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“How wonderful," he purred. "I've been longing to speak to you for days, Princess Cecelia."
"And I've been wanting to kick you in the shin for days.”
― Jessica Day George, Tuesdays at the Castle

“Embracing the Light

Collected bits of truth
Shimmering sparks
Shards of light
Merge
Healing
Restoring
Bursting Bright
Rising
in divine ecstatic flame.”
― Leonard Nimoy, Shekhina

“The Gathering

According to the Kabbalah, in the beginning everything was God. When God contracted to make room for creation, spiritual energy filled the void. The energy poured into vessels which strained to hold the great power. The vessels shattered, sending countless shards, bits of the glowing matter, into the vastness of the universe.

These scattered bits of divine light must be collected. When the task is done the forces of the dark will be vanquished and the world will be healed.”
― Leonard Nimoy, Shekhina

“I have found my way, step by step, proceeding from touch points that have emerged, some through conscious choice and some through dream state discovery.”
― Leonard Nimoy, Shekhina

“Prayer Against the Darkness

Shekhina
Pray for us now
bound with scripture
and shielded with shawl
Armed with passion
and loving care
Pray for us now
against suffering, turmoil, and injustice
Pray for us now
against the chaos of the dark.”
― Leonard Nimoy, Shekhina

“I am intrigued with scriptural mythology that tells us that God created a divine feminine presence to dwell amongst humanity. This concept has had a constant influence on the work. I have imagined her as ubiquitous, watchful, and often in motion. This work is, in effect, the photographic image of the invisible.”
― Leonard Nimoy, Shekhina

“The Blessing

Heads are covered by the Tallit, or prayer shawl; hands are extended out with the fingers splayed to form the shape of the letter Shin, the first letter in the word Shaddai, a name for the Almighty. The chant, in Hebrew, is loud and ecstatic: "May the Lord bless and keep you."

The Shekhina is summoned; the feminine essence of God. She enters the sanctuary to bless the congregation. The very sight of her, the awesome light emanating from the Shekhina, is dangerous to behold.”
― Leonard Nimoy, Shekhina

“Lena tore her eyes away from the smile Shin was unable to restrain and started walking away, her heels clicking against the wooden floor. She felt his presence quietly following her, half a step behind. The realization that he had a habit of moving without making a sound also made her oddly excited.”
― Asato Asato, 86鈥擡IGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure

“She opened the bathroom door and put on the RAID Device resting on top of her towel, activating the Para-RAID. The target was, of course, Shin, who was waiting in the corridor outside her private quarters.

"Er, Captain鈥�"

The call was shut down wordlessly. She reconnected the Resonance and asked as soon as the call was connected:

"Why did you hang up?"

His response came in a disconcerted tone.

"If anything, why did you Resonate now of all times?"

鈥淲e were in the middle of a conversation.鈥�

"We can finish it later. At least wait until after you shower, please."

Lena refused to back down.

"Why can鈥檛 we do this while I鈥檓 in the shower?"

"What do you mean, 鈥榳hy鈥欌€�?"

There was an exasperated pause between them, which Lena broke by persistently pressing him.

"You were fine with it before. When you told me about the Black Sheep and the Shepherds, two years ago in the Spearhead squadron鈥檚 barracks, you, er鈥ou were connected while you were in the shower."

"Yes鈥� But you don鈥檛 seem fine with it, so you don鈥檛 have to force yourself."

罢丑补迟鈥檚鈥�

Well, yes, she was quite embarrassed about this.

Only their sense of hearing was being Resonated, but it gave the impression that they were face-to-face. Lena realized that this meant that her feeling of embarrassment over the situation was being directly transmitted to Shin, which left him feeling restless.

And to top it off, the sounds of the running water and her breath, leaking out from the heat and the steam, as well as the sound of the water dripping from her long, satin-like hair, were also being transmitted.

"But this time we can鈥檛鈥擜h鈥�"

The Sensory Resonance ended again, and this time it seemed that he鈥檇 removed his RAID Device, since she couldn鈥檛 reconnect.”
― Asato Asato, 86鈥擡IGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure

“She remembered the blunt, youthful voice speaking to her from beyond the transmission crackling with noise. He never did give her his name, but she did remember the Personal Mark on the damaged armor... A headless skeleton shouldering a shovel. Realizing she'd seen that same personal mark only a moment ago, she turned her eyes to Undertaker again.
The same headless skeleton shouldering a shovel didn't quite return her gaze, because of its missing head, but it was there all the same. The Personal Mark of a reaper burying the dead. A reaper...
...It can't be.
Shifting her attention back to Shin鈥攖o the Processor who piloted that Reginleif - she gawked at him, which only resulted in Shin averting his gaze. Shin obstinately refused to look Lena in the eye. And that made Lena sure of it,
"It was you...?!"
Shin's eyes darted around for a moment, as if looking for a way out...before he dropped his shoulders in resignation.

"...Yes, it was."

In contrast to Lena's eyes lighting up, Shin looked away awkwardly.

"I'm sorry... for back then."

鈥�... I never once doubted that you would catch up to us, Colonel.鈥�

"贬耻丑鈥�?"

鈥淚 never doubted that you鈥檇 reach our final destination. I worried that contacting you or coming to see you would make it seem like I didn鈥檛 believe you could do it on your own.鈥�

"You remembered."

"Of course I did."

Shin said it with his usual placid tone, as if it was nothing at all, but there were no other words in the world that could have made Lena happier. He鈥檇 remembered鈥攈e鈥檇 believed in her and that she would catch up to them someday. Lena bit her lip. If there was ever a time to say what needed to be said, it was now, and if she didn鈥檛 take the opportunity, she鈥檇 likely never be brave enough again.

"Shin."

She called his name firmly. Shin turned to face her, closing the door to his room. Lena gave a dry cough before continuing.

"Can we鈥an we call each other by our names? In public places there are appearances to keep up, so that鈥檚 not acceptable, of course, but whenever we鈥檙e not鈥�"

"Major."

The Eighty-Six had called her by her rank before as a sign of their reservations. To signify their relationship as the oppressor and the oppressed. One was a white pig sitting safely behind the wall, and the others were proud Eighty-Six fighting outside it. An invisible line had been drawn between them, marking the fact that they weren鈥檛 close enough to pretend to be friends by calling one another by their given names.

But she was finally outside the wall, even if she didn鈥檛 stand beside them on the battlefield.”
― Asato Asato, 86鈥擡IGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure

“... I never once doubted that you would catch up to us, Colonel.”
― Asato Asato, 86鈥擡IGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure