Always a dawn after the dusk

[empress_without_a_throne]

[So Mizuki's on the phone, talking with someone at home.  And things are pretty standard until-]

... You're kidding.  They actually pulled it off?!  That's- right.  I understand but that's one more hurdle cleared.

I have some things to tie up here, but I'll be heading back to HQ shortly.



And thanks Mom.  This was... the kind of news I'd never think I'd hear.

[1]



[Later...]

So Solaris contacted me a bit ago.  The DawnBird's nearing completion and we've managed to contact an old pilot interested in coming back for "one last ride" as it were.  It won't be long until SolSavior'll be back in action, and living up to its name finally too.

I'll be heading back to accompany them with the finishing touches, and also to "donate" the combination servos on the DuskBird.  And after that... well, we'll have to wait and see.

[2] (locked to people Mizuki has good CR with)



Hey...

[Before it was a big group-wide broadcast.  Now though, it's just the Abyss Empress finding you at some quiet point.]

How're you holding up?

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2)

[mistaken_for_monster]

Been better...

[Volya shuffles in place, clearly anxious.]

I'm just worried about everyone.

You, Seta, Ren... everybody's been having rough times.

[empress_without_a_throne]

We have, haven't we?

Still... we've made it this far in spite of what the world wanted us all to be.

[mistaken_for_monster]

I guess we did...

Mizuki... you're going to come back right? Just because you, Dido and Ken aren't on the same team anymore doesn't mean you're leaving does it?

[empress_without_a_throne]

Of course not. I have my own reasons for... well, stepping down so someone else can take my place with SolSavior. But I still have a place here here.

I'm not going to leave all of you guys.