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[It was just supposed to be some routine checks on the Gundams. Help with some of the maintenance. But for some reason she's hopped into the 00 Gundam's cockpit. It can't be seen, but she's got the computer that's recording her hooked up to the Gundam and is reworking the controls. To top it off, she's got a smirk on her face.

Why? Because something got it into her head that she could be a better Gundam Meister than Setsuna. After all, both of her parents were Gundam Meisters. She's been around them her whole life. She knows how they operate. And for once in her life, she actually feels the need to go out there and actually get her hands dirty.

She mutters under her breath about some things being disabled, some things being enabled, various systems reconnecting... and then she notices the recording light. In a split-second, the smirk vanishes and she leans forward to examine the screen. After a few minutes of her eyes darting this way and that over whatever she might be reading, they widen in surprise.]

Why would I do that...?

[It hits her that she still hasn't stopped the recording.]

Um... excuse me. [And off the video goes.]

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[What is this very odd feeling? Something heart-pounding and makes her want to hide and overall very confusing.]

What are you doing?

[Oh hey the "I could be a better Meister than Setsuna" feeling is back.]

Isn't it obvious? I'm taking control of a mobile suit.

[And overriding any feeling from Feldt is her own anger. Quite a bit of it too.]

No, it is not. I do not know what a... mobile suit is. Explain.

[So much so, the anger spills over momentarily to Feldt. Whoops.]

Allow me to put this in simple terms for you to understand. It is a combat machine owned by the military that one person pilots. They alone control the navigation and weaponry of their unit. These units are functional on land, in water, and in space.

[And the anger vanishes, resulting in another message a couple minutes later.]

I apologize for my rudeness. It's not intentional, and I don't know what's wrong with me today.

[Oh what is this strange feeling that is guilt?]

Perhaps I was... impatient. I did not make my request politely.

[The way the text comes through makes it clear that the words are being pulled from her.] I fear I still do not understand. Some of these things you speak of are not in my world.

Maybe it would be better if I showed you some pictures.

[And attached to the message are two images with short descriptions:

A GN-X III, currently owned and operated by the Earth Sphere Federation military.

One of the Gundams, currently owned and operated by the private paramilitary and current enemy of the ESF's Autonomous Peace Keeping Force, Celestial Being.

[Shock and confusion... and just a bit of curiosity and... wheels turning in head feelings]

Amazing... and these are for your military? The whole military?

The first is for those who qualify to pilot one in the first place. The second is one of very few. No one in the general military-- or even the A-Laws (the Autonomous Peace Keeping Force)-- has a Gundam. However, the GN-X's of the military were originally modeled off the Gundams several years ago.

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[Someone noticed the recording, finding it strange. There were supposed to be, at best, routine maintenance, so why is Feldt messing with the settings on his Gundam?

So its no surprise that several moments later, Feldt will notice a pair of brown eyes staring at her from above the cockpit of the 00. He doesn't bother to say anything, mind you-- she's a mechanic, so she's allowed to touch his machine --but he is staring through with a rather intense curiosity.]

[The sense of superiority is back. The computer is hovering just above her lap as she fiddles with a few more settings. And the feeling that she's being watched kicks in. She looks up and meets his eyes. The look on her face should be very unfamiliar: smug, victorious, and even a little eager.]

May I help you, Setsuna F. Seiei?

[There's a slight tilt of his head, the most that he seems to acknowledge this new demeanor of Feldt's. Its one more thing to add to the list of strange things.]

You've altered my personal settings.

[Which, yes, she already knows that. Though there is the underlying question of why? He's expecting an explanation.]

Altered to settings that are more suited to my specifications.

[The smirk on her face broadens, the meaning behind her words quite clear as she inputs a few more commands.]

[His eyes narrow. So, yes, he got the subtext just fine.

He drops into the cockpit, landing in the narrow gap between the seat and the console. Which basically puts him right up in her face. Any closer, and he may as well be giving her a lap dance.]

This is my Gundam.

[She raises an eyebrow at him and folds her arms over her chest, looking rather unimpressed.]

And your flight privileges have been revoked.

[...there's a flash of surprise in his expression, though it settles into annoyance. Whether or not he's allowed to fly is irrelevant, he's never given that much of a damn about the rules anyway.]

Get out of my Gundam.

No.

[The smug smile coming from a sense of superiority reappears with a soft ding, signalling the completion of her changes.

And as quickly as it came, it fades to an expression of numb shock.]

Oh no.... What have I done?

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... uh. Feldt?

Yes?

What was that all about?

I have come to the conclusion that there needs to be a little change. For once I want to be in the middle of it all, not just waiting on the sidelines as support. As the daughter of two former Gundam Meisters, I deserve the opportunity.

[ ... viruses. ]

Well, I've not heard anyone saying you don't. But you know, I don't think hijacking Setsuna's Gundam is the best way to go about it.

[ not least because of how nigh-on-psychotically protective he is over it. ]

It may not have been said outright, but years ago-- before the interventions started-- Veda selected the Gundam Meisters. I was selected as a tactical operator, engineer, and other related jobs. But without Veda, I now see that I am a better candidate.

[After a minute, the feelings wax off. She's completely and utterly confused at what's going on.]

...Why do I keep saying these things? I don't understand. I've never felt that I would make a better Gundam Meister. Never.

Beats me, but I'm guessing a virus is involved. Anew was saying she's feeling weird for no apparent reason, too.

How didn't I guess it before? This is awful.

Setsuna may never want to talk to me again. And all because of a horrible virus. [She buries her face in her hands. Because now she's since been booted out of the 00.]

How do I set things right?