Tippy supports her descent so she doesn't fall on her ass and hurt herself. She sits down as well, hand still on shoulder.
"I'm so sorry..."
Nagato remains inconsolable and inarticulate (bordering on incoherent) for quite some time.
The image of the ill-fated pilot resurfaces from the depths of Lorens' memory, a brief glimpse frozen in time. His heart drops. A lump forms in his throat. He turns to the Kintharian commander but couldn't face her her pained expression proved suffocating.
"I'm... I'm so sorry," he utters.
A few minutes later, Xiaomei emerges from the building, with the medic in tow. Right away, she notices how down everyone looks.
: Looks like someone already broke the news.
Yamashiro just nods.
: According to this guy, she barely had a pulse when they found her. They tried treating her with what they could and brought her here to be in a proper medical facility, but she died on the way.
Walter uneasily shifts where he stands
Frisk and Virvel show up while Xiaomei is explaining what happened, and the former pulls you aside, lowering his voice so the others can't overhear him.
: Can't keep standing around, man. I know this is a bummer, but we got a job to do here.
"...I guess his father being killed gave him a reason to fight. I'm sure he was crushed to... hear about it. I can't imagine how it felt knowing that his dad was killed while trying to surrender."
She looks at the progress she's made. "What else did she tell you about him?"
: Nothing much.
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