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[In a move to capitalize on the fame the Rabbits got from their deployment at Nora Colony and to alleviate civilian morale following the attack on South Ataria Island, Kei has been sent to talk to the refugees on the Macross, listen to their worries and reassure them that people are keeping them in mind. As part of her busy schedule doing so, she's currently visiting those injured in the battle, having been put into a nurse outfit for this part. Between stiff smiles and very limited, awkward small talk it's an open question how good an idea it was to pick her for the job.]
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[A small break is scheduled after the hospital visit and Kei is using it in the nearest breakroom she can find away from the masses of refugees. Still wearing the nurse outfit, she's somehow scrounged up a can of soda and a bar of chocolate to comfort herself with.]
What am I even doing here?
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[Sometime after the endless handshaking and reassuring speeches ends, Kei is back to base clearly affected by what she saw.]
This is going to be something we will see over and over, isn't it? Except the next time, we might not succeed in evacuating everyone like we did at Nora and South Ataria. And that's not even talking about the places we couldn't get too because the new enemies force us to respond to even more places at once.
[In a move to capitalize on the fame the Rabbits got from their deployment at Nora Colony and to alleviate civilian morale following the attack on South Ataria Island, Kei has been sent to talk to the refugees on the Macross, listen to their worries and reassure them that people are keeping them in mind. As part of her busy schedule doing so, she's currently visiting those injured in the battle, having been put into a nurse outfit for this part. Between stiff smiles and very limited, awkward small talk it's an open question how good an idea it was to pick her for the job.]
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[A small break is scheduled after the hospital visit and Kei is using it in the nearest breakroom she can find away from the masses of refugees. Still wearing the nurse outfit, she's somehow scrounged up a can of soda and a bar of chocolate to comfort herself with.]
What am I even doing here?
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[Sometime after the endless handshaking and reassuring speeches ends, Kei is back to base clearly affected by what she saw.]
This is going to be something we will see over and over, isn't it? Except the next time, we might not succeed in evacuating everyone like we did at Nora and South Ataria. And that's not even talking about the places we couldn't get too because the new enemies force us to respond to even more places at once.
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[Kei cheers up a bit, giving Cathy a small smile before taking a sip from her soda.]
But, no, it's just me. I guess they thought the guys were too unphotogenic and Tamaki would be inappropriately cheerful.
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And no one asked me to help boost morale. I must need to light a fire under my publicist's ass.
[Well, and the Rose has, like, hands. And feet. Slightly more suited to helping build a city than Purple 2. Cathy studies Kei for a moment over her own soda.]
Holding up all right?
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And I guess, I'm just tired. It's hard to have to pretend to all those people and try to seem interested.
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I guess they trained you to be a soldier and now they want you to be a spokesperson too.
["And since they wiped your fucking memory, you don't have much besides their training to fall back on," she doesn't add.]
I've had to nod and smile my way through a few public events before - not like this, or like you're doing, but still. It helps if you can find a way to actually be interested. Get them to talk about something other than the one big thing that just happened and you're hearing from everyone. These are people who moved to an island in the middle of nowhere to build a city around a crashed alien warship - they've got to have some stories worth hearing.
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That might work. I'll try once the break ends.
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If the island holds together under its own gravity, this could even be a historic site in the future.
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Even if you can't see it with the naked eye, your mech's sensors should be able to manage it. Do you have Purple 2 with you here? If not, I can give you the view from the Rose next time we're outside.
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Got anything of your own I can use to send you the view?
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You can borrow these, then. They're mostly just a backup for me, anyway.
[Cathy offers Kei her glasses.]
Plus, this way, we can keep you company while you make your rounds.
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