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LANCER: BATTLEGROUP - To Kill the Worthy King
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<blockquote data-quote="Tun Kai Poh" data-source="post: 8494464" data-attributes="member: 6761960"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Ready for Fireworks</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">When Caspian reaches the mess, the MSMC marine lieutenant is checking her excessively large pistol, making sure it has a full load in its chambers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"Lieutenant Park," says Vera from the wall screen, "You and your team are ordered to remain outside the mess. Anyone on corridor duty is not permitted to carry sidearms or longarms. Turn them in to Warrant Officer Gbeho at the Sector 4 arms locker. And no, before you ask, those stun grenades are not permitted either."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Park sneers at the NHP and makes a throat-cutting gesture. In plain view of Caspian. Against a human officer, it would be considered an extremely serious offense. But of course, with the strangeness of NHP laws in Union, Vera and Bernd aren't considered real people, despite their Deimosian origins marking them as anything but artificial.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Tabitha and her fellow officers - Meade, Evans and Ki - arrive just as Park and the other merc guards are storming off. This leaves Captain Lutjens - still off on his own damaged frigate - as the highest ranking Union officer not attending. Colonel Milch, Major Mahayhay and Zoltan Pesh arrive around this time.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"If you don't mind, I'll sit this one out, in the enlisted mess." Milch rubs his forehead and winces. "I've got a splitting headache so the Major will sit in my stead. I'll get a drink and some pills and wait for the news."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Around this time, Caspian notices Tabitha's newly-adjusted uniform. "The Vice Admiral just sent in her promotion document," Vera says helpfully. "Our good Line Commander now matches Strike Captain Bannon in equivalent rank."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"Ready for the fireworks?" Tabitha nods at Caspian, rubbing her temple with a distracted look on her face.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"I suppose," Caspian shrugs, "I usually prefer to do my talking with my guns but I gather from your instructions, we are not aiming to overawe our guests with a display of superior firepower."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"No, but they are," Tabitha cocks her head slightly towards the door. "I don't see the need for any kind of show of force. I think you've already done that for us."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Caspian chuckles dryly. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"Rather. But if any of our admittedly limited interactions with Bannon and her merry men are any indication I don't think they will respect anything besides an overwhelming display of force " </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"I do not disagree with that assessment, but any threat on our side will be implicit," Tabitha replies. "It isn't just our one battlegroup they need to worry about, after all. If they get uppity, we just need to remind them that Union does not require a blatant display of military might to still be the biggest dog on the block." Now the smile does reach Caspian's eyes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"And just the threat of that force being applied is often better than its actual application. The fear of the stick is often greater than its sting," he gives a cold, sharklike smile. Tabitha nods again, "And familiarity with that stick just breeds contempt for it. Now everyone to attention - as far as we are concerned this is a formal diplomatic council so maintain protocol and ignore any of their antics to the contrary."</span></p><p></p><p>Next: Our dichotomy opens the negotiations</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tun Kai Poh, post: 8494464, member: 6761960"] [B][SIZE=5]Ready for Fireworks[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4] When Caspian reaches the mess, the MSMC marine lieutenant is checking her excessively large pistol, making sure it has a full load in its chambers. "Lieutenant Park," says Vera from the wall screen, "You and your team are ordered to remain outside the mess. Anyone on corridor duty is not permitted to carry sidearms or longarms. Turn them in to Warrant Officer Gbeho at the Sector 4 arms locker. And no, before you ask, those stun grenades are not permitted either." Park sneers at the NHP and makes a throat-cutting gesture. In plain view of Caspian. Against a human officer, it would be considered an extremely serious offense. But of course, with the strangeness of NHP laws in Union, Vera and Bernd aren't considered real people, despite their Deimosian origins marking them as anything but artificial. Tabitha and her fellow officers - Meade, Evans and Ki - arrive just as Park and the other merc guards are storming off. This leaves Captain Lutjens - still off on his own damaged frigate - as the highest ranking Union officer not attending. Colonel Milch, Major Mahayhay and Zoltan Pesh arrive around this time. "If you don't mind, I'll sit this one out, in the enlisted mess." Milch rubs his forehead and winces. "I've got a splitting headache so the Major will sit in my stead. I'll get a drink and some pills and wait for the news." Around this time, Caspian notices Tabitha's newly-adjusted uniform. "The Vice Admiral just sent in her promotion document," Vera says helpfully. "Our good Line Commander now matches Strike Captain Bannon in equivalent rank." "Ready for the fireworks?" Tabitha nods at Caspian, rubbing her temple with a distracted look on her face. "I suppose," Caspian shrugs, "I usually prefer to do my talking with my guns but I gather from your instructions, we are not aiming to overawe our guests with a display of superior firepower." "No, but they are," Tabitha cocks her head slightly towards the door. "I don't see the need for any kind of show of force. I think you've already done that for us." Caspian chuckles dryly. "Rather. But if any of our admittedly limited interactions with Bannon and her merry men are any indication I don't think they will respect anything besides an overwhelming display of force " "I do not disagree with that assessment, but any threat on our side will be implicit," Tabitha replies. "It isn't just our one battlegroup they need to worry about, after all. If they get uppity, we just need to remind them that Union does not require a blatant display of military might to still be the biggest dog on the block." Now the smile does reach Caspian's eyes. "And just the threat of that force being applied is often better than its actual application. The fear of the stick is often greater than its sting," he gives a cold, sharklike smile. Tabitha nods again, "And familiarity with that stick just breeds contempt for it. Now everyone to attention - as far as we are concerned this is a formal diplomatic council so maintain protocol and ignore any of their antics to the contrary."[/SIZE] Next: Our dichotomy opens the negotiations [/QUOTE]
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