Fifty-Sixth Tunnel

[spiral_hero]

[Simon is back at his usual windowside perch aboard the Independence 1. Once again, he's looking out over the great blue planet below him, lost in his own mind. He's mulling over everything that happened in the last mission -- especially what Vindel said

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[seedwlives2spar]

Inquiry, what is bothering you?

[spiral_hero]

[Simon is completely thrown off by how Kira asked the question.]

...Huh?

[seedwlives2spar]

You seem like something is bothering you. Or at least that you are thinking about something. I was wondering if you needed to discuss it?

[spiral_hero]

Well... Not much I can discuss, really. Just something I'm thinking about.

[mr_catshark]

[Viral is walking one of the hallways when he spots the other man sitting in the window. He approaches, leaning against the nearby wall and folding his arms. There's a pause- Viral wasn't known for his conversation starting skills.]

[spiral_hero]

[After letting silence linger in the air, Simon speaks up.]

Thinking about what happened down there, too?

[mr_catshark]

Yeah.

[Viral scowls at the floor, rather than looking at Simon.]

I assume you are as well.

[spiral_hero]

...I wish I could say I wasn't.

[deadlyinpink]

[Signum steps up beside him]

I've noticed you seem to appreciate this view a lot more when you're worried about something.

[spiral_hero]

Well...I'm not gonna deny that there's a lot on my mind right now.

[deadlyinpink]

Mine as well. We learned a lot of unsettling things...and lost a lot too.

I reviewed the mission debrief for TSAB research purposes...the pilot of the blue mech mentioned Spiral Energy rather specifically, didn't he?

[spiral_hero]

Yeah. And let's face it, he has a point, doesn't he? I wouldn't be even a fraction as strong as I am if I weren't fighting to protect Earth every other week.