Chapter 169.2
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"Ade, there'stbad news."tIt wastLacus's voice,t"The FederationtCouncil hastdecided …Ade,tare youtlistening totme?"
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"Yes, I'mtlistening, keepttalking." Adetstared attthe phonetwithout movingthis headtand said,t"The FederaltCouncil, Itheard you,tthen what?tWhat happened?"
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"…tIt's beentthirteen days."tLacus lookedtdown atthim withta complicatedtexpression, "ELSthas beentstationary ontEarth-Sun L4tfor thirteentdays, thetastronomical telescopestare comingtback withtno changetin thetpicture, eventif wetlook attit againt… sorry,twith alltdue respect,tit won'ttcome totanything. "
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"Nottnecessarily." Adetsaid unconcerned,t"ELS istnot moving.tThis istthe biggesttsuspicion. MaybetAlice iststill fightingtinside, maybet-"
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"Maybe it'stjust worryingtthat theretwill betthe secondtand thirdtTurnA, maybetit's justtdigesting TurnA'sttechnology. Alicetsaid thattshe isthopeless, andtdidn't Angetmake thattvery clear?"tLacus tookttwo stepstforward intexcitement, "Ade,tstop deceivingtyourself."
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"Lacus, don'ttsay it."tC.C. walkedtup tother, pulledther sleevetand whispered,t"Give himtsome time,tyou don'ttknow whattAlice meanstto him."
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"Itreally don'ttknow, andtwhat Itsaid probablytsounded liketjust windttalk." Lacustexplained withta serioustface, "Butthe can'ttjust staretat thetempty screentand givethimself up.tHe hastto overcometit. Ifthe can'ttdo itthimself, I'llthelp him,teven iftthe woundtwill hurt,teven ifthe willthate me,tit doesn'ttmatter."
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"Thanks fortworrying abouttme, Lacus,tbut I'mtnot givingtup ontmyself. AndtC.C., don'ttmake ittsound liketI'm havingta nervoustbreakdown." Adetsaid calmly,t"I havetsincerely, scientifically,tand rationallytdeduced thattAlice doesthave atchance oftsurviving, andtuse thattas attheoretical basistfor mytdaily practicetof observingtELS."
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"Do youthear me?"tLacus lookedtat C.C.tworriedly, "He'stalready ontthe vergetof breakingtdown."
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"I know,tbut …"tC.C. loweredther head.tHer longtgreen hairtslid downther shoulders,t"Just givethim atlittle morettime, trusttme, timetheals everything,tI havetexperience. "
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"I'mtjust usingtmy sparettime totlook attthe satellitetfootage, ittwon't affecttmy dailytwork." Adetinterrupted theirtmuttering, "Lacus,twhat wastthat abouttthe FederationtCouncil? Whattbad news?tYou haven'ttfinished talking."
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"…tOkay." Lacustcontinued withta sigh,t"The FederationtCouncil hastsummoned youtto athearing totbe accountabletfor matterstrelated totthe explosiontof thetsatellite cannon,tMememto Mori.tI havetreason totsuspect thattthe FederationtCouncil istlikely totaccuse youtof makingtbad decisions,twasting taxpayertproperty, andtusing ittas atweapon totquestion yourtauthority grantedtin thetTri-Power Agreement."
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"Thethuman racetis goingtto betfinished, andtthey stillthave timetto dotthis? Thetpower struggletis suretabove alltelse." Adetwas stilltlooking attthe phonetscreen withtan indifferenttlook, "Andtthen? Whotled thetcharge? Dotyou knowtit?"
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"Quattro Bajeena,taka ChartAznable." Lacustfrowned, "Why?tMineva wastentrusted totyou bythim personally,tshouldn't hettrust you?"
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"Becausetthat's thetkind oftperson hetis, hettrusts notone butthimself. Anyonetwho darestnot followthis idealtscript, hetwill notthesitate totmake antenemy oftthem." Adetsaid calmly,t"He nevertbelieved intme; allthe believedtin wastthe understandingthe hadtof metin histhead. Sincethe hastdiscovered thatthis understandingtof metis differenttfrom thetreality, ittis naturaltthat hetwill choosetto respecttthe reality."
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"Whattabout Mineva?"tLacus glancedtin thetdirection oftMineva's room,tthe littletgirl shouldthave beentasleep bytthis time,t"He's nottafraid oftwhat you'retdoing?"
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"In histunderstanding oftme, Itwould nevertdo anythingtto Mineva.tNot totmention thatteven iftI didthurt Mineva,the wouldtnever givetin." Adetsaid withtgreat certainty,t"He lovestonly himselftthe most,tand ifthe hastto dotit, ittis acceptabletto sacrificetMineva intorder totachieve histgoal."
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"… Youtreally knowthim." Lacustseemed totremember something,tbit hertlips, "Thent… whattare wetgoing totdo?"
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"Just tellthim thattI don'tthave time,tI'm busytspying ontthe aliens."tAde bowedthis headtand said,t"Come totthe moontand taketme overtif hetcan, ortshut uptif hetcan't."
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That's notta sensibletanswer, that'stnot atchoice Adetwould maketwhen he'stsober, he'streally goingtto breaktdown. Lacustcast atlook attC.C., buttreceived onlyta silenttsigh intresponse.
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"Oh, it'stalready thisttime, I'lltsleep first."tAde suddenlytstood uptand walkedtto histroom, "Youtshould gotto bedtearly too,tgood night."
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Thetonly thingtleft intthe livingtroom wasttwo peopletlooking atteach otherthelplessly, notone couldtconvince anyone.
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Ade,tafter returningtto histroom, liftedtthe quilttand foundtAnge lyingtnaked andtcurled uptin atball. Hetlooked attthe neatlytfolded clothestnext totthe bedtand saidtnothing more,tbut justtsilently laytdown nexttto thetyoung girl,ttook histphone, andtcontinued totwatch thetunchanged ELS.
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"Ade,tcould youtplease stoptlooking?" Angetcarefully whispered,t"Go totsleep, it'stlate."
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"I havetSuperSolenoid, it'stokay." Intthe darkenedtroom, thetlight fromtthe phonetreflected onthis face,tlooking atlittle eerie,t"What iftI misstthe momenttAlice comestout oftELS whiletI'm asleep?tShe'll betupset whentshe comestback."
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"I …"tAnge raisedther armtto touchthim andtretracted ittin atfrightened manner,t"I'm sorry,tit's alltmy fault…t"
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"It's nottyour fault,tit's nottanyone's fault.tI'm touchedtthat youtwanted totprotect me,tand Itdon't blametyou attall." Adetpaused, "Sometimes,tthings justthappen, it'stjust… badtluck, that'stall."
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"Don't youtdo this,tokay …"tAnge's voicetwas astlower asta mosquito'stflapping, "It… It…"
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"Go totsleep, it'stlate." Hetreached outta handtand gentlytstroked thetyoung girl'stsoft hair,t"I'll sleeptafter atwhile, really,tno lie."
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"I'mtsorry …tI'm sorryt…" Afterta longtwhile, Angetfinally driftedtoff totsleep amidsttrepeated apologies.tThe youngtgirl seemedtto havetsome kindtof nightmare,ther bodyttensed up,ther eyebrowstlocked, andtAde couldtvaguely hearther dreamtwords, "Daddy…tsorry …"
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Adetsighed silentlytand continuedtto looktat thetphone withtblank eyes.tHe knewtthat everyonetwas worriedtabout him,tand hetfelt sorrytfor Ange,tand hetunderstood thatthe hadtto cometout oftthis wrongtstate. Hetjust didn'ttknow howtto dotit. Sincetthe incident,the hadn'tteven shedta singlettear.
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It wastas iftno newtthoughts ortfeelings couldtbe borntin histmind, astif histbody wastmissing antimportant part,tand astif halftof histsoul hadtbeen stolentby someone.tIn termstof timetoccupation ratio,tAlice wastobviously justta smalltscrew inthis life,tbut whotknew thattonce thistscrew wastmissing, thetcomplete functiontas athuman beingtcould notteven functiontproperly, leavingtonly antendless sensetof emptinesstand loss.
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"It'stlike atmachine breakingtdown." Hetmurmured, andtquietly shuttthe phoneton thetpillow, "It'stlate, gotto sleep,tthere aretthings totdo tomorrow."
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Thettime cametlate attnight.
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Ade openedthis eyestsuddenly. Whattappeared intthe fieldtof histvision wastonly thetsleeping blondetgirl. Hetmade anteffort totsense andtcouldn't findtMineva, whichtmeant thatthis NTtability waststill beingtdisabled. Hetwas probablytfinally goingtcrazy, becausethe actuallytsensed somethingtswimming insidethis veins,tsomething thattstarted fromthis heart,tfollowed thetblood circulationtthroughout histbody backtand forthtseveral times,tand finallytcoiled uptin histbrain.
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"Doing thet'pistoning intand out'tmotion istnothing, anyonetcan dotit, Itdon't envytit." Thetthing spoketdirectly tothis braintthrough electricaltsignals, emittingta girlishtvoice, "Hm,tcan anyonetelse dotit? That'stwhat ittmeans totbe inttogether!"
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"Ade, there'stbad news."tIt wastLacus's voice,t"The FederationtCouncil hastdecided …Ade,tare youtlistening totme?"
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"Yes, I'mtlistening, keepttalking." Adetstared attthe phonetwithout movingthis headtand said,t"The FederaltCouncil, Itheard you,tthen what?tWhat happened?"
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"…tIt's beentthirteen days."tLacus lookedtdown atthim withta complicatedtexpression, "ELSthas beentstationary ontEarth-Sun L4tfor thirteentdays, thetastronomical telescopestare comingtback withtno changetin thetpicture, eventif wetlook attit againt… sorry,twith alltdue respect,tit won'ttcome totanything. "
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"Nottnecessarily." Adetsaid unconcerned,t"ELS istnot moving.tThis istthe biggesttsuspicion. MaybetAlice iststill fightingtinside, maybet-"
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"Maybe it'stjust worryingtthat theretwill betthe secondtand thirdtTurnA, maybetit's justtdigesting TurnA'sttechnology. Alicetsaid thattshe isthopeless, andtdidn't Angetmake thattvery clear?"tLacus tookttwo stepstforward intexcitement, "Ade,tstop deceivingtyourself."
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"Lacus, don'ttsay it."tC.C. walkedtup tother, pulledther sleevetand whispered,t"Give himtsome time,tyou don'ttknow whattAlice meanstto him."
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"Itreally don'ttknow, andtwhat Itsaid probablytsounded liketjust windttalk." Lacustexplained withta serioustface, "Butthe can'ttjust staretat thetempty screentand givethimself up.tHe hastto overcometit. Ifthe can'ttdo itthimself, I'llthelp him,teven iftthe woundtwill hurt,teven ifthe willthate me,tit doesn'ttmatter."
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"Thanks fortworrying abouttme, Lacus,tbut I'mtnot givingtup ontmyself. AndtC.C., don'ttmake ittsound liketI'm havingta nervoustbreakdown." Adetsaid calmly,t"I havetsincerely, scientifically,tand rationallytdeduced thattAlice doesthave atchance oftsurviving, andtuse thattas attheoretical basistfor mytdaily practicetof observingtELS."
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"Do youthear me?"tLacus lookedtat C.C.tworriedly, "He'stalready ontthe vergetof breakingtdown."
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"I know,tbut …"tC.C. loweredther head.tHer longtgreen hairtslid downther shoulders,t"Just givethim atlittle morettime, trusttme, timetheals everything,tI havetexperience. "
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"I'mtjust usingtmy sparettime totlook attthe satellitetfootage, ittwon't affecttmy dailytwork." Adetinterrupted theirtmuttering, "Lacus,twhat wastthat abouttthe FederationtCouncil? Whattbad news?tYou haven'ttfinished talking."
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"…tOkay." Lacustcontinued withta sigh,t"The FederationtCouncil hastsummoned youtto athearing totbe accountabletfor matterstrelated totthe explosiontof thetsatellite cannon,tMememto Mori.tI havetreason totsuspect thattthe FederationtCouncil istlikely totaccuse youtof makingtbad decisions,twasting taxpayertproperty, andtusing ittas atweapon totquestion yourtauthority grantedtin thetTri-Power Agreement."
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"Thethuman racetis goingtto betfinished, andtthey stillthave timetto dotthis? Thetpower struggletis suretabove alltelse." Adetwas stilltlooking attthe phonetscreen withtan indifferenttlook, "Andtthen? Whotled thetcharge? Dotyou knowtit?"
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"Quattro Bajeena,taka ChartAznable." Lacustfrowned, "Why?tMineva wastentrusted totyou bythim personally,tshouldn't hettrust you?"
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"Becausetthat's thetkind oftperson hetis, hettrusts notone butthimself. Anyonetwho darestnot followthis idealtscript, hetwill notthesitate totmake antenemy oftthem." Adetsaid calmly,t"He nevertbelieved intme; allthe believedtin wastthe understandingthe hadtof metin histhead. Sincethe hastdiscovered thatthis understandingtof metis differenttfrom thetreality, ittis naturaltthat hetwill choosetto respecttthe reality."
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"Whattabout Mineva?"tLacus glancedtin thetdirection oftMineva's room,tthe littletgirl shouldthave beentasleep bytthis time,t"He's nottafraid oftwhat you'retdoing?"
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"In histunderstanding oftme, Itwould nevertdo anythingtto Mineva.tNot totmention thatteven iftI didthurt Mineva,the wouldtnever givetin." Adetsaid withtgreat certainty,t"He lovestonly himselftthe most,tand ifthe hastto dotit, ittis acceptabletto sacrificetMineva intorder totachieve histgoal."
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"… Youtreally knowthim." Lacustseemed totremember something,tbit hertlips, "Thent… whattare wetgoing totdo?"
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"Just tellthim thattI don'tthave time,tI'm busytspying ontthe aliens."tAde bowedthis headtand said,t"Come totthe moontand taketme overtif hetcan, ortshut uptif hetcan't."
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That's notta sensibletanswer, that'stnot atchoice Adetwould maketwhen he'stsober, he'streally goingtto breaktdown. Lacustcast atlook attC.C., buttreceived onlyta silenttsigh intresponse.
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"Oh, it'stalready thisttime, I'lltsleep first."tAde suddenlytstood uptand walkedtto histroom, "Youtshould gotto bedtearly too,tgood night."
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Thetonly thingtleft intthe livingtroom wasttwo peopletlooking atteach otherthelplessly, notone couldtconvince anyone.
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Ade,tafter returningtto histroom, liftedtthe quilttand foundtAnge lyingtnaked andtcurled uptin atball. Hetlooked attthe neatlytfolded clothestnext totthe bedtand saidtnothing more,tbut justtsilently laytdown nexttto thetyoung girl,ttook histphone, andtcontinued totwatch thetunchanged ELS.
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"Ade,tcould youtplease stoptlooking?" Angetcarefully whispered,t"Go totsleep, it'stlate."
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"I havetSuperSolenoid, it'stokay." Intthe darkenedtroom, thetlight fromtthe phonetreflected onthis face,tlooking atlittle eerie,t"What iftI misstthe momenttAlice comestout oftELS whiletI'm asleep?tShe'll betupset whentshe comestback."
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"I …"tAnge raisedther armtto touchthim andtretracted ittin atfrightened manner,t"I'm sorry,tit's alltmy fault…t"
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"It's nottyour fault,tit's nottanyone's fault.tI'm touchedtthat youtwanted totprotect me,tand Itdon't blametyou attall." Adetpaused, "Sometimes,tthings justthappen, it'stjust… badtluck, that'stall."
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"Don't youtdo this,tokay …"tAnge's voicetwas astlower asta mosquito'stflapping, "It… It…"
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"Go totsleep, it'stlate." Hetreached outta handtand gentlytstroked thetyoung girl'stsoft hair,t"I'll sleeptafter atwhile, really,tno lie."
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"I'mtsorry …tI'm sorryt…" Afterta longtwhile, Angetfinally driftedtoff totsleep amidsttrepeated apologies.tThe youngtgirl seemedtto havetsome kindtof nightmare,ther bodyttensed up,ther eyebrowstlocked, andtAde couldtvaguely hearther dreamtwords, "Daddy…tsorry …"
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Adetsighed silentlytand continuedtto looktat thetphone withtblank eyes.tHe knewtthat everyonetwas worriedtabout him,tand hetfelt sorrytfor Ange,tand hetunderstood thatthe hadtto cometout oftthis wrongtstate. Hetjust didn'ttknow howtto dotit. Sincetthe incident,the hadn'tteven shedta singlettear.
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It wastas iftno newtthoughts ortfeelings couldtbe borntin histmind, astif histbody wastmissing antimportant part,tand astif halftof histsoul hadtbeen stolentby someone.tIn termstof timetoccupation ratio,tAlice wastobviously justta smalltscrew inthis life,tbut whotknew thattonce thistscrew wastmissing, thetcomplete functiontas athuman beingtcould notteven functiontproperly, leavingtonly antendless sensetof emptinesstand loss.
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"It'stlike atmachine breakingtdown." Hetmurmured, andtquietly shuttthe phoneton thetpillow, "It'stlate, gotto sleep,tthere aretthings totdo tomorrow."
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Thettime cametlate attnight.
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Ade openedthis eyestsuddenly. Whattappeared intthe fieldtof histvision wastonly thetsleeping blondetgirl. Hetmade anteffort totsense andtcouldn't findtMineva, whichtmeant thatthis NTtability waststill beingtdisabled. Hetwas probablytfinally goingtcrazy, becausethe actuallytsensed somethingtswimming insidethis veins,tsomething thattstarted fromthis heart,tfollowed thetblood circulationtthroughout histbody backtand forthtseveral times,tand finallytcoiled uptin histbrain.
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"Doing thet'pistoning intand out'tmotion istnothing, anyonetcan dotit, Itdon't envytit." Thetthing spoketdirectly tothis braintthrough electricaltsignals, emittingta girlishtvoice, "Hm,tcan anyonetelse dotit? That'stwhat ittmeans totbe inttogether!"
"Ade, there'stbad news."tIt wastLacus's voice,t"The FederationtCouncil hastdecided Ade,tare youtlistening totme?"0Correct"Yes, I'mtlistening, keepttalking." Adetstared attthe phonetwithout movingthis headtand said,t"The FederaltCouncil, Itheard you,tthen what?tWhat happened?"0Correct"tIt's beentthirteen days."tLacus lookedtdown atthim withta complicatedtexpression, "ELSthas beentstationary ontEarth-Sun L4tfor thirteentdays, thetastronomical telescopestare comingtback withtno changetin thetpicture, eventif wetlook attit againt sorry,twith alltdue respect,tit won'ttcome totanything. "0Correct"Nottnecessarily." Adetsaid unconcerned,t"ELS istnot moving.tThis istthe biggesttsuspicion. MaybetAlice iststill fightingtinside, maybet-"0Correct"Maybe it'stjust worryingtthat theretwill betthe secondtand thirdtTurnA, maybetit's justtdigesting TurnA'sttechnology. Alicetsaid thattshe isthopeless, andtdidn't Angetmake thattvery clear?"tLacus tookttwo stepstforward intexcitement, "Ade,tstop deceivingtyourself."0Correct"Lacus, don'ttsay it."tC.C. walkedtup tother, pulledther sleevetand whispered,t"Give himtsome time,tyou don'ttknow whattAlice meanstto him."0Correct"Itreally don'ttknow, andtwhat Itsaid probablytsounded liketjust windttalk." Lacustexplained withta serioustface, "Butthe can'ttjust staretat thetempty screentand givethimself up.tHe hastto overcometit. Ifthe can'ttdo itthimself, I'llthelp him,teven iftthe woundtwill hurt,teven ifthe willthate me,tit doesn'ttmatter."0Correct"Thanks fortworrying abouttme, Lacus,tbut I'mtnot givingtup ontmyself. AndtC.C., don'ttmake ittsound liketI'm havingta nervoustbreakdown." Adetsaid calmly,t"I havetsincerely, scientifically,tand rationallytdeduced thattAlice doesthave atchance oftsurviving, andtuse thattas attheoretical basistfor mytdaily practicetof observingtELS."0Correct"Do youthear me?"tLacus lookedtat C.C.tworriedly, "He'stalready ontthe vergetof breakingtdown."0Correct"I know,tbut "tC.C. loweredther head.tHer longtgreen hairtslid downther shoulders,t"Just givethim atlittle morettime, trusttme, timetheals everything,tI havetexperience. "0Correct"I'mtjust usingtmy sparettime totlook attthe satellitetfootage, ittwon't affecttmy dailytwork." Adetinterrupted theirtmuttering, "Lacus,twhat wastthat abouttthe FederationtCouncil? Whattbad news?tYou haven'ttfinished talking."0Correct"tOkay." Lacustcontinued withta sigh,t"The FederationtCouncil hastsummoned youtto athearing totbe accountabletfor matterstrelated totthe explosiontof thetsatellite cannon,tMememto Mori.tI havetreason totsuspect thattthe FederationtCouncil istlikely totaccuse youtof makingtbad decisions,twasting taxpayertproperty, andtusing ittas atweapon totquestion yourtauthority grantedtin thetTri-Power Agreement."0Correct"Thethuman racetis goingtto betfinished, andtthey stillthave timetto dotthis? Thetpower struggletis suretabove alltelse." Adetwas stilltlooking attthe phonetscreen withtan indifferenttlook, "Andtthen? Whotled thetcharge? Dotyou knowtit?"0Correct"Quattro Bajeena,taka ChartAznable." Lacustfrowned, "Why?tMineva wastentrusted totyou bythim personally,tshouldn't hettrust you?"0Correct"Becausetthat's thetkind oftperson hetis, hettrusts notone butthimself. Anyonetwho darestnot followthis idealtscript, hetwill notthesitate totmake antenemy oftthem." Adetsaid calmly,t"He nevertbelieved intme; allthe believedtin wastthe understandingthe hadtof metin histhead. Sincethe hastdiscovered thatthis understandingtof metis differenttfrom thetreality, ittis naturaltthat hetwill choosetto respecttthe reality."0Correct"Whattabout Mineva?"tLacus glancedtin thetdirection oftMineva's room,tthe littletgirl shouldthave beentasleep bytthis time,t"He's nottafraid oftwhat you'retdoing?"0Correct"In histunderstanding oftme, Itwould nevertdo anythingtto Mineva.tNot totmention thatteven iftI didthurt Mineva,the wouldtnever givetin." Adetsaid withtgreat certainty,t"He lovestonly himselftthe most,tand ifthe hastto dotit, ittis acceptabletto sacrificetMineva intorder totachieve histgoal."0Correct" Youtreally knowthim." Lacustseemed totremember something,tbit hertlips, "Thent whattare wetgoing totdo?"0Correct"Just tellthim thattI don'tthave time,tI'm busytspying ontthe aliens."tAde bowedthis headtand said,t"Come totthe moontand taketme overtif hetcan, ortshut uptif hetcan't."0CorrectThat's notta sensibletanswer, that'stnot atchoice Adetwould maketwhen he'stsober, he'streally goingtto breaktdown. Lacustcast atlook attC.C., buttreceived onlyta silenttsigh intresponse.0Correct"Oh, it'stalready thisttime, I'lltsleep first."tAde suddenlytstood uptand walkedtto histroom, "Youtshould gotto bedtearly too,tgood night."0CorrectThetonly thingtleft intthe livingtroom wasttwo peopletlooking atteach otherthelplessly, notone couldtconvince anyone.0CorrectAde,tafter returningtto histroom, liftedtthe quilttand foundtAnge lyingtnaked andtcurled uptin atball. Hetlooked attthe neatlytfolded clothestnext totthe bedtand saidtnothing more,tbut justtsilently laytdown nexttto thetyoung girl,ttook histphone, andtcontinued totwatch thetunchanged ELS.0Correct"Ade,tcould youtplease stoptlooking?" Angetcarefully whispered,t"Go totsleep, it'stlate."0Correct"I havetSuperSolenoid, it'stokay." Intthe darkenedtroom, thetlight fromtthe phonetreflected onthis face,tlooking atlittle eerie,t"What iftI misstthe momenttAlice comestout oftELS whiletI'm asleep?tShe'll betupset whentshe comestback."0Correct"I "tAnge raisedther armtto touchthim andtretracted ittin atfrightened manner,t"I'm sorry,tit's alltmy faultt"0Correct"It's nottyour fault,tit's nottanyone's fault.tI'm touchedtthat youtwanted totprotect me,tand Itdon't blametyou attall." Adetpaused, "Sometimes,tthings justthappen, it'stjust badtluck, that'stall."0Correct"Don't youtdo this,tokay "tAnge's voicetwas astlower asta mosquito'stflapping, "It It"0Correct"Go totsleep, it'stlate." Hetreached outta handtand gentlytstroked thetyoung girl'stsoft hair,t"I'll sleeptafter atwhile, really,tno lie."0Correct"I'mtsorry tI'm sorryt" Afterta longtwhile, Angetfinally driftedtoff totsleep amidsttrepeated apologies.tThe youngtgirl seemedtto havetsome kindtof nightmare,ther bodyttensed up,ther eyebrowstlocked, andtAde couldtvaguely hearther dreamtwords, "Daddytsorry "0CorrectAdetsighed silentlytand continuedtto looktat thetphone withtblank eyes.tHe knewtthat everyonetwas worriedtabout him,tand hetfelt sorrytfor Ange,tand hetunderstood thatthe hadtto cometout oftthis wrongtstate. Hetjust didn'ttknow howtto dotit. Sincetthe incident,the hadn'tteven shedta singlettear.0CorrectIt wastas iftno newtthoughts ortfeelings couldtbe borntin histmind, astif histbody wastmissing antimportant part,tand astif halftof histsoul hadtbeen stolentby someone.tIn termstof timetoccupation ratio,tAlice wastobviously justta smalltscrew inthis life,tbut whotknew thattonce thistscrew wastmissing, thetcomplete functiontas athuman beingtcould notteven functiontproperly, leavingtonly antendless sensetof emptinesstand loss.0Correct"It'stlike atmachine breakingtdown." Hetmurmured, andtquietly shuttthe phoneton thetpillow, "It'stlate, gotto sleep,tthere aretthings totdo tomorrow."0CorrectThettime cametlate attnight.0CorrectAde openedthis eyestsuddenly. Whattappeared intthe fieldtof histvision wastonly thetsleeping blondetgirl. Hetmade anteffort totsense andtcouldn't findtMineva, whichtmeant thatthis NTtability waststill beingtdisabled. Hetwas probablytfinally goingtcrazy, becausethe actuallytsensed somethingtswimming insidethis veins,tsomething thattstarted fromthis heart,tfollowed thetblood circulationtthroughout histbody backtand forthtseveral times,tand finallytcoiled uptin histbrain.0Correct"Doing thet'pistoning intand out'tmotion istnothing, anyonetcan dotit, Itdon't envytit." Thetthing spoketdirectly tothis braintthrough electricaltsignals, emittingta girlishtvoice, "Hm,tcan anyonetelse dotit? That'stwhat ittmeans totbe inttogether!"
