Dodging Bullets

[dolorous_sensei]

*Despite his dramatic parting word and all, Walt seems to be alive. Rescued from the wreckage of his Genoace and stashed inside one of his team's mech while they all escaped from the Discovery, now he's listening to the inspector's explanation looking more mummy than man.

After the inspector finish explaining Walt seems to be taken away for some reason.*

Huh. I seems to have dodged quite the bullet.

*And from his tone you know he's not talking about literal bullet*

Comments

[star_of_sad]

That's true. It was really close, but you're alive and it's all fine now. Just... hang in there, okay?

[dolorous_sensei]

I'm not talking about that. I survived sure, that is nice and all, but the bullet I'm dodging is greater than that.

It's the bullet... of destiny.

[star_of_sad]

I'm... sorry? What are you talking about Walt?

[dolorous_sensei]

You listened to the story of the ESUN Inspector guy? The reason why he can use the discovery and sealed The Lady was because he's an ordinary, middle age guy with no particular talent or skill.

That reminds you of something?

For all of my live I strived to be ordinary and not attract any attention, because people who's interesting got chosen to pilot a custom prototype and die.

But it turned out that being too ordinary challenges fate as well! I honestly never thought about that, and it's just pure luck that I dodged this.

Because you might notice that I've been involved in quite some strange events that I can't exactly call myself completely ordinary anymore.

[star_of_sad]

Well, umm.

[Setsuko thinks of a way to put this.]

Even aside the situation with the black domes, I don't think you were completely ordinary and unremarkable.

[dolorous_sensei]

If you're talking about my seemingly-amazing survival stories, it's all just luck and common sense. And lots and lots of extra padding in my cockpit and pilot suit.

[star_of_sad]

No, not that.

I guess... everyone is on some level unique. There's something that makes everyone special, you just need to know them better.

[dolorous_sensei]

That's exactly the point. If you're so un-unique and unremarkable that there's absolutely nothing to make you special, it crosses the line back to unordinary and you became interesting again.

[star_of_sad]

I wonder how was Inspector Jou chosen for his role... it's a bit ridiculous if they deliberately sought out the "most average person in the universe".

But then he said that happened a long time ago, so either way you wouldn't fit for the role.