destinystrings | It's a Gundam!

Who: Asem Asuno; open
Where: In the skies over Hinoto-Ri, ending in an open field in the Capricorn District
Summary: Asem searches for a place to land his Gundam. Gawkers welcome!
Warnings: Giant robots.

In the skies above Hinoto-Ri, an odd sort of machine flew. It seemed to have no destination in mind, just flying back and forth over the city, as if its pilot were looking for something but he didn't know where in the city it was.

However, after about half an hour, it began to slow down and descend. As it descended, though, it transformed; before, it looked something like a plane, but now, it was clearly a humanoid robot. Rear thrusters fired to slow its descent; it seemed to be descending toward the Capricorn District.

Within the cockpit, Asem carefully guided the Gundam down. Careful not to scorch anything, he set the mobile suit down on the plains as gently as he could manage. The Gundam would likely leave a pair of footprints, but no other damage was done.

Now that the Gundam was down, Asem switched the machine off, pulled the AGE Device out, and took his helmet off. The hatch opened, and Asem descended via cable to the ground. Once on the ground, Asem pressed a button on the AGE Device, and the cable retracted and the hatch closed.

[[OoC: For reference, Asem is wearing a white, form-fitting flight suit, with black wrists and chest piece. Also, this is the Gundam in the log. It's about nineteen meters tall.]]

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"...Didn't think so."

Atsuro maintains his exaggerated pose of disappointment for a moment or two longer before straightening with a brighter expression.

"Aha -- Sorry, I should probably introduce myself before asking for favors, right? My name is Atsuro Kihara."

Asem nodded. Might as well try to get to know people here. After all, he has no idea how long he'll be stranded here.

"I'm Captain Asem Asuno."

"Captain Asem..."

It's probably just a trick of the light, but it appears Atsuro's irises are rather starry at the moment.

"S-So! How, uh, do you like it? Captaining?"

That is definitely a real word.

"Uh..." Wait, did this kid think he was a naval captain?

"I'm not in the navy, you know..."

"Huh? N-No, I... I meant fighting in your robot. That's what you're Captain of, right?"

"I'm a military captain. I don't know what you're getting at beyond that."

Atsuro is beginning to feel like Asem is deliberately sidestepping his questions. He couldn't possibly fathom any reason why. "You... fight other robots. Right? Why else would you need something like that?"

"...Well, yeah." Asem scratched the side of his head. "The Vagan use mobile suits, so we use them to fight back."

"Right! Giant robot captaining. Just like in the cartoons." Dissociation of reality and fiction wasn't Atsuro's strong point. "Wait... You can't be that much older than me, though."

Asem had heard about those cartoons. They wee full of impossible feats and hot-blooded idiots...at least, that's what he heard.

"I'm 19. You have to be 18 or older to serve, and I've been serving for a year. Most militaries have been that way since the nineteenth century in the Anno Domini calendar."

Atsuro blinks for a few moments.

"...You mean the 1800s? I'm pretty sure we didn't have any robots around then, unless I really wasn't paying attention in history class."

Resisting the urge to facepalm...

"I was talking about military doctrine. Not technology."

"Oh."

Atsuro ponders that for a few moments. "But if you go back further, people started a lot younger, right? The old warriors would train their kids as soon as they started walking."

"Life was a lot different back then. But morals and principles and stuff like that hasn't changed much since the 21st century."

"So you're saying if I've got the right morals... I could be a giant robot captain too, right?" Atsuro smiles broadly. "My birthday is in less than a half-year."

"...And where are you gonna get the training and a mobile suit?"

Atsuro's smile somehow manages to broaden even further while the glints of light return to his eyes.

"Uh...hello?" Asem can't help but feel like he just lost him.

"Huh? ...Ah, sorry. I was just... thinking."

About begging Asem to train him and letting him fulfill his Lifelong Dream and Destiny and that sort of thing. For the sake of not being a total weirdo, he refrains from mentioning anything.

"Wait, were you here back on that first day? I feel like I would've remembered seeing something like this outside."

"Huh? No, I just arrived. How long ago was this first day?"

"About a week ago now. ...It looks like they're still bringing new arrivals in, then." Atsuro pauses to reflect on this for a moment or two. "...I wonder how many they think they need."

Asem shrugs. "Beats me. I think we've got more important things to worry about, though."

"...Like where you're gonna park your mech without crushing a half-dozen trees every time you try to land?" Atsuro helpfully provides.

"I've been piloting on Earth for almost a year. That's no problem."

"I bet you've got more room on Earth than just a city." Atsuro shrugs slightly. "...Did you get a chance to take a look at the world outside?"

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