Last Entry for a While

I missed this blog again yesterday due to the reconstruction of Guan-yu, which I finished about twenty minutes ago. David kicked me out of the room insisting I needed to take a nap before I passed out and get something to eat and that he would take my wing for a test run for me to make sure everything is synching properly.

I thought I'd hop on here really quick for one last update. If Guan-yu is ready and able after the test run, I'll begin working on the other wings. David and I will take turns with mine for now to help out where we can--I trust his abilities in battle at least, though I wouldn't let anyone else pilot it, no frigging way! Adrien contacted us yesterday. He and Isaak will be joining us soon. Maybe it's just the nature of those who have fought to continue to fight. We just can't leave well enough alone. In any case, it would be a miracle if we managed to avoid war now, and I think up to now I've been trying very hard to run away from the inevitable.

When I was younger and asked my Grandfather why my parents had to die the way they did, he told me "because once you start down a road, all you can do is continue to walk it." I think I'm finally beginning to understand. Whether I want to be a soldier or not, I cut this path for myself and right now there are no off-ramps in sight. I will do my best to stay true to myself and my sense of what is right. Innocent people will probably be hurt along the way, and for that I am truly sorry. It seems as if the cruelty of war helps us appreciate peace, even so, I hope everyone is able to emerge from this conflict in one piece somehow.

Farewell for now,
~Shou-lyan Rei, Guan-yu Pilot~