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[sigma_supernova]

Ian Recker, starfighter supreme and recent savior of Earth, walks into the Nexus through an airlock door. He is obviously plagued by dark thoughts. His eyes are glued to the floor, and he barely notices the Nexus sign before he almost runs into it. Once he does, however, it's a whole other ball game. He  glances around wildly, shocked to find

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[sigma_supernova]

Recker nods slowly, unsure about how to react to the fact that he was being consoled by a talking snake. Recker, however, decides some questions are better off unanswered. "Yeah. That makes sense. It'd be better for me to remember today as the day I lost my friends."

[sigma_supernova]

"Maybe. I don't care anymore. I don't even want to be happy, now. I'll deal with it. It wouldn't be right to avoid it."

Oh, alright. The giant talking snake-people must be aliens. "Thanks for trying, anyway. You picked a hell of a time to visit Earth. If I were you, I'd go back to your home planet until the whole Krill mess blows over."

[onemorebounty]

Don't celebrate, then. Honor your comrades' memory however seems appropriate. Victory at that cost is always bitter.

[sigma_supernova]

Ah, a human in power armor. Something he was more familiar with. "I should probably break he news to their families myself. It's the least I could do. Honestly, I feel like I'm being a bit selfish. Everyone's lost someone to this, and it's probably worse for you guys in infantry."

[onemorebounty]

*Thankfully, he didn't call her "human" out loud. It's one of her hot-buttons, that.*

...I'm not in an infantry. Or a military. I'm freelance. Not that it makes breaking that news any easier.

[sigma_supernova]

Don't rest easy just yet. Ian doesn't know any better.

"Merc, huh? You working in the war? The government's probably keeping you busy, considering how shorthanded everyone is."

[notariverstone]

Vincent Valentine looks at the ground as well, upon hearing this. Sadly, almost hollowly, he answers, "I lost-- everything. But I gained-- a different life. I wouldn't have my friends-- or Shelke-- if I hadn't. I know it's horrible to think this, but-- I don't know if that-- makes it worth it."

((My pup's been LOLed into having no common sense. He'd never speak of this kind of thing, normally.))

[sigma_supernova]

Ian looses a frustrated sigh, cradling his head as he takes a seat in a Convenient Nexus Chair. "Deep inside, I know life'll go on. I know it probably won't even be that different. Still the same planet, still the same people...Just most of them are dead now."

((Good fun!))

[notariverstone]

A couple of serious nods. "You must make a new life."

[sigma_supernova]

Ian nods in agreement, exhaling. "Yeah. But that can wait until after my friends' funerals."

[insect_kickback]

Err...well typical decepticon mentality is to say stuff you I'm alright. However, insecticon mentality is to look out for each other; so if any of my team-mates were hurt. Well you'd see how nasty i can get.

Not really...well not that I can remember any how since I have amnesia; so I'm not that realiable in these kinds of circumstances.

[sigma_supernova]

Was that a purple insect robot? Ian is taken aback by Kickback's appearance, but shock quickly gives way to rage. "You BASTARD! You've got the gall to come down here and talk to me about YOUR teammates?! I must've shot down a hundred Krill so far, and I'll splash a hundred more for every Sigma pilot you murdered!"

Recker's fury subsides when Kickback admits to amnesia. He still glares daggers at Kickback, though. "If you're smart, you'll flag down whatever bug we haven't squashed yet and get off my planet once and for all. I'm sure they'll remind you of the atrocities they committed."

[insect_kickback]

*kickback grins* Oooh human with spunk I like you. However I don't come from your reality...and I have no idea what you're talking about. In case you didn't realise I am purely robotic. I have no pilot I am in essence a living machine. Now then; don't make me prove it to you please. *Kickback's being remarkably patient here...then again he can't actually do much anyhow; still he pulls a bit of scrap metal out of his suspace compartment and starts to eat it*

I'm not on your planet *he shakes his head* As for atrocities don't even get me started on that. Amnesia is a pain sometimes; i get people shouting at me for doing stuff that i can't even remember. Now the things I've done that i can remember I don't mind them shouting at me about; becuase I admit they weren't good. But it's what I am.

[sigma_supernova]

Recker looks at Kickback oddly. He didn't act like any Krill he'd ever seen before. Not only that, but the whole living machine bit was strange. Krill technology was based around making biological systems that acted as ships or what have you, but they weren't machines in the human sense. This thing was obviously a robot. "So...you're not a Krill?"

"Oh, right. Where is this place? What planet is it on?" Ian glares at Kickback distrustfully as he continues speaking. This robot didn't seem like one you could count on.

[golemancer]

((...*blink* *cough* Pardon the mun for one moment while she releases a fangirl splurge please.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERECKER!!! <3333333 YOU WIN ABOUT A MILLION INTERNETS HOMGHOMGHOMG I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE ON EARTH WHO LIKED THAT GAME!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE <33333333333333333333 *cough* I kinda suck at it though and got distracted by other shiny things so I'm still not very far along. I don't care about spoilers as a rule, but I'm not surprised to hear it ends on a sad note. D: Poor guy.))

Io, meanwhile, has a fairly similar reaction to the mun there. She doesn't hear anything past "Ian Recker" and instantly dives headfirst into fangirl mode.

"EEEEEE RECKER!!" Y halo thar, flying tackle glomp! Well, maybe it'll cheer him up a bit, anyway.

[sigma_supernova]

((O_O; INCOMING! EVASIVE MANEUVERS! *But it is too late! things don't look good for our intrepid hero! Will he survive the Fangirl onslaught?! did he close the garage door this morning?! Why does Latino food have so much cilantro?! find out next week, on SAGES OF CHAOS!* xD Nope! I loved Sigma Star Saga! Incidentally, it's also pretty popular on the Krill homeworld. this actually isn't the ending :D This is immediately after the intro fight of the game, where Sigma Team gets toastified.))

"Huh?" Recker turns around just in time to take a flying tackle glomp to the face. Right now, all it does is scare him. "Ouch! Who are you?! How do you know my name?"

[golemancer]

((Oh! :D Hooray for jumping to conclusions at 3 am or whenever I first posted then? XD I love the game so much but I got stuck at this boss and saved AFTER the point at which I can kick back and level so I'm stuck with starting all over. Bleargh. D: ))

Io is now pretty firmly attached to his middle and emitting a slew of hearts. Incidentally, it's interesting to note that while her contact feels physical enough, it feels like she weighs nothing at all.

"Heeeeeee! I'm Io. You're awesome." Blink. Cough. She takes a moment to shove aside the fangirlism and be a bit more coherent. This does not include detaching herself, however.

"First time in the Nexus? All worlds meet here. In mine, you're a video game character. In an awesome game. I won't say more than that because you might not have done everything in it yet." Nodnod. She's noticed his lack of awesome alien symbiote and, while disappointed by it, is thrilled to think it may mean seeing him later after he gets it!

[sigma_supernova]

((I've heard worse excuses to drink ^_~ ; ; Well, I'm playing through the game again but putting Nexus Recker through it all at the same time while it happens, so you can follow along :D))

Recker does note this, but doesn't know how to respond to it. He busies himself trying to pry Io off.

"Uh...Hi. I'm Lieutenant Ian Recker of the Allied Earth Federation. ...Thanks?" Push push push. "...Can you let go of me?"

"Yeah. I just sort of wound up here after I left the launch bay." Wait, what was that? They made a video game about him? "Hey, that's pretty cool! Are you from the future?"