[Nothing about this is ordinary. Normally, new partners don't Drift three times in less than a week and face down five kaiju. Normally, there's more time to adjust. Normally, the Shatterdome doesn't disintegrate around them. Mako is trying to take it all in stride, but she's starting to think that's impossible. Still, a bit of the tension eases from her shoulders when she hears—more than that, senses—Raleigh coming. With everyone else, she still feels the need to play professional. With Raleigh, she can open up, even if she doesn't know where to start.
Her lips just barely twitch up at the joke, and she looks over to study him. She'll go to the party, to thank Herc if nothing else, but she needs to work up to it.]
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Her lips just barely twitch up at the joke, and she looks over to study him. She'll go to the party, to thank Herc if nothing else, but she needs to work up to it.]
Why aren't you there?