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Stripped of his vessel and left trapped in the New Yark territory until he is able to arrange for contact with Protectorate forces in space, Bright Noa visits the a major war memorial and Mobile Suit museum under the invitation of a survivor of his crew from the war between the Federation and Zeon.

>Kikka: Mister Bright~!
>Bright: Kikka-

Wrapping her arms around his waist, Kikka looks up to the White Base's former Captain with a toothy grin.

>Katz: Kikka, your going to embarrass the Captain!
>Kikka: He loves seeing me.
>Bright: Your a face I have missed for far to long. Same to you, Katz.
>Hayato: Bright.

Bound to a mechanical wheelchair from his injuries in the previous war, Hayato slowly wheels his way to Bright to shake his hand.

>Bright: About Fraw-
>Hayato: Not in front of the kids. Allow me to show you around. We had some recent donations from Side 3 added to the exhibit.

While Kikka and Katz enjoy frozen juices together, Hayato shows off a Galbaldy recently delivered to the memorials Mobile Suit exhibit.

>Hayato:...Its going to turn into a full scale war.
>Bright: You don't seem to be doing all that badly under Zeon.
>Hayato: Don't do that. I made sure Fraw and the kids could grow up with some peace around them...then Fraw decided she needed to make sure you did not go off the deep end.
>Bright: She worries far to much about me-
>Hayato: She doesn't want to see Mirai widowed. I am between a rock and a hard place myself. I have no love for Zeon, but those people in the Protectorate are brewing into something not much different from what they hate so much. Bright, if this does turn into all-out war-
>Bright: I will continue to preserve the Federation.
>Hayato: And if the Protectorate decides its going to shift in a different direction?
>Bright: I will never fight for that traitor. All that time, we were being used by those Deikun siblings. I will restore the Federation. No matter what.