Falling into the cockpit

[itbelongsinamuseum]

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[Following the attack on Brussels, Alex had followed the Unity Group people back to their base. Not like the city was terribly livable at the time and if anybody could help her make sense of things it was the people whose job was dealing with these issues. The awful weather in Brussels during the mission was still clear as she was sitting in the transports back to base, showing themselves as wet, matted hair and positively soaked clothes.]

I should explain...Anything you want to know?

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[In the hours following the return a new girl could be found trying to find her way around base. She seemed faintly uncertain and rather preoccupied with something.]

Is there a shower I can borrow somewhere?

Comments

[jianai]

The American base is in the middle of great wilderness. Ah, the air there is so refreshing!

I haven't been much to the Japanese one, but it's under ground, and in a city. As you can see, there's quite a variety there.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Seems like it...I guess I know what I'll do for the next few days while I sort things out, reassure people that I'm fine and such.

[jianai]

Ah! That's right, I almost forgot. Your family and friends must be really worried, Alexandra. We should contact them as fast as possible.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Right, I'll call them in a bit. I just needed some time to think. I still need to figure out what to tell them about, well, everything today, really.

[jianai]

Why not tell them the truth - that your home city was attacked, but fortunately Unity Group rescued you and everyone else?

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Well, yes, but there's a lot of other stuff going on too...

[jianai]

That's true, isn't it? But it might be best to break news in slowly and focus only on the most essential parts at first.

You are safe. That's what should matter most.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Right and that I'm with Unity Group. I should probably tell them before news reports do. Some of those UN troops or the people owning security cameras have to go to the media about the giant monster and the strange robot popping out of nowhere.

[jianai]

It's not such a rare occurence as far as Unity Group is concerned. I mean, it is unusual either way, but not something that never happened before.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Yes, but I doubt my friends and family will be as used to it. I know I'm not.

Still, I'll figure out how to tell them. At least there are lots of strange things going on at the moment.

[jianai]

I wonder how will they react to discover that the talisman your father tried to pawn off had the power of an actual mythical deity sealed inside.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

My dad's fenced so much stuff that if magic actually exists, a bunch of it has passed through his hands.

[jianai]

You have quite an interesting family situation, Alexandra. Are you sure it's wise to admit such things casually to someone you just met?

[itbelongsinamuseum]

He's a legitimate antiquities dealer, but what else do you call trade in stuff taken by British soldiers when they burned the summer palace?

[jianai]

An interesting moral question. Theft is no less thievish just because it happened a long time ago in the past, is it?

[itbelongsinamuseum]

No, but the law thinks so, so there isn't any risk in mentioning it to strangers. I don't want him locked up, so if somebody was going to actually drag him to court, I wouldn't mention it.

[jianai]

[Ren nods.]

That sounds reasonable.

Well then, where were we? Ah yes, coffee.