De-Briefing

Harumi shook her head and paced back and forth in front of you. "I can't believe you let your mech get captured."

"I didn't let the demons take it. We were ambushed!"

"You're meant to be a soldier! Do you have any idea how much those mech suits cost? Let alone the sheer amount of money and time we've put into training you."

Harumi stopped in front of you, placed her hands on your shoulders and looked you in the eyes. "Tell me you're going to take better care of yourself."

Her flat tone and half-lidded expression reeked of battle fatigue. You knew she had been overseeing countless pilots before you. How many had she lost?

You promised you would do better.

Slowly her arms relaxed and her hands drifted down towards your hips. You were still looking at her tired face, but you could swear you felt her fingers hooking into the lining of your boxer briefs.

Suddenly the door to the meeting room drew open.

"Oi, baka! I heard you lost one of my babies."

Harumi looked over to the figure leaning against the doorframe. "Chief Engineer Kaya. Greetings."

"Hey, Harumi. I need to drag this nincompoop to the engineering bay and show him his new rig."