Not crying just yet... but close to it

[prismphantom]

[Denzel: dead.  Setsuko, Toby, and who knows how many ESUN pilots: anywhere in all of existence and most likely dead too.  Not to mention whatever they'd gone to La Gias and were trying to recover was up in so much metaphorical smoke on top of everything else.  Be it with anger or sadness or something else, everyone's not going to be at 100% after that clusterfuck of a clusterfuck.  Selena and Albhard are making due with hitting the bar to drown their sorrows.]

... And Shu's gone too.  Can't imagine how that reflects on us as his handlers.  Can't say I'm looking forward to reassignment if it happens... not when there's still the mystery regarding all of that Aerogator intel now.  Though they could just cut us loose entirely... or even take it out on the Captain.



Only positive thing a report would say is just that we didn't all die down there.  Though now that Shu's just... out there...  So much for ever telling him about Jessica.

[A moment of silence passes before Albhard gestures over at the bartender.]

And at the very least, Denzel deserves at least a little something as tribute.

(You there with them?  Coming in?  Up to you!)

Comments

[deathflag_survivor]

Hopefully no surprises Asakim sent there via the TSEN system. That man's taken enough from us...

Still though... I think we can trust Shu on this.

[With those words, Selena nearly chokes on her drink.]

... When he stood up for us before back there. There was something about how he said it.

[tiger_ken]

...I know what you mean. There was that kind of... conviction, about it, right?

[Of course, Ken's not so sure what it means on the rest of what the man had said, but...]

...I wonder, if someone could use the TSEN, could we find them through that...?

[prismphantom]

As much as I'd like to hope that... we have no idea if Setsuko's power had any connection with the TSEN system or the crossgates.

It's not like we won't have the time to try... but shots in the dark are just that.

[tiger_ken]

I was also thinking... if that Asakim guy had a base somewhere or some such...

[By the tone in his voice, that was clearly more of the beneficial side effect, than the main aim.]

[prismphantom]

If he was using a TSEN. And that's the rub, isn't it? Shu and Saphine'd talked about weak dimensional boundaries before being how transportation to and from La Gias usually happened...

But it's worth a shot, no matter how slim it is.

[tiger_ken]

He found a way, which means we can find one too. Hopefully. For their sake...

[Ken gets himself up, and sighs.]

I should probably get to the hangar. See if I can maybe help with ScarleTiger's repairs, no matter how small.

[prismphantom]

Best of luck then. The Gesterben got off lighter than most... once Elma's done with repairs for it I'll see if he can help.

[tiger_ken]

Right. Tell him that even if I owe him, I won't help him make breakfast.

[And so Ken goes for the door.]