HAA...
MISS ROZENBERG!
...MISS ROZENBERG.
NO ONE HERE CALLS ME BY THAT NAME.
THE NAME I WOULD RATHER NOT HEAR...
HELLO, MISS ROZENBERG.
I'M ZEKE ARNAULT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE MAGAZINE FREE ZINE.
DO YOU HAVE A MOMENT?
REPORTER?
Episode 38
I KNEW IT COULDN’T BE A SECRET FOREVER.
AND WHEN IT CAME TO DEALING WITH REPORTERS, I HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH EXPERIENCE.
OH. I FORGOT TO GIVE YOU MY BUSINESS CARD.
SO WHY AM I STILL SO AFRAID?
I-I DON'T NEED IT.
I HEARD YOU WERE SERVING AS A MILITARY NURSE.
GOODWILL LIKE THIS MUST BE SHARED WITH THE WORLD.
I KNOW YOU WENT THROUGH SOME HARDSHIPS.
THERE ARE TOO MANY REPORTERS JUST LOOKING TO GET A TASTE OF THE SPOTLIGHT.
BUT NOT ME!
I SWEAR ON MY CAREER THAT I'M NOT LOOKING TO RUIN YOUR REPUTATION.
IS IT YOUR PAST THAT BOTHERS YOU?
I CAN HELP WITH THAT. I PROMISE.
NO.
I DON'T NEED IT, NOR DO I WANT IT.
I TRIED NOT TO BE RESENTFUL. BE IT REPORTERS, OR ANYONE ELSE...
BECAUSE I HAD NO RIGHT TO BE RESENTFUL.
I TRULY ADMIRE YOUR DEDICATION TO YOUR COUNTRY.
HIGHLIGHTING THIS CHARITY...
WILL BE GREAT FOR RESTORING YOUR REPUTATION.
I SAID, I'M NOT INTERESTED.
PLEASE MOVE OUT OF THE WAY.
BUT RIGHT NOW, I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL RESENTFUL.
I AM DISGUSTED BY THIS REPORTER WHO FOLLOWED ME ALL THE WAY HERE.
I MEAN, YOU'RE HERE FOR A REASON, RIGHT?
AT THE FRONT LINES---
I SAID NO!!
WHY?
WHY IS IT THAT EVERYTHING IS BEYOND MY WILL?
I-I TOLD YOU... I DON'T WANT...
WHY WON'T YOU LISTEN...
WHY IS IT THAT EVEN HERE...
...EVERYTHING IS WORKING AGAINST ME?
WHY CAN'T I JUST BE "ME?"
...I'M SORRY IF I MADE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE.
BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORTH PRESENTING YOUR CHANGED LIFESTYLE.
THE WORLD DESERVES TO KNOW.
WHY AM I STILL SO WEAK AND AFRAID...
TRULY, THIS WILL BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU--
HEY!!!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! WE'VE GOT THINGS TO DO!
ARE YOU AUTHORIZED TO BE HERE?
OH, I'M A MILITARY JOURNALIST...
SO IF YOU'RE A JOURNALIST, DOES THAT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO DISRUPT OUR WORK?
DO I HAVE TO REPORT YOU FOR CAUSING A RUCKUS WHEN PEOPLE ARE DYING?
I DIDN'T MEAN TO FORCE HER--
OH, REALLY?!
SHE SAID SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE INTERVIEWED!
LIKE I SAID, IT'S ALL FOR MISS ROZENBERG--
SO WHAT? SHE DOESN'T WANT IT!
HAVEN'T YOU HEARD OF CONSENT?
SCRAM BEFORE I KICK YOU OUT!
AND IF YOU WRITE ANYTHING MALICIOUS, I'LL MAKE SURE THE AUTHORITIES HEAR ABOUT IT!
YOU CAN'T JUST REPORT SOMETHING LIKE THAT--
YOU STILL GOT SOMETHING TO SAY?
O-OF COURSE NOT. I DIDN'T MEAN TO CAUSE A SCENE. I'M SO SORRY.
MY APOLOGIES FOR HOLDING YOU BACK, MISS ROZENBERG.
Alrighty-then...
HE'S FINALLY GONE. ARE YOU OKAY?
OH, THAT'S RIGHT...
...THEY WERE WITH ME IN THE TENT...
I DIDN'T OVERSTEP, DID I?
HE SEEMED TO BE BUGGING YOU...
OF COURSE NOT.
...THANK YOU.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THE FUSS...
HE PROBABLY WON’T BE THE LAST OF HIS KIND.
SEEING THAT HE FOUND HIS WAY HERE...
...I’M SURE THE NEWS IS ALREADY OUT.
UH... IF IT’S ABOUT THE ARTICLES...
I CAN HELP YOU.
...PARDON?
IF THERE ARE ANY MALICIOUS ARTICLES ABOUT YOU,
WE COULD, SAY, PUBLISH AN INTERVIEW TO CORRECT THINGS.
OH...
WHY IS SHE TELLING ME THIS?
RIGHT. THERE MIGHT BE MORE OF THEM IN THE FUTURE...
BUT PEOPLE WILL TRUST US MORE BECAUSE WE’VE WORKED WITH YOU.
THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO HELP ME.
IF IT’S JUST STATING THE FACTS, THEN I CAN ALSO HELP...
THAT SHOULDN’T BE HARD.
WE CAN’T HAVE THEM SPREADING LIES.
I...
NO.
I DON'T NEED HELP.
I'VE NEVER EXPECTED PEOPLE TO HELP ME, AND I NEVER PLAN ON DOING SO.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT YOU?
CATHERINE.
...IF...
IF YOU COULD DO THAT FOR ME...
...I'D BE VERY GRATEFUL...
YES, OF COURSE.
WE'RE HERE TO HELP.
A FEW DAYS PASSED.
EVERY DAY IS STILL HECTIC.
WE ENDLESSLY PREPARE MEDICAL SUPPLIES...
THEN TEND TO WOUNDED SOLDIERS AND MANAGE THE INVENTORY.
THERE AREN’T ENOUGH HOURS IN A DAY.
HOWEVER, A MINOR CHANGE THAT DID OCCUR...
OH!
I EXCHANGE GREETINGS WITH THE OTHER NURSES FROM TIME TO TIME.
VERY SLOWLY...
...I FEEL LIKE I’M FINDING GROUND.
YOU CALLED, MA’AM.
AH YES, ANNETTE.
WE’VE RECEIVED ORDERS TO TRANSFER YOU TO THE REAR.
EXCUSE ME?
JUST...ME?
THE FRONT LINES ARE ALWAYS UNDERSTAFFED.
WHY WOULD THEY SEND BACK PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEERED TO STAY?
I NEVER REQUESTED A TRANSFER.
THIS IS VERY SUDDEN.
I’M JUST PASSING ALONG THE ORDERS FROM ABOVE.
BE READY TO MOVE TOMORROW.
...MAY I KNOW WHERE THE COMMAND CAME FROM?
THIS IS THE MILITARY. I'M AFRAID IT'S CONFIDENTIAL.
...I SEE...
HAA...
...I WONDER IF IT'S HEINER.
BUT IF SO, WHY? IS IT BECAUSE HE DOUBTS MY INTENTIONS?
BECAUSE MY PRESENCE MIGHT BE A HINDRANCE HERE?
HMM...
...NO. PERHAPS IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE NEWS AGAIN...
THAT MIGHT HAVE PROMPTED THE AUTHORITIES TO TRANSFER ME.
I'M SURE IT'S NOT HIM...
ANNETTE!
NO REPORTERS TODAY?
OH, RYAN.
THANKFULLY, NONE SINCE THEN.
OH. BY THE WAY, I THINK I'LL BE GOING TO THE REAR.
OH! REALLY? THAT'S GREAT!
WE CAN GO TOGETHER!
I WAS AFRAID WE'D BE LEAVING WITHOUT YOU.
BUT YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T WANT TO GO. DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?
NO, THERE WERE ORDERS FROM ABOVE.
ORDERS? FOR ALL OF THE NURSES?
NO. JUST FOR ME...
EH?
STRANGE, ISN'T IT?
YES, IT IS STRANGE. HMM.
HMMM...
ANNETTE. HOW IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR EX-HUSBAND?
...WHY DO YOU ASK?
IF ANYONE IS CAPABLE OF SUCH A COMMAND, IT MIGHT BE HIM...
AH...! SORRY, WAS THAT RUDE?
NO, IT’S JUST...
...THERE’S NOTHING GOING ON BETWEEN US.
WE HAVEN’T MET SINCE THE DIVORCE,
AND WE HAVEN’T BEEN IN TOUCH.
WE’RE JUST STRANGERS NOW.
WELL! I GUESS IT'S NOT HIM THEN!
JUST FORGET EVERYTHING I SAID!
ANYWAY, THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR ME!
I'M GLAD YOU'RE COMING WITH US, ANNETTE.
BEFORE THE MAINLAND INVASION, THAT IS.
THE MAINLAND INVASION...
AFTER A LULL, THE WAR HAS BEGUN AGAIN.
I PRAY EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY WILL STAY SAFE...
...YES.
I SUPPOSE I SHOULD START PREPARING TO LEAVE.
Serving as a nurse on the front lines, Annette rejects Free Zine editor-in-chief Zeke Arnault's persistent interview request. Fearing her past will be exposed, she reacts with anger, and her colleagues drive the reporter away. Days later, a transfer order to the rear line arrives for Annette alone, leaving her unsettled by the question of who is behind this mysterious order.
