Amariaki stepped up the ladder into the cockpit of his families Katana and smiled as he gripped the controls for the first time in weeks. His love of flight came rushing back as one of the flight deck crew fitted his helmet and gave him the thumbs up.
Powering up the engines, he bagan to move the vessel towards the launch bay.
As the launch bay doors opened and the Katana drifted out into the murky light of Chugoku, Amaraki was very aware that he would not see his home for a long time. A nessessary sacrefice to reclaim his honour.
A tear rolled down his cheek as he glanced at the hand written scroll, now affixed above his flight controls in the canopy of his cockpit.
Silenty, he punched in coordinates for the Tohoku jump hole and activated his cruise engines, taking one last look back as the massive form of Kyoto disappeared into the haze...
// Don't suppose you could add the char to the list here so I don't get Bastilled for having the Katana and Daitos on a merc ID?
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