Michiru could not get that oaf's words out of his head as he walked back toward the base. "Come on, Mitchi! Your mama probably misses you. You're lucky to still have a mama."
That was true, but that didn't mean that their relationship was perfect. He didn't even say a word when he left. There was no telling how his life would have turned out if he hadn't met the boss.
Sotalia had more natural resources than Nachima, but lacked the means to use them in a way that helped the people and didn't harm the environment. As such, there weren't many jobs a kid with no training could do in that village. And most boys didn't want to go around begging, selling their mom's knitting. The situation had turned worse following Del's 'saving' of Sotalia.
The planet might not have collapsed, but that didn't do squat for the economy. That oaf really did have a rock for a brain. He left Sotalia to die in another way. Instead of being here, he should've been back home, helping out.
