私はマオノーム。(I am Mao Nome).
The people here are kind. I am learning many things from them already as they explain to me about the Protoculture Theory and about Variable Fighters and the organization known as U.N. SPACY. Also, the strange craft that fell from the sky which might be related in some way to the Bird Human. All of these stories keep me awake at night daydreaming of the things I might see when I travel to Macross City for the first time.
The other villagers are unsure. After all that has happened, they don't know whether to trust this new group of outsiders or not. Most want to stay in our village, despite the destruction, and rebuild our old way of life.
It's not as though I blame them. I'm sure my personality is such that I am sometimes too eager to embrace new things, to the point where I may trust too much. I know the villagers that want to stay in the village wish for me to stay and take on my sister Sara's role as priestess, but I feel that I could be more useful to them in going with these people from the cities.
Nutouk cautions that I may be too young yet to make this decision. He and Commander Focker argue about it at night when they think I'm sleeping; at least they do when Commander Focker isn't drinking himself into a stupor due to the loss of the woman he loved.
But I know my decision.
Still, I'll miss the village. I'm really not all that different from my sister. I love the natural world and our home as much as she did. But I like cities, too. I want to experience both. That's where she and I differed.
Plus, I have a feeling that the Kadun of destruction has not quite left our village, or even our world. I'm not sure what it is, but my feeling is that I need to go to the city. My people should, too. It's not safe out in the open anymore. Things will get worse.
But I cannot convince them of that.
Still, some are planning on coming with us to the cities. I'll have to be satisfied with that. And I will make sure that the people still in the village are kept as safe as possible, even with me gone. It's the least I can do.
This evening, I finally decided to make the decision of what to bring with me to the city when we left.
"Mao, I'm not sure this is right," Nutouk said slowly.
"They must stay with me," I said, my voice firm as I grabbed the last item off of the altar. I had already taken the picture of my parents and sister and removed the flowers and other decorative items. All that was left were the glowing candles and the earrings.
The sparkling purple earrings passed down through my family since the old days when Rooy Kanu and Rooy Waka still led our tribe.
A/N: So what does everyone think? By the way, just a bit of trivia, Sheryl's earrings were not in the original animation of Macross Zero on the altar but were added in to the Blu Ray edition that was just recently released. So, of course, they have to make an appearance! Yay for fold quartz! :D
I hope to update this slowly, as well as the Sheryl one, so please let me know if you like it and leave reviews. Thanks!