Early in the morning in Sanis, the smell of the sea flowed in with the cool breeze through the open kitchen window and filled the apartment, the rising sounds of traffic mixing with and nearly at the point of drowning out that of the gentle tide. On the small TaLi table in the sparse living room sat a small box of half-finished LaMian from the Huawan restaurant down the street, as well as a pair of glasses and an open laptop on which the early morning news, at present a repeat story about the recent launch of a new rocket in Makalis meant to explore a nearby asteroid, gave one of the only sources of light to the room. Under the TaLi's blue blanket, legs crossed and mind focused more on her meal than that of the news, Alena Teisin sat slightly hunched over as she continued to make quick work of the leftovers. The other light came from the bookcase in the corner of the room, filled to the brim with a mix of language and medical textbooks, as well as an assortment of graphic novels from various countries, upon which sat a small potted Tchara, the red ribbon still loosely hanging from the base, a spray bottle and the desk lamp sitting next to it. By the time she had finished, the story had finished and moved on to a piece about the rescue of two Sedunnic tourists lost hiking on Mount Leina yesterday evening, somewhat more interesting given that it was an event she had been personally involved with. Before the story could finish, however, it was suddenly interrupted:

"Late last night, an earthquake struck Mamaqaqa, the capital of Qhichwa. Estimated at a 7.8, the initial quakes have left much of the city in ruins, with casualties estimated to be in the thousands..."

By the time the call came in early that afternoon, she was already packed and ready, dressed in the red and grey as she left, slipping a note under the door of her next-door neighbors and quickly giving her family a run down of the situation while running to the metro station. She spent the ride to the base sitting silently, occasionally scratching the side of her seat absentmindedly as she thought about the rapidly approaching task, a disaster on a scale far larger than anything that had happened in Ubesii since the late 19th century. She returned to the moment as the train came to her stop on the eastern outskirts, quickly heading to the base where she and many more would be carried across the sea.

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"...The Assembly has unanimously decided that the Republic will allocate 2,000 troops and 2 billion Sajs for the relief of Qhichwa in this trying time for the nation and its people, effective immediately. In addition, the government will also open up a relief fund for citizens to donate directly to the Qhichwan situation shortly."