After all the festivities, Muichiro found himself walking the halls of the base once more, his footsteps silent in the stillness of the night.

As he wandered, the flickering flames of the oil lamps, he couldn't help but notice a feeling in his chest... it was something he hadn't experienced in a very long time...

He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but the feeling.. joy..

As he passed a window, he could see the first snowflakes of the season gently descending from the sky