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Nutty times around here, huh? It's nice to see things happening, even if it's stuff like "spaceship crashing into building you call home, inevitable relocation into a room with three other people." There are worse things.

[Grump grump. She just sounds dry. It's a little overcrowded here for a girl who likes her privacy, but whatcha gonna do...]

And now a trip home. Or a try for it. What good news for everyone who doesn't want to be here, maybe - if it works they could as well just install a revolving door and kick the people who won't have with fighting in a surprise war right back home. It could make life pretty difficult for the Initiative if it works out, if nobody'll stick around from the goodness of their hearts, or whatever.

It's the first time I've seen a place manage that though. So that's something.

Anyhow, welcome in to all you new people, I hope the Hold has been kind so far. If you're homesick cheer up, it could be so much more terrible around these parts. The group missions aren't so bad. You got armed and you got money and maybe you won't even be here a long time. The future looks bright, right?

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Reduces indignation in some, doesn't it?

I guess that's a point for lying about it. There's enough indignation already.

Though the claim of randomness also incites some accusations of incompetency.

If somebody's incompetent I guess that's better than them being picky and dangerous.

Yeah, I'd rather not be the subject of humans' malicious experiments.

[Again.]

I think they really are in need of us, at least. I think the other side is worse. [Or Rin wouldn't have stuck around...]

Well, that's a given. Both counts. We win all their battles, they save us from the United Earth's ruthless bombs.

I wonder if we'll win.

...maybe there's a way we can engineer a time paradox if we don't?

I just wonder why don't we go back to when the United Earth got started and nip them in the bud. Boom, all done right there.

I've never been especially clear on the actual history of Earth... I got the impression there was no single moment that would be that pivotal, though. And remember when we fought the Golden Horde but something was left behind so the monsters were sicced on us? That's what they risk happening again, I suppose.

Yeah... it seems like we should be able to do something more effective than just chipping away, though. Maybe if we sent off a lot of missions at once. Why is it only one at a time?

Well, they can't afford to leave the base undefended, can they?

There are some really strong people out there in the universe... too bad we can't find a benevolent one of those who wouldn't mind lending a big hand.