Phase 3: Kira, Lacus, Andrew
"Admiral Yamato, Ms. Clyne is on the line," a young ensign said to him as he was returning the tool box to its proper place. He had just finished repairing one of the many holes in the hangar of Eternal. He nodded toward him and gave his thanks and went straight to the phone line.
He smiled as he saw Lacus' face on the screen before him, "Hey Lacus. I'm sorry I was not able to go there at the bridge. I noticed that there is a lot of damage down here so I decided to help first."
"No, its okay Kira. I understand. But you must take a rest, even for a short time. Please do not exhaust yourself," the Pink Princess kindly reminded him. She looks tired as well, and everybody else.
And he doesn't want to rest until everything is done promptly for he is expecting that Orb would want them to descend back. He doesn't want to burden the others with their jobs and by helping them; he can alleviate their stress as well. "I'm not that tired yet anyway. Lacus, you should be the one to take a rest. Don't worry about me, I can still manage. And I really don't want to rest knowing that a lot of people had not yet eaten at the moment. Besides, I know that Cagalli would want us back at Orb as soon as possible."
"Kira - -"
Another voice interrupted her, "Excuse me Lacus, Kira, I recommend that both of you should take a break. Then within 2 hours or so, we would join Captain Ramius and the others at Archangel for a regrouping meeting." It was Mr. Andrew Waltfeld. He looks tired as well and his coffee on his hand makes Kira feels thirst and hunger coming from his stomach. Maybe he really needs to rest.
"Okay then." Lacus smiled then turned her attention back on the screen. "So Kira, it gives us two hours to refresh ourselves. Meet me at the mess hall; I'm quite famished you see."
The Desert Tiger snigger, "You better listen to her kid. You guys need to conserve your energy; it's still a long run. We don't want our Princess of Orb to lecture the entire fleet for not nursing her twin, her friend and -" as if realizing someone is missing, his laugh toned down "– hey, where is Athrun by the way?"
"He's attending to some things but he will be back soon. Sure Lacus, I'll meet you at the mess hall. To tell you, I'm quite hungry too," There, he had managed to tell the truth that he indeed needed to take a rest.
"See you then Kira. And yes, I'll try my best to convince Mr. Andrew to join us in our rest time," She waved while Mr. Andrew on the background telling him he is okay with his cup of coffee. Kira smiled back then quickly turned off the line and went his way to the mess hall.