelouch was only a little taller and weighed only a few kilograms more. They could even wear each other's shoes. Even a defining feature such as hair color was easily changed.
During her analysis, Nina identified two traits that were likely to break their disguise. One was the shape of their eyes. Lelouch’s eyelids were typically narrowed, affecting a stoic look. Nina believed, with a little practice, she could master it. The bigger question was whether she could convince Lelouch to adopt her wide-eyed, timid expression.
None of those differences appeared to be insurmountable. It was perfectly adopting each other's voices that was going to be the most challenging. Lelouch may think this was only for a few days, but Nina was thinking long term
Her hopes were briefly buoyed when she found an online store selling life-like masks with built in voice modulators. But Nina couldn’t see wearing a mask day after day. Lelouch would surely be even less willing to do so.
She leaned back in her chair in frustration. Nina could feel her hopes ebbing away. The familiar feeling of disappointment welling up inside her.
Her gaze drifted across her desk to fix on a small crystal block, a gift from her parents. The inscribed message doubtlessly had been intended as motivation. It read ‘Carpe Diem’, a Latin phrase usually translated to mean ‘seize the day’. Nina glared at it knowing full well she had never once heeded its advice.
She balled her fists in rage and slammed them down on the desktop.
‘Not this time! Use your brain and work the problem’ she raged
*****
Lelouch was looking forward to the end of the school week. A couple days without the amused glances from his classmates would be welcome. He had one last class to get through. With some trepidation, Lelouch watched the Chemistry teacher walk up and down the rows of desks passing out the results of the latest test. His poor track record in the class had started this whole mess.
He felt a sense of dread peaking as the teacher stopped next to him and dropped the paper on his desk. To his great surprise, the grade in big red numbers read 90%. This was the highest score he had ever achieved. The teacher added an off-hand remark
“It seems your association with Miss Einstein is proving beneficial. You might consider working closely with her in regards to your other classes” he added drily.
Lelouch acknowledged the teacher’s comment with a sheepish nod.
‘If he only knew’ Lelouch thought cynically
*****
Later in his quarters, Lelouch considered his plans for the weekend. Besides spending time with Nunnally, he considered several ways to aid the rebellion. However there were a few mundane tasks that required his attention. Such as sending his uniform to the dry cleaners. Except this time it was actually Nina’s. Fortunately, the school had assigned him a maid so he would be spared the further embarrassment of dropping it off wearing more of Nina’s clothes.
He hadn’t completely discounted the idea of wearing her bathrobe all weekend. But the memory of his outing in her dress came to mind. Despite the disastrous run-in with the police, the outfit had enabled him to closely approach a security checkpoint to use his Geass. Though he was loath to admit it, the dress had felt kind of nice. There was also his upcoming trip impersonating Nina to the scientific conference. Devoting time to becoming more comfortable wearing her clothes might be a good idea.
Lelouch swapped out her uniform for a satin White blouse and some pleated Khaki pants. He couldn’t deny the delightful sensation of the touch of the satiny material. Lelouch completed his outfit by slipping on a pair of court shoes with a low heel and joined his sister for dinner. Nunnally always enjoyed updating him on all the gossip at school. As she excitedly chatted away, Lelouch took a moment to consider his pending trip to Yokohama in Nina’s place. If he was to be successful, it would be necessary to do more than just wear her clothes. He needed to act like a woman. Practicing in the presence of Nunnally was the perfect time since he had no fear of being ridiculed.
He tried adopting various poses based on his knowledge of the girls at school. Lelouch decided sitting with his legs crossed and hands firmly clasped together in his lap was the most appropriate.
*****
The next night, Lelouch readied himself for another trip off the school grounds. There had been a recent downturn in rebel activity. A prudent course of action after the Empire increased patrols following the death of the Viceroy for Area 11, Prince Clovis.
This did present an opportunity to fortify the resistance with some additional Knightmare mechs. Lelouch hoped tonight would also be attest run for securing the security passwords necessary to switch their biometric scans. Lelouch’s plan was to get a high ranking Imperial alone while at the conference and use his Geass on them.
The truly difficult part would be getting someone alone. To facilitate that goal, it would be necessary to ‘enhance’ Nina’s appearance. Lelouch knew a simple and sure fire way to get a man’s attention. Make Nina’s bust appear larger. While going through her clothing, he found a cream colored turtleneck knit dress that would also help increase Nina’s sex appeal. Paired with a wide belt and leather riding boots, he was curious to see how Imperial security would respond to him
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He forced his body to look as meek as possible while approaching an Imperial checkpoint. The three soldiers appeared alert but noticeably lowered their guard as he neared.
‘Yes, no need to fear me. I’m just a young Britanian girl in need of help’
Once he had the soldiers within his thrall, he interrogated them about Imperial activity. Not surprisingly, they had no clue who would have access to the Imperial identification database. Of modest interest, they revealed the current scuttlebutt that the next Viceroy was rumored to be Princess Euphenia. Long buried memories resurfaced of younger versions of himself, Nunnally and Euphenia playing in the Imperial palace. Those were happier times.
Back to the matter at hand, Lelouch sent a message to the rebels to come pick up the unattended mech. He then ordered the men to fall asleep and not awake until dawn. Lelouch repeated this performance two more times that evening before returning to Ashford. Tonight not only served the rebellion but instilled confidence he could extract the necessary security passwords given the right opportunity.
He owed it all to the Geass power. Even now Lelouch was unsure if he fully understood the abilities it granted him. An idea occurred to him. The successful outcome of Nina’s plan to trade identities largely depended on her ability to take his place at school. No one at the conference would know Nina well enough to spot his deception. He definitely had the easier path. While it was true Nina was acting more confident since the clothes swap, he still believed he was asking an awful lot of her.
Lelouch wondered if he could use his Geass to essentially order Nina to act like him. Could its power enable Nina to mimic his voice? These were questions he had no answer for. Compounding the problem, Lelouch had learned early on there was one limitation to the Geass abilities. It could only be used once on any person. If it did work on Nina, how could he then disable it at a later time?
On the train ride back to Ashford, Lelouch continued to analyze the problem
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