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]

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.