Clearing out cobwebs for White Base's Angel

[2good4thegundam.livejournal.com]

1.[Throughout the day, someone's out taking the Cosmograsper and I-Savior for a spin or two. And by "spin or two", I mean crazy high-G maneuvers to avoid imaginary enemies. No shooting, just dodging like crazy. Several times the Cosmograsper will actually go into a stall, then roll into a turn, allowing it to do a 360 turn in very tight spaces.]

2. [Later on, Sayla's taking a break. She looks kind of...green.]

Ugh...

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[reach-for-self.livejournal.com]

[He smiles weakly.]

I'd appreciate that.

[And with that he sits down, looking a bit antsy.]

I suppose really, what's causing my biggest problems with this is just my initial impressions of Percolatii.

Do you... mind if I go into detail?

[2good4thegundam.livejournal.com]

No, not at all...

Go ahead.

[reach-for-self.livejournal.com]

[A nod.]

... I lost my whole family to Percolatii when I was a child. They were replicated and killed, and while I tried to hide in the house they searched for me... as my parents. I knew the truth, and they weren't going to just let me live.

I know some Percolatii just "pick up" where the person they copied stopped living. Some times they don't necessarily even kill them; MarKus's parents were replicated but they died from an unrelated incident.

But just... all that talk that "it doesn't matter who you were" doesn't stick to me as well as it should... because I know how horrible a Percolatis can be, and how their imitation can be skin-deep.

[2good4thegundam.livejournal.com]

Ah...that's rough.

...But still, those would be other Percolatii, not you. I mean...I share the same species as Gihren Zabi. And I think the second impact showed us all how horrible people can be...

You can't let being distantly related to evil get you down.

[reach-for-self.livejournal.com]

Distantly related, not related at all... or a defector from decadence who... really doesn't deserve that title whatsoever.

[He sighs heavily.]

That one Percolatis out there talked like he knew me. And if he was... then I was apparently a high-ranking member of TECZ. And TECZ, contrary to what I've thought for all my life, seems to really just be a Percolatis front.

[2good4thegundam.livejournal.com]

Hm. Now that is a problem...

...I still think that the same general rules as brainwashing apply now. You're not the same man you were then, so you can't really be held responsible for those actions.

...Take a break, do something you enjoy for a while. It'll help get your mind on track.

[reach-for-self.livejournal.com]

... I suppose... that might be the best option for a while.

Maybe watch some of MarKus's Kamen Rider documentaries again, or see how Madeleine's doing now.

[2good4thegundam.livejournal.com]

That should help.

...Speaking of Madeleine, did Ayame really go through with blackmailing her?

[reach-for-self.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't put it past her.

From what I heard, Mad was a bit troublesome when she first came onboard, after all.

[2good4thegundam.livejournal.com]

Mmm. She probably did, then...

I still don't like it, but what's past is past, I suppose.

[reach-for-self.livejournal.com]

It's for the best though. Madeleine's goes through enough as it is... her gender issues are fortunately not one of them now.

[2good4thegundam.livejournal.com]

It's more the ethical violations that get to me...that information was given with the understanding it would not be revealed, and it was abused for Ayame's own ends.

...Agh, I'm going to rant at you all day if this keeps up. Go watch your karate bugman show.