In This Day and Age

[Noe "Ghost" Carlson]

Noe shakes his head slowly and fades in, becoming solid once more. "Oh dear. Your becoming philosophical. I must tell you now Simona that I do not believe anything is fated to be. But everyone is entitled to their own beliefs. Well, if you are satusfied with this state then there is nothing for me to teach you.

If ever you are in need though, feel free to ask of me. You were a most effective human when you lived and are therefore entitled to assistance." Noe glances around and tilts his head slightly. "I must be going. But I am sure we will meet again. Or never again."

[Simona Weil]

"I simply accept these conditions as meant to be for me, and in time, when something leads me to believe otherwise, I will come to you. Until then, farewell."

I fade out entirely and reappear in another part of town. I do not need sleep but feel like I should settle somewhere for the night. I enter an old abadoned house and "lay" on the yellowed lace comforter of a bed in the attic.

[~*~Obsidain butterfly~*~]

*walks around aimlesly neer the neble base in Helsinki*

[Usha]

I wake up from my nap and have a little sunburn. I turn to Brady.

"I am going back to the base to get my sunscreen. I'll be right back!"

I teleport back to the rebel base and see a girl wandering outside of it.

"Hey, my name is Usha, can I help you with anything?"

(To Obsidian Butterfly)

[Brady]

" Okie dokie. "

As I was sleeping in the shade, I was unaffected by the sun but am terribly cold. My feet quickly warm up when they touch the sand and I start to run back into the water.

[Hera]

I spend some time in Helsinki gathering information for my beloved boss, Donald Morton. I hope that he will be impressed by my efforts.
I do need to do more at the Ministry of War and for Red Infinity. Sometimes I feel that they don't trust me. I think that they may feel my loyalties are with the LIF even if that is far from the truth.

[Lady Violet]

I return to my work and see if anything new has happened in the world. I look over some of the reports from the Ministry of Defense concerning mechas. The Ministry of War does have some mechas so I am not entirely concerned about producing more, especially to fight the Wanzer, which appeared to me to be designed for the transport of weapons than as a weapon itself. Since it never hurts to be prepared, I allow for this project despite some doubts.

[Sayuka]

Another day passes at the Ministry of Terrror. In my dark cell it is impossible to tell the difference between night and day, so, my only guide is the number of tortures I endure. I am totured at six hour intervals I estimate.

[Aung San Suu Kyi]

(To the Feminists)

"Please, let us inside! There is a sick woman out here!"

I pick up Cynthia, who is lighten than she looks. We have all been waiting outside the door for hours but no one has come to the door. Maybe because I am with Red Infinity.

"If the feminists do not respond, I can get her the help that she needs. Do you know what is wrong with her?"
I ask Steve.

[Swan of Tounela]

"Let me try the spells Toivo, maybe I can activate the kampa."

I take the spell book from my withered lover and begin to recite the spells. I recite them clearly and loudly, yet the magical comb known as the kampa, does nothing.

"Then we will just have to fight!"


I turn into a swan and fly above Satsujin. I call for an ice storm to rain ice shards upon him.

[Chai Ling]

I spend most of the day clearing the rubble from our lost farmhouse. Working outside in the cold is both refreshing and depressing. It is depressing since any loss is upsetting, but, I am glad that we were all healed, that no one was captured, and that Carter built us a new house. For that, we can be very thankful.

[Usegi Kayaku]

"Let me help you, Chai Ling. There is so much debris to be removed."

I help Chai Ling move the debris and consider the attack. This is all very new to me, but I do not regret coming here.

[Simona Weil]

I leave the old house that I took shelter in, and travel the streets of Helsinki once again. I consider my meeting with Noe and how I declined when he offered to help me.
I have always been the sort of person who can not accept help. A strange quirk about who I am.

I float around town contemplating whether or not I will try to contact the anarchists.

[Kith]

It takes a few days to settle back into my office at the Ministry of Terror. In some ways, this all seems like a dream. Here I am back, when just a few months ago the injustices of this Ministry wore me down. My return is hardly victorious.

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I organizae my desk and think of my life over the past year and a half. I destroyed Helsinki, met Chihira and Genovia, fought with my brother, learned that my father is a god, was purged, and now return.

When you return to something after being away, it just isn't the same. A person can't expect time to stop or people to not move on in your absense. But, I feel this sadness that I have been forgotten.

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"Hello, my name is Kith Keitoleinen, I work at the Ministry of Terror. Does anyone care?"

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[Mikhael Nadyezhda (Mischa)]

I get up, and realize that Zero is now conscious again. I need to thank her. I head into the living room, and see her. (This is where you are, right?)

"Hello Zero, I ah, I never got to thank you for what you did. You never know what you've got until it's gone. Thank you."