To: Von Richter. From: Arbeiter Lukas Mohr, der Alster Union. Subject: So much for the dry season Two-point-Oh'.
Von Richter?
That don’t make me feel comfortable or on no steady terra frickin’ firma, neither. You’re like an earthquake and a hurricane all sliced up and served on a Salome platter. Which puts me in a bind as how best to fix this.
I’m of the opinion that those with former biases don’t go around declaring them out the wazoo. We remember the LRF - good batch of cookies that got their ears wet in the wrong cloud - and I’m pegging Hesse under that rainstorm. Gets real foggy and confusing when you’re passing through the particulars of revolutionary socialism - and that’s the deal here; we’re protectionists.
I’m prepared to give you a slice of good faith, but there’s many others in the movement who won’t. We’re at war here - there’s snakes in every boot we fill - some bite, others get bitten. I’m not the mongoose, but the mongoose will come getcher’ if you don’t fit into our ethos. We care about our fellow man, Y’see?
Do right by my kin, and they’ll do right by you. But you’ve got a lot to prove first.
Von Richter is places on recruitment trial period. Your conduct to your friends, enemies, and other Unioners will be measured during this time, including your ability to keep cool under pressure.