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MrKirb Lights, Camera, Action! from bluh bluh land Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
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#17126: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:18:36 PM

Longram:"Make your final words then."

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#17127: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:18:51 PM

-Omar sits down. He does not let go of his weapon a bit, but he doesn't just shoot the man who's not fighting back. Truly a strange assassin, this one-

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SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#17128: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:20:20 PM

-Great Leader turns, and sits down, facing everyone-

-Despite the fact he has several loaded weapons pointed at him, he seems... extremely calm-

Great Leader: What have they told you about me?

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#17129: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:21:48 PM

Omar: If you must ask that question, then you are either more removed from your people than I thought...or you understand your reputation better than your people assumed you did.

edited 24th Sep '16 5:23:47 PM by Raidouthe21st

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SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#17130: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:24:27 PM

Great Leader: The former.

They have likely told you that I am the one who lead the revolution. That I kicked the corporations off of this planet, then shackled them to this rusting rock and...

-hunches over into another coughing fit, then spreads his arms to regard Central and the rest of Solo Nobre-

...enslaved them.

They are mostly correct.

But I am not the one who have put their teeth against the curb.

edited 24th Sep '16 5:25:00 PM by SpartyMcFly

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
HilarityEnsues Since: Sep, 2009
#17131: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:25:04 PM

Lisa; ,,,If that's true, then... who did, exactly?

FokiasTheJester Since: Jul, 2012
#17132: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:25:17 PM

Quartz: Are stuck as much as common people, are not.

MrKirb Lights, Camera, Action! from bluh bluh land Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
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#17133: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:25:32 PM

Longram: "Let's hear it."

SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#17134: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:28:37 PM

Great Leader: During the revolution, I had a group of close compadres. They were my confidants, my planners, the organizers. They did as much work as me.

But I saw a dangerous glint in their eyes.

The glint of lust. For power.

I thought I would be able to talk them down. But when we had kicked the corporate stooges off of this planet, when we executed those that tried to stay and liberated Solo Nobre, they held me and my family at gunpoint. They stated they were calling the shots. That if I spoke, we would all die. They took full control.

And so it came to pass that the War Council gained control of Solo Nobre. And they left me here, locked up... a political and physical prisoner. Little more than a figurehead to use when they felt like. A name to direct hate against.

edited 24th Sep '16 5:29:39 PM by SpartyMcFly

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#17135: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:32:04 PM

Omar: And so now that you are of no more use to them, you are being left to your fate.

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FokiasTheJester Since: Jul, 2012
#17136: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:33:04 PM

Quartz: Are saying place of here is not fortress... Is prison...

SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#17137: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:34:11 PM

Great Leader: -nods to Quartz-

-to Omar- Oh, I am always of use to them. But I am kept trapped. Here.

And you have breached my cage! The Corvids were able to infiltrate Central. They destroyed two of the NEP's guns, they breached my mansion, and now they stand in front of me, weapons directed at the being they hate the most.

The War Council needs me. They know they are less protected than I am. They know that even the most fanatical only support my image. They know that without me...

-Great Leader collapses into another coughing fit. When he moves his arm away from his mouth, there is blood in the crook of his elbow, and dribbling from his mouth-

...there is nothing holding the Corvids back from upping their occasional guerilla strikes into a full-scale war.

edited 24th Sep '16 5:34:57 PM by SpartyMcFly

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
FokiasTheJester Since: Jul, 2012
#17138: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:35:37 PM

Quartz: ... Is death only option?

MrKirb Lights, Camera, Action! from bluh bluh land Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
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#17139: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:36:13 PM

Longram: "And what is your wish right now?"

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#17140: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:37:42 PM

Omar: I see.

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SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#17141: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:41:27 PM

-Great Leader, in response, stands up-

Great Leader: I have redlung. It is a bacterium. Rinctsip nimralon. I know it by name well, as until today I thought it would be my end.

Normally harmless. But it is a Novo Solo bacterium. It is not compatible with human life. We have no cure, only palliative care. It destroys the lungs, scours alveoli, scars the diaphragm. It causes incredible coughing fits. Within a year it is like having whooping cough. Nobody lasts beyond that.

If they were to lift the blockade for even one day they would have been able to cure it.

Until today, I thought I would die here, in pain, leaving nothing but a legacy of heartbreak. But.

-Great Leader turns around. When he speaks, he sounds... happy. Peaceful.-

If you kill me, I will die without pain. News of my death will incite the Corvids, as you will surely inform them. They already give the NEP trouble. In a full-scale war they may well win.

Maybe... after this long history of violence and heartbreak, substituting brutal regime for brutal regime... maybe Solo Nobre will be free again.

You have come here to fulfill a contract.

Do not leave empty-handed.

edited 24th Sep '16 5:43:28 PM by SpartyMcFly

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
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#17142: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:45:11 PM

Quartz: -sighs, putting on his collar-

... And I supposeth finding a way of getting thee off this planet is out of the question, is it not?

MrKirb Lights, Camera, Action! from bluh bluh land Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
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#17143: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:45:13 PM

Longram: "Would happy to oblige that you majesty but first, you know a way out of this planet?"

edited 24th Sep '16 5:46:10 PM by MrKirb

SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#17144: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:48:09 PM

Great Leader: -to Quartz- It is.

I do not know if there is a cure for...

-cough cough hack etc.-

...redlung as late-stage as mine. If there is, how long will it take me to receive it? Will I be able to get it before my demise?

Will the Corvids want to house me? If you do not kill me, somebody will.

-to Longram- I have a personal vehicle in the garage. Use the authorization code "Founder" and you will not be harmed as you leave. That will be your immediate escape.

As for a way off-planet? The War Council's lifeboat. Stashed at St. Martim's Cargo Spaceport, a fully stocked and fueled interorbital tug ready to lift off at a moment's notice should the War Council's feet dip even one degree below freezing point. It contains the only identify-friend-foe code that their orbital defense network will not fire upon.

edited 24th Sep '16 5:50:35 PM by SpartyMcFly

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#17145: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:48:14 PM

-Omar takes a minute to deliberate, then stands up and walks over to the 'Great Leader'-

Omar: ...Haqqislam states that all life is sacred to Allah. It is a very strange position to be in, a defender of a faith focused around the sanctity of life and knowledge, yet trained to take it without judgement. I have no stake in the matters of this country. So I do not hate you, nor this government that has made you its puppet.

...I cannot kill a dying man simply to ease his mind.

-Hands him his already loaded pistol-

I may only listen to his last words so that future generations shall know of them. But if this is what you wish to be your legacy...then I will ensure your last moments are remembered as they were. For good or ill.

edited 24th Sep '16 5:53:08 PM by Raidouthe21st

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SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#17146: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:51:43 PM

-Great Leader takes the pistol and checks it. It's slow, but methodical - as though he knows how to do this by heart, but has to go over it again as it's been so long-

-Then he notices the yellow box Longram is carrying-

Great Leader: -to Omar- Thank you. All I ask is that you carry my memory. So long as even one person is capable of knowing the truth, of disseminating it to others later... so long as you are capable of speaking to a free Solo Nobre about the man Great Leader really was... that will be enough.

-to Longram- My child. What is that weapon you are carrying?

edited 24th Sep '16 5:53:12 PM by SpartyMcFly

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
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#17147: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:52:10 PM

-Lisa looks conflicted-

Lisa:...We still have a mission to do, and many people who want this man's head. What are we supposed to tell them?

FokiasTheJester Since: Jul, 2012
#17148: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:54:55 PM

Quartz: I cannot know if it exists. But it might be worth a try.

Unlike the Corvids thou speak of, I came here not bearing hate, but the desire to make things better. For as many people as possible. This includes theeself. I do not wish to murder anyone and thus, would appreciate trying to get thee out of this forsaken place alive, no matter how slim the chance is.

If we do get thou out, I am certain we can persuadeth the Corvids not to take your life; Thou art a powerful man in their eyes, the one behind all of this. Killing thee right away would beest a waste; If we pretended we wanted to keep thee alive to milk all the information we could get out of thee...

SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#17149: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:55:09 PM

Great Leader: -to Lisa- Tell them that you succeeded.

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
MrKirb Lights, Camera, Action! from bluh bluh land Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
Lights, Camera, Action!
#17150: Sep 24th 2016 at 5:55:10 PM

Longram: "If you want to know, this the Black Hand, an experimental high powered gamma weapon. We were suppose to use on you should it come to that."

edited 24th Sep '16 5:56:43 PM by MrKirb


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