Quote:Well, his first was a military clusterfuck, his second (both versions) resulted existential angst. The third one, being the one directly prior to this, actually _did_ help a little, even if there were some rough spots.
I guess it's just a hazard of working in the franchise... although I don't imagine his last stop helped any.
Could have been worse. He could have landed in Ranma 1/2.
So, you have a multi-national organization plotting the demise of world order as it currently stood, a less sadistically inclined but equally ruthless group of people - though I use the term loosely - dedicated to the restoration of a ravaged land by whatever means neccessary, and the people who want to keep things as they are - in part because of tradition, in part due to the fact that ... well, change is a scary, scary thing.
And then you have a group of mostly freelance couriers-slash-investigators-slash-what you will, from usual and unusual walks of life, stuck a little to the side of the center of events.
You're running the lattermost, with an agenda against the foremost, and a mysterious contributor whom you trust but whose motives you're not wholly aware of.
Add to that the fact that you've just done something that's left you feeling sick with yourself, for various reasons.
Your associates know some of this.
One of them knows just about all of it, but she's got a stake in the success of your enterprise and a ruthless streak of her very own.
Alongside all this comes a series of events transpiring throughout the world which, and you can almost feel this, has the potential to turn the current order inside out. And that questionable action just gave you some very disturbing insights into your self-appointed enemy's plans. Not enough to be truly useful, enough to make you shiver at the spaces still left open for speculation.
Add to that the fact that you know things are going to be happening soon. And very rapidly.
Thus, my situation in a nutshell.
So, once I felt sufficiently human to face the world again - for which the thanks should go to Fujino-san, and tea ceremony - what did I do?
I went to a party.
And no, I've never made any claims of sanity, in case you're wondering.
Next: the trouble with asking questions.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm