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[better_than_aliens]

[If you look at the hangar, Christine's busy slumped over on a wall, looking like hell. This was the second time she sortied and ended up getting the short end of the stick. Even worse, this time, it lead to someone's death. Someone she knew and cared about on some level. Oh, sure, she wasn't as torn up about this as Laura certainly was, but still...]

Too weak, too slow, I let myself get the better of me... DAMMIT! What was I thinking?! I could have done something! Anything! Anything but what I did!

[She growls and buries her head in her hands.]

...What if that was Julia...? What if I couldn't have...?

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[better_than_aliens]

[She winces at that grip. It got her attention, that's for sure.]

But, I feel like I should have done something a bit more. She was a friend. She helped me get settled in after I joined you guys...

[She let out a sigh as she starts to stand.]

I guess with everything that's happened over the month, this one... really hit home.

[sonofgucun]

It is a feeling that happens to everyone. But the crux of the matter is... could you really have done anything more?

One cannot become stronger or faster in the field instantly, that is an excuse that should never be used. Regard the realities of the situation.

[Cheng paused for a while... collecting his thoughts.]

We lost far too many friends... I pray we do not lose any more... and I pray that Lily comes back to us.

[After all... she is family - by way of Laura.]

[better_than_aliens]

[She lets out a sigh, nodding.]

...you're right. I can't just be better instantly. That just means I need to get better quicker.

...and you're right. We've lost far too many. Too many too much...