A hero's crushing realization of human mortality

[herodrawing]

Miss Kanade?

Mr Yancy... and Raleigh, too?

[It doesn't take long for someone to break news to Izuru. The young pilot just stands there, in shock.]

I wasn't even there. I wanted to go to the concert, but...

Why did it happen?

[Some wannabe heroes try to act tough. Izuru is not one of them, at least not now. Tears start to well in his eyes.]

Comments

[cloningblues]

Short of a miracle? No.

And it wasn't everyone. It was everyone who was still alive.

[herodrawing]

This... is not fair! It wasn't supposed to happen.

Noise weren't supposed to come to the concert, but they were there anyway, and so many too!

[cloningblues]

Damnit, I know that! But... Life just isn't fair sometimes. You of all people should know this too.

[herodrawing]

I know, but this is a whole level of unfairness bigger than the usual stuff.

[cloningblues]

What can we do? Complaining about it being unfair won't make it not happen.

[herodrawing]

We stop the bad guys responsible, the ones who made it all happen!

[cloningblues]

And who's that?

[herodrawing]

The... Noise...

[cloningblues]

The Noise aren't "bad guys". They're mindless monsters. They don't have goals, don't understand things like vengeance. Nobody even knows where they come from.

If I could make sure nobody gets attacked by them again, I would. But how are we going to do that?

[herodrawing]

I don't know...

This is so frustrating.

[cloningblues]

You tell me. I was there.

[herodrawing]

There must be something we can do. Anything!

[cloningblues]

If you somehow figure out what that is, let me know.

[herodrawing]

Alright...

[Even Izuru knows this is no easy task.]