[ Putting a hand over her mouth. ] Oh! That sounds horrible. Did they... get that resolved? [ She doesn't want to think that someone killed the monster or anything, but the sacrifices were not good, either... ]
Hm? [ Blinking. ] Oh, I swore I mentioned it... I seem to blab off about it to everyone. [ A light laugh. ] I was head of a whole squadron before-- well, a while before I was brought here. I held the rank of Second Lieutenant, of the 15th Alpha Tactics Armored Corps, in the Southern Cross army.
[ Putting a finger to her chin, considering him for a moment. ] Do you know what a tank is? [ Best be sure before she goes on. ]