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Commander in chief Roland Antov stands in front of a new place of interest in Alhambra - a memorial. Written on a heavy slab are names of those who gave their lives during service to Unity Group. Kanade Amou, Yancy Beckett, Denzel Hammer - these are only the most recent names. And there are surely more to come.
"No one ever said this is going to be easy..."
The commander mutters to himself. Are you here to talk to him, or to pay respects?
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"Is this a joke?"
The commanders have gathered for an emergency report. They all stare at the lone paper lying on Antov's desk, surrounding it from all directions.
"I agree that Unity Group has suffered a lot of setbacks recently. Mission ended in failure..."
"We lost access to La Gias."
"Political support for Unity Group is waning."
"Then why did we receive a commendation and a budget increase?"
They all turn to face the inspector. Who curtly responds with...
"The Lady's Good Men cell was destroyed."
"Umm. Please do not understand me or my people wrong, inspector - this is good news. But... are our sponsors only interested in the Good Men?"
"I only relay the news." He starts gathering himself up, but before leaving, the inspector turns to say...
"Nobody forces me to be happy about it of course. But one of them..."
"Yes?"
"One of your sponsors is glad. Unity Group allows his nephew to play the hero, save the world. Keep up the good work."
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Commander in chief Roland Antov stands in front of a new place of interest in Alhambra - a memorial. Written on a heavy slab are names of those who gave their lives during service to Unity Group. Kanade Amou, Yancy Beckett, Denzel Hammer - these are only the most recent names. And there are surely more to come.
"No one ever said this is going to be easy..."
The commander mutters to himself. Are you here to talk to him, or to pay respects?
[2 - locked, NPC log only]
"Is this a joke?"
The commanders have gathered for an emergency report. They all stare at the lone paper lying on Antov's desk, surrounding it from all directions.
"I agree that Unity Group has suffered a lot of setbacks recently. Mission ended in failure..."
"We lost access to La Gias."
"Political support for Unity Group is waning."
"Then why did we receive a commendation and a budget increase?"
They all turn to face the inspector. Who curtly responds with...
"The Lady's Good Men cell was destroyed."
"Umm. Please do not understand me or my people wrong, inspector - this is good news. But... are our sponsors only interested in the Good Men?"
"I only relay the news." He starts gathering himself up, but before leaving, the inspector turns to say...
"Nobody forces me to be happy about it of course. But one of them..."
"Yes?"
"One of your sponsors is glad. Unity Group allows his nephew to play the hero, save the world. Keep up the good work."
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Three more names that will haunt me. I could at one point name the heroes of units sacrificed against the BETA out of what I thought was respect. Somehow they lack the weight and burden that these do.
[Yuuya leans on a nearby post and continues to watch for a while longer.]
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"We all knew it was coming but when it actually happened..."
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...
[When it comes to loss there's two logical responses: taking it calmly to brew, or losing your god damned mind. And it seems he's on the former option right now. If only because he probably locked himself in his room the day it actually happened after it was all said and done]
This just...makes me feel like garbage.
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[Next to the slab, Seta sets down a small drinking glass that is partially filled with water, and then places some white flowers in it. The stems of the flowers are in a bad state - bent here and there...someone was clearly not delicate enough while handling them.]
Back home, there was a garden that served a similar purpose...but this was the best I could manage...
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At least not this soon.
But of course that's stupid, bad things holding out until much later...the real world doesn't work that way.
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And yet...I saw it...she's still dead. And nothing's even left of her.
That's not okay...nothing about any of this is okay.
[he wipes at his eyes cause this shit is getting to him again]
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It doesn't take long for Antov to notice he is not alone.
"This place is for everyone to pay their honors. Don't mind me being here."
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The Commander is bad at this whole cheering up thing.
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Of course.
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[Even so, she did walk up and put down the bouquet at the memorial.]
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We were able to assist with recovering Raleigh and were disabled while Denzel made his final stand. It's difficult even with forewarning of what to expect but for so many here they apparently didn't even get that.
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"This is part of a soldier's experience too, isn't it."
Antov sounds really dejected saying it, especially because it's true.
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Nothing else needs to be said.
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We'll have to make sure it wasn't in vain.
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"Ah, I am not implying that one of our pilots says dumb things..."
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Antov sighs.
"You're all under my command. I feel responsible when people don't return safely. Even when it's because of something beyond my control."
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Have you heard anything about how Tsubasa's been doing since leaving?
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Antov clenches his teeth, frustrated.
"My jurisdiction begins and ends with Unity Group. I can't do anything about people who aren't part of it anymore."
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