Light-hours away, a small crowd of men and women sat on couches around a fireplace in a comfortable-looking living room. All eyes were glued to the holo-screen that floated above the table before them, displaying the latest news reports from the scene of the disaster-in-the-making. White knuckles showed, where fingers gripped furniture, then forcibly relaxed themselves.
"Fifty says they get him out in one piece," Lufy finally said.
Rumy glared at her. "L - Lufy... how can you be so casual about it? And what if the car crashes and hurts someone else?"
Shildy just shook her head. "I'll take that action," she said, reaching out to squeeze Rumy's shoulder. "And lighten up, kid. What can we do about it from here?"
"They're just as worried as you are, Rumy," Lafiel added from her own seat, sipping a cup of tea. "This is just their own way of not letting it bother them."
"I know," the younger girl said. "And I know we can't get there in time to be any help. It still..."
This time it was Rei's soft almost-monotone that answered for her. "Others are already on their way. Some of whom we have funded and equipped and trained. Sometimes it is all you can do."
Elza nodded, gathering Rumy close on the couch. "The cost of command...."
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
"Fifty says they get him out in one piece," Lufy finally said.
Rumy glared at her. "L - Lufy... how can you be so casual about it? And what if the car crashes and hurts someone else?"
Shildy just shook her head. "I'll take that action," she said, reaching out to squeeze Rumy's shoulder. "And lighten up, kid. What can we do about it from here?"
"They're just as worried as you are, Rumy," Lafiel added from her own seat, sipping a cup of tea. "This is just their own way of not letting it bother them."
"I know," the younger girl said. "And I know we can't get there in time to be any help. It still..."
This time it was Rei's soft almost-monotone that answered for her. "Others are already on their way. Some of whom we have funded and equipped and trained. Sometimes it is all you can do."
Elza nodded, gathering Rumy close on the couch. "The cost of command...."
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.