Smashing Song of Praise for Great Motherland

[a_gentle_boy]

[A factory foreman arrives early in the morning at 4:30 in the morning, a blank expression on his face.  His left hand is bandaged heavily, although this does not prevent him from personally checking on every beet shredder before the workers begin to file in.  Over the next few hours, he proceeds to make their already hellish jobs worse.]

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Comments

[bustydefense]

[In return, Lucas will be approached by Mia, who is exceptionally displeased and will not tolerate his behavior]

[a_gentle_boy]

Ｗｈａｔ　ｉｓ　ｉｔ，　ｃｏｍｒａｄｅ？

[bustydefense]

Stop it.

[a_gentle_boy]

Ｆａｉｌｕｒｅ　ｄｅｓｅｒｖｅｓ　ｐｕｎｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ．　　Ｎｅｅｄ　Ｉ　ｒｅｍｉｎｄ　ｙｏｕ　ｏｆ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｏｗｎ　ｔａｓｋ，　ｃｏｍｒａｄｅ？

[sailor_starfish]

*Fuuko has run into the factory.*

Lucas! It's terrible! First Free was acting odd, then he was killed!

[a_gentle_boy]

Ｓｕｂｖｅｒｓｉｖｅ　ｂｅｈａｖｉｏｒ　ｃａｎｎｏｔ　ｂｅ　ｔｏｌｅｒａｔｅｄ，　Ｆｕｕｋｏ．　　Ｅｖｅｎ　ｉｆ　ｈｅ　ｗａｓ　ｏｕｒ　ｆａｔｈｅｒ．

[sailor_starfish]

What are you talking about? Even if he was our fake dad, Fuuko doesn't think he deserved to die!

... Are you ok? You are acting weird.

[a_gentle_boy]

Ｗｈｙ　ａｒｅ　ｙｏｕ　ｎｏｔ　ｉｎ　ｓｃｈｏｏｌ，　Ｆｕｕｋｏ？

[nessbound]

[Ness hurried to the factory. He wanted to make sure that Lucas was doing okay. After the morning's announcements, he had to be sure that his friend was okay. Ducking past those taller than him, and dipping past the busy workers, Ness called out as loud as he could.]

LU~CAS! LU~CAS! Where are you, Lucas?!

[a_gentle_boy]

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Ｙｏｕ　ａｒｅ　ｄｉｓｔｕｒｂｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｋｅｒｓ．　　Ｗｈｙ　ａｒｅ　ｙｏｕ　ｎｏｔ　ａｔ　ｓｃｈｏｏｌ, comrade？

[nessbound]

W-What?

[His voice and mannerisms were drastically different.. What was going on?]

Lu.. Lu-Lucas? I.. I was worried about you! I heard that you were one of the..

[Ness takes notice of his bandages, his eyes going wide as he took in the sight of Lucas's banded fingers.]

What did they do to you?!

[a_gentle_boy]

[Lucas shifts his hand out of sight automatically.]

Ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｂｅ　ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｅｄ　ｗｉｔｈ．　　Ｉ　ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ　ｎｏｗ　ｔｈｅ　ｅｒｒｏｒｓ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ　ｔｈａｔ　ｌｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｍｙ　ｐｒｅｖｉｏｕｓ　ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ．