outer_divide | [ video ] 001 (Sunday p.m., Week 66)

[A man in a blue uniform coat with a ridiculously high stiff collar appears. His expression is grim under an abundant mess of brown hair peeking from under the large front-brimmed hat he has jammed onto his head.]

This is Captain Bulge of Sirius Platoon. If anyone in the SDF can hear me, please respond. I don't know yet where I am, and I need to know what happened. Did the Alfort forces retreat? Is Destiny safe?

This is very important. I have no idea where I am, except that it's not one of our trains. I may be in an enemy ship. If-if that's the case, then if anyone in the SDF gets this transmission, leave me. It isn't worth a rescue. I know what to do if the situation is that hopeless.

[A pause, because it isn't usually in the course of his duty he has to offer to commit suicide if necessary. He looks around again, and the background shows he is still on Salvation, although its obvious not something he recognizes. After another grimace and frown, he turns back to the device.]

I have reason to believe that I may be somewhere else entirely. It's far too quiet here to be still in battle.

I've been prepared to give my life to the Railways for years, but I don't want to waste it. Yu-Manabu, one of your damned insubordinate rescue attempts would be welcome about now, so long as I'm not on an Alfort ship. The rest of you, David especially, you'd better take care of Big One. I'm counting on you, too. Save Destiny and the Railways and get your butts home.

Somebody please respond. Come in, SDF headquarters.

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In that I don't know that I can help you.

Maybe this, uh, Pepper will know something.

I never knew when I had it good.

No one ever does.

Even if tech stumps you, you seem to know something about... discipline. [He ended up not wanting to say command.] I mean, you seem to know about the problems with following or giving orders.

Let's call it a hazard of my occupation and leave it at that.

Alright.

I can sympathize.

I'm sure you can, captain.

How do you and Caryo look after her in a city like this? [It didn't look friendly to large equines to him.]

She takes care of herself.

I'm impressed. There doesn't seem to be much green in here. [He's hoping Caryo can hear him through the effort she's making to carry them.]

A park or two, I suppose. I try to take her riding at least once a day. The beast needs the exercise.

I suppose that was to my benefit today.

It certainly wouldn't hurt her to take more than one trip.

Where was it you were taking me? Where this Pepper is?

Callahan's. It's...an inn, of sorts, I suppose. I don't know if she'll be there or not. Things have been...strange lately, and to be entirely honest, I'm not sure whether she's ended up a part o them or not.

Oh. Well, it can't hurt to look. If I can't find her, I guess I'll take my chances with the curfew patrol.

All luck to you, then, since I doubt anything I say will change your mind.

People have found that to be so.

That isn't exactly surprising.

[A chuckle. This is the man who got fired from the SDF, then turned around and used his private relationship with various people still serving to modify his train with the weapons necessary to save things. Yeah, he's stubborn.]

Something you understand, I see.

Most of the people I work with in Valdemar are the same way. Stubbornness is something I can understand.

Sometimes It's a necessary trait for people who may have to fight.

I suppose it is. The Heralds, at least, are that way. Others aren't quite as altruistic as they are.

[Now that was something he hadn't heard of. Other than the general definition of herald.]

Heralds?

Heralds are...difficult to describe. I suppose you could think of them as the elite force in Valdemar, though there are only a few of them, and they aren't, strictly speaking, soldiers. Essentially, we do whatever the Queen needs done.

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