Colossus By Design: Entry 0030 - Odd One Out

[September 28, 2145]
[Cape Town, African origin continent]
[Cape Town R&D Hangar]

[International Warmongers meet up with Africa's newest reinstated Warmonger]


(Thomas Scott): So, you're Africa's Warmonger?

(Karen Marais): That is correct. I am Karen Marais.

(Thomas Scott): Nice to meet you, Karen.


[Karen shakes hands with Thomas]


(Karen): The pleasure's all mine. I've heard the reports about your first encounter in former America.

(Thomas): Oh.... that.


[The others look at Thomas]


(Thomas): I'm not particularly proud of that.....

(Arthur Roy): Why not? You beat that P.E.M.F. into pieces faster than a bloody saw.

(Feng Lee): It wasn't that impressive--

(Arthur Roy): Shut it, Feng! Thomas, I have to say, that was an impressive report of events. Where'd you learn to do that anyways?

(Thomas): Well.... I didn't. It just sorta happened.

(Sasha Kalashnikov): Well, it doesn't matter to me. As long as you fight monsters, I don't care!


[Sasha proceeds to give Thomas an enormous bear hug]


(Thomas): GAH! Sasha.... eegh........

(Sasha): Oh, sorry!


[Sasha drops Thomas]


(Sasha): I forget my own strength sometimes!

(Thomas): No... problem... uggh....

(Satoshi Yamane): So, Mr. Scott.......

(Thomas): Huh? Yeah?

(Satoshi Yamane): Have you been through any of the simulations before entering the Warmonger unit?

(Thomas): Well, no. Do you need to?

(Satoshi Yamane): Generally...... yes. For most of us, it took several hours of simulations and a day or two of waiting before we were initialized for duty. You only took a few hours without any simulations.

(Sasha/Karen/Feng/Arthur): What?

(Thomas): So? I'm sure any of you guys could've done it. I'm just an average everyday soldier, like the rest of you.


[The others look at him once more]


(Thomas): What?

(Feng): Mr. Scott..... none of us are soldiers.

(Thomas): Really? I thought all Warmonger driving consciences were pulled from military backgrounds.

(Satoshi): They used to be, back during First Wave and World War Three. Nowadays.... we're pulled based on individual skill sets and positive connection to the neural interface.

(Thomas): Oh. Well, ummm.....

(Satoshi): Our carriers are here. We must go.


[Satoshi walks off with his military escorts back to his carrier, as do the others]
[Thomas is left, standing beside Karen]


(Karen): Something wrong?

(Thomas): I don't know..... I kinda feel a bit.....

(Karen): Isolated, alone, different than everyone else?

(Thomas): Uh, yeah. How did you know?

(Karen): I had a hunch. Go on then. Your nation will want you back home. Farewell.

(Thomas): Alright, goodbye.


[Thomas makes his way to his carrier and steps on-board]
[President Nigel Mandela comes up to the top of the building next to Karen]


(President Mandela): Karen, you know what to do?

(Karen): Yes sir. We'll contact Dr. Ifukube, and me and Mr. Yamane will be searching the Jiran Island cluster for it.

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[September 29, 2145]
[Jiran Island, off the coast of the Japanese origin island]
[Ocean area just off the island's coast]

[A low roar is heard from beneath the waves]