It went better than expected!- Location: Star Rose

[streamedastar]

[[backdated to right after Sortie! The Twisted colony.]]

[So despite everyone getting out okay and the adrenaline from defeating the aliens has finally run out, Ryuichi is still going to find a nice corner to sit and sulk in.
And by sulk I mean blast his jams so loud he can't hear anything-but others might be able to hear the bass themselves, while his fingers hammer his tablet to type up something super dumb and pointless to vent his frustrations of being a trick yoyo in space.]

How do people even deal with that stuff...

[He's honestly amazed noone died and that he didn't go flying off into the inky blackness. He'll head off back to Japan base once he's done being amazed.]

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[herodrawing]

Hello.

[Izuru's leaning in front of you, Ryuichi. Not sure how long was he there.]

Are you okay?

[streamedastar]

[Ryuichi looks up and pulls his headphones off and turns dat music off]

Yeah! Of course, I'm fine!

[herodrawing]

Instructor Suzukaze told me you were the pilot of that robot that could control water. I never saw anything like it before!

Oh, I'm Hitachi Izuru. I pilot Red Five.

[streamedastar]

It's pretty different to all the other robots I noticed...

I'm Ryuichi, and that robot was Aotatsu.

[herodrawing]

I wonder who made it. That kind of power is amazing!

[streamedastar]

It wasn't really made...it's actually magic.
Or something like magic.

[herodrawing]

Magic is real?!

[An instant reaction.]

[streamedastar]

Why wouldn't it be?

[herodrawing]

Because, it's, you know. Magic. Fairy tale and legend material.

[Izuru tries to wave his arms like he's casting a spell.]

[streamedastar]

That doesn't mean it's not real.
I mean...we fight aliens and monsters and until some time ago we had no idea those were a thing.

[herodrawing]

Hmm, you have a point there.

Anyway that's good. It means we have magic on our side so we're one step closer to winning!

[streamedastar]

Heh, glad I could help out.

Honestly though I didn't expect my first mission to be in space.

[herodrawing]

It was your first mission too?

[streamedastar]

...Yeah?

[herodrawing]

Then it was like a large hero team's debut! I'm so happy that it ended up as well as it did, in the end.

[streamedastar]

Yeah. I was really worried when the missile hit the colony.

[herodrawing]

I think my heart skipped a beat when that happened...

But, wait! It's not your fault, really!

[streamedastar]

At least nobody got hurt...

I know it's not, but I can't help thinking I was an idiot there.

[herodrawing]

Everyone calls me an idiot all the time too. I know how that feels.

But we won in the end and almost no one died, that's what matters, right?

[streamedastar]

Would have been nice if nobody had died.
I wish we could have saved him.

[herodrawing]

Yeah...

Commander Bruzar sacrificed himself so everyone else could get out safely. But if there was some way!

[streamedastar]

[He looks away, starting to droop into a rut again.]

[herodrawing]

[Izuru doesn't know what else to say. Talking about heroism is one thing, but seeing people die like that?

He's not used to it. And not happy about it, either.]

[streamedastar]

[Ryuichi straightens and tries to bring the conversation a better direction]

...You're a good guy though, Izuru.
You jumped into those aliens despite the odds. For a second I was worried I would have to do it on my own.

[herodrawing]

Ah!

[Snap out of it, Izuru!]

Thanks. Let's both do our best the next time, too!

[streamedastar]

[Nods]
Absolutely.
I'll throw in my lot with you any time.

[dolorous_sensei]

(Someone is watching you from your side)

Even now, I'm still not sure how...

[streamedastar]

[Jumps a bit at the sudden person right next to him, turning his music off]

What- hi?

[dolorous_sensei]

Oh sorry. You're new right? Just survived your first battle?

[streamedastar]

Yes. I mean, I expected to.

[dolorous_sensei]

I could recognize that sight anytime. I still remember my first battle. I'm not sure how I survived... Many of my friends didn't survive their first battle...

[streamedastar]

Sorry to hear that.

[cloningblues]

[Stare.]

[streamedastar]

[Hasn't noticed you yet]

[cloningblues]

Are you the missile-throwing guy?

[streamedastar]

Huh?
[Music off]

I...I guess that was me.

[cloningblues]

You look kinda depressed.

[streamedastar]

Ah, well...I almost caused a mess. It's hard not to get in a bit of a rut.

[cloningblues]

You're damn lucky with that "almost" part, let me tell you that.

Or maybe it was something else than luck.

[streamedastar]

Something other than luck?

[cloningblues]

You think everything that happened there was really a coincidence? A big chain of coincidences? Or maybe something of it was planned by... someone. In some strange fashion.

[streamedastar]

...That seems pretty far fetched.