The celebration

[srwu_mods]

"Hey guys, the place feels like a morgue today. Glum faces everywhere... someone died or something?"

Look who's back at Sakihama - FightSaber is in the hangar, and Loni is walking around the base corridors. He seems to be heading towards the kitchens, in search of cake and other festive foods.

"Me and friends just took down a big cell of those Good Men weirdoes, so I'm here to resupply. Our victory calls for a celebration, let's party!"

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[actuallyselfish]

"Dude." Dido says wearily, bags under her eyes.

"Not cool. I mean, talk about putting your foot in your mouth."

[srwu_mods]

"Huh? So you mean someone really died?"

[actuallyselfish]

"Several people died." Dido clarifies. "Yancy Beckett got killed defeating a Kaiju off the coast of Anchorage. Kanade Amou gave her life to wipe out a horde of Noise that was attacking concert-goers...and that was after the Noise basilisked a few hundred of 'em."

She clenches her hand into a fist. "And my friend Sara Harper got kidnapped by invaders from another dimension, and is probably getting tortured for info right now."

She shakes her head. "You couldn't have known. But I don't think there's going to be a lot of party-goers, dude."

[srwu_mods]

"So... yeah. Bad timing, huh."

"Shame about the party, and what happened. I'll try later then."

[actuallyselfish]

"You do that." Dido says. Then, curious, despite the gloomy mood, she asks.

"So what happened when you took down the Good Men cell?"

[srwu_mods]

"It was a really close call! Their boss could manipulate fire, you know. Start it anywhere. Ilinka tried to extinguish it but it wasn't enough. I had to show him my fire's stronger than his!" Loni is really getting into his own story.

"Oh yeah, we also got some info, and have clues on where other cells might've been hiding."

[actuallyselfish]

"Does any of that info involve figuring out what their true motives are, or who might be sponsoring them?" Dido asks.

[srwu_mods]

"Nope. I think they're self funded."

[actuallyselfish]

"By what? Day jobs at a burger joint?" Dido growls. "Or do they hold Bake Sales to raise money for new Yobs?"

[srwu_mods]

"Beats me. Looks like their high ranking members are filthy rich or something, so they can afford it. You're acting like it's my fault now."

[actuallyselfish]

Dido sighs. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you like that: you're doing more to fight those Lady bastards than I ever could."

She tilts her head to the side and looks at you with a funny expression.

"There's just something about you–The way you talk? Your body language? Eye contact?–that makes people feel pissed off."