016; video; May 28th, evening

[blue_wayfinder]

[Well, it's certainly been a while since she last showed up on the network like this. Then again, she's been a little busy...]

Good evening, my name is Aqua, I'm currently the Zone Leader of the Inner City Residential District I also help teach Weapons how to transform at morning training. I hope no one's had any trouble settling in so far. [Because she's met a few of you already and would like to know how you're doing.]

And best of luck to the people going on the mission. [Her voice up until this point had been polite and calm, though it falls a little in volume at this point it's, if anything, more earnest and heartfelt than it was previously but just as clear.] Please come back safely.

[The polite calm tone was back afterwards.] For now, I was wondering, how many of you have been in a war before?

[ Filtered to the Patrolmen of the Inner Residential District (Sheena, Re-L and Dualscar); ]

[She's...not entirely certain what kind of face she should show them. This was still a little new to her. She settles for a brief, but polite smile.]

I'm sorry I haven't really introduced myself to all of you before this. I'll make sure to do that properly later.

[Her mouth thins.] Right now, I need to know how many of you are going on the mission and how many of you will be staying behind.

Comments

[video]

[redregrets]

I'm going, but I've had plenty of experience in combat and in a war. I'm actually involved in a war back where I come from. I know last time we talked I had just got here and I didn't know how to transform yet, but I've got it down, and I've resonated with a bunch of different people already. Plus, I'm going with two people I trust, Dave and John, and they're a lot more experienced than I am. As far as settling in, I haven't had any problems. So you shouldn't worry about it. _{[He is a worrier himself. He can see what you're doing here Aqua.]}

[video]

[blue_wayfinder]

I'm glad to hear that.

[She'll worry anyway. It's hard not to, especially since she wasn't used to staying behind in matters like this...even if it had been her decision this time.]

So what do you turn into?

[video]

[redregrets]

A sickle. That's the weapon I use, back where I come from. Well, technically I use two sickles, but whatever. It looks really fucking awesome, but the downside is there aren't many people who know how to use a sickle properly besides me, so I'm probably going to have to teach a shit ton of people for a long fucking time, at least until I settle on a partner, if I ever do.

[video] Sorry this is so late!

[blue_wayfinder]

I've never seen anyone who used two sickles before. [Then again, everyone she met barring two people had used Keyblades, so that might be why.]

You never know, though. We might have someone who uses something like that. There was someone here who turned into a fan and he found someone who knew how to use those.

[video] Haha that's alright I was on hiatus anyway!

[redregrets]

It's the weapons threshecutioners used back home. That's what I wanted to be, if I survived to adulthood.

That would be cool. It feels weird not having some sort of weapon on me, even though I know I'm a weapon myself. It's not like I can wield myself or anything, so being a weapon doesn't help me out if I'm by myself in a combat situation.

[voice]

[rally_spectrum]

Good evening, Aqua!

[She takes a deep breath. She is still getting used to the conversations over the communicator. It was a little easier when she was talking to Mina and she wasn't so deliberate.]

I'm Robin. I was a tactician in a lord's army on my world. We were fighting a war with a neighboring nation before BREW pulled me over.

[A hint of worry, when she says that.]

[voice]

[blue_wayfinder]

It's nice to meet you, Robin.

[...yeah. She feels you on that one.]

BREW really does have the worst timing sometimes.

[voice]

[rally_spectrum]

You, too?

[There may be something to it, though. It gets Robin thinking.]

Do we know if BREW has a conscience? If it favors individuals from troubled worlds, who are engaged in this sort of business already... ah, that would make sense. Experience is the sharpest sword, they say!

[voice]

[blue_wayfinder]

I wasn't in the middle of a conflict, but There are things I still need to do back home. [Like getting back to her friends though she's since learned that that won't happen for another 15 years.]

No one knows much about BREW and even though it brings in a lot of people from worlds with conflict I've also seen it pull in people who've never fought before.

[Private]

[recitings]

I've been in many wars before. Although I might have already imparted that to you when you were still under my supervision.

... I have a favor to ask of you, Aqua. You are staying here in the city, am I correct?

[Private]

[blue_wayfinder]

I am. [She still wasn't sure if this was the right decision but things were different than they were back home. She couldn't just rush off and face the next threat without at least thinking about it.]

What is it?

[Private]

[recitings]

I'm going on the mission.

If you can, help me keep an eye on Valentine and Sai on the network while I'm away. They're new. Neji or Fabiola might help me watch over them, but it wouldn't hurt to have another set of eyes.

[Private]

[blue_wayfinder]

...I know who Valentine is, but I don't think I've met Sai. [Pause.] Unless you mean the serial killer from a girl named Yako's world.

[ video ; private ]

[violet_mariner]

[ Dualscar replied with a respectful bow of his head and a brief, polite smile of his own, but it faded quickly to a more professionally focused expression. ]

We've met, ma'am.

I have plans to remain in the city. I assume a number of younger recruits will be eager for battle and ready to rush to the scene, leaving the city largely defenseless. Given the sentiment in the city, I wouldn't be surprised if the absence were taken advantage of.

There was a particular Meister I was interested in leaving with initially, but without much training with another Mesiter, I'll be of more use here.

[ He SHOULD be going out. But he had plans to talk to said Meister about individual missions, anyway. Besides, he'd seen too many wars to know a situation like this wouldn't be taken advantage of. ]

[ video ; private ]

[blue_wayfinder]

[There is a brief smile from her own end.]

So we have.

[Her expression returned to being professional afterwards.]

As much as I wanted to help with the evacuation, that was exactly why I decided to stay too. [It had been a hard decision because Aqua was not used to staying behind, but she couldn't just run off without thinking about it while she held this position. As much as she was unsure about this position that much she still understood.]

And the leaders of the group behind the kidnapping are still at large too.

[ video ; private ]

[violet_mariner]

Yes, I noticed there were announcements made previously by city officials concerning that matter, but there's been little information released in the way of follow up. At least as far as I could see in public conversations.

[ He figured something was being done, but it was kept under wraps. ]

Do you know who's staying behind in the other units? We should know how thin we'll be spread across Death City.

Also if possible, I'd like to submit a formal request for more information on that topic at a later date. Most of what I gleaned was disorganized and desperate pleas for search and rescue coalitions.

[ video ; private ]

[blue_wayfinder]

You'd probably have to ask Kid that if you want to know. We were allowed to investigate the tunnels after they were finished with it, but I haven't heard anyone having found anything.

[She shook her head.]

I don't know yet. I was thinking about asking Neji later when I go to the office.

I think that would be a good idea. Even if we know it's the Witches who are behind this if we can figure out how things got to this point maybe we can help prevent it in the future.

[video]

[itsfondue]

I've been in one before, though it was a while back. [Well, history wise. Not really in his view.] And it was rather different from the one here.

[video]

[blue_wayfinder]

Different in what way?

[video]

[itsfondue]

The meister-weapon system for one. Most of the time it's a two-man unit, instead of a larger squadron.

People head out to missions and come back in a few days, our main location doesn't change. There's not much worry about bombs, airstrikes, or tanks, instead we're focused on monsters and witches.

[video]

[blue_wayfinder]

The meister-weapon system seems to be unique to this world, it seems.

[She wondered if that was true though...maybe she can ask one day.]

Do these differences make this war harder or easier? [Though she doubts you could call any sort of war 'easy'.]

[pranksterheir]

I don't know if you could say I've been in a war before but I've definitely fought some battles.

[blue_wayfinder]

Would you mind me asking what kind of enemy you fought?

[pranksterheir]

[How the heck do you describe Jack Noir to someone.] He was this dog chess person who had crazy powerful powers.

[blue_wayfinder]

...a dog chess person?