The Kaiju Runt in the Room....

[genericbiggerbrother]

One fine day, someone posts a general video message on the Unity Group network.

"Hello! This is Ranger Yancy Beckett, on loan with his brother from the Pan Pacific Defense Corps."

He smiles. "I've been impressed by everyone I've met here, and I'm looking forward to defending the Earth with you all!"

His smile fades. "That being said, there's something that I've been meaning to ask folks, something that's been bugging me for a bit." He fidgets, then blurts out:

"Why are there so many kids here?"

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[ugyuuya]

[Watching the message on a monitor Yuuya nods and sends back a quick note.]

Glad someone else was bothered enough to ask the question. I know Stella's been working with Kei and Leos but hormonal high school drama with elite world saving strikes me like something from those bad Japanese cartoons they used to make.

[genericbiggerbrother]

"It is like one of those badly-dubbed anime, ain't it?" Yancy chuckles.

He suddenly gets a grave look on his face. "Honestly, though, what worries me more than their age...is whether they actually made an informed choice to become pilots. There's a reason sick would-be warlords like to use child soldiers, after all."

[ugyuuya]

"I'm leery of Leos but one of the members of my flight is looking out for him. Seems to have taken an interest in Kei with team Rabbits too. She, Ataru, and Asagi may be in decent shape for combat but Izuru and Tamaki have the skills but really don't seem to be quite there maturity-wise yet."

"I may have started young to enlist at 17 but I've had a bit of time to settle into the role and duties. I'm just afraid that we're going to have another incident with someone pulling a stunt like Leos that won't wind up quite so clean as that one did in the end."

[genericbiggerbrother]

"Hopefully they'll keep him grounded until he picks up some inner peace...hell, until he gets the chance to grow older." Yancy agrees.

His frown deepens. "Have you run into Sergeant Sousek Sagara from Mithril?"

[ugyuuya]

"Not personally but he does seem to be exceptionally disciplined in his approach to his duties from his introduction. He also seems to have approached the kidnapping in a very by the book fashion from that mission debriefing."

[Yuuya pauses for a moment before continuing.]

"Maybe a little too focused on the military and literal sides though judging by the reports and his dialogue with the cameraman."