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

[gravitons]

Hm, I have been hearing of these incidents for some time now.

Causing harm to those around you is, no doubt, a possibility.

[Shu is blunt here, but he is also obviously thinking about something...]

[star_of_sad]

Yes. I may become a serious liability and threat to others.

Maybe it'd be better if I hid somewhere, away from dangerous situations...

[gravitons]

That is one solution to the problem.

However...

[star_of_sad]

Yes?

[gravitons]

To stay away from the battlefield, unable to act, while knowing that your comrades are putting themselves in harm's way.

Could you live with such a decision?

[It may sound rhetorical, but this is something Shu has to know the answer to.]

[star_of_sad]

I promised myself to face it, not to run away.

It is... it is a decision I could live with. But I would not be happy doing so. And if there is such an option, I would rather choose something else.

1/2

[gravitons]

That is all I needed to hear.

Facing something without understanding its true nature is one of the gravest mistakes an individual can make...

2/2

[gravitons]

[He takes a moment to pause and consider something.]

That being said, studying the phenomenon further is something I might be able to assist you with.

[star_of_sad]

I do not even know where would we start studying the nature of this. How would you be able to assist me, dr Shirakawa?

[gravitons]

A proper observation would be a good start.

Unfortunately, the recordings do not provide enough information - this is an occurrence that has to be examined while it is active.

[You probably get what he's trying to say here.]

[star_of_sad]

Are you saying I should deliberately try to put my life on the line?

[Yeah, Setsuko doesn't like the implication.]

[gravitons]

As you have just told me, that is your preferred course of action: to stand and face the issue, instead of fleeing from it.

Based on your previous experiences, triggering the anomaly is an inevitability as long as you continue to fight, as all of us are confronted by dangers in battle. When that happens again, I will stand by to gather more data with the Granzon's sensor array.

[Shu suddenly looks very serious, more than he usually is.]

...This is the situation. Even then, I cannot guarantee any answers.

[star_of_sad]

No, of course there aren't any guarantees. But there is no need to, this is already more than enough.

Thank you for your assistance. It will not go to waste.

[Setsuko does not sound too confident, but then considering the situation she's in...]

I just hope we learn... something. Anything.

[gravitons]

[Shu nods slightly. What most probably won't see here is that he's also putting himself at risk of being affected by said anomaly by volunteering to do this...but...]

Given how much we do not know still, it is a gamble, more than an actual experiment.

We will see if fortune truly favors the bold.