"Well," Jaakko says solemnly, "Well, we found her seat, and an unused medkit. There was a lot of blood, but no sign of Matsumoto. There were the burn marks of an Imperial VTOL, so- I think that they captured her. I'm sorry..."
He looks down and shifts the helmet around.
"Looks like nothing got inside though," he says, turning the helmet upside down.
She takes the helmet from Jaakko and looks it over herself.
: I see.
: If she was captured, at least it means she's not dead. That has to be worth something, right?
Yamashiro can only muster an irritated grunt in response, more than enough to wipe the faint hint of a smile off Musashi's face.
Tippy stops frowning.
"Honestly, kind of a stupid question on my part. Lay it on me if you want to talk about it..."
: I'm just worried. I don't know what else to say.
Cualli's home is lightly decorated. A couple of pictures of her and her family adorn the walls, an unremarkable television sits opposite the couch, a few cacti sit in pots along the windowsill, and some books are laying on a table by the armchair.
She comes back in with a bottle and two small glasses and sits in the chair Arkhip isn't in before filling one of the glasses and offering it to him. "This one is one of my favorites," she grins.
He accepts the glass, but doesn't start drinking yet.
: It's a little cold up here for cacti, isn't it?
Ellie switches from looking at the parked Fenrir to find the Foxbat that was shipped to the base.
The Foxbat is sitting inside the same hangar as the Corsairs, currently undergoing an engine refit.
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