The Right Stuff...?

[star_of_sad]

What... happened out there? What happened to me?

[During the mission, Setsuko's Virgola unit 3 was in Gauron-related distress but was suddenly shifted a long distance away from the battlefield. It was fished off the ocean and its pilot is fine, but she has a billion questions. And no answers.]


That was my mistake. I underestimated that asshole's capabilities. If something happened to you, I wouldn't forgive myself.


Everything ended fine in the end, so just be glad and don't worry!


Chief, lt Watson... I suppose you are right. There is no use worrying about it.

But I still need to know.

[Have you anything to say to the Glory Stars?]

Comments

[kinaesthete]

Ever been in real mortal danger before? Maybe this is how you awaken your latent potential, or whatever the proper term is.

Either that, or the people who built your machines want you to test more than you know. Didn't seem like there was room for that kind of black box tech on any of the schematics I saw, though.

[star_of_sad]

...

Yes.

[Yes what?]

[kinaesthete]

...Sorry. That was a stupid thing to ask. I'm sure you're asking all these questions of yourself already, anyway.

So what's your deployment status like? Have they grounded you until they know what happened? I suppose blipping out of the way of danger isn't exactly a bad thing, but it's hard to fit into a reliable tactical plan.

[star_of_sad]

No, none of that! I'm ready to deploy at any time.

Virgola is working as intended, so maybe it was just a one time thing.

[kinaesthete]

Great!

So we've both had our first live-fire sorties, then, huh? You know what that means.

We should celebrate.

[star_of_sad]

Celebrate?

[Setsuko is genuinely surprised.]

I'm... not much the type for celebrating.

[kinaesthete]

Your first celebration! That calls for extra celebrating.

Your teammates know what I'm talking about, right? Good music, pretty people, strong and/or fruity drinks which may or may not have little umbrellas in them.

I know Alhambra's not exactly a social hot spot, but there are a bunch of people from Nora killing time on the Star Rose who are really, really happy not to be dead.

[star_of_sad]

Ah. Yes. I think they do.

That sounds fun. I suppose.

[kinaesthete]

Ha ha, don't worry. We won't throw you in at the deep end, or get you in trouble with your CO.

[Cathy looks at Setsuko's teammates to confirm that she is, in fact, not throwing her in at the deep end already, or getting her in trouble.]

[glorystargo]

[Denzel nods his head in agreement. As for Toby... he's gone off somewhere. Preparing for a party already, maybe?]

[kinaesthete]

[Excellent! It's always good to have a CO who understands the importance of downtime. And a cute wingman, that helps too.]

I'll see who else is up for it, then. You let me know when you have an evening free, and I'll make arrangements.