Tales from the Drift

Tales From The Drift is a 4-issue comic covering events surrounding Tacit Ronin from during the Kaiju War, prior to Operation Pitfall.
Due to concerns about clashing canons, the canonicity of Tales From The Drift as regards the Athene Noctua verse is yet to be determined. Events and trivia from the comic are listed here to enable discussion of what can and can't be taken as true for the ANSK continuity.
 Caution: spoilers for the comics.
Note: events are listed in chronological order within each issue rather than as a comprehensive timeline due to the presently-incomplete run (as of December 2015, issues 3 and 4 are yet to be released.)
== Issue 1 ==
==== [unspecified time prior to assignment to Tacit Ronin] ====
* Captain Duc Jessop receives a new [metal?] prosthetic right leg on-board an aircraft carrier
** the carrier supports some number of two-man manoeuverable submarines (for attacking/distracting/herding kaiju and/or supporting less well-armed marine craft)
* Kaori Koyamada serves onboard a research submarine monitoring and analysing the Breach
** serving along with her is a man named Mihoko
* The Breach opens
** Kaori is onboard the submarine when they detect Breach activity
*** [in Japanese] " "I've got the scanners locked in. This is is. The first Breach observed by human eyes." " 
** Kaori directs the submarine crew to stabilise the submarine
** onboard the aircraft carrier elsewhere, Duc attempts to scramble like the other fighter pilots but has only just received his new leg
*** he fights with a superior officer about whether or not he is fit to deploy. The officer says he would order Duc to stay, but Duc would just go steal a boat
** Kaori argues with Mihoko about staying in proximity to the Breach with a kaiju surfacing
*** Kaori insists the data collected will be invaluable
** The kaiju gets a hold on the submarine
** Duc and his co-pilot (in a smaller attack craft) are told by Kaori to hold off firing on the kaiju until the Breach data has finished compiling
*** "This is PPDC Submersible callsign Alpha Dog, hailing the distressed submarine."
*** Duc sits in the front (gunner seat) of the aircraft-style cockpit
** Alpha Dog leads the kaiju away from the research submarine, then fires on it
*** Kaori's data collection is interrupted at 99% completion
*** Kaori rips a computer screen off the wall and throws it
** Duc, upon both submarines surfacing, immediately attempts to flirt with Kaori
*** "Wow. Hi there."
**** Kaori punches him in the face and breaks his nose
* the kaiju surfaces next to both submarines
** helicopters appear to engage
*** "Helicopters? It'll destroy helic--"
*** "<What the hell...>"
** Brawler Yukon deploys against kaiju
==== June 21st, 2016 ====
* Tacit Ronin engages kaiju Itak in Tokyo Bay, Japan
** Kaori in the left cradle, Duc in the right
* Pilots Duc and Kaori Jessop receive an extremely high dose of radiation due to puncture of Ronin's chest and perforation of their drivesuits (smashed faceplates)
* Duc cuts off Kaori's report to LOCCENT on Ronin's status to hurry their response along
** "My wife is trying to say 'Yes, now, please'."
** Kaori snaps at him not to [interrupt her]
* Both pilots detach from their cradles
* When radiation-leak mitigation measures fail and additionally fry the electrical systems, the Jessops - expecting death - hold hands
** "Wouldn't want to die any other way, Kaori."
** "You're such a quitter, Duc."
* Itak bodyslams the inert Ronin, throwing both pilots around and breaking their faceplates
* Both pilots lose consciousness briefly (flashing back to Duc on the aircraft carrier and their meeting in the submarines)
* Kaori detaches the Pons plug from Duc's helmet
** thinking he's dead, she kisses him in relief when he regains consciousness
* Itak attacks again
* Kaori, not connected to the Pons, manually manipulates her control arm to make Ronin punch Itak in the face
* Kaori restores power and communication with LOCCENT
** "We thought we lost you, Tacit Ronin."
** "You think my wife is going to let me go that easy?"
** "You're such a jerk, love of my life."
* Itak strikes Ronin, punching a forearm through Ronin's chest
** Kaori and Duc are thrown from their cradles
** Duc is thrown to the floor, unmoving
* LOCCENT attempts to re-establish contact with either pilot
** Failing this, they assume both pilots are chasing RABITs
*** "They're stuck in the Drift. We have to get them out or they're dead.
==== Trivia ====
* Duc does not speak Japanese at the time of his first encounter with Kaori
* Kaori apparently speaks English during the Itak deployment, based on the specification that she speaks in Japanese during the submarine episode and the lack of notation during the Itak episode.
== Issue 2 ==
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