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[spartan051]

FROM: ambrose.kurt@cdc.org
TO: ren.kouha@cdc.org,
CC:amethyst@cdc.org, sephiroth@cdc.org
Might I suggest we all meet up and discuss our mission strategies before we head out on our scouting mission seeing as how we're all on the same team? That way we can familiarize ourselves with one another and our capabilities?

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FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org

Sounds good enough to me. We have to pick which one of us is driving before we leave, anyway. Where and when?

[soulsrob]

01
I watched a rosebud very long
Brought on by dew and sun and shower,
Waiting to see the perfect flower:

02
Then, when I thought it should be strong,
It opened at the matin hour
And fell at evensong.

03
I watched a nest from day to day,
A green nest full of pleasant shade,
Wherein three speckled eggs were laid:

04
But when they should have hatched in May,
The two old birds had grown afraid
Or tired, and flew away.

05
Then in my wrath I broke the bough
That I had tended so with care,
Hoping its scent should fill the air;

06
I crushed the eggs, not heeding how
Their ancient promise had been fair:
I would have vengeance now.

07
But the dead branch spoke from the sod,
And the eggs answered me again:
Because we failed dost thou complain?

08
Is thy wrath just? And what if God,
Who waiteth for thy fruits in vain,
Should also take the rod?

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That some kind of poem, Winnie? Did you write that?

[It's interesting, and nothing really like the poetry he's heard back home. She's certainly got his attention now, at least.]

[soulsrob]

Not originally, no! It's called "I Watched a Rosebud" by Christina Rossetti. She's a poet from my country! Did you like it?

Day 21

[soulsrob]

I nearly ruined everything. Not just for my group, not jut for my team. Everyone.

[That's it, that's the text.]

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[Well, damn. If that isn't cryptic, Kouha really doesn't know what is. He replies within minutes of receiving the message.]

What'd you do, Winnie?

[soulsrob]

01
The place they took us, there's all these cracks in the ice. I didn't think anything of it, really. I sort of fell down one.

02
Jean saved me, but there was something down there. Big. Really, really big. Probably bigger than the actual mountain, big. I think I almost woke it up.

Day 35 ish

[proliferates]

FROM: mercer.alex@cdc.org
TO: ren.kouha@cdc.org

i take it you didn't end up covered completely in glitter?

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FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org

Yeah, I didn't end up a fashion disaster. Thanks for taking that hit, by the way.

FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org

Just don't ever do it again, or I'm gonna kick your ass.

day 57 | before evals

[daggertype]

FROM: dagger@cdc.org

NHD-C12-LRC-310's height without the shoes on is 165 centimeters. Because I said I would.

[Day 68!]

[embattle]

[A package from Hibari, quietly set at Kouha's door:]

Chocolates [250g]
Cookies [250g]

[Attached note:]
"It seems you'll need the energy."

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[Aw, Kyoya, that is so sweet, and Kouha will take them without a second thought and rummage through them before he sends a text.]

FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org
Looking out for your new student? You're looking like a good teacher already, Kyoya. Thanks.

[forgivetheinsubordination]

[There's a small note on Ren's bed, wrapped around a pendant. The note reads: It's a healing amulet from Selena. One use. Don't really know how it works, but figure it'll give us an advantage. -G.V.]

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[Everyone is spoiling him lately... It feels so odd to be on the other side of that kind of thing. Still, he's grateful, so he leaves a note on Garrus' bed when he's be out of the room.]

Thanks for the pendent. I'll keep it on me, just in case. Next time we get the chance, let me buy you a drink as a thank you, okay?

- Kouha Ren.

[desenchanter]

FROM: roxas@cdc.org
Can I ask you about something...

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[Well, there's a familiar name. Kouha's not sure what's up, but if he's the one being asked, he figures Roxas sought him out for a good reason. Why not find out?]

FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org

Sure, kid. Ask away.

day 81

[2leftfeet]

FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org

I was told you were close to Bostova. A memorial service is going to be held for her and the other casualties on 86

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FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org
Yeah, I knew Yulia. You got the right guy.

FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org
A memorial service, though. That anything like a funeral?

[He knows the etiquette for the latter, but it's better to be prepared if it's going to be significantly different.]

Day 90

[mousquetaire]

FROM: dartagnan@cdc.org

Artillery, this is d'Artagnan. I'm at Camp, and I'm checking in. Let me know if you're safe, please.

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[At least one of their leaders is alright, which that comforts Kouha a bit.]

FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org

Yeah, I'm here and I'm safe. Natives ain't too friendly, but no real damage.

d98, 05:00

[forgivetheinsubordination]

FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org

Checking up on everyone. How are you doing, Ren?

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FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org

Not dead, at least. Sky monsters, kidnapping and new guys, all at once? It's like a test of endurance or something.

D98 - Gift

[desenchanter]

[ Left at your rover is a seashell good luck charm with a little note, ]

From Roxas

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[Aw, now that's a sweet gesture, and Kouha appreciates it, even if he doesn't quite get the meaning of the charm. He's not ungrateful, either way, and a few hours after Roxas dropped it off, he'll send a message over.]

FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org
Thanks, Roxas. It's a pretty cool gift. :)