Post 'The Knight'

[caressthedarkness]

[A video introduction. This time, the person in question is a white-haired young woman who wears a pair of frameless glasses. Somehow, her outfit has also changed since her appearance in the mission; from a long white battle dress to something more like a formal long coat, complete with a tie.]

...Greetings to all members of the Unity Group.

My name is Seta Albreich. I am an enforcer, or agent, of the Gloster Foundation - an organization devoted to defending Earth and its inhabitants from a particular supernatural threat.

Until today, the Gloster Foundation has operated independently of other groups and nations, maintaining a low profile as per our late leader's wishes. Most of you have probably not heard about us because of this. Unfortunately, we can no longer continue to fight our enemies on our own.

As such, I will be here as a representative of the Foundation as part of a deal to forge an alliance with the ESUN and the Unity Group.

[She bows slightly.]

I deeply apologize for inconveniencing you with yet another enemy to deal with, but I do hope we will be able to work together.

[That looked like it went surprisingly well, especially if you've seen what kind of person she is before the announcement. But the video cuts off immediately afterwards. So quickly and flawlessly, in fact, that there's no time to really respond to it or ask questions...

It's almost as if she's practiced this.]

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[If you're visiting the lounge of Sakihama later on, you'll find Seta murmuring to herself...]

I am never doing that again...

I swore the previous time would be the last, but they never listened to me...no, I will make them listen next time...

[And as she's turning around or beginning to walk, she stubs her toe on the leg of a nearby couch, causing her to freeze in pain.]

Comments

[abugslife]

Is that why it only appeared in fragments, instead of forming a full body? This would not be the first time I have seen mecha being summoned seemingly out of nowhere on Earth, and I presume it is a similar case for you.

[caressthedarkness]

Yes...

In my case, I lack something that is required to summon RB completely. I've only managed this once before...and now that I am fighting alongside a number of allies, it might take some time until I can do so again...

[abugslife]

Is it something that requires solitude?

[caressthedarkness]

...It is somewhat the opposite of solitude.

Not something so easily gained, I'm afraid. At least, not in my case...

[abugslife]

I do hope you gain it soon, then. Standing on a battlefield on your own, unprotected by any kind of mecha or armor, makes you an extremely fragile target.

[caressthedarkness]

I understand.

I will make do with what I have, in the meantime...

[abugslife]

How did you obtain your Craft, in any case? This does not seem to be something most people can do.

[caressthedarkness]

[She explains the following with a bit of unease.]

That is correct...a Craft is rewarded to all full-fledged agents of the Gloster Foundation...

We each receive one after completing our training...and it remains bound to us from that point on.

[abugslife]

I wonder what kind of unusual technology does it use. Or magic, perhaps. Does it relate to the enemies the Foundation was made to fight, whatever they might be?

[caressthedarkness]

Th...that's...

[Seta starts to panic a bit, but she manages to calm down somehow.]

I am not allowed to say...however, magic is part of it...

[abugslife]

Do you feel intimidated by my presence?

[caressthedarkness]

...

[This requires some thinking. Okay, actually, no.]

...Yes.

[abugslife]

Do not be. I know that I dwarf most Earthlings in stature, and do not look like anything they have ever seen, but I do not desire to be unapproachable. One of my duties as an ambassador is deepening the bonds between our races.

Besides, as a member of Unity Group you will face creatures much scarier than me.

[caressthedarkness]

...I will try...

[Her head lowers slightly.]

However, I cannot explain all of my circumstances...at least, not yet...

[abugslife]

It seems like every member of Unity Group has a secret, something they cannot or do not want to talk about.

Complaining about it would be hypocrisy from my part, however.