Mendel chuckled, puffing on his cigarette, "boy if you were really from Volgograd, you would know I am tame compared to most Commissars. However... as much fun as Boris is having... I am getting a little bored. You want in to the Coalition? Then answer this questionnaire correctly and MAYBE... I will let you serve..." he tossed a packet over to the youth. "And I would invest in a new pair of underwear before you go to the flight deck."
He turned as the door opened and Alicia stuck her head in. "Two more Sir," she called.
"Send them both in..." Mendel offered cheerfully, gesturing with his cigarette as both men entered the room.
"Now then, you had best tell me what you are doing here... and be quick about it."
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