Reynolds
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1/37 - Gemini Star Fortress - 0600 hours
Taii Tsukisaki Valesti rose from where she had been kneeling on the floor of her cabin for hours, staring at the large piece of blank paper in front of her. She had been reflecting on her relatively short life, and the events that had led to her recent promotion and reassignment. Once her mind had been made up, she had moved swiftly, with no further hint of contemplation or hesitation. The ink was prepared quickly, the brush taken up and returned to its stand within moments. The choice had been obvious all along, of course: 任 nin, duty. Obligation. Responsibility.
She left the work behind without a second thought, retrieving her sword and attaching it to her belt in a swift, practiced motion. Once the decision had been made and the work completed, she no longer had any interest in the physical creation left behind. Whoever gathered up her tools and packed them with her belongings would likely include the paper as well, but she had no connection to it. The contemplation, the choice, the movement of creation had been far more important than the result. The tall, thin Neko made her way through the halls of the Fortress with confidence, moving towards the arm where a certain Ikoi Light Starbase was docked. She made her way inside, steadily moving toward the center of the support ship, nodding politely in response to bows and hails as she continued forward.
Then, there it was. Her ship. Her duty. The YSS Heartbreaker. What an overly dramatic name.
Tsukisaki kept these thoughts to herself, continuing her forward progress after pausing to admire her new assignment from outside. It wasn't likely she'd get a look at it from this angle for quite some time, after all. Once inside of the refitted Yui-class, she could feel the history in the air. True, the ship wasn't much older than her, and it had been completely renovated within the last year, but something that had remained unchanged for even five years seemed like a relic in this era. She herself had upgraded to an entirely new body just a few years ago, in fact. The Taii made a quick, but thorough, circuit of the otherwise empty craft before ending her trip on the Bridge. She had already investigated her ship quite extensively a few days ago, of course. Valesti couldn't hope to properly wield a tool she didn't understand as completely as her brush, or her sword.
Settling into the Captain's Chair, she smoothly removed her sword and placed it in the holder that had been surreptitiously attached to the side of her chair, fingers darting over the controls in front of her. A message went out, to all of the assigned crew, who had been waiting on board Gemini Star Fortress without even seeing their new home until today: "Report to the NS-U1-107427 YSS Heartbreaker by 0700 hours as previously ordered, select your cabin, and prepare for inspection."
Taii Tsukisaki Valesti rose from where she had been kneeling on the floor of her cabin for hours, staring at the large piece of blank paper in front of her. She had been reflecting on her relatively short life, and the events that had led to her recent promotion and reassignment. Once her mind had been made up, she had moved swiftly, with no further hint of contemplation or hesitation. The ink was prepared quickly, the brush taken up and returned to its stand within moments. The choice had been obvious all along, of course: 任 nin, duty. Obligation. Responsibility.
She left the work behind without a second thought, retrieving her sword and attaching it to her belt in a swift, practiced motion. Once the decision had been made and the work completed, she no longer had any interest in the physical creation left behind. Whoever gathered up her tools and packed them with her belongings would likely include the paper as well, but she had no connection to it. The contemplation, the choice, the movement of creation had been far more important than the result. The tall, thin Neko made her way through the halls of the Fortress with confidence, moving towards the arm where a certain Ikoi Light Starbase was docked. She made her way inside, steadily moving toward the center of the support ship, nodding politely in response to bows and hails as she continued forward.
Then, there it was. Her ship. Her duty. The YSS Heartbreaker. What an overly dramatic name.
Tsukisaki kept these thoughts to herself, continuing her forward progress after pausing to admire her new assignment from outside. It wasn't likely she'd get a look at it from this angle for quite some time, after all. Once inside of the refitted Yui-class, she could feel the history in the air. True, the ship wasn't much older than her, and it had been completely renovated within the last year, but something that had remained unchanged for even five years seemed like a relic in this era. She herself had upgraded to an entirely new body just a few years ago, in fact. The Taii made a quick, but thorough, circuit of the otherwise empty craft before ending her trip on the Bridge. She had already investigated her ship quite extensively a few days ago, of course. Valesti couldn't hope to properly wield a tool she didn't understand as completely as her brush, or her sword.
Settling into the Captain's Chair, she smoothly removed her sword and placed it in the holder that had been surreptitiously attached to the side of her chair, fingers darting over the controls in front of her. A message went out, to all of the assigned crew, who had been waiting on board Gemini Star Fortress without even seeing their new home until today: "Report to the NS-U1-107427 YSS Heartbreaker by 0700 hours as previously ordered, select your cabin, and prepare for inspection."
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