Our Sun is setting...

[empress_without_a_throne]

[The battle against the NUNE wound up spiraling into other things... which entailed the first formation of Solaris's newest, strongest combiner: SolSavior.  The same machine now returning to the Sakihama Base, triumphant after kicking serious ass.  Reason to celebrate?  Not this time.]

Sara... you...

... Don't be dead out there.  Please don't be dead!  You... we're... the Savior team... and if you're gone then nothing will...

[Yeah, she's been like this ever since the first battle with a new threat -the Indalph- ended.  The Director's granddaughter -her best friend no less- missing and possibly held prisoner, though most likely dead.]

Dido... I'm sorry.  Putting you in danger like that, ordering you to launch with Sara's machine... that's not what you signed up for.

This isn't anything like I thought would...

Comments

[empress_without_a_throne]

Well, here's hoping then. And Willis? Thanks.

[a_linear_mind]

Don't mention it.

[Almost out of reflex he takes his hand off her shoulder and pats the empress on the head.]

Ah...sorry.

[At least he realizes what he's doing and quickly pulls back.]

[empress_without_a_throne]

... What gave you the idea to do that in the first place?

[a_linear_mind]

Clearly because you are 10 years old!

[A very quick response.]

[empress_without_a_throne]

And what are you, my grandfather?

[a_linear_mind]

I might be old enough for that to be possible.

[empress_without_a_throne]

Certainly not an Abyssian though.