Alister was focused on a few different things at once, and didn't really see the blast coming until he had already fired off his round where he predicted that the much, much faster mech would land. As a result, he let out a small gasp of dismay and tried to dodge, but still ended up just barely getting out of the way in time for the beam to completely tear away the bottom half of Zero. The top half crashed to the ground, unable to do so much as lift itself off the ground, let alone do any kind of fighting. Inside Zero's cockpit, Alister hung his head and took a deep breath. Sure, he was no stranger to defeat, but this one felt different.<br/><br/>.............................................<br/><br/>It would be about another three hours, when the sun was starting to set, before Jillian made her way back home from her shift at the bar. When she got back to her house, what was waiting for her genuinely surprised her as she stepped onto her porch and saw Anastasia sitting there waiting for her. At first she just froze, not too sure what this visit was about. Was she about to cut things off with Jillian? Had the redhead just botched up quite possibly her best shot at a relationship in a long, long time? She certainly wouldn't put it past herself, that was for sure.<br/>"... Hey."