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Unity Group's finance-related problems have eased over time. Nowadays they are pretty much gone and situation is back to how it was before.
But now, you get a reminder why the problems started in the first place.
"Holy crap! It's like Christmas came early!"
Loni's here. And so is his new unit. In the hangars, equipped with twin beam katanas, stands a stark white unit. The top of the line one of a kind prototype - the BrightSaber.
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What about the old FightSaber? It's still being used, as a matter of fact someone is taking it through a training course right now. It jumps from cover to cover swiftly, shooting down target drones with gravity blasts while avoiding their counter fire.
Once the course is over, the time and score displayed are impressive. Browsing the results database would show that despite the unit being underequipped compared to its loadout from before, it scored higher than Loni ever did. But he's not the pilot this time.
"Yes, that's acceptable. I can work with this."
Ilinka is.
"Nice, Ilinka. This is a much better ride than a crappy old Gespenst. Now you won't need rescuing all the time anymore!"
"..."
By the way, Desta's nowhere around. Maybe the third of the Gavin party is not in mood for Christmas spirit.
Unity Group's finance-related problems have eased over time. Nowadays they are pretty much gone and situation is back to how it was before.
But now, you get a reminder why the problems started in the first place.
"Holy crap! It's like Christmas came early!"
Loni's here. And so is his new unit. In the hangars, equipped with twin beam katanas, stands a stark white unit. The top of the line one of a kind prototype - the BrightSaber.
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What about the old FightSaber? It's still being used, as a matter of fact someone is taking it through a training course right now. It jumps from cover to cover swiftly, shooting down target drones with gravity blasts while avoiding their counter fire.
Once the course is over, the time and score displayed are impressive. Browsing the results database would show that despite the unit being underequipped compared to its loadout from before, it scored higher than Loni ever did. But he's not the pilot this time.
"Yes, that's acceptable. I can work with this."
Ilinka is.
"Nice, Ilinka. This is a much better ride than a crappy old Gespenst. Now you won't need rescuing all the time anymore!"
"..."
By the way, Desta's nowhere around. Maybe the third of the Gavin party is not in mood for Christmas spirit.
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"Unlike me, Loni and Desta were not trained to fight from youth. As far as I know they lived ordinary lives before they were forced into battle. I have much more training and experience, but on the battlefield they are doing much better."
"I don't understand why."
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She points a thumb at her own chest. "Honestly?" She says, face twisting in discomfort. "Loni and Desta are a bit like me: I had no training before joining the UG. I've only survived so far because my super robot has unusual abilities enemies aren't used to...and because I rely on my friends for help."
She points a finger at Ilinka. "Those two rely on you as well. They probably don't realize it, but your combat experience and hard work has kept them alive all this time!" She clenches her fist. "Heck, you could even surpass them with FightSaber, if you...well..."
Dido hesitates.
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She scratches her head. "Loni and Desta are brave and...heroic...but they've never evolved any strategy beyond 'Charge and attack a lot'. They don't know how to analyze a foe, guess it's abilities, or visualize ways it can be brought down."
She meets Ilinka's eyes. "You have a cool head, and can think under pressure. Learn to imagine ways of winning in combat...and you'll be a marvel on the battlefield... someone who can protect their friends and innocents!" She glances at the ground. "Uh...does that make any sense?"
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"I have already been doing this. Are you saying it should be different with a new unit?"
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Dido blinks, caught off guard. "You have? Well...um. Huh...in every battle I've seen you in, you seemed to just follow Loni and Gavin's lead."
She scratches her head. "Maybe you three have been using tactics outside of the battle's the UG's witnessed?"
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She groans under her breath. "...screw this dancing around." She faces Ilinka and rests a hand on her shoulder. "Look: Loni and Desta are incompetent." She hisses. "Really incompetent. And they're gonna get themselves killed unless you strong-arm them into learning teamwork and tactics!"
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"If they are incompetent, we wouldn't get as far as we did. There were complications during fights but how do you explain the rest?"
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She exhales a ragged breath. "I...I'm sorry, Ilinka: I shouldn't be so harsh. But..."
She composes herself. "Have you ever heard of the Dunning-Kruger Effect? It's a cognitive bias the psych-techs discovered a while back. It's where screw-ups falsely think they're hot stuff, because they're not skilled enough to realize how incompetent they are. No basis for comparison, you see? And because of that, they never try to learn or self-improve."
She meets Ilinka's eyes. "There's also awesome, skill people who falsely think they're incompetent . They're discouraged because they know enough to realize how far they have to go, how much more they have to learn. Sound familiar?"
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"..."
The period of quiet is long and awkward. But finally:
"I see."
"I'll have to think about what you just told me."
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She turns to go, then hesitates. "Say, Ilinka? That super-soldier program that Loni and Desta rescued you from...you guys burned it to the ground, right?"
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