Reunions - part 1

[srwu_npc3]

After a long, long voyage, the Macross is finally back on Earth - welcome! Finally a chance to resupply and rest in peace, free from assaults of Zentradi and other aliens.

The relatively large civilian population of the battleship faces a problem though. Simply put, they can't leave! Due to a large amount of red tape and paranoid officials muttering about military secrets, the civilians can't return to Earth and for now are forced to live in Macross City. And before you ask, no - we can't make them all members of Unity Group.

But even though no one can get out (at least not permanently), some people got in.


"As usual, the war-happy soldiers get all the praise while civilians are suffering. At this rate it'll turn out the big wigs started the alien war on purpose, and I won't be surprised!"

Meet Lynn Kaifun, a relatively famous wuxia actor and cousin of the Miss Macross context victor. Currently he's agitating a group of Macross City denizens and generally being loud and abrasive. For example, when he notices you...

"Hey! I know your kind, you're from Unity Group. How's being a glory hog in a super powerful robot treating you? I'm sure you never had to huddle in ruins, afraid, while soldiers waged their little wars over your head!"

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[break_the_nine]

AND THEN instead of relief efforts those guys just paved over my home for offices!!! Did anybody say a word? Did anybody even try to help?! No! It wasn't just soldiers! It was people like you who talk up a good show then don't even do anything!!!

[Leos is just getting up in the actor's face now.]

You don't even CARE about these people do you?! You're probably just doing this to look good!!! The Unity Group probably does more good in a WEEK than you'll ever do in your entire career! My friends pushed back alien invasions, fought terrorists and saved hostages! What have you been doing? Complaining about things!!!!

[The Human PLUS' nails are digging into his hands hard enougn that they were bleeding.]

And you know what? I don't care about glory, and I'm not even using a 'super awesome powerful robot'. Half the time I go out I always get my butt kicked. But I try to help.

So shut up. Stop talking crap about my friends and start actually helping!!!.

[srwu_npc3]

"Do you think what you're doing is any different? Unity Group is funded by corporations, the same corporations that hurt you. And now you're working for them, just in a roundabout way!" Kaifun does not even take a step back.

"I always carefully check my movies, to ensure they are funded only by small businesses and individuals I know have only good intentions in mind."

[break_the_nine]

Oh I'm sure that you could probably tell. After all you're such a good judge of character.

And I know which corporations hurt me.

I also know just how many people the Unity Group helped. How many people could have died if they weren't around? Or are you saying that they should have died because we shouldn't even be around.

I joined the Unity Group out of revenge... and I know how petty and stupid that was compared to everyone else trying to help people. But along the way I figured I could do more. I could do my best to keep people from getting their lives screwed up like I did.

Tell me. Just how many lives did you save recently? Just how many lives did your good intentions alone save?

[srwu_npc3]

"So this is what you are doing now? Keeping a tally of 'lives saved' to brag? And what if that tally is zero?"

"I saved zero lives. I also hurt zero." Kaifun makes a sweeping gesture of the crowd around the two of you.
"So did all the others. Are you saying they are worthless? Because for me that's how it sounds like! That no one here did any 'hard work' so we have no rights to critize you!"

[break_the_nine]

A tally-

[Leos grabs the side of his head. Goddamn dealing with this jackass was making his head hurt.]

They. Aren't. Worthless. I never said that. You did. Because if my life didn't get fucked up because of some crazy jerk with too many secrets I wouldn't even be discussing this with you! I never wanted to be a soldier or a pilot!

But I can't quit. Not after what I've seen.

[Leos glares at the martial artist.]

I've seen good people give up their lives trying to save others - civilian and soldier alike. Giving those people a chance to live their lives. I won't have some like you who doesn't even understand talk like this and demean them. Not Yancy. Not Chief. Not anybody.

[srwu_npc3]

"You think soldiers are the only ones who die in battle? For every one of your friends in arms, ten other people have died or even more, and you didn't even know or notice."

"You can always quit. All you have to do is try."

[break_the_nine]

Considering how it all started for me I know that fact too well. But here's something I'd like to add. They died trying to save lives. Yancy died making sure those same lives you said we wouldn't notice get destroyed by a kaiju or Aerogators. Chief was protecting me and everybody else that was there...

[And Kanade... well as much as he'd love to bring her up and slam it into Kaifun's face... he knew some secrets were to be kept secret.]

And what? Abandon my friends? Stop fighting to make sure the people you keep thinking I get killed are safe?

Tell me. With all the monsters and hostile alien armies running around... just what good will all of us quitting do aside from letting them crush us, shoot us in the back, enslave or eat us. And not in any particular order.