Mothers and Children

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1.[Up on Star Rose-it's school fieldtrip time! A bunch of kids and a few chaperones are wandering around the shopping and observation decks, getting their first views of SPACE! Actual, real life space! This isn't a particularly strange occurance, but one of the chaperones is familiar to the UG people-it's Sarah, that woman who's always trying to kill Volya. And right now, she's watching a bunch of kids stare out a window at the earth below.]

Still beautiful, huh...

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Oh...Hey.

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I remember you - from the hospital, a long time ago.

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Ah, yeah, that...

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Are you here really just to watch over those children?

[Setsuko glances at the group to make sure no curious young ears are overhearing this.]

If you want to do something to Volya, well, there is a lot of security around.

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...If it was ten years ago, I'd take you up on that challenge.

But nah, I'm just here to help with my son's field trip for the day.

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I'm relieved. It wouldn't have ended well for anyone involved - yourself included.

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Why are you doing this? You are not a bad person. You can probably see that we're not either.

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...You might not believe in that old wall-rug, but facts don't need belief. Ignoring it means turning my back on the world, and letting another tragedy happen. So-[She is cut off, as one of the other chaperones walks up.]

Oh, Sarah! I didn't know you had friends here. What's her name?

Ah, she's... [Sarah trails off, realizing she doesn't actually know Setsuko's name.]

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Hello. I'm Setsuko Ohara.

[Forced smile.]

We've met a little while ago, Sarah and I. It was, well...

[Surely she can't just talk about the whole extent of the circumstances here.]

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Pretty hectic. But a friend of hers helped out Jacob, so...

Oh, one of the people who helped cure him?

Yeah. So now he doesn't have to worry about being too sick to come to school...

[Off in the distance, some of the children are busy playing superheroes.]

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This is pretty much what happened. I didn't really do much, but I'm glad my friend could really help someone.

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Oh, wow! How lucky to run into you here, then.

Yeah...

...We should probably be going. There's still a couple more places we've gotta hit before heading home.

Eh?! But that's not for hours, Setsuko can come along!

[Sarah just pinches the bridge of her nose.]

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It'd be really nice but I am, ha ha, a little bit busy.

I'm not exactly here for sightseeing you see. But thank you for the offer, really! I appreciate it.