- Fllay Allster: Huh? What did he say? Hold on, what was all that about? So then, that Kira guy, he was in...
- Sai Argyle: You heard about how the lifeboat you were on was carried in by a mobile suit, didn't you? My friend Kira was the one piloting it.
- Fllay Allster: What? He's the one? But why? Why would somebody like him be in a mobile suit?
- Kuzzey Buskirk: Because Kira is actually a Coordinator.
- [Fllay gasps]
- Mu La Flaga: Kira Yamato.
- Kira Yamato: Yes?
- Mu La Flaga: Mr. Murdoch is pretty upset, you know? We don't have enough people. So, you maintain your machine. Okay?
- Kira Yamato: My machine? Wait, what do you mean my machine?
- Mu La Flaga: Well, let's just say that's what's been decided. Fact is, you are the only one capable of piloting it. Can't be helped.
- Kira Yamato: Sure, I drove the thing twice. But only because I didn't have any choice. Look, I don't want people saying that makes me a soldier or anything.
- Mu La Flaga: So, when the fighting starts again, you refuse to use it? Are those going to be your last words? Huh?
- [Kira is quiet]
- Mu La Flaga: At the moment, you and I are the only ones who can protect this ship.
- Kira Yamato: But I don't think it's...
- Mu La Flaga: Kira, you have the power to make a difference, don't you? Then why not put it to good use? We have precious little time. Including time to think it over.
- Rau Le Creuset: [about the Strike Gundam] I gather you were near that machine when it was activated.
- Athrun Zala: I deeply regret my conduct. I was quite upset by the events that were unfolding and failed to report the incident. That final machine... I saw who the pilot was. My friend Kira. We attended the same lunar prep school. He's a Coordinator.
- Rau Le Creuset: Oh?
- Athrun Zala: Yes sir. I never dreamed we'd meet again like this. I had to find out for sure.
- Rau Le Creuset: I see. Irony abounds in warfare. Well, I don't blame you for being upset. I can imagine you were very close to this friend.
- Athrun Zala: Yes.
- Rau Le Creuset: Very well. I'm taking you off the next sortie. I think it's best. You wouldn't be able to point a gun at such a friend. And I have no desire to put you in that position.
- Athrun Zala: No, commander, couldn't you...
- Rau Le Creuset: Even if he was your friend, now that he might be an enemy, we must eliminate him. I'm sure you can understand that.
- Athrun Zala: Kira... he fails to see he's being manipulated by the Naturals. Young as he is, he's also naive and good-natured. They're exploiting him but he's blind to it. That's why I have to go back. I have to reason with him. Kira is still a fellow Coordinator. I'm positive he'll come around to our way of thinking.
- Rau Le Creuset: I know how you feel. However, what if he won't listen to you?
- Athrun Zala: If that should happen, I'll shoot him down myself.