Relief

[star_of_sad]

I almost can't believe it. No, no, that's all wrong. I knew it all along. I knew Toby, I mean lt Watson, was safe.

[Despite all the dramatic circumstances that happened lately, Setsuko acts really happy and glad. It's like if a great weight was taken off her body and troubled mind.]


Good to be back, Unity Group. I bet everyone's wondering what I've been up to lately, right?

After the La Gias tragedy, I woke up in headquarters of some people. They call themselves Chimera, and it looks like they're interested in gathering information and distributing it for good of mankind, this kind of stuff. This is why they knew about Asakim.

They told me to keep my head down if I'm to find him - and looks like it worked. I told one of them, really nice guy, about Unity Group. They knew about us already of course, but that one guy promised he'll get in contact soon. So yeah, that's pretty much it.

...


We had time to talk, Setsuko and I. I know what heppened to her, and to Chief. Asakim Dowen got away this time, acting like that Patulia thing was enough to take us down. It wasn't, and the next time we meet...

Comments

[glorystargo]

The feeling is mutual, let me tell you. It feels great to see familiar places and people... looks like you got a few additions in the meantime, though?

[majestic_keiki]

We did get a few, yes. Unity Group has a much less stable membership that I expected when I joined.

[glorystargo]

New people join and old people... yeah.

[Toby doesn't want to say it out loud, especially since many Unity Group members didn't really leave out of their own free will.]

Anyway! Now I wonder who was first to join Unity Group. Any ideas?

[majestic_keiki]

I'm not sure...Unity Group existed before I joined. But I think it had only just been founded. Maybe some of the other people who were at Nora Colony know?

[glorystargo]

Let's see now. We were around before you MJPs joined, but it looked like most people were still settling in.


I think the Octo Squad was first. Or perhaps Walt's Genoace team?

[majestic_keiki]

Probably the commanders, actually. They seemed to be in place before any of the front line personnel showed up.

[star_of_sad]

Oh. Right.

[This is a bit awkward.]

I'm not trying to talk againt them or anything, but it just feels... that they are a bit distant, since we never fought together. Of course it's not their place to be on the battlefield, someone has to give orders.

[majestic_keiki]

Right. And manage all the paperwork of keeping the bases running.

[star_of_sad]

That too. There is a whole layer of logistics that you don't really think too much about...

But ignoring it would be foolish.

[majestic_keiki]

Yes...I wonder how they even decided who to approach about joining. It seems like membership of Unity Group is practically random.

[star_of_sad]

Hmmm...


The way I look at it, it's a team of experimental squads and other weirdoes that ill fit in normal military units.

[majestic_keiki]

So you're basically saying that we're bad at teamwork.

[glorystargo]

Maybe.

Or maybe I mean that our guys are too one-of-a-kind special to fit well in uniformed military formations and stuff like that.

[majestic_keiki]

So basically undisciplined rabble.

...You kinda have a point there.

[glorystargo]

Sure, but we produce good results!

Most of the time.

[majestic_keiki]

Okay, that's true...Even if some of the people here probably shouldn't be here.

[star_of_sad]

You mean...

[Setsuko doesn't want to say it out loud.

But the both of them know well who Kei is talking about.]

[majestic_keiki]

[Kei nodded just slightly.]

Yeah...

But mostly we're doing well despite the occasional weirdness.