Looks like his goose DID get cooked (backdated to right after High Noon's ending)

[pulledplug]

Uuuuuuugh...

[So triggering a huge explosion by rupturing the fuel tanks of three huge flamethrowers is NOT a good idea.  Even though the doctors have checked him out and he's fine, Roy's still in a bit of a daze.  Doing better than the Wagner is though... but he's still suffering one hell of a migraine and walking into stuff.]

... Who put a wall here?

[That's a door.]

Comments

[pulledplug]

Setsuko?

My head hurts bad... an' I'm guessin' it's super bad 'cuz otherwise you've got an identical twin nobody knew about.

[star_of_sad]

Okay.

[Setsuko lifts a hand.]

How many fingers?

[pulledplug]

Fi-

Wait!

[He stares and stares and staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaares...]

Trick question! Thumb's not a finger!

[star_of_sad]

Alright, please hang on to that. And in the meantime...

[Setsuko tries to gently grab Roy by the arm.]

Let's get you to the infirmary, maybe?

[pulledplug]

Came from there.

Doc said I'm prob'ly just tired and stuff...

... Could really do with a bed though so if it's close, yeah.

[star_of_sad]

Yes, it's probably just that. Let's go then, it's like a visit to the nurse's office - you'll lie down a little and then feel much better.

[pulledplug]

[Roy just tries to shuffle along, but he started in the opposite direction. It took a minute to realize the mistake, a little longer to actually get turned around and try again.]

... you know...

Totally getting why boss man wanted me out 'n the world.

[star_of_sad]

Oh? What do you mean?

[pulledplug]

Well.. it's... a crazy place. Really crazy. Huge cut 'buv all the losers that I kicked the butts of on Erria.

And I've kicked a lot more butts too but... like holy cow.

Time machines and dog-girls and... and even Erria's had crazy secrets!

Boss man needed me ready. For when... whatever crazy stuff that's gonna happens finally happens.

[star_of_sad]

Not all of that happens all the time. It's not the norm, more like the exception.

[Setsuko pauses, standing still for a second - to gather not her strength, but thoughts.]

It's still true, though.

The type of thing Unity Group deals with is big. Big, and often very dangerous. You need to be prepared for a lot.

[pulledplug]

Yeah...

Not gonna let this stuff beat me though. Boss man could've had anyone be his bodyguard and pilot the Wagner. He picked me, so I'm not going to let him down.

[star_of_sad]

Oh. That was... a surprisingly coherent statement.

[Considering the state Roy's in.]

But I understand. I'm glad you feel that way - keep it up.