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It doesn't take you long to reach your home in a quiet little suburban part of Zawame. You step out of the car and stare at it for a while; your home is almost exactly as you remember it, save for the tree on the southeastern side being much taller now. But otherwise, it's all still the same, right down to the knife cuts in the front pillar where your height was measured every year by the Major. Your mom smiles as she watches your expression. "What's it like to be home?" she asks.

Good, you tell her as you enter your house. Even the air smells familiar, you note to yourself as you gaze about the place. There are pictures of you and your family on the walls along with your mom's nursing degree and the Major's awards. If you recall correctly, the Major and your mom met a year before the invasion of Lemuria in 2029 and got married soon after that. You're the only child in their lives, both citing a busy work schedule and inability to care for more than one child as the reason for this, but you did have a good childhood regardless.

Your eyes glance down at a photo of the Major with your mom when they were younger, and it never ceases to amaze you…