For the Sake of Cheap Sentimentalism

[empress_without_a_throne]

[1]

[So many revelations brought on inside of the Lady's Good Men's base of operations.  Ingram and that impostor Calico.  The Lady herself.  But on a more personal note...]

... He... was right.

On our own, the Savior machines have done decently enough, but whenever we've combined things have rarely gone well.  And it's getting worse and worse...

[Sara nearly disabling the machine with such ease.  SolEraser trashing the machine once, and her own self-destructive attempt to defeat it the second time.  And now SolSavior's strongest attack more a threat to its pilots than anyone else.  The cuts, bruises, bandages, and bloodstains on Mizuki's clothing do not paint an uplifting picture.]

[2]

[video]



Everyone... I've made a decision.  It's entirely mine and mine alone, but...  In light of what we did... what happened out there I mean...

I'm stepping down from being a member of the Savior team.  I won't be leaving the Unity Group or Solaris, but... but I've gone as far as I can, done as much as I can to make the idea work.  But I guess the Lady's Good Men weren't the only ones at odds with the laws of reality.

Also, just to test the water... do you think "DawnBird"... would make a good name?  For a replacement machine?  Solaris's already made two new mechs... one more should be doable.

Comments

[jianai]

Don't give up! Think of it like a prototype. Which means you can make an improved version, right?

Even if it won't use void power, and even if you won't be the pilot...

Sol Savior would never reach where it did without you, would it?

[empress_without_a_throne]

Yeah... that's exactly what I have in mind, actually. I did help us get to this point and I'll never forget that, but we need to go further. SolSavior needs to be safer; all Sol with no Void.

[jianai]

You thought it out pretty well, didn't you? It's not a momentary decision. I'm sure it needed a lot of pondering.

[But Mizuki does not seem any less unhappy about it.]

Say, Mizuki...

[empress_without_a_throne]

[It'd been in the back of her mind since the last fight with SolEraser. The recent problems just brought it to the surface with a vengeance.]

... Yes?

[jianai]

Would you like to do something enjoyable?

[empress_without_a_throne]

... Why not?

If you don't have any ideas... I wouldn't mind fishing.

[jianai]

That's a good idea, isn't it! I actually have experience with fishing - well, not for fun though.

[empress_without_a_throne]

Good. Never done it myself since I couldn't eat it, but... I'd like to have the experience.

[And make up for the fish she'd taken to Willis recently too.]

[jianai]

It'll be a new experience for the two of us, then!

[Ren claps their hands in enthusiasm.]

I think finding a good place is the most important thing, yes?

[empress_without_a_throne]

It does, yes. So clean water, like a pier or a river. And we'd need fishing poles too.

[jianai]

Organized fishing is also a thing. Did you ever hear about it, Mizuki? It is done at privately owned bodies of water, which you rent for a bit and buy fish that are let into them, for you to fish up.

... Though there may be a problem regarding the two of us going to such a place.

[The problem meaning that between the horns and the long ears, it will look like a fantasy convention out there.]