>>6285776You wake up, ailing as your head aches.
Feels like you got kicked down s curb-.
You're handcuffed.
You take notice as you raise up your hands to hold your face, the chains rattling onto you as you widen your eyes.
It... Was evident that you didn't manage to escape the MP's which.
<span class="mu-i">Must have made quite a racket as you notice you're not alone.
"You alright? You've got quite a shiner on your face."
Athrun called to your attention as you hurriedly felt up your face to-.
Wince as you curve around your right eye, Athrun looking pensive as he hung his hands low.
Letting you quickly know that he isn't hand-cuffed, unlike you.
"I... I don't know why this is happening, but If I could-!" You try to raise your hands to settle him down only for an airlock's opening echoing ahead of the brig's door.
<span class="mu-s">"Athrun..."</span>
That voice... You've heard it before on promotional rallies and echoing across recruitment drives.
The brig's window clamps open as the face of an aged man stares intently at the young soldier.
"You do realize the influence I have to pull due to your childish stunt?"
The man demanded some respect as Athrun winced, looking down as he seemed to recall getting scolded like this beforehand.
"Father... I just want to prove my worth... <span class="mu-s">After everything that's happened, is that so-!?</span>" Athrun's unexpected outburst made you raise your eyes as he gets shut down...
Quite effectively.
"Son, you keep excelling at your training... I suppose that enough is motivation for joining the front." The man mentioned before he turned to you "Much alike your... Natural friend."
You freeze as you're spotlit... Before getting the idea across.
"I guess this is a chance unlike any other." You notice the implication as the Man gave you a stern look "If I was chosen by performance alone... I guess that-."
"That doesn't mean anything at all!" Athrun breaks out as he parsed straight through the trick, his father averting their gaze from you towards him "I'm the best amongst the class, <span class="mu-s">He's a Natural-!</span>"
He stops himself, as he recalled falling into the same bad habits of proving himself above all.
And the reckless passion he embodied as he did so.
Soon enough, came the procedure for Athrun to leave the cell, being let go as you remain behind.
Well, Frieden. Dereliction of Duty. Twice... Surely someone's got a record for these things up in heaven-
The door however, remains open as Athrun is cleared to leave the brig, Chairman Zala remaining as he eyes you down.
<span class="mu-s">"Prove Yourself... Indeed, Natural."</span></span>
