TO : KYU AKIBARA | SUBJECT: FREEPORT 11.5?

[Nodoka Hanamura]

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Origin: Vibrant Songs, Omicron Delta, Core Space| LOCATION NN-GUID HASH OK
Sender: FREELANCER NODOKA HANAMURA | SENDER NN-GUID HASH OK
Recipients: KYU AKIBARA| RECIPIENT NN-GUID HASH OK
Carbon Copy: | NONE!
Encryption: NONE | NO ENCRYPTION!
Format: Audio
Subject: Response

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Akibara-senpai,

I appreciate the words you have sent me, however I cannot see myself leaving. Not yet. I cannot see myself working with the Core - not out of ideological differences, but situational ones, as I feel I have things to tend to elsewhere, not just here in Delta with keeping you all safe, but with things regarding myself as well. Gran Canaria is a gorgeous place - that much I said when Marisa showed me it all those years ago when we met and took that unforgettable long haul from Stuttgart to Omega-49 and finally to her home. I will admit that I have feelings for Marisa, which is another thing that tethers me here. She's been gone for quite some time, and I await her return. Maybe then I may leave, but I will never forget any of you. This place is, and always will be my home, irregardless of where my actual home may be - for it was the first place I've called home In Sirius. It's nothing like earth, In fact, GC does that better than any planet in Sirius - but It's home to me.

As for Golanski, I wish you the best of luck. I myself contemplate my fate often, and one thing that comes to mind is sacrifice. Unlike some of my modern contemporaries from Kusari, I believe that self-sacrifice for the greater good is one of the most honorable and dignified acts a person can do. That is why I am not afraid to risk my life for this place - however, you've given me a realization. There are people who depend on me. People who care about me. This sacrifice would only serve to hurt them down the line. Which is why I will heed your advice in not dying for this place, but still doing everything I can to protect it and it's people.

As soon as things settle down, I'll be called back into the stars once more, away from home, Be it to aid The Council against Gallia's crown, or to fulfill my plans to discover more about my past, or just a simple round trip haul around the Sirius sector. If for any reason things pick up again and you need my support like recently, do not hesitate to have you or, if and when you depart, your successor contact me.

And finally, Thank you Kyu. You've been and always will be a good friend to me and my AI. Maybe one day we can sit and have a good chat together.

Nodoka Hanamura
Freeport 11 Defense Force Combatant
Proud Denizen of Freeport 11

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