Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eva of Sirrion" data-source="post: 3098518" data-attributes="member: 26520">Commander wants to see us, now.  You two come along.  Deregan points to Tanner and Ulricsohn.You are marched into the commander's office, a richly-apportioned affair with carpeted floors and full bookshelves and maps lining the walls.  A fishtank sits off to the right of the commander's large rosewood desk, and two knights flank the commander at all times.  He's talking with the two as you enter, and the commander swings around in his chair and the knights snap to attention as you do so.Well Sir Deregan, these are the men and women that've been stirring up trouble yes?Yes sir.Well let me give you monkeys a little more insight into that little stunt you pulled earlier today.  The man you assaulted and humilated without provocation was the head of one of the largest trading costers in Palanthas, one that keeps all three of the outposts well-supplied and stocked.  And if we're all very very nice to him in the future, he'll consider not pressin' charges.Sir my men had probable cause to believe hostilities were about to ensue, and successfully used nonlethal means to defuse the situation.  Any charges stemming from this incident...Are warranted and justified Sir Deregan.  They did not have probable cause as you so insist, and use of any force whatever was unnecessary and excessive.  Then the charges should fall unto me sir.  I am their commanding officer, and as such, I am ultimately responsible for their conduct.Very well, Sir Deregan.  The commander reaches up and rips the rank insignia off Deregan's tunic.  You are hereby reduced in rank from Steward to Officer of the Rose.  Furthermore you and each of your men will take 25 gigs for your roles in this incident.  Ordinarily a CO acquiring this many gigs would justify me relieving you of command, but I'll forgo that so long as you and your men keep their noses clean, understood?Yes sir.Turning his attention to the rest of you, the commander first starts in on Tanner and Ulricsohn.  Well well, my two favorite pieces of ogre dung!  I can't say I'm suprised at all that you two monkeys were involved in something like this.  Let me describe for you newcomers the brand of soldier you're learning the ropes from.  He takes two lengthy sheets of paper and begins:Kenneth Tanner's demerit list reads as follows: 10 gigs reporting late for duty 10 minutes or later, according to the report here Mr. Tanner, much later.  15 gigs gross insubordination, 15 gigs reporting for duty not in proper uniform, 20 gigs raising alert banner without proper authorization and another 15 gigs drunk and disorderly while on duty.  Hardly the model soldier for new guards to be emulatin'.  And of course my favorite misguided child Manfred Ulricsohn.  10 gigs drunk and disorderly while off duty, 15 gigs drunk and disorderly while on duty, 15 gigs drunk and disorderly while on duty.  Oh look here!  15 gigs drunk and disorderly while on duty.  And suprise suprise!  15 gigs drunk and disorderly while on duty!  Is anyone else here sensing a pattern in Mr. Ulricsohn's behavior?  I hope neither of you two monkeys were seriously considering putting in applications to join the knights, because with this many gigs on your records, it won't happen while I'm in command of this outpost, am I making myself perfectly clear?Yes sirYes sirI can't hear you two monkeys!  Pop off like you got a pair! Sir yes sir! Sir yes sir! Now for Sir Deregan's soldiers, if they can be called that.  You see, officer O'Connor, this is the sort of unit that starts incidents like this.  If you call these monkeys soldiers I call that a problem!  10 gigs for every man and woman here not in proper uniform.  Staring with Myst, Kell and Kinan, he says.  You three I'm not suprised seein' on report, given your sketchy heritage all told.  What about you two?  Elf?  Kender?  always looking smirky like you're better than everyone?  15 gigs gross insubordination for the two of you.  But now the instigator of this whole mess.  Reverend Gorash Stonebless.  I must say I'm more than a little suprised seeing a preacher starting a mess like this, but it either stops here and now, or it stops with me puttin' my boot in your big ol' rear end!  25 gigs using magic to create a public disturbance, and if I see your name on report for this kind of incident again you shall be forbidden from using magic of any sort save that of healing your comrades.  Is that clear???</blockquote>

Verification