Eighty-Second Launch

[infinitejustice]

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[Athrun looks pretty distraught on the feed. He seems to be indoors, as well. He's been watching the news, so he knows about the Pokémon Centers in Goldenrod, Ecruteak, and Saffron getting destroyed.]

I don't know if everyone's heard, but there's been a series of attacks in three cities. It's all over the news.

Something needs to be done. I don't want to see any more attacks than those that have already happened. I'm going to start patrolling the city. Anyone else in Vermilion interested in helping can let me know; I'll take all the help I can get.

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Do we have any idea what's going on here? Is it the usual, or someone else?

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Miki, where are you? We need to talk.

Comments

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[infinitejustice]

[Oh, he gets it through context, anyway.]

I have. We served aboard the same ship in the last war.

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[soggypastry]

[Oh, good. Explaining what chocobos are is Hope's gig, not hers.]

So you know how he'll react to things like this. [Combat. Attack. Endless battle. The constants in war.] What do you think he'll do once he's healed? He doesn't seem the type to wait and think things through.

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[infinitejustice]

He isn't. He needs someone to follow, and even then he'll go off and do his own thing. He's good enough to be a captain, but he doesn't have the necessary skills to be a major.

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[soggypastry]

[Sigh and a headshake.] I noticed. He's too reckless and stubborn to realize you have to leave some things alone. It's just going to get him into more trouble if this keeps up.

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[infinitejustice]

Oh, it already has. Believe it or not, he actually used to be worse.

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[soggypastry]

Worse than charging after someone who was attacking a crowd of people with Zap Cannon? [this face. She...can't quite believe that. not if he's talking about a situation here.]

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[infinitejustice]

How does "disobeying a direct order and leaving the battlefield" sound?

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[soggypastry]

Like something someone who was looking for a court martial would do. [siiigh.] Did he at least have a reason to do that?

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[infinitejustice]

Yeah, he did. He wanted to run off and rescue a prison camp. I didn't disagree with his intentions, but I did have a problem with his timing.

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[soggypastry]

Find a commanding officer that would appreciate that kind of timing. [headshake.] You don't disobey a direct order, even if it's to save an entire world of people.

[...granted that's what quitting the military is for, but that's not for everyone.]