2024-09-26: One More Fine Day
- Cast: Astarte Spalding-Monteiro, Rose Tritten
- Where: The One Fine Day
- Date: U.C. 0099 09 26
- Summary: The Tritten Team returns to the One Fine Day after the Break the World incident and reports to their captain.
<Pose Tracker> Astarte Spalding-Monteiro has posed.
As the trio's shuttle docks, waiting for them is the ever-serious XO Juno Xiao. "Welcome back. We've missed you. Captain Spalding has asked for you in her office."
As the three are led through the ship, the crew members they pass by all give their regards, whether through a wave, a cheer, or a few fist bumps. It seems the exploits of the Tritten Team have made their way throughout the entire crew. They're quite proud.
XO Xiao opens the door to the Captain's office, nodding into the doorway. "Bring them in. Then back to your duties. I'll be on the bridge in not too long." Xiao gives a short acknowledgement and shows the girls in, where they see Captain Spalding reaching for her cane and pushing herself up from her desk seat to her feet, beginning to make her way over.
"You three have quite a knack for finding yourselves in situations."
<Pose Tracker> Rose Tritten has posed.
The trio give a sharp salute when Astarte gets to her feet, Sushila giving a soft, barely audible grunt as her collarbone still has a little residual soreness in it.
"It does seem to be that way, doesn't it ma'am?" Rose replied, dropping her hand. "Captain Gladys of the Minerva sends her regards. They were very hospitable on landing. Sorry we weren't able to bring the ZAKU's back, but they were...well they weren't in very good condition."
"They aren't really supposed to survive a Wizard Gunner Pack detonation." Sushila gave a soft smirk.
"Or a four-hundred-thousand foot drop." Aspyn smiled.
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Astarte stops right in front of Rose, lips curling into a warm smile. "I suppose they weren't. No matter. They're replaceable." She wraps an arm around Rose's shoulder and pulls her into a hug. "And you're not. It's good to see you all again."
After a bit, she releases her grip and steps back, making her way back over to her desk. "Forgive an old woman for letting her emotions get the best of her. At ease, come, sit. I need a good debrief of the situation."
<Pose Tracker> Rose Tritten has posed.
Rose blushed a little at the surprising display of affection, but quickly recovered. The trio took seats across from Astarte, and settled in.
"Oh geeze...where do we even start?" Rose said, scratching at the nape of her neck. "So much was moving so fast and there was just so much yelling over the radio it got...it got really crazy, really quickly."
"We should probably start with the Gaia Gundam." Sushila cut in, leaning in.
"Oh, yeah. Right. Whoever they were, they managed to get their hands on the Gaia. I think the other two were there as well but we didn't see them." Rose began, starting from the beginning.
""The pilot really liked to talk. Had a bunch of like, you know a guy who really likes to hear himself talk but not saying anything? There was also that chick flying next to us in a weird-looking Wanzer, and her friends, she liked to talk alot too. I didn't even know those things could fly in space. That lady was weird. I think she said she was from the Dawn of Fold but like, they wanna blow up the Earth don't they?" Aspyn added, chattering away herself.
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Astarte begins to jot down the girls' report, nodding softly. "Dawn of Fold... Definitely odd to see one of them participate in a colony drop. Did you get any names?"
<Pose Tracker> Rose Tritten has posed.
"Nothing specifically from them." Rose said, thinking."And the thing is they were...helping us. Fight the Gaia, and then try to stop the Colony Drop. And something else I thought was odd, and the intelligence guys didn't really make any comment on it but...all the Zala Loyalists were screaming over the radio, lots of stuff about his legacy and coordinator supremacy and other crazy nonsense but the Gaia pilot was...weirdly calm? And talking more about borders and legacies and the earth as a whole...like they hadn't shared notes or something."
"What did he call himself again?" Sushila asked.
"Oh yeah, he said they were "Phantom Pain"...but no one else was calling themselves that."
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The captain's brow furrows. "Well, I suppose that makes a touch more sense for the Fold..." She puts down her pen and sighs. "Did you relay all of this on the Minerva? This could be pretty bad news. Two terrorist groups in one place is bad enough, but a possible third?"
As if the League's hands weren't already full enough with the Vajra... Astarte almost wept for the free time she was about to lose dealing with this.
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"Yes ma'am." Rose replied."Every single detail. They seemed more concerned about it than the guys back at ZAFT Headquarters."
"Probably more than a few sympathizers back there If I had to guess." Sushila murmured. Rose didn't shoot Sushila a glare or anything. She picked up on the same vibe unfortunately.
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"There's no point worrying. We should hopefully outnumber any lost causers floating around. Checks and balances, girls." She puts her papers aside and stands back up. "I'll look into it myself as well. I've still got some strings I can try pulling. And at the very least, we've got an ally in Captain Gladys."
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"Yes ma'am, the Minerva seems like a crack crew. The pilots are certainly interesting." Rose said, as the trio got to their feet. "The pilots seem to work really well together."
"Yeah, you know, when they aren't starting international incidents." Sushila snorted.
"Sushila!" Rose said, worried about bringing that little incident back up. "...The crew are also well put together."
"I dunno their XO seems like, a little...ditzy. Total airhead." Aspyn added.
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Astarte chuckles. "I suppose I should send Miss Juno over there to show them how a real XO behaves, then. That all being said, how are you girls doing? Physically, obvious. But are you feeling alright? I need my pilots at their best."
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"I've been doing fine ma'am." Rose replied.
"Same here!" Aspyn added.
"I've been uh...shoulder's a bit stiff still but um...It's been kinda...rough." Sushila said, looking at the floor. "Having Rose and Aspyn around has helped a lot." Rose and Aspyn both gently gave Sushila a hug, squeezing her between them."OW! I said my shoulder is still sore! C'mon, don't get all sappy!"
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"Well, at the very least, you have an excuse to get some rest while we get you geared back up. And consider it an order, alright?" She gets up, walking behind the girls and patting them on their less sore shoulders.
"Maybe I can even have you back here for a game of cards sometime. Be careful, I'm quite the shark~"
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"Yes ma'am!" Rose replied with another sharp salute as the trio separated. "And I for one welcome the challenge."
"Aw don't say that, now we're gonna get our wallets drained." Sushila murmured.