Billy had come to take a walk through the pod caverns. He did so every now and then: when people weren't popping, it was a generally quiet and peaceful place. Where better to think of the friends he'd missed: friends returned to stasis, or friends who had never awoken in the first place? He hoped that they were safe here, waiting for the day that the war would be won and everyone could be reunited.

There was nothing peaceful about his walk today, unfortunately. A shout startled him out of his dazed walk: it sounded like someone could be in trouble! He tapped the morpher on his belt to assure himself that it was there and tore off toward the noise, sprinting up the ramps until he saw the source of the voice. It was his coworker, Allenby...distraught.

This felt familiar. He'd been on the other end of this scene once, a long time ago. His expression shifted from panic to an understanding sadness. Billy stepped forward hesitantly.

"You've lost friends to stasis too?"