Once the Minerva arrives in Orb, Cagalli resumes her duties as Chief Representative. Her prime minister, Unato Ema Seiran, tells her of the damage caused by the fall of Junius Seven and urges her to approve an alliance with the Atlantic Federation.
I never expected anything close 
to what we went through...
Ich hätte niemals erwartet,
dass uns so etwas widerfährt …
No esperaba ver de cerca
la situación por la que pasamos…
No esperaba ver de cerca
la situación por la que pasamos…
Je n’aurais jamais cru
qu’on en arriverait là.
Nunca achei que 
passaríamos por tudo isso...