Adios

[prismphantom]

[When the Soleares returns it just half-lands, half-crashes.  The kind of damaged inflicted on it will do that.  But the damage to the AS is nothing compared to what its pilot just went through.]

Albhard you...

... Twice I thought I saw you die... so why...



[The strong face she had managed before finally gives way to unapologetic sobbing.]

Comments

[prismphantom]

And even harder after cheating death twice.

I... I thought I'd lost him for good! And then to show up again... Why didn't he bother ejecting? Why didn't he put the cockpit or even just himself in that Boost Knuckle?!?

[a_linear_mind]

Don't you think you're being unfair Selena, if he was able to do any of that he would have. You should know that better than I do.

[prismphantom]

I know, I... I-i Know!

But to see him alive again... only to watch him die a third time...

[a_linear_mind]

It hurts, I know it does.

...if you want someone to blame then blame me, not the person who gave up his life to save everyone there.

[prismphantom]

You weren't on of the ones out there who opened fired when you had the chance.

[a_linear_mind]

No, but I was part of the group who fought the first Zehirut. Maybe if I had destroyed it sooner the Balmarians wouldn't have been able to make the adjustments they wanted to.

[prismphantom]

[He says that, sure. But Selena just looks at him and...]

... Lo siento. There's plenty of things I... am just fed up about right now.

Can't force myself to count you among them.

[a_linear_mind]

Selena...

[Willis closes his eyes for a moment, trying to think of the right words to say.]

Then...try not to don't blame Albhard or anyone else that was there for their decisions either.

[prismphantom]

I'm not-!



I'm not going to blame Albhard for wanting his death to have meaning. But he was forced to do that by the Balmarians, the same lot who killed off the rest of us.

And I'm not going to let them keep getting their way.