When Humans Were No Longer Human
"Everyone can become Coordinators... Everyone can become as strong as Kira?"
Cagalli remained in Orb.
Although everyone else had already gone into space, Cagalli did not have that kind of courage.
He was just an ordinary person.
He had once fantasized about whether he could have Sai's courage, or the power of a Coordinator, but that was only a fantasy.
In the end, he could only cowardly remain in Orb.
But life here was not so bad.
"Hidden talent... Could I have something like that too...? But it seems the Sybil System never uncovered it..."
Cagalli muttered.
The Destiny Plan was a compulsory plan.
After the Euro-Union Federation collapsed, this place had effectively fallen under PLANT's control.
Before that, the Atlantic Federation and South America had basically been brainwashed as well. As for the rest of the world, Durandal's favorability had already been maxed out.
For many small and poor countries, allowing their descendants to become Coordinators was undoubtedly a good thing.
Some people had realized that something was wrong, but Durandal's words were deeply misleading. They always felt something was off, yet could not put their finger on exactly what it was.
"Let's watch the news. Hm?"
The news was broadcasting a notice. There would be a temporary press conference, followed by a live broadcast connection.
Durandal's video was being broadcast across the world, but Orb was merely relaying it.
This situation was truly rather rare.
"Huh? Miss Inori, is that... Lacus Clyne?"
This was the press conference of the newly established "Compass." The two people appearing on-screen were both people Cagalli knew.
Compass was an organization meant to preserve peace, to forge humanity's future, a vanguard facing the universe.
Cagalli had once considered working for Compass, but after much thought, he still