Keeping a secret

[herodrawing]

[1]
Hmmm...

[Izuru is wandering around looking absent-minded. No, this is not because of his unit's severe damage. Or even because of what he saw during the mission.

It's because as soon as he returned home, Captain Suzukaze and Commander Simon both immediately briefed him and told him not to share this news with anyone. That the Wulgaru commander looked like a human... why keep this a mystery?

He doesn't know. And he doesn't look okay with it.]


[2]
Hey...

[But Izuru's state of mind doesn't last for long.]

Do you know anything about repairing electronics? I was trying my hand at it but it's harder than I thought.

[It seems he found something to do. But what is it?]

Comments

1

[majestic_keiki]

Is there something wrong?

[herodrawing]

Ah, Kei!

[Izuru is stirred from his stupor and reacts with surprise.]

No, there's nothing wrong, absolutely!

1/2

[majestic_keiki]

Are you sure?

2/2

[majestic_keiki]

But it's okay if you don't want to talk about it or can't. We've all got stuff. And that battle could give anybody something to think about.

[herodrawing]

Thanks Kei. But it's nothing, really.

I'll be okay. I just need to think a while.

[majestic_keiki]

Okay...But if there's anything just tell us, okay?

2

[brought_it_back]

...I can do some field repairs to a radio.

What are you working on?

[herodrawing]

I'm trying to fix a robot that was stomped on by a bigger robot.

[brought_it_back]

These...are not toy robots, are they...

[herodrawing]

No.

[Izuru ponders the robots in question.]

Definitely not.

[brought_it_back]

...have you considered leaving it to the professionals?

1

[prismphantom]

Out of one fight and already putting thought into the next time we'll have to fight the Wulgaru? Or is something else on your mind?

[herodrawing]

No, it's nothing like that!

It's... nothing much, really!

[prismphantom]

... Then what is it then? Even if it's some trivial detail, it certainly must have some special spark to it for you to be dwelling on it after everything.

[herodrawing]

It's really nothing. I'm not dwelling on anything at all, ha ha.

[prismphantom]

[Okay, there's picking on a bad liar and then there's just punching an adorable rabbit. Selena switches gears at the drop of a hat, and...]

You don't have to tell me the truth, but you're talking to a woman who's job has revolved around gathering information and making the enemy think she knows less than she really does. Convincing me'd require more than just awkward denials.

2

[cloningblues]

Maybe you should ask Suruga about that. He's the local tech nerd.

[herodrawing]

That's true, but I want the robot to move, not explode or shoot guns.

[cloningblues]

What purpose would a robot that can't shoot guns serve?

[herodrawing]

It can ride around... and clean things.

[cloningblues]

Are you trying to fix that cleaning robot Leos stole?

[ugyuuya]

You know if you broke something important it's probably best to fess up to it, take your lumps and get it fixed by someone who knows what they're doing. Trying to sneak shoddy repairs is likely to cause a lot more problems in the long run.

[herodrawing]

I broke something...?

Ah, no! Wait, you have it all wrong, it wasn't me!

[ugyuuya]

Really? Then why would you ask about fixing something? Are you trying to cover for someone else?

[herodrawing]

In a way...

For Major Kagura. But she doesn't make it a secret, I just want to repair what she broke.