"A good reason?" Tera asked, and wondered if she could be as optimistic as Claire.  Changing the subject, Tera said, "It seems like my cog is a recon unit." This was some relief for Tera, at least Mayura wasn't a war machine.  "You can count on me to provide information so we can make choose the safest alternatives."

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"U-uhh, no...nothing's wrong," Israfil deflected, suddenly feeling that maybe he shouldn't burden Mike with his troubles.  "I just came back from a piloting training sortie.  H-hey, so do you want to show me your ability?"