For a moment, Cagalli is taken aback by Katara's enthusiasm about a political office of all things. But who is she to complain if someone actually wants to talk about it? Lacus is her only close friend who really gets the particulars that well.

"Well it's... there's not always a chance to get involved with the people even when I want to," she begins. "For a small nation, Orb has a very strong political structure, which is part of what makes it so stable. On the other hand, it... does mean I have to work with a lot of other politicians more often than anything."