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I have been to this place before.[XENO:n ]
Only once, however.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Really? When was that?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I remember it well.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]When Fiora and I were much[XENO:n ]
younger, we came here together.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
All the way from Colony 9?[XENO:n ]
That's no small distance.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
I was so very afraid as we made[XENO:n ]
our way through Tephra Cave.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I can barely even remember[XENO:n ]
the way now.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]At the time I was so busy making[XENO:n ]
sure Fiora was OK.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:sel sel=・Was it just a day out?/・Did something bad happen? ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Are you serious? Do you think[XENO:n ]
I'd bring her here for fun?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I'm sorry. It was silly of me[XENO:n ]
to say that.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
It was...about 12 years[XENO:n ]
ago, I believe.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Colony 9 was attacked by the[XENO:n ]
Mechon. This is where we fled to.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
I was only little at the time as[XENO:n ]
well, but I remember that day.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I thought you might.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]All I kept thinking was,[XENO:n ]
'Don't let them hurt Fiora.'[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We ran as fast as our legs would[XENO:n ]
carry us, trying not to look back.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I didn't even know how far they'd[XENO:n ]
chased us. And then here we were.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
[XENO:sel sel=・I know the feeling./・How could you be so stupid?! ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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When the Mechon attacked Colony[XENO:n ]
6, Juju was my only concern.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I couldn't think about[XENO:n ]
anything else.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Of course. You must feel the same[XENO:n ]
about Juju as I do about Fiora.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Yeah. And in a way, he's the[XENO:n ]
reason I became a medic.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I had to keep him safe,[XENO:n ]
no matter what.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
I see.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
How about you, Dunban?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Did you become a soldier because[XENO:n ]
you wanted to protect Fiora?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Good question. I'm not really[XENO:n ]
sure, but I don't think so.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I think I just signed up because[XENO:n ]
I really hated the Mechon.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Come on, that can't be[XENO:n ]
the only reason.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'm talking to the Hero of[XENO:n ]
the Homs, here![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Wasn't there something[XENO:n ]
more...heroic behind it?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Hmm... I suppose it doesn't[XENO:n ]
make for a very good story.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Maybe I'll tell it your[XENO:n ]
way in future.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Why didn't you just[XENO:n ]
go into the shelter?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Leaving the colony was very[XENO:n ]
irresponsible of you.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:type type=def ]Well, if you put it like that,[XENO:n ]
there's not much I can say.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:act act=EVT_EXT10 ]Sorry, Dunban. That was[XENO:n ]
a bit harsh of me.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I know you didn't come here[XENO:n ]
out of choice.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Of course I didn't.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The two of us just didn't make it[XENO:n ]
to the shelter in time.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]What other option did we[XENO:n ]
have but to run?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
You're right.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]When the same happened to us...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I ran around Colony 6 looking for[XENO:n ]
Juju like a headless Bunniv.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
I see. Then you must know[XENO:n ]
how I felt.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You're the eldest sibling[XENO:n ]
as well, aren't you?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Yeah, just like you.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]That's probably why we[XENO:n ]
get along so well![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
I mean...if you don't mind[XENO:n ]
telling me, that is.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
It was...about 12 years[XENO:n ]
ago, I believe.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Colony 9 was attacked by the[XENO:n ]
Mechon. This is where we fled to.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Oh, I see. That sounds horrible.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I was only little at the time as[XENO:n ]
well, but I remember that day.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Mechon formed a barrier around[XENO:n ]
our house. I feared the worst. [XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
That's when you made a run for it?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Yes. But on our way to the shelter,[XENO:n ]
Fiora let go of my hand.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]She started running back to get[XENO:n ]
something she'd forgotten.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:sel sel=・She should have just left it./・Was it important to her? ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:type type=anger ]Didn't she realise how dangerous[XENO:n ]
it was to go back?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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|
126 |
I agree with you.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But it was a keepsake that[XENO:n ]
reminded her of our mother.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]To leave without it was too much[XENO:n ]
for Fiora to bear.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
I see. She must have[XENO:n ]
cherished it dearly.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
We barely managed to[XENO:n ]
escape with our lives.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]A week passed before we[XENO:n ]
returned to Colony 9.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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|
126 |
I'm just happy you made it out.[XENO:n ]
And made it back alive.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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|
126 |
The colonel gave me a bit of an[XENO:n ]
earful when we got back.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]He wasn't happy with me[XENO:n ]
to say the least.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Haha! Well, he'd probably just[XENO:n ]
spent a week worrying about you.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]There are worse things.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:act act=EVT_EXT9 ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Yeah. And when I look back on it[XENO:n ]
now, it's actually quite funny.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Just like any rant from Vangarre![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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|
126 |
So you braved the onslaught and[XENO:n ]
went all the way back?![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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|
126 |
Yes, that we did.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It was a keepsake that reminded[XENO:n ]
her of our mother.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ][XENO:act act=EVT_EXT1 ]Losing it would have[XENO:n ]
devastated her.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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|
126 |
But why didn't you send Fiora[XENO:n ]
to the shelter first?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You could have gone and[XENO:n ]
got it on your own.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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|
126 |
There was no time.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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|
126 |
And what?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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|
126 |
She burst into tears.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]She said she didn't want me to[XENO:n ]
leave her on her own.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]So with Fiora crying on my back,[XENO:n ]
we braved it all for that keepsake.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Wow. That's quite a story.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Sounds like you were as much[XENO:n ]
a hero then as you are today.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
You think so? Well,[XENO:n ]
thank you, Sharla.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |