This episode recounts Shinn's personal history. During the previous war, Shinn and his family lived peacefully in the neutral nation of Orb, but eventually even Orb was drawn into the conflict.
There are Coordinators who prefer
not to live out in space, after all.
Immerhin gibt es auch Coordinator,
die nicht den Weltraum zum Leben bevorzugen.
Eran Coordinators que preferían
no vivir en el espacio.
Eran Coordinators que preferían
no vivir en el espacio.
Tous les Coordinateurs
ne veulent pas vivre dans l’espace.
Afinal, há  Coordinators que 
preferem não morar no espaço.