Following the battle with Dr. Wily

[majestic_keiki]

It happened again...

[Kei is sucking down some of her condensed milk drink in the hangar after some training in Purple-2 while apparently lost in thought.]

Another crazy old man tried to overthrow the world for his own ambitions. We were supposed to protect the Earth from aliens...

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[star_of_sad]

I don't want to see anyone else get hurt, but even without outside threats like aliens...

Earth still remains a dangerous place, isn't it?

[majestic_keiki]

Yes. Makes you wonder if we'll ever be able to say mission accomplished.

[star_of_sad]

I hope we will, one day. I can't change humanity and bad people will always exist. But...

I became a soldier so when unjust things happen, I'd have a chance to stop them. And as long as they continue to happen - I will continue trying.

[majestic_keiki]

And if we deal with enough, we can reduce the chaos so ordinary military and police forces can stop this before it gets too far. Maybe even persuade some of these people to not even try.

[keep_your_dignity]

THERE'S NEVER A SHORTAGE OF AMBITIOUS CRAZIES IN THE WORLD, KUGIMIYA. AND WITH ALL THESE ALIEN WARS, THEY SEE IT AS THEIR CHANCE.

[star_of_sad]

We're creating an environment of our own, aren't we? Little by little, an environment that discourages people from trying to conquer the world, set up a large scale tyranny, and such...

Not that most people need discouragement for that.

[majestic_keiki]

I know...The part that worries me is the success they have. Why didn't anybody stop him getting the parts for doom satelites before he launched them? It just seems like if things can get this far, our job will never end, even if the alien invaders are stopped.

[majestic_keiki]

Right, and if we keep winning, we'll make it clear that even if the chaos persists, they will be stopped.

[keep_your_dignity]

A SOLDIER'S WORK IS NEVER REALLY EVER FINISHED. THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THREATS AS LONG AS THERE ARE PEOPLE.

YOU JUST DO YOUR JOB UNTIL YOU CAN'T OR YOU DECIDE YOU WON'T, AND THEN SOMEONE ELSE TAKES YOUR SPOT AT THE LINE.

[majestic_keiki]

We're not just the ordinary military, we're a special crisis response unit to deal with the major threats facing the world. I'm just wondering if those will ever let up.

[star_of_sad]

"If we keep winning" is the hardest part, though...

[majestic_keiki]

Don't remind me...

[keep_your_dignity]

PROBABLY FOR A WHILE. AND THEN START BACK UP AGAIN. AND SO ON. UPHEAVAL GENERALLY GOES IN WAVES.

BUT IN THE END, THIS IS SIMPLY NOT A JOB THAT ENDS. IT JUST HAS LULLS BEFORE NEEDING YOU AGAIN.

[majestic_keiki]

Makes it harder to figure out when to quit...Hopefully things will at least be under control for a while so none of us need to feel like we're abandoning our friends in the middle of a severe crisis.

[star_of_sad]

Sorry, I didn't mean to. Everyone is trying their hardest, of course. I am not trying to sound defeatist, it's just that..

[majestic_keiki]

I didn't mean it like that...It really does feel endless and winning forever seems unlikely.

[empress_without_a_throne]

Quite a few of them have become allies though. Things aren't always cut and dry, after all.

[And she'd know, what with Sara.]

[star_of_sad]

Well.

[Setsuko composes herself.]

Look at it from thit side - a lot of threats really were stopped. I don't see Vagans giving us trouble any time soon. Even Asakim was...

[majestic_keiki]

Right. No matter what, we've got plenty to be proud of already.

[majestic_keiki]

True...I'm just worried that we'll continue having to scramble to stop somebody coming out of nowhere like that.

[star_of_sad]

Let's keep up the good work. Don't take victories for granted, work hard for them, but...

Keep your head high, Kei. You deserve it.

[lostamigo]

If there's one thing the world never runs out of, kid... It's crazy old men with more ambition than sense.

[majestic_keiki]

I know that. I'm more concerned with how far he got before anything did anything.

[majestic_keiki]

Right.

[star_of_sad]

Would you... like something sweet, then? Even if a madman appeared, we deserve a small reward for stopping him.

[majestic_keiki]

Yes. There's that cake shop near Sakihama that just advertised some new seasonal cake.

[star_of_sad]

Let's go then. It's my treat this time. I wonder what kind of cake is it?

[majestic_keiki]

I'm not sure. Probably something fruity to go with the season.

[lostamigo]

It's not that hard to run a sketchy operation without attracting attention. Even a huge one. If you know how.

[majestic_keiki]

He built a skull-shaped doom fort on an island and was able to build kill sats. Those seems like the kind of things that governments would keep an eye out for.

[lostamigo]

It happened before. Sometimes, nobody even realizes how close the world was to being set on fire. Not even governments.

[majestic_keiki]

Our governments are a lot less useful that we were taught, aren't they?

[lostamigo]

That's why people with power to do what governments can't do exist.

[majestic_keiki]

Because the government can't even manage zoning permits properly?

[lostamigo]

Regardless. When a maniac raises, there'll be always someone who finds out and tries to stop him. Sometimes it's an organization. Sometimes it's a person. And sometimes...

[majestic_keiki]

I know. I just wish that every major crisis didn't end up with us.

[lostamigo]

Not all of them do. Trust me.

And I'm not talking about SSR.

[majestic_keiki]

Enough do, we've been dealing with potentially world ending threats at least once a month as long I've been here.

[lostamigo]

Well. Isn't that UG's purpose?

[majestic_keiki]

I know.