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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[abugslife]

The end of SolSaviour as we know it is soon, it seems. What will you do afterwards? I hope you do not think of abandoning the field of battle just yet.

[empress_without_a_throne]

Don't worry, I'm intending to stay with Solaris and the Unity Group at least for the foreseeable future The world has plenty of problems still, and there's few uses a gigantic mechanical, transforming bird has.

In the long-term... we'll see.

[abugslife]

Good.

Who is the new pilot?

[empress_without_a_throne]

Old pilot. Just one of the last ones. The idea they had was to call in a previous pilot to help provide some additional experience and guidance.

[abugslife]

Someone you know especially well? I do not know if your bonds with the old team are different for each member, or equal.

[empress_without_a_throne]

I didn't spend much time with them, no...

... But the Crusader team's the reason I'm alive. When their battles were over and the Void was destroyed, leaving only myself and my parents in its wake, they chose mercy and good faith over killing us.

[Good people indeed. Almost a shame that... well, if word got out that could be dangerous.]

[abugslife]

I heard the story, yes.

It was a long time since you talked to any of them. This will be quite a reunion.