Editing Episode 620: Hammerfall, Part Three
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'''Joshua:''' It's never too late.<br> | '''Joshua:''' It's never too late.<br> | ||
'''Nika:''' We do not ''ever'' give up. C'mon.<br> | '''Nika:''' We do not ''ever'' give up. C'mon.<br> | ||
| − | '''Kiera:''' Where's your eternal optimism? C'mon, it always works out. (points to Joshua) | + | '''Kiera:''' Where's your eternal optimism? C'mon, it always works out. More like him. (points to Joshua) Ow, is that my stomach? That's not good, is it?<br> |
'''Arden:''' A couple of stitches and stomach crunches for a couple of weeks, you'll be fine.<br> | '''Arden:''' A couple of stitches and stomach crunches for a couple of weeks, you'll be fine.<br> | ||
| − | '''Kiera:''' Rina, you are always optimistic. This is what you do. That brutal optimism that's so vaguely annoying. You'll be fine. | + | '''Kiera:''' Rina, you are always optimistic. This is what you do. That brutal optimism that's so vaguely annoying. You'll be fine. |
'''Arden:''' Don't you mean we guys?<br> | '''Arden:''' Don't you mean we guys?<br> | ||
'''Kiera:''' No, I'm never optimistic. Ever.<br> | '''Kiera:''' No, I'm never optimistic. Ever.<br> | ||
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We were assigned a berth at the landing pad a bit removed from the compound itself. Once on the ground, a routine check of our registry is done. No big deal. Standard operating procedure. The ground crewman with the hand monitor blinks at the result, however.<br><br> | We were assigned a berth at the landing pad a bit removed from the compound itself. Once on the ground, a routine check of our registry is done. No big deal. Standard operating procedure. The ground crewman with the hand monitor blinks at the result, however.<br><br> | ||
| − | + | Ground Crewman: Just hold here a moment.<br><br> | |
Oh, no. We expect the worst. Did Anna manage to call ahead and blacklist us with the authorities? Are we going to get hauled off in chains? Joshua is quick to reassure Rina that nothing of the sort is going to happen, that the people here are the good guys. Twenty minutes later, a neutrally dressed man approaches us on our ramp. We're calmly and politely informed that any passengers we have aboard our ship must stay aboard and we are to come with him.<br><br> | Oh, no. We expect the worst. Did Anna manage to call ahead and blacklist us with the authorities? Are we going to get hauled off in chains? Joshua is quick to reassure Rina that nothing of the sort is going to happen, that the people here are the good guys. Twenty minutes later, a neutrally dressed man approaches us on our ramp. We're calmly and politely informed that any passengers we have aboard our ship must stay aboard and we are to come with him.<br><br> | ||
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'''Rina:''' (soft) Sasha? What is it?<br> | '''Rina:''' (soft) Sasha? What is it?<br> | ||
| − | '''Sasha:''' It's been so long since I've seen you, I don't want you to think that I … don't wish for you and your groom to be happy but I'm not going. After everything you've said, I can't leave the people. I need to go back to the Enclave. People need to know about this. They've sent their sons and daughters to the Tower thinking some day they will be released. | + | '''Sasha:''' It's been so long since I've seen you, I don't want you to think that I … don't wish for you and your groom to be happy but I'm not going. After everything you've said, I can't leave the people. I need to go back to the Enclave. People need to know about this. They've sent their sons and daughters to the Tower thinking some day they will be released. |
'''Rina:''' (cut up) … I understand.<br> | '''Rina:''' (cut up) … I understand.<br> | ||
'''Sasha:''' But when this comes out—<br> | '''Sasha:''' But when this comes out—<br> | ||
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| − | '''Friday, 14 May 2523 | + | '''Friday, 14 May 2523'''<br><br> |
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We come out of pulse at Paquin nine days later on the 14th and immediately our proximity alarm goes berserk and our scope lights up like a manic Christmas tree. It appears the entire 2nd Fleet is at Paquin. Bloody hell. It's a sea of Alliance metal out there. In addition to the familiar lines of the Tohoku class ships and the Crete class carriers, there is another ship we haven't seen before. It's sleek and big and built like a battleship. They buzz us and tell us to maintain our position. We hold and crowd onto the bridge to watch the swarms of fighters and small ships flying by.<br><br> | We come out of pulse at Paquin nine days later on the 14th and immediately our proximity alarm goes berserk and our scope lights up like a manic Christmas tree. It appears the entire 2nd Fleet is at Paquin. Bloody hell. It's a sea of Alliance metal out there. In addition to the familiar lines of the Tohoku class ships and the Crete class carriers, there is another ship we haven't seen before. It's sleek and big and built like a battleship. They buzz us and tell us to maintain our position. We hold and crowd onto the bridge to watch the swarms of fighters and small ships flying by.<br><br> | ||
