mental link; it's a catbus!

[wille]

[ It's an ungodly hour of the night as these things go, with both Misato and Gildor's minds flickering to announce their presence to all. Forceful and unapologetic, for her part, while urgent and unsettling, for his part. They insist on your attention. ]

( Everyone. We found something out there beyond the barrier. It was too dark for us to see much-- )

(Or anything, for some of us, but-- )

( But it's massive-- )

(Big as the shuttles that brought us-- )

( And predatory. At least, it seemed pretty clear that it wanted to take a chunk out of us. Some of you found tracks the other day, right? Let's talk. )
 

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[redheadcarrier]

( Why not? Someone has to do it and the old men aren't gonna go out there and fight. )

[ None of the "adults" could actually do it, anyway. That doesn't stop Asuka from feeling a touch resentful. But there's also pride. It was something only she'd been able to do. She'd been good at it. And that meant she had worth. ]

[adamance]

( And how they've maintained the barrier up to this point. If this can bypass it, then we must remember that we aren't the only ones at risk.

If it falls, we have to believe that it's intentional. )

[wille]

[ Insomnia is a prerequisite it seems. ]

( Were the tracks leaving or arriving? )

[wille]

[ She may or may not volunteer the explanation if asked, but if shame and genuflection is part of the demand then whoever it is would be sorely disappointed. Sending children out to battle is the least of her sins. The least. ]

( I can do it myself now, so you don't have to.

Speaking of, children should be in bed! )

[wille]

( You can say that to me when you prove me wrong.

Now, what the hell's your problem? )

[redheadcarrier]

[ Asuka would never ask Misato to feel shame. She was good at what she did. Her resentment is more about being treated like a replaceable cog than actually going out to fight. ]

( Oh, so now you want to be my CO again?

And I'm not a child. )

[wille]

( Because this is how we overcome what seeks to destroy us. We find out its weakness, what it wants, know more about it than it can know about us, then wield it to our purpose. That is the human way, isn't it? )

[ Right, Kaji? Is this right? ]

[bracchium]

( Both. Seems either two tangos came in and one left or one came in and two left. Difficult to know. )

[With human feet, it's easier to tell, not only due to the shape of the foot, but the way people walk. Some drag their feet to hide which direction they came, but the deepest sections of tracks still indicate the pressure of the ball of the foot.]

[wrackful]

( Yeah, well, maybe that's what happens when you decide to mess around with big walls without asking why they're there. This planet isn't dead. It's probably just something local that thought you looked like an easy snack. )

[Ignoring the comment on how he's feeling. If she's referring to his symbiote, he's been fine for days. If she's referring to anything else, he doesn't want to give her an in.]

[wille]

( "Want" has nothing to do with it. )

[ Read: I never wanted to be your CO nor do I want to now. What made you ever think that, Asuka? ]

[redheadcarrier]

( Then don't tell me what to do. )

[ If Misato is going to stonewall her, then Asuka is going to start 'ignoring' her right back. ]

[wille]

( Suit yourself, Asuka. )

[shiro2hero]

(Care to elaborate on that part?)

[wille]

( As we said. It's big, and hungry. What do you want to know? )

[wille]

( Eerie. And the mark on the ground? What did it look like? )

[shiro2hero]

(What all could you see? Anything more descriptive?)

[wille]

( And if you asked the guards and they told you that, would you believe them without seeing for yourself? )

[wille]

( Living carries with it the risk of dying. )

[ So she won't live in fear of death, or so she tells herself, her grand gestures as much a bid for immortality as a man securing himself against every possible risk in hopes of a long life. ]

( It is dangerous. Everything we do is dangerous. That shouldn't stop us from grasping our advantage when we see our chance. )

[wille]

( It was dark. We could see it was fast. )

[shiro2hero]

(What about sounds? Anything other than just ... it was big and fast?)

[perroquet]

( I'd rather not remember the sound it made.

It moaned. Long and low. )

[perroquet]

( And these tangos, are they dangerous? )

[wille]

( Exactly. It could be anything.

We need to find out more, but even I wouldn't advise going back out there. For now. )

[wille]

( We don't know enough to make a decision. I don't see why our first response has to be to find a way to kill it.

We'll look into it, see if there's anything more to find out. )

[wille]

( So help me, or don't help me. I'm not the one waiting for a pat on the ass. )

[ Shepard's expectations are clear to her, like a narrow path laid out for which she must contort herself to fit through. She sees absolutely no reason to play along, when her approval is worth naught. ]