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oh man oh man ohmmanohmanohman you've no idea how long I waited to see this

Butt worth it just to exalt the material so far. Having read the LN (thanks to a Disqus user who helped hook me up during the anime's TV run), I'd been wondering precisely how someone can transpose The Witch from Mercury's cast into something significantly darker and more cutthroat. Not only did you nail it, you brought a style that respects Asato's language use while enriching both franchises in unique ways. That's a rare talent.

Definitely looking forward to more chapters. And as for you, lurker: READ IT!

I envision a future SRW where Suletta is initially overwhelmed by all the new people she'll be meeting and is just standing frozen in awe before Rain (and Allenby) go full auntie mode and show her around the facilities telling stories all about the '80s and '90s pilots and rigs in the hangar. Whole thing basically writes itself, really: fresh-faced audience surrogate who will have to learn about the history of mecha in every which way guided by people like Noriko, Rain and Lacus as she goes fro tanuki out of water into a vital part of the team.