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Chapter 7

We see Hotaru standing in a seemingly empty section of the Service Bay where Gipsy Moon was being held. She takes a moment to see if there was nobody around that may potentially bothered by her, and confirms this and she proceeds with some physical actions, often referred to as 'stimming' that she deems to make her feel comfortable, especially in a stressful environment such as the Shatterdome. Her form of stimming including pacing, or walking casually back and forth in a given spot in this seemingly empty section of the facility, as well as in counterclockwise ovals. At the same time, she seems to gently nod her head as if saying "yes" and tilting it side to side. She seems to enjoy animated movies, as she verbally "acts out" some dialogue from some movies she's seen over the years.

However when she realizes that someone was nearby her, she immediately stops her physical stimming and becomes silent. Her face becomes somewhat red in embarrassment, as she was taught in her teenage years that she was not supposed to be "doing silliness" since she is supposed to act like an adult. She was also taught that if she does this outside of home, people were going to look at her as awkward and she did not want that. All these thoughts seem to overwhelm her, effectively canceling out that 'feeling good moment' she was having up to that point, if not making her feel even more stressed than before. Although the person she saw was not actually looking in her direction, Hotaru does not seem to realize this because these thoughts that she was having at that moment.

Later on, Hotaru met up with Serena and Rini and the three of them enter the food hall area. To Serena, it looked very similar to a cafeteria back when she was in high school, during her "Sailor Moon" years. Since Serena was not 100 percent familiar with what goes on in the food hall, Rini and Hotaru decided to show her around the place and let her see the food hall's menu so that she could decide on her meal options. Meanwhile Raye, Lita, and Amara were sitting together at a table. Amy and Michelle had already loaded their trays with their entrees and as they were heading towards the table that the other 3 were sitting at, they see Serena, Rini and Hotaru and wave to them.

Amy: Serena. Come sit with us.

Serena: Oh, I'm fine, thank you.

Michelle: Ah, come on, there's plenty of room at our table.

Serena then walks with Amy and Michelle towards their table while Rini and Hotaru followed Serena. Hotaru was a bit hesitant to sit down with them since Amara happened to be sitting at the same table. So she decided to sit between Amy and Rini so that she could be with her friends but at the same time keep her distance from Amara.

Serena: I didn't expect them to have bread in a place like this.

Michelle: Hong Kong, a beauty of an open port. No rationing.

Amy: We have potatoes, peas, sweet beans, and meat loaf.

Lita: The meat loaf's actually pretty good, believe me.

Raye: (to another person at their table) Could you pass the potatoes, please?

The unnamed person passes a pan filled with potatoes over to Raye.

Raye: Thanks.

Michelle: Serena, you remember Amara, right? Well she and I are now working as crew chiefs for Amy.

Amara: More like crew chief and co-crew chief. Right, Michelle? (to Serena) So, you're the girl, huh? You're the girl who's going to be providing defense for Amy in that old rust bucket suit of yours?

Serena: That's what they told me.

Amara: Good. So, when was the last time you suited up, Bunny?

Serena: About 5 and a-half years ago.

Amara: What have you been doing for 5 and a-half years? Something pretty important I reckon?

Serena: I was in wildlife conservation, raising birds of prey so that they can be released into the wild.

Amara didn't seem too impressed by this.

Amara: Well, that's great. I mean that's really useful. If we ever get into a fight, you can call on your animal friends to help, eh Bunny?

(Serena's Japanese name, Usagi, means 'rabbit'. Her dub name was derived from her Moon Kingdom incarnation, Princess Serenity. Rini's real name meanwhile is Serena, just like her mother's. Her nickname 'Rini' is a combination of 'Mini' and 'Serena', since she's essentially a "Mini Serena". Rini goes by her nickname in order to avoid confusion with Serena. Personally, I see absolutely nothing wrong with the name Serena. It just happens to be a name that's shared in common with another girl whom I think Ash Ketchum from Pokemon should consider settling down with.)

Serena: (firmly) It's Serena.

Amara: Whatever. Look, you're Darien's bright idea. My friend Michelle, she seems to like you. But its girls like you that brought the Jaeger Program. To me, you're dead weight.

She gets up from the table.

Amara: You slow Amy down, I'll have her drop you like a sack of Kaiju shit.

She gives Serena a mocking wink and grin, clicking her tongue as she does so.

Amara: See you around, "Serena". Come on Max.

Now that Amara had left, Hotaru felt much more comfortable eating at the table with the others.

Hotaru: Talk about rude.

Michelle: It's really nothing personal, Serena. Her daddy raised her all on his own. She's a good person, but I guess her daddy never really knew whether to give her a hug or a spanking.

Serena: With respect ma'am, I'm pretty sure which one she needs.

Hotaru nods firmly in agreement.

Later on we see that Serena is undergoing a 'refresher course', utilizing a combination of simulators and real people as challengers, wielding nothing more than wooden poles. Thereby helping Serena refresh her fighting skills and coordination, though it seems clear that Serena has not lost her edge, even after being out of a Jaeger suit for 5 and a-half years. She easily cleared the simulator part of the course, as Darien confidently felt she could. Every human challenger she faced never stood a chance against her. Hotaru, Rini and Darien looked as Serena took down each challenger one by one, with Hotaru keeping score on each match. Serena had just flipped an unnamed female challenger onto the floor, claiming her as the victor of that matchup.

Hotaru: Four points to zero.

Darien then gives a nod to the next challenger, who pulls some pretty impressive moves with the wooden pole. But like all the others before her, this challenger was easily defeated.

Hotaru: Four points to 1

One more challenger faces Serena, this one actually puts up a bit of a fight, but Serena still tops her in the end.

Hotaru: Four points to 2.

Rini was clearly not impressed by all the challengers that faced Serena, though she felt that Serena still had room for improvement. Serena on the other hand, felt that she could use more of a challenge than what she was given.

Serena: (to Rini) Okay, what? You didn't like that? I thought you said this was supposed to be a refresher course. That didn't really feel like much of a challenge.

Rini: Excuse me?

Serena: Every time a match ends, you make this sort of, gesture, like you're critical of the challengers' performance.

Rini: It's not their performance that I'm concerned about, it's yours. You're the one who still has room for improvement. I mean you could have taken all of them two moves earlier.

Serena: You think so?

Rini: I know so. I've seen what you could do before, back when you were Sailor Moon.

Serena: (to Darien) Could we change this up? How about we give Rini a shot?

Darien: No. Stick to what has been set before you Serena. This is only a refresher course after all.

Hotaru: Darien, please. Just give Rini a chance.

Mina: Hotaru, Rini can complete a human challenger course later on.

Darien: Right now, it's about getting Serena back up to speed, so to speak.

Serena: What's the matter, Darien? You don't think our future daughter can cut it in the ring with me?

Rini gives Darien a look as if she were saying "Please, Dad?"

Darien: (to Rini) Go on.

With a light smile across her face, Rini now steps closer to the arena, taking off her shoes before stepping into the arena. The camera focuses on Rini's bare feet, which appear to be size 6, with polished toenails painted in pink, suggesting she had a pedicure recently. She then grabs a wooden pole just like what Serena was wielding.

Darien: Four strikes marks a win.

Serena: (to Rini) Now, you've already told me how well you've performed in the simulator. This will be your first challenge against a human player, but that doesn't mean I'm going to hold back anything.

Rini: (confidently) Okay, then neither will I.

Artemis: Should be interesting. A match between youth and experience.

Rini swings her pole around rather stylishly as if trying to imply that she meant business. Serena respond by spinning her pole in full circles once or twice, then sneaks closer to Rini. She takes two staggering steps towards Rini, and then swings her pole overhead, stopping short of Rini's head.

Serena: One 0.

Immediately, Rini deflects Serena's pole with hers and then swings overhead herself, stopping just short of hitting Serena on the forehead.

Rini: One to 1.

Serena chuckles briefly, and then does a right hand swing at Rini, stopping just short of hitting her in the waist.

Serena: Two to 1. Concentrate.

The two of them then square off for an extended period, clashing ends several times in a way similar to a lightsaber duel seen in "Star Wars". Rini quickly finds an opening and throws another overhead swing at Serena, again stopping just short of hitting her in the head.

Rini: Two to 2. Better watch it.

The two square off once again clashing poles much like before. Then, when they lock poles together once more, Rini uses this lock to flip Serena over, and pull her past her right hand side. Serena tumbles and quickly uprights herself, landing on her knees. Rini then quickly closes in and throws a right handed swing at Serena, stopping just short of hitting her head just like before. The crowd seems impressed by how Rini is able to give Serena an actual challenge.

Rini: Three to 2.

Darien: Ms. Rini, more control.

Serena and Rini square off again, sometimes clashing poles, while Rini dodges a swing from Serena by flipping her head back, but then Serena uses the same tactic Rini used earlier against her. Locking poles again, Serena then flips Rini over her shoulder and then quickly closes in while Rini tumbles onto her knees in an upright position, stopping just short of hitting her in the forehead. The score was now 3 strikes each, which meant that this would be the tiebreaker. The two of them clash one last time, much more aggressively than before. Dodging, ducking, and even sidestepping to evade each other's strikes. As Rini ducks a strike from Serena, she then wraps an arm around one of Serena's legs and flips her over. That last trick made Rini the victor in this matchup. Everyone is visibly impressed by this, even Darien.

Luna: Impressive.

Rini then releases Serena, who quickly gets back onto her feet while Rini faces Darien and does a curtsey like a well-mannered princess, even though she and Serena are both wearing sleeveless shirts and long pants.

Artemis: Most impressive.

Serena: I agree. Rini's definitely ready.

Darien: Hotaru, is Rini's Jaeger suit ready yet?

Hotaru: It will be just another two hours or so. I'm still working out the last few minor bugs in it. I'll have someone let Rini know when it's ready.

Darien: Excellent.

The others leave the room, except for Amara, who seemed to find it rather amusing that Serena got bested by whom she considered a "miniature look-alike", reinforcing her thoughts about Serena.

Later on, we see Mina and Darien riding an elevator to another level of the Shatterdome. As they are riding the elevator however, the camera shows a drop of blood drip onto Mina's left shoe. She runs her right index finger under her nose and sees the blood on it; prompting her to bring out the small metal case we saw earlier and take another pill from inside it. Meanwhile, Serena was back in her room and Luna was with her as well. Serena was just finishing up with changing her clothes. As Serena was putting her shirt on, Luna turns on the TV in Serena's room to see what was on out of curiosity, and it showed a news channel showing news footage of the attack in Sydney as well as the aftermath. The residents of Sydney are clearly displeased with the aftermath of the recent attack. Not only them, but everyone living along the Pan-Pacific coastal areas was not very happy.

Australian News Reporter: In the wake of the Sydney incident, which showed the ineffective nature of the "Wall of Life" Program, many are questioning the government's motives and why the Jaeger Program was discontinued. Riots have erupted along the coastlines of several Pan-Pacific cities.

The news reel then shows the US UN Representative.

US UN Representative: We have relocated millions of civilians and supplies 300 miles inland, to the safe zones.

Female Sydney Resident: Safe zones for the rich and powerful? What about the rest of us?!

Male Sydney Resident: Yeah, answer the question!

US UN Representative: I believe the Wall of Life Program is still our best option at this time, and that's all I'm going to say on that matter. Thank you.

Serena couldn't help but shake her head at what the US UN Representative just said.

Serena: (scoffs) Politicians. What. A bunch. Of idiots.

Luna: I couldn't agree more Serena.

End of Chapter