Well, I gotta say it's been a hell of a ride, GDF. I'll be sticking around a few days to finish fixing Jehuty after tangling with those Silentium assholes, but after that I'm heading to Mars to oversee the formation of the new government and all that boring crap that's necessary for forming a new independent nation ( Read more... )

While sitting back, knocking down some beers, Dingo began to feel, more and more, a nagging feeling.

This was great and all, but it had gone on for quite some time. Didn't Dingo have to be up early tomorrow? Didn't he have a job to...

Oh.

Smiling faintly to himself, he grasped the core drill and was gone.

[After a hard day's work, Dingo and his miner buddies have gathered in the basecamp. They are having a beer and watching football, cheering and ribbing each.]

Ha! Up by 14 after halftime! Hope you weren't too attached to that paycheck of yours!

With all that's been going on, it feels a bit scattered again. I'm glad it's not like the first time the Silentium attacked though, we're still all here and we're doing a lot better. I pulled some strings with the Mars consulate, so I've been staying there, stop by if you have a chance.

[Dingo is in the hospital, but he looks pretty good all things considered]

Mars... you're finally free. You guys can all rest in peace now.

I've got $40 on two weeks for Shiro and Kira, who wants in?

[Private, hackable]

Executed. Typical Earth politics. I'll be damned if I'm gonna let them kill one of my pals, especially one who's done so much for them in the past.

Tch. I don't know why I'm surprised, I should have expected this bullshit sooner.

That's a lot of technology that got taken. I don't like this.

[Private, unhackable]

Bahram eh? So, they're here...

[public]

New recruits, eh? *cracks knuckles*

Shinn Asuka and Lunamaria Hawke, report to the training console tomorrow at 0600 hours. We've got some work to do.

Ozma, go ahead and send that Saotome kid along too if you want.

Ugh. Have you ever had your internal organs regrown?

Don't if you can avoid it. Just trust me on that.

Anyway, I'm back in business, what have I been missing?