Twenty-Fifth Bolt

[mechaotaku]

[Those lucky people who happen to run into/work with Zoe over the next two days will notice that she's in a much more sour mood than usual. In fact, it wouldn't be a far cry to say that she's completely absconding from conversation as a whole. Even in the cafeteria, she hurries and eats her food, and, depending on the company there, either avoids

Comments

[nepasfrancais]

The way you're runnin' you'd think I had a spider on my face or something. What's up?

[mechaotaku]

There's a national holiday back home in a few days. They make a big deal out of it for all the wrong reasons, too. It pisses me off.

My dad'd probably be rolling in his grave right now if he had one.

[nepasfrancais]

Ah, one of those.

[mechaotaku]

Oh, so you're familiar with this kind of thing, then.

[nepasfrancais]

Living in Zeon territory exposes you to all sorts of fun celebrations.

[mechaotaku]

I can imagine. Still, seeing a family member put on display in such a way so long after he died... It's not something I like going through year after year. "They died in order to pave the way toward a better life for us all!" He's still dead. My father was a person, just like anyone else, not a statement.