12th Striker Unit

[aceshighhealer.livejournal.com]

(Since her unexpected lottery win over the weekend, which sent her into one of her most shocking sorties yet, Yoshika hadn't spent much time talking, pretty deep in thought over what she'd experienced. Sure, she still made small talk to her friends and helped out in the kitchen during the weekend but other than that her smile wasn't 100% the same.

At the moment, the Fuso native was walking Kaze around the Chalice, ending up at the deck and sitting down next to the dog, silent while petting him at the same time.)

I think you're the luckiest member of the Chalice, Kaze. You'll never have to endure sorties or dangerous missions.

(Kaze whimpered softly, rubbing his nose against Yoshika's hand who moved it to pet the dog a few times.)

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[curseu-reflexes.livejournal.com]

[And Julia could definitely tell that Yoshika's smile wasn't the same.]

... Hey.

[aceshighhealer.livejournal.com]

...Hi, Julia. (Yoshika hadn't talked with her in a while, but she always enjoyed their talks.)

[curseu-reflexes.livejournal.com]

[She knelt down, petting Kaze too and scratching behind his ear.]

I'm sorry for what happened out there. It's not every day you end up watching a species become extinct.

[aceshighhealer.livejournal.com]

(Yoshika sniffled a bit, never having expected the first time she got to see pandas up close would be the last time.)

...Tsukasa managed to save Kaze, so...th-they didn't deserve that!

[curseu-reflexes.livejournal.com]

[And at that Julia reached over, hugging Yoshika around her shoulder.]

After surviving Second Impact and the One Year War and so many other things... you're right. They didn't.

And it's a shame. Civilization's holding on as best as it can, but so much life on Earth's still hanging on by a thread.

[aceshighhealer.livejournal.com]

(Yoshika hugged Julia back, crying against her shoulder while not letting go for a while.)

I couldn't do a thing to help them...and I wanted to so much!

[gamenojikan.livejournal.com]

[Oh hey, it's the new girl. She takes a seat next to Yoshika, and starts petting the dog.]

[aceshighhealer.livejournal.com]

(Yoshika hadn't met her, but she did recognize her as one of the more recent arrivals.)

Hello! You're one of the new recruits onboard?

[gamenojikan.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes. Yui Sendou.


...This is a nice dog.

[aceshighhealer.livejournal.com]

Thanks! His name is Kaze and he belongs to a friend of mine.

I'm Yoshika Miyafuji~

[gamenojikan.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you, Miss Miyafuji.

[Yui looks out, over the landscape passing by.]

...What's bothering you?

[aceshighhealer.livejournal.com]

You can call me Yoshika; all my friends do!

(She sighed lightly while turning to look as well.)

...Have you heard about one of the more recent missions that happened since you arrived?

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

[[Suddenly, Yoshika is being lifted. Then, set up on MarKus's shoulders. No, he didn't ask.]]

Watcha bein all mopey for, Kiddo? [[Carrying along!~]]

[aceshighhealer.livejournal.com]

...Ehhhh?! (Yeah, she didn't expect that! Kaze barks while trailing along after the two.)

D-Didn't you hear? I couldn't do a thing to save the pandas, and now they're gone forever!

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

Wait... all of the pandas? [[No, he didn't hear about this one...]]

[aceshighhealer.livejournal.com]

...All of them. Ren, Nanoha, Fate and a few of the others were there too. Tsukasa was able to save Kaze, but we couldn't even rescue one panda!

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

But... I mean, is that like... all the pandas forever? There's none left anywhere now?

[[He's not walking anymore... He's gotta think of some way to give the girlie hope again]]

[aceshighhealer.livejournal.com]

...None. I double-checked my report over and over, hoping I was wrong...! (She's crying a little by this point.)

[aheartstrength.livejournal.com]

[ With a knowing smile, Hoshi walks up to Yoshika and places her hand - still in its' cast - on her shoulder before crouching down. ]

You did great out there, Yoshika, all right?

[aceshighhealer.livejournal.com]

(...Wait, wasn't this one of the newer Riders? The one Shinji had told her about now and then, the one TSukasa had talked about?)

...I don't think the pandas would agree...

[saikyocivrobo]

[Prometheus looks at the dog curiously, with a closed can of soda in his hands.]

[aceshighhealer.livejournal.com]

(Yoshika blinked a few times at the robot, Kaze tilting his head in confusion before barking once.)

[saikyocivrobo]

[The robot offers the soda to Kaze, and points at the dog's back and himself.]

[aceshighhealer.livejournal.com]

(Kaze responded with a "Hmm?" questioning tone while looking back at Yoshika before seeming to bark in affirmation.)

[saikyocivrobo]

[Prometheus leaves the can on the floor in front of Kaze, then gets around him and jumps on his back! Go, riding dog, go!]