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I think that's enough for now, you two.
[Project Unification wasn't the only one to fight the Lost Seekers, obviously. Setsuko met some (alternate universe versions of) old friends during the fight at Sakihama - the Glory Stars are reunited again! And now, they return from mobile suit training, just like old times. But unlike old times, it's not Denzel who is the non-sweaty one...]

"Ahh... can't catch my breath... when's the last time I saw someone move so fast..."

I can't hear you, Lieutenant. Are you asking for another round? Speak louder.

"Sir, no sir!"

"She seems so nice and kind, but talk about a demon woman in a fight. Lt Ohara, where did you learn this kind of tricks?"

Well... you taught me. I mean, the other you. The other Denzel taught me, and so did so many experiences and circumstances, too...
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[Somehow, the training she had with Glory Stars put Setsuko in a pensive mood, and now she's pondering things over a sweets-and-drinks celebration.]
The Sphere...
Edel is stopped, Asakim is dead, but the Sphere is still active. I can feel its power even now, feeding on despair.
[That the cake in front of Setsuko tasted mostly like nothing is proof of that. Her taste has yet to return.]
But... we won't just succumb to it, right? I know everyone, I know you won't. Even as the Lady is trying to make this world hers, we'll see this through to the end. We'll come out on the other side, looking forward to a better tomorrow.
And, I will too.
I think that's enough for now, you two.
[Project Unification wasn't the only one to fight the Lost Seekers, obviously. Setsuko met some (alternate universe versions of) old friends during the fight at Sakihama - the Glory Stars are reunited again! And now, they return from mobile suit training, just like old times. But unlike old times, it's not Denzel who is the non-sweaty one...]
"Ahh... can't catch my breath... when's the last time I saw someone move so fast..."
I can't hear you, Lieutenant. Are you asking for another round? Speak louder.
"Sir, no sir!"
"She seems so nice and kind, but talk about a demon woman in a fight. Lt Ohara, where did you learn this kind of tricks?"
Well... you taught me. I mean, the other you. The other Denzel taught me, and so did so many experiences and circumstances, too...
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[Somehow, the training she had with Glory Stars put Setsuko in a pensive mood, and now she's pondering things over a sweets-and-drinks celebration.]
The Sphere...
Edel is stopped, Asakim is dead, but the Sphere is still active. I can feel its power even now, feeding on despair.
[That the cake in front of Setsuko tasted mostly like nothing is proof of that. Her taste has yet to return.]
But... we won't just succumb to it, right? I know everyone, I know you won't. Even as the Lady is trying to make this world hers, we'll see this through to the end. We'll come out on the other side, looking forward to a better tomorrow.
And, I will too.
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[He felt... sad. They acted, sounded and looked exactly like them. Yet he knew without a doubt...]
Hey Setsuko.
[He waved with a small smile on his face, two unopened packs of pudding cups held in his hand. They weren't the Toby and Chief he knew. But maybe he could befriend these new ones.]
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[She knew he's out after all - but those puddings are new. She can guess what are they here for.]
"Oh? Who's this guy, someone you know?"
Yes. You could say that we knew each other for a... very long time. At least it feels that way sometimes.
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[Leos is carefully snapping the pudding packs free from each other and holding them out with a small grin.]
Friendship Pudding?
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It's... something of a thing Leos does. No, not just him. It's almost like a small tradition we have.
"Well, you're out of luck. If it doesn't have booze in it, Chief won't like it."
"I can think of one thing with no booze in it I don't like right now! Or were you drinking again you lousy wingman?"
[Denzel quickly grabs the pudding before Toby can, like it was a contest.]