Let it never be said that Stacy was not benevolent toward her crew. Truth was, she loved them, to the point of risking her own life. And thus, she'd been busy for quite some time... silently she had worked, trying to get into her own archives and cross-checking references. She was going to help boost morale and give them a gift - show them people
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Apparently, he was important to someone on this 'Stacy', though. That could be any number of people, really.
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But she went down to those damn pod caverns every single day, yelling out six names--Domon Kasshu, Rain Mikamura, Sai Saici, Chibodee Crockett, Argo Gulskii. She yelled at Stacy in between the names, telling her to get her friends out of the damn pods already, fix her stupid systems, quit reading people's minds and pop the people who oughta be out here already--
--so when that announcement came over the comms, Allenby was running all the way.
Even then, she was wary. What if none of them were there? What if everyone else got a friend and she didn't? And then she spotted him.
"Domon! Domon, Domon, DOMON KASSHU!"
HOPEFULLY HE WAS READY FOR A HUG BECAUSE THAT WAS WHAT WAS COMING HIS WAY. AT ABOUT THIRTY MPH.
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"Whoa, whoa, hey there!" He might not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but Domon can at least tell that's the reaction of someone who missed him. He returns the hug and pats Allenby on the head. Seeing her that happy to see him was rather sobering given what Stacy had said about his duration here...
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"I knew it! I knew you were in those dumb pods, waiting for Stacy to fix your avia or whatever the hell she does. Domon..." Ahhh, dumb tears. Well, whatever. She just blotted at them with the heel of her glove, still smiling in spite of it. "Heh, whoops. Hey, so... feelin' okay? Did uh, did Stacy tell you what we're all doin' here?"
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He scratches the back of his head, but smiles. "I suppose I am, all things considered - but no, all I know is that...well, she's Stacy and what all she just said about only being here for a day." He doesn't seem too happy about it either. He might not be good at reading emotions, but if there were tears involved, it usually wasn't good. Clearly, they should punch each other instead of verbally catching up.
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She had to force herself to say each word. Learning what had happened in the first place had been awful enough, realizing that everything they'd fought for had ended up for nothing, that everything she'd ever known and was learning to love was now gone... but saying it to Domon? Domon Kasshu, King of Hearts, who'd dove right into the center of the Devil Gundam and destroyed it together with Rain?
It made her feel sick. Really, truly sick.
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All that work, all that effort - for nothing? Master Asia and Kyouji had died for nothing? Domon's fists clenched and shook - he wanted to find these guys who'd done this - show 'em what for. However...
He was only here for one day. Nobody here seemed panicked - so there was no current, obvious threat to lash out at.
The King of Hearts, not able to do anything... You're not the only one who feels sick, Allenby.
"...I don't know what to say."
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And that was only the half of it. She hadn't even told him about commanders, rules, Daligig, lies, pods, GLaDOS....
"C'mon," she said, grabbing his wrist to tow him towards the transport tubes. "You wanna hit something and so do I. Let's go fight."
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She stopped when they reached the tubes. "Uh, this is a little weird. Just step in and shout 'the city' and the ship'll grab you and sling you there," she warned before demonstrating. Allenby had got over the tentacle thing ages ago, but given that Domon's memories of the Devil Gundam were a little fresher, she figured he could use the heads-up.
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He made a face as the thing picked up Allenby and slung her... And slowly stepped in. "...THE CITY!"
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What followed was a loud yell that lasted all the way until Domon's arrival behind Allenby.
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