Singularity point

[star_of_sad]

[Setsuko has something important to tell everyone, or at least people who know who she is and are willing to listen. It's not a broadcast, it's told in person.]

This... this has waited long enough.

The Meganoid trap made me realize that I cannot run away from it. I have to face the truth, and a part of that is telling others.

So, you see:

Those events when I, well, teleported, were not just a one time thing. On the Meganoid ship, it almost happened again. And before that... when I was very young, my family was killed. I should have been with my parents, but I wasn't. I woke up in an orphanage, in safety, a long distance away.

I think that whenever my life is really endangered, something whisks me away to safety. And that sounds like a really good ability, but... I do not know why it happens. I should be a normal everyday person, but I'm not. And this power affects others too, as the La Gias incident proved.

So I'm afraid. Afraid that if I continue piloting, one day I will throw my friends into vacuum or another universe or something. By saving myself, I will doom everyone else, without meaning to or even being able to control it.

I... just needed to get it off my chest. My apologies if this causes you to stop trusting me.

Comments

[ugyuuya]

You're damn right you should apologize, thinking we'd be so shallow to as to cast you aside when you've worked so hard and worried so much over the rest of us. Who did you think we were that we'd be upset over this?

[An honest smile and hand on the shoulder convey the camaraderie and warmth of the last statement.]

I can appreciate that this is hard for you to accept and the lack of control is scary but now we can watch for it and work at it. If you can learn to control it just think of what good it would do especially after things like what happened to Willis, Seta, or Ken. Nobody will blame you for what happens as long as you're honest with us Setsuko, just take it a step at a time and we'll figure this out together.

[star_of_sad]

Ah...!

[Setsuko was already preparing for a well-deserved lecturing, when something more surprising happened.]

But this happened so many times, and yet I wasn't able to piece anything together...

[ugyuuya]

It's no more a deal then Seta or Willis in the long run. If it starts becoming an issue we'll address it then but for now the fact that you're opening up about it and we'll know what to look for is more than enough. If you keep worrying about things like this you'll wreck your health. If you do feel you need to worry about everyone else at least take a page from Stella's book and do so in moderation. She's got the whole team mom thing down pretty well between Seta, Kei, and Leos.

[Yuuya does cast a quick glance around just to be certain that said teammate wasn't in earshot.]

[star_of_sad]

You are rather pragmatic about this, aren't you?

Thank you, Lt Bridges.

[ugyuuya]

With what I've seen on my first three missions I kinda have to be. I'm almost certain that watching people almost die has become more stressful and emotionally draining than if they'd really bit it.

I'm still annoyed with Willis after this last stunt that was pulled and his magical lack of answers for it but he's clammed up tighter than Fort Knox and I know a hopeless cause when I see one.

[star_of_sad]

They're still alive, at least...

I do not know what is happening with mr Willis, or inside his head. I hope he has a good reason to keep it a secret.