An attempt to Lighten Things Up....

[genericbiggerbrother]

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Shortly after the battle of Manilla, people get this message on the U.G. comm channel:

"Ranger Yancy Beckett here! To all those that helped hold the Miracle Mile at Manila, I just want to say, good work. I'm proud to have fought alongside you. And on that note...

Beckett raises a clenched fist. "We should try forming a social club! You know, to strengthen our bonds and all that!

So what do you think: should we set up a Kaiju-Slayers club, or a Motion-Capture Piloting club?"

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[keep_your_dignity]

RANGER BECKET, YOU CLEARLY HAVE WAY TOO MUCH FREE TIME.

[genericbiggerbrother]

"Well, you know the old saying about soldiers." Yancy says with a shrug. "Long periods of boredom followed by moments of stark terror."

"That's not to say that I don't keep up with personal training." He hastily amends.

[keep_your_dignity]

AS SAVES GO, I'VE SEEN BETTER, BECKET.

BUT I CAN'T GIVE YOU ORDERS TO HELP WITH ALL THE PENDING WORK, SO YOU'RE SAFE. ENJOY WHATEVER HAREBRAINED ACTIVITIES YOU THINK UP FOR YOUR LITTLE TREEHOUSE

[genericbiggerbrother]

"Of course Major Kagura." Yancy says in a dignified fashion. "For a hard-assed officer you're surprisingly...tolerant."

[keep_your_dignity]

YEAH, I'M A GENTLE AND FRIENDLY SOUL. [Kagura's synthesized voice can't really DO sarcastic, but the sentence somehow manages to drip with sarcasm anyway]

BUT DON'T GET ME WRONG. I STILL THINK YOU ARE WASTING VALUABLE WORK HOURS. BUT YOU'RE UNDER COMMAND OF MARSHALL PENTECOST, WHO UNLIKE MOST OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS OPERATION HAS A BRAIN INSIDE HIS HEAD. I'M NOT GOING TO GO UNDERMINING HIS AUTHORITY.