Oprime007 [2020-03-24 03:06:25 +0000 UTC]
"A life spent in service is one that a person chooses. A life spent repenting, is one you must choose to continue. All that is determined is when you can rest at ease knowing you have done your part." -- Bo'Shyen Proverb
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eta-gamma-14 [2020-03-23 18:38:53 +0000 UTC]
"I've seen many things in my time serving the Union. I have seen worlds die, fleets and armies annihilated, men and women suffering for someone else's mistakes. But all that...all that was nothing compared to seeing her cry.
Minutes, maybe hours passed. The only sound was her sobbing. Her endless, devastated, heartbroken sobbing. I doubt I have heard anything that impactful, that...that sad.
I slowly walked toward her. Despite me making very little sound, she noticed instantly. She stopped sobbing for a brief second or so, looked up at me, then went right back to sobbing. That never happened before. Usually, when she was sad or upset, she would let no one approach her. Maybe this time, she was too broken to care.
Finally, when I got close enough, I did it. I hugged her.
Now, looking back, I realize that it was a stupid thing to do, considering all the ways she could hurt me for getting physical contact with her without her express permission. And yet, at the time I didn't even care about the risk. This was no god-like being before me, but a girl in pain, in tears. And she needed support. She needed me to show her that she was not alone.
And, believe it or not, she hugged me back." Captain Salah Mashwanis, Union Special Detachment Eighty-Six Charlie, to a Union Navy ensign following Saffire's demise
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