Just a monthly status update thing (backdated to after Ichitaka's leave)

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

[Yuu is just staring at the empty dock in the hangar where the Rushbird was standing only a day earlier.]

So he took flight on his own...

[Strangely enough, Ichitaka's aloof older brother doesn't seem all too upset. He does bring a hand up to his chin after a moment or two, though.]

...Maybe I should have let him borrow the wings.

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[space-mcgyver.livejournal.com]

Hey! Where'd Ichi and the Rushbird go?

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

He left this.

[He hands Lowe a note: it's just Ichitaka saying that he's off to look for gramps on his own for a bit.]

[space-mcgyver.livejournal.com]

[Read read.]

Can't blame him, really.

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

[Nod.]

He has been through a lot...

And I trust him enough to be able to handle himself. He did take care to bring along some of his things, at least.

[But when it comes to GreAT, you can never be too sure, really.]

[space-mcgyver.livejournal.com]

So...

Wanna bet how much time passes until he's back?

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

[Yuu takes a moment to think.]

...I would say two weeks.

[azure-savior.livejournal.com]

... The Rushbird can use the Stray's wings?

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

Well...yes. Something like that.

[It's also something he's been hiding from Ichitaka...]

[space-mcgyver.livejournal.com]

Have some faith in your brother! Give him three weeks at least!

Not more than a month though.

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

You may be right...

Even so, we don't know the entirety of what's out there now when it comes to hostiles.

[space-mcgyver.livejournal.com]

He'll be alright! Rushbird is a mighty powerful machine, and besides... if Ichitaka gets into a fight, I think we're gonna notice.

No this is not meta or foreshadowing of any kind

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

He will. The question is, for how long?

I know that I should expect to see an increase in powerful enemy factions and otherworldly visitors in the near future, considering our past experiences.

So even two weeks may be pushing it.

Not at all

[space-mcgyver.livejournal.com]

C'mon, there must be some kind of bad guy limit - only so many hostile factions or evil aliens can exist on Earth at a given time, right?

[azure-savior.livejournal.com]

So the strengths of both machines all wrapped up in one impressive package then!

... The Stray'd get let out in the rain though.

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

That limit hasn't been reached yet, then...

I wouldn't be all too surprised at any rate, and I doubt Ichitaka would be either. He should know when to return.

In the meantime, we will keep doing what we have to.

[space-mcgyver.livejournal.com]

Well said! I never had intention of giving up here, no matter how many enemies we face.

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

Straybird not doing much isn't the problem; it would still have some of its weapons at least.

Well, if it were that simple, I'd have left it in Ichitaka's care without hesitating.

[saikyocivrobo]

Another hothead leaves the ship to play hero on his own, it seems...

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

Looks like it.

But I know better than to try to stop him by now.

[saikyocivrobo]

He will be back, right? I hope he won't rush into something stupid, even if the name of his robot just encourages that behaviour.

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

He will, in about two to three weeks...Lowe anticipated the latter, I'm going with the former.

[saikyocivrobo]

Well, you know him better than anyone else around, so I'm going to trust your judgement on that.