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[empress_without_a_throne]

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[What's this?  A sound-only transmission coming from a PROGTECH base?  That's kinda odd...]

Hey... you there?  Solaris hasn't ducked out from helping the Unity Group, right?

[Wait.]

Sara?  Sara is that you?!?

Good to finally hear your voice too, Mizuki.  After what I've been through... well, it's nice talking to a being of darkness that isn't pure evil and all that.  For that matter, one with some brains.  I'm sorry for making you worry though... it's quite a story to tell  and I'm not exactly in any condition to tell it just yet.  I'll do what I can to see you soon though, or maybe you guys can drop by for a visit or just whatever.

We can do that... we can definitely do that!  Sara, after what happened-

I know.  But it's over now.  And it's good to be back.  Don't suppose you could get me in touch with some of the other people here though?  I'm sure they'd like to hear from me too.

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[After Keep Away]



[The DuskBird's in bad shape when it finally arrives back at Sakihama.  It's still mostly there, just... lacking a sense of structure.  Joints.  Like parts of itself just coil up together under its own weight.  And Mizuki herself...?  Well-]

WHAM!

[... She just sent her first into a metal door and left a bulging dent.]

She actually...

She was better than this.  She knew better than this!  She saw all through her childhood battles and sacrifices and...

... And what comes afterrwards...

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[actuallyselfish]

"Sara!"

Dido starts to blubber.

"You're alive! Sweet Lord, you're alright! We missed you so...!"

She tries to compose herself. "It's good to hear you."

[empress_without_a_throne]

Good to hear from you too, Dido. Good to hear from everyone, really...

... I have to apologize though for skipping out on everyone like that though. The ShelLancer finally gets finished and then its pilot goes missing... can't imagine how hard it must've been for grandpa to find a replacement...

[actuallyselfish]

"Er..." Dido says. "About that..."

She scratches the back of her head. "I sorta...took the ShelLancer out a few times while you were away? And gave it a Decepticon decal?'

[empress_without_a_throne]

... Yeah...

I... see... This could be awkward when I get back though...

We'll figure something out. Even if it means making a fourth machine. I mean, we could make it a dragon called the GrayScale.

[actuallyselfish]

"No, No, No!" Dido says waving her hands.

"The ShelLancer's yours, Sara! I've just been keeping the seat warm until we could rescue you! Besides..."

She sighs softly. "I only deployed in the ShelLancer because we'd lost so many people in the field. The Unity Group needed reinforcements and all. Now that you're back, I can fix machines again, instead of trashing them!"

[empress_without_a_throne]

Going back just like that then? Well... that's a shame but at least you'll be able to tutor me with using the Lancer then.

You better not hold out on telling me everything it can do just to make yourself look better.

[actuallyselfish]

""Yup! Give me a quiet, humble life any day of the week!" Dido says cheerfully. "Like a hobbit in it's hole!"

"And what? There's no way I would hold out on you!" Dido adds. "You'll be stoked to know ShelLancer works like a dream! It's tough as a nut, and you're gonna love it's Arc Thorn System!"

She frowns. "There are some problems with grounding out static, and it maneuvers like a pig at high speeds...are you taking notes, Sara?"