Sortie 01 | Text

[redheadcarrier]

So, who else is staying in their rooms until this is over?

This whole zombie thing is a load of crap.

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[speakveryclearly]

I Will Grant That Actual Death Is A Major Impediment In General
But Thats Obviously Different

[redheadcarrier]

Well, I'm talking about actual death! Idiot.

[speakveryclearly]

And Yet
Where Do You Draw The Line
A Heart Not Beating
What If You Could Enter A Life State Where That Was Simply No Longer A Concern

[redheadcarrier]

Maybe I would. I don't know!

[speakveryclearly]

Wouldnt It Be Nice
To Not Have To Worry About Dying Anymore Once Youd Gotten It Out Of The Way
And Just Go On With Your "Life" Or Rather Existence Anyway

This Is How I Think Of My Condition
Thats All

[redheadcarrier]

Not all of us can do that, you know!

[speakveryclearly]

I Know
Sorry

I Just Didnt Want To Be Misunderstood

[redheadcarrier]

I'm not misunderstanding you!

Ugh. I just don't want to talk about dying.

[speakveryclearly]

In That Trait Youre A Rare Sort

We Should Talk About Something Else
Does Your Aversion To The Current Situation Come From Discomfort With Combat In General
Thats A Trait You Would Have To Discard Here

[redheadcarrier]

What? No! I was a combat pilot

[speakveryclearly]

Really
Such As In A Proper Military Capacity
Despite My Conscription Here Ive Had The Privilege Of Acquaintance With Very Few Professional Soldiers

[redheadcarrier]

Paramilitary, I guess. Technically.

[speakveryclearly]

I See

[I Have No Idea What That Means]

[redheadcarrier]

But I am a professional.

[speakveryclearly]

Thats Comforting To Hear

[redheadcarrier]

These idiots don't have anything for me to pilot, though!

[speakveryclearly]

There Was An Incident Involving Bombing Some Time Ago
Maybe Your Opportunity Will Come Later

[redheadcarrier]

I just hate feeling useless.

[That's putting it mildly.]

[speakveryclearly]

There Are Plenty Of Opportunities For Training Here
You Dont Have To Be

[redheadcarrier]

I'm not useless! I just hate feeling useless!

[Which is practically all the time. Thanks, crippling trauma!]

What am I supposed to do? Fight their stupid war for them?

[speakveryclearly]

That Is The General Idea

[redheadcarrier]

But I don't even care about these people!

[There's a lag time of a minute or two before Asuka adds in another response. Apparently, she's thinking.]

I guess I owe them for pulling me out of that hell-hole. Kind of.

[speakveryclearly]

They Do Pay You
And Also Your Rent

[redheadcarrier]

better than being out in the cold, I guess.

[speakveryclearly]

A Genuine Risk Given The Paucity Of Good Weather Here