Just an ordinary security guard.

[not_a_prize]

[Not long after the fight at the base, a battered one armed Gespenst can be seen getting fixed in the hangar, its pilot was a young woman sitting close by. She was rubbing the side of her head like she had to deal with a headache and given what had been happening out there it wasn't that surprising. She suddenly breaks out into a shiver, clutching herself.]

Keep it together Peola... okay.... its okay... you were trying to keep people safe... those were bad people who would have done the same...

[Still trying to come to terms with killing people right now as well. She blinks before suddenly looking towards you.]

Uh- wait I was supposed to-

[She snaps to attention looking a little anxious. She's pretty tall actually, and looking plenty tough too.]

Pilot Peola Nelfess, Security Detail. Ah... sorry... still a little new at this...

Comments

[star_of_sad]

Thank you for your hard work.

[Setsuko glances at the damaged Gespenst.]

Really hard.

Umm, is everything alright?

[not_a_prize]

You're welcome.

[Peola coughed lightly, unsure as how to broach the subject before just slumping her shoulders and running her fingers through her hair roughly.]

I've never actually killed anyone until now...

I figured after how much I've trained and how many times I told myself I'd be ready for it, its still hitting me pretty hard that I actually...

[She lets out a slightly frustrated noise.]

I have no idea if everything's alright. Its just all really weird, weird and queasy. Like you've been tossed around in a barrel way too fast.

[star_of_sad]

I... I know how that feels.

But we signed up for that as soldiers, so it was expected. I mean, I did. You're helping as a security guard, aren't you?

That means you ideally shouldn't be forced to do things like this.

[not_a_prize]

Yeah... I guess. But either way I still had to do it.

[Peola paused.]

How did you deal with it... your... situation I mean.

[star_of_sad]

I try not to think about it. I mean... realizing it is one thing, but I don't dwell on it more than I have to.

Also... they were really bad people. It wasn't even a kill or be killed situation. It was more like - kill, or you and a lot of others will die.

[not_a_prize]

I don't think bad is the best way to describe them... crazy feels closer to it.

[Peola sighs softly... so... don't dwell on things...]

[star_of_sad]

A-anyway.

I am 2nd Lieutenant Setsuko Ohara. I probably should have said that from the start. Nice to meet you, miss Nelfess.

[dolorous_sensei]

Lieutenant Junior Grade Walt Schmertz from Unity Group's 8th Genoace Team at your service. Call me Walt or Lieutenant Schmertz, but not my full name, please. Are you alright, miss? Don't tell me your mech is an experimental system that drain your life energy or something...

[not_a_prize]

[Good grief, this guy... Peola winced a little.]

Erm... Just trying to adapt to things Lieutenant Schmertz sir and no my mech doesn't have anything like that.... at least I don't think it does...

[dolorous_sensei]

Good. They're nothing but trouble, I tell you. Trouble! Glad to see just another ordinary pilot among us.

[not_a_prize]

Ahaha. yeah. Ordinary, that's me.

[Nope, nothing special about her at all and... dear GOD something about this guy's arm was making her feel queasy...]

[dolorous_sensei]

You don't look too well though. Are you injured, Miss? Do you need to go to the infirmary? Take care, we ordinary people can't regenerate ourselves. Unlike some people here...

[not_a_prize]

No I'm not hurt or anyth-...Wait, there are people here that can do that?

[dolorous_sensei]

I know one or two people like that.

[cloningblues]

You're the pilot of that Gespenst? For a while, you were the only one who held the terrorists back. Without anyone to stop them, they'd kill more people.

[not_a_prize]

That's me yeah... and that makes sense... but it still doesn't get that twist out of my gut though.

I... you were out there too right?

[cloningblues]

Yes, I'm Toshikazu Asagi, the pilot of AHSMB Blue One. I'm sure you know which unit was that.

I don't really like fighting people, either. But sometimes people do horrible things, like today. And then you just gotta do what you gotta do.

[not_a_prize]

...It was... the blue one?

[She says it in a slightly sheepish tone, she wasn't THAT sure. Still though... back on topic.]

That's true... My brother told me as much...

[cloningblues]

They wouldn't call it Blue if it was green, would they.

Is your brother also a pilot?

[not_a_prize]

Yeah...well there was another blue one out there as well...

And yeah. He was...

[Peola chewed her lip.]

He took a bad hit not long ago though and he lost an eye and a leg...

1/2

[cloningblues]

Another one? You mean the Gundam? Well, AHSMBs are definitely not Gundams, so they're easy to tell apart.

2/2

[cloningblues]

...Sorry for what happened to your brother. That sounds awful.

[not_a_prize]

Yeah, the Gun-thing.

[Peola sighs and looks a little distant.]

And yeah, it was... in more ways than one.

Don't ask about what happened because of it, its a real mess and it gives me a headache.

[cloningblues]

I won't ask. Just hope it gets better.

Today... Went much better than it could have.

[way_of_vengeance]

Is there some sort of problem, miss?

[not_a_prize]

[Peola did her best to keep her shivers in check, something about this woman felt really worrying.]

No, no problems at all... just thinking on the past day.

[Kanae, you'd notice that... this person was only just slightly shorter than you. Sadly you remain the tallest human woman in the Unity group. So sad.]

[a_linear_mind]

First time dealing with something like that?

[Peola, there's something off about this person.]

[not_a_prize]

Yeah I-

[She blinked...yeah... he felt... really weird. Like there was something familiar and disconcerting about the feeling she felt. Like she KNEW it from somewhere and it made something in her gut twist and her hands tighten.]

[She shakes it off, this guy's probably alright... maybe.]

... Yeah... I've only trained and fought in non-lethal situations before this...

[a_linear_mind]

Hmmm, is something wrong?

[Willis notices that she seemed bothered about something.]

[not_a_prize]

Its nothing... just been having a weird feeling for a while...

[Specifically when you came over here Mr Strange Person... it was almost like... but he isn't even...]

[a_linear_mind]

Well, first experiences with combat like that will do that to you.

[He offers a hand.]

Willis Clades.

[not_a_prize]

Nice to meet you I guess-

[Then the moment her hand made contact it was almost on the tip of her tongue as to why she was feeling this way.]

-... You're not some kind of womanizer are you?

[a_linear_mind]

Of course not!

[Totally lying there.]

I'll have you know that I'm fiercely loyal.

[For some strange reason it seems like he's telling the truth with this latter part. Weird.]

[caressthedarkness]

[Seta was just trying to help someone who looked troubled. She certainly didn't expect Peola to be that tall...]

...S-Seta Albreich...Agent of the Gloster Foundation...

Um...perhaps you should visit the infirmary...?

[not_a_prize]

[Peola rubbed the back of her neck, looking a little unsure.]

Why? I mean... I'm not injured or anything.

[caressthedarkness]

Well...you were shivering, so...

[not_a_prize]

Oh... right... I guess I'm just a little shaky after the fight is all...

[caressthedarkness]

...And your machine is...

[It looks terrible...but she's not going to say that.]

...What happened?

[actuallyselfish]

"Oh God." One of the nearby tech chiefs says, clipboard falling to the ground as she stares at the battered Gespenst. "Oh God Oh God Oh God."

She turns to Peola. "What did you do to her?" She says between clenched teeth.

[not_a_prize]

Fought Terrorists, fought monsters. Lost the arm punching one of the big ones to death.

[Peola just glares at Dido as if waiting for things to turn ugly.]

And I'd like to add I was pretty much fighting for my life out there.