2. May 21 | audio

[sombrero]

[Private to Minako Arisato]

Hey, how've you been? Said I'd come check up on you sometime. Everything okay so far?

[Public]

Seems like some people use these communicators more for whining instead of actually getting useful information.

I'm looking for someone who'd be willing to spar with me using swords.

And if it's about this then you can forget it. I won't be responding to any complaints regarding that post of hers.

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[sombrero]

That's all there was too it. [NO HE'S NOT GOING TO EXPLAIN MORE. This is something we keep in the dark sob. ] Tough? I wouldn't exactly call it that. I was bored the whole time.

You think going to Israel would be exciting? Yeah, okay. Maybe it would be if you dropped by for a vacation and not for a combat related mission.

It's not so bad after you complete it though. Had time to pick up a gift for you afterwards.

[He told you man. People from his world have weird names. It's a trend in mgs.]

No, I didn't think you were the type to go around picking fights. Bad's kind of the wrong word. Crazy, batshit, and insane would fit the bill more.

[evokes]

Bored? What exactly was the mission you were on, if you don't mind me asking?

Really? You didn't have to, you know. [She smiles though, genuinely touched.] But thank you.

... yeah I think I'll make sure to steer clear of him. What does he look like? Hopefully not like an actual monsoon.

[sombrero]

It's fine for you to ask. Not like this mission was a secret anyways.

We were being asked to kill these undead zombie Kishin eggs. All I really did was go around smacking them. They aren't even worthy opponents.

Mind if I drop by sometime and hand it over? You aren't busy are you?

Fortunately, he doesn't look anything like a monsoon. You could almost say he looks kinda similar to me. We're both cyborgs.

[evokes]

Oh, really? Bummer, I thought they would have been a little more exciting... Though I didn't know eggs could be undead or zombies. Or both.

No, not really. I'm at [insert apartment # here i'm too lazy to look it up] whenever you swing by.

He'll be easy to spot then. It shouldn't be too hard to steer clear of him.

[sombrero]

Yeah, don't ask me about details on that because I don't even know myself.

I'm still not used to the whole idea of magic. As far as I'm concerned, it's just bullshit. BREW is basically going fuck you guests, learn how to use magic and suddenly understand souls. What a joke.

I'll keep that in mind, thanks.


You do that. Hey, Minako have you ever been to Cambodia?

[evokes]

It's kind of different from what I'm used to, that much is for sure, but I guess we don't have much of a choice if we want to go home sooner.

Cambodia? No, I can't say I have. Well, aside from this, I've never been anywhere outside of Japan.

[sombrero]

It still bothers me though. Why fight a war we know nothing about?

So, let's say we agree to fight to help end the conflict sooner. Do you really think they'd let us go back once we've finished being tools for them?

According to Maverick, they say Monsoon used to be from Cambodia. He's a real piece of work. Anyways, the name comes from a collective group of individuals back where I'm from. They were known as the Winds of Destruction. If you were to ask me about it I'd say they sounded like some cheap comic book franchise.

At any rate, you'll soon get your chance to travel around soon enough. Accepting missions with a weapon will give you the chance to go to different places.

[evokes]

If they don't, then... Well, we'll just have to take matters into our own hands. I'm not staying here, that's for sure.

Winds of Destruction? It sounds like something from a shounen manga. [From the weird code names to manga titles it makes her laugh.] You must know people from all over the world, huh.

I'm kind of looking forward to it; I never thought I'd get to travel like this. Although that means I have to find a weapon partner soon...

[sombrero]

Yeah, it'd be wrong to stay here. There's way too much violence. No one should be forced to fight if they don't want to.

It may as well be one at this point. Though they were a real threat back home and there was no joking about it. Either way, I can't help but think the name sounds far too ridiculous.

Who knows what sort of things you'll end up seeing? It'll be interesting for you at least.

[evokes]

But sometimes people don't have a choice, y'know? [She says it somewhat lightly, like posing a "what if" question, but it's true enough. SEES was fighting because no else could for the most part--there wasn't much choice.]

It's hard to take a group seriously with a name like that, I admit.

Yeah, I bet it will! I excited to see what's out there in this world.

[sombrero]

You're right.

I just don't want to see people die fighting for reasons they don't believe in.

Then again I'm probably not in a position to say anything about ridiculous names. Remember how I told you about how my code name was Japanese for thunder and lightning?

Anyways, you might come across something interesting. It's a wild place out there after all.

[evokes]

Yeah... I wonder if people have really died here, fighting to go back home.

[a laugh] Maybe, but I wouldn't say yours is that bad. At least it's one word instead of two.

I hope so. It'd be kind of a downer if I didn't find something new out there, right?

[sombrero]

Probably. That's how it is in war.

Maybe so.

Hahaha, yeah it would be. I think there wouldn't be much point in all this if you couldn't even find something new.

[evokes]

Dying for a war that was never theirs, faraway from home... [That was just too sad, wasn't it? She doesn't say anymore on the matter though.]

Yeah, exactly! There's an upside to every down after all. If I have to get kidnapped and thrown into this craziness, I'm going to get something good out of this.