Disjointed

November 27, 2007

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I thought it would be another ordinary day. You know, you wake up, you go to work, you sleep. Most everyday is like that now. It's funny really. I never would have thought about it like that a year ago. And now?

Today I defended Hydro and Purgas from a Bane incursion. My CO tells me that if I get a hundred kills, I get a prize. I thought for a moment that he was joking; what kind of a sick joke is it to tell someone that they get a prize for killing things? Even Bane. Their right to live is no less than ours. The Cormans have got it correct there. Who are we to decide who lives and who dies on a cosmic scale. We're fighting for our survival, not for the Bane's defeat.

Today I took back the Hydro station from the Bane. It was a long fight, but my fellow AFS soldiers made it bearable. After we won, we took a waypoint back to Foreas Base, and I bought everyone a round at the bar. It felt nice to be appreciated. I haven't felt that since I was back on Earth, and was fixing people's $200 computers. I don't attach myself to people though. Yeah sure, our suits get us sent back to a base if we die, but what use is a resuscitation squad if you've been blown to tiny bits?

As usual, I woke up, I went to work, I slept.

~ Shishire Maiga