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[broken_puppet]

[Lamia is standing in the hangar after the disastrous turn of Major Pliskin and she appears to be unusually somber as she looks over the damage inflicted upon the Angelg.]

I don't understand why I am so bothered by what happened during that mission. Turns and defection are nothing new given the history of conflicts or even the past of the shadow mirrors. It was an act of treason that brought us here and even now we are building strength and information to betray the current Earth sphere government and install our own command structure.

But after all of this I wonder if that's right?

I broke secrecy of the mirage system and what it's capable of in a situation where I could have instead run or used other weaponry. Even mirage sign was to dangerous in that situation. If Ingram had been so inclined he could have easily destroyed me while the unit recovered and in that case it would have caused another of the pilots here to cover for me or even potentially suffer injuries like Ken to protect me...

[Lamia pauses as her mind wonders over this newest thought and as she continues to stare at the Angelg despite the chaos around her.]

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[broken_puppet]

Do they? We are beset on all sides by foes we cannot understand who want us dead or worse. We just barely escape disaster with the best possible result we could in that situation and I'm upset for a reason I can't fully understand.

We completed the mission and survived to fight again, isn't that all that matters?

[mistaken_for_monster]

...I don't know if I'm even the right person to ask... I'm not a soldier.

[broken_puppet]

Hmph, this coming from one of the most effective pilots on the mission? I think you're not taking appropriate credit for your deeds.

Part of me is nervous as to what we could possibly do to defeat Ingram in his unit should he emerge on the battlefield again, we only avoided disaster by a slim margin this time.

[mistaken_for_monster]

...I just do what I have to...

[Volya looks pretty nervous at the prospect.]

Maybe... maybe we'd have a plan when it happens? I mean it'd be a long time until then and he wouldn't show his face again so fast right?

[broken_puppet]

You're probably correct but we have no guarantees in that regard. The idea of a plan is a good one though. Do you perhaps have any ideas from your experiences? I wasn't able to pull much data from his machine.

[mistaken_for_monster]

I... that...

[Volya shuffles anxiously.]

I don't think I've got any good ideas...

All my plans whenever I go along always just end up being 'try to help everyone else' and 'survive...

Maybe you could ask someone who knows about fighting better than me...

[broken_puppet]

Well I think everyone is stuck thinking about this event as it occurred. The base security is being redone and almost all of our tactical level plans are being revised as we speak. I'm sure we're all going over the data recovered in Las Gias when we found the Grungust and Wildraubtier and how much of that is truly valid. At least the mystery between the latter machine and the data has been resolved.

[Lamia waits for a few moments in silence as she stares at the Angelg and appears to mull something over in her head.]

I also think I need to state one thing more clearly for the sake of clarity. Thank you for your assistance in restraining Ingram. I could not have fought him as well as I did without your assistance and I, appreciate, the effort you put forth.

[Lamia's expression seemed confused momentarily during her pause but resolves itself to a short smile as she finishes.]

[mistaken_for_monster]

[He doesn't have much to say about the security situation and nods slowly. Almost all of that was over his head anyway. Literally since it was the talk between all the officers who were older than him. Still, when Lamia offers her gratitude and smiles at him Volya lets out a soft and nervous laugh, turning a little red in the face and fidgetting.]

Ah.. you're welcome... 'm just happy to help.