Emptiness

[sixteenthgun]

1. [The recent mission was quite the ride for one - now identified - Cobray Gordon. His medical examination proves that he is, in fact, the informant that the UG was supposed to meet up with.

What isn't very helpful is that he has completely lost his memories of anything prior to being in the equally mysterious machine, which he calls the Werkbau. The amnesia was also confirmed, which is probably the only reason he's not being kept in a cell.

The only thing he can hope for now is a lead on his past, because there isn't much except piloting that he can help with.]

......

[And that also applies to communicating, apparently. He sits idly outside the infirmary, looking thoughtful.]

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2. [Now, you'd expect someone who is looking for his memories to be more curious about the machine he was found in. But, it's the exact opposite of that...

Cobray has refused to get back into the Werkbau for some reason, while it is inspected. What is known is that the unit itself is an enigma - incorporating Earth technologies, but also those that are reverse engineered from aliens. It is so strange that it can't actually be categorized as either, even if it leans more towards the former.

You find him staring at the machine quietly from a distance. He actually looks bothered by it.]

Comments

[abugslife]

Do you know something about the Werkbau that I do not?

[sixteenthgun]

My memory loss...is related to it, somehow.

[abugslife]

Perhaps a clue to restoring your memory can be found within as well.

You do not remember your past. But through the scraps of information we know, we can hypothesize.

[sixteenthgun]

As long as the examination can be done without me.

Getting back in there is not something I'm prepared for.

[abugslife]

We have enough pilots, we have enough machines, and you are not even technically a member of Unity Group. Nobody will force you to get into the robot.

[sixteenthgun]

[Hearing that, he sounds relieved.]

Much appreciated.

[abugslife]

Coincidentally, you do not seem to be at all surprised that a Gebian - the Gebian ambassador to ESUN, in fact - is talking to you.

[sixteenthgun]

I was told that people here are ones I can count on and trust. So long as that is the case, one's appearance shouldn't be of any concern.

[He lowers his head slightly.]

I do apologize for not being aware of your position, however.

[abugslife]

Do not apologize. I have no intention of lording my position over anyone. It holds little actual power anyway.

It does, however, make me more recognizable to an average Earthling than any other Gebian.

[sixteenthgun]

Other Gebians?

[No, Cobray has not seen the rest, apparently.]

[abugslife]

Do not be surprised if you see giant beetles walking around Unity Group bases. They are human just like you and me.