Payoff

[herodrawing]

[1]
So that's what Major Ingram was up to? I never even suspected...

But in the end we still have a lot to thank him for, right? I don't think Unity Group would do as well as it did if he wasn't there to support us. Even if he had his own reasons.

Still, if he fights us again, we'll just have to beat him somehow, right? We can't let him do as he pleases.


I promised someone that I'll protect her and return safely. It happened a long time ago and I don't remember it... but she does. I'll keep that promise.


[2]
[But rather than focusing exclusively on serious things, Izuru has some other business to take care of.]

Go! Go and live once more!

[After weeks of tinkering, it's finally ready - he releases the cleaning bot that Kagura stomped on so long ago!

It moves a few feet forward before making discordant beep noises and spinning like a top.]


Umm.

Is this what should be happening?

[Spin spin spin.]

Comments

[gundamx_gonnagiveittoya]

"Whaddya mean you don't remember? That sounds like a promise you'd make to a girl you really like? How do you forget someone like that?" Garrod finds this fishy... Oh the things he doesn't know.

[herodrawing]

You know we had memories erased when we entered the academy, right? I wondered what my life was before but I never really got any clues regarding that... until now.

[gundamx_gonnagiveittoya]

"You did? That's pretty messed up... Well... I think it is but at this point, there was probably a good reason for it..." Garrod pouts.

"Or I hope there was. But if you remember that one thing, then... they probably didn't erase it all. You just have to remember... Like... some kind of hint." then he mutters again, "at least that's how they say it works..."

1

[majestic_keiki]

And just who was that?

[herodrawing]

Princess Teoria. Do you remember her, Kei?

[Considering they met about a month ago...]

[majestic_keiki]

How would I have forgotten her? She told us rather important information.

2

[kill_all_vagans]

Izuru, you work on small robots too?

[Flit's Haro comes bouncing along to look at the cleaning bot, its owner not far behind.]

[herodrawing]

No. Just this one.

I feel like something's missing.

[kill_all_vagans]

Want me to try to take a look? I've had to do maintenance on Haro some ti- and stop that!

[The spinning seems to be contagious, because Flit's own begins spinning around rapidly. Whee, this is fun!]

2

[caressthedarkness]

...It certainly looks lively.

[Stare at the robot.]

And likes to spin...

[herodrawing]

I know it's not really sentient or anything, but doesn't it look happy to be alive?

[It stops.]

Ah.

[caressthedarkness]

I-Is it broken...?

1

[booty_chaser]

Awww, look at that, Izuru being all responsible and stuff.

[Ashe comes in, grinning. She seems approving though]

Well done though. Never letting go of a promise no matter what is pretty heroic behaviour!

[herodrawing]

I'm always responsible, what are you talking about?

But, thanks. Do you really think so?

[booty_chaser]

Of course! Her word is a hero's bond!

If you promise something, you have to do everything you can to fulfill it. I never go back on a promise!

1

[cloningblues]

You mean the Wulgaru princess?

It's amazing she remembers herself, if it was so long ago.

[herodrawing]

I'd remember too if it wasn't for the whole memory erase thing.

But still... I knew I saw her somewhere before, right? So I remembered her, at least.

[cloningblues]

So it wasn't a delusion after all. You really knew her all along. It must've been a very strong memory.

What did she tell you when you talked to each other?

1

[actuallyselfish]

"...how come you don't remember the promise?" Dido asks. "Were you really young at the time?"

[herodrawing]

Well, it's more like...

The academy removed memories of its students as they entered. So I don't really remember anything that happened before that.

[actuallyselfish]

Dido blinks. Then blinks again. "They memory-wiped you?"

She shudders. "No offense, but that sounds kind of evil."

2)

[break_the_nine]

He's Aliiiiiiive!

[Leos pauses at the spinning before crouching down in front of the spinning cleaning bot.]

I'm sure he's just happy to be fixed up again!

[herodrawing]

[The robot stops ominously.]

Uh... hello?

[Before lunging at Leos with a loud roar-like whirr! Surprise, it was the doomba.]

Ahh, run Leos, run!

2

[gold_four]

Um... Lemme check.

[Ataru holds up a book of small robotics for dummies.]

Hm... could be a system reset in progress... Or a destructive cascade of the entire control interface...

[herodrawing]

Ehh? Destructive cascade?!

[Izuru glances at the robot. Is that sparks he sees?]

It won't explode, right?