SCRA Recruitment Centre

[Shryke]

"We? Our? You are not a part of anything yet."

Koniev took one last drag of his cigarette and stamped it out on the ashtray on top of his table.

"You see, you've hit a bit of an impasse. I was hoping you'd show some humility and simply say 'I don't know.' Because quite frankly, you didn't answer my question at all. You merely gave me a condensed rendition of what you think Marxism and anarcho-communism is."

"Let's take a different approach. How would you foster revolution among the populace of Sirius? Keep in mind that the masses have been listening to anti-Coalition propaganda for as long as we have been around, and are quite convinced we are the devil incarnate."

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[arvg]

"Si, but there is an important question, Che used to ask it of all who wanted to join him, what is it you want? You can quote the little red book for dummies, holmes, and sure that will get you somewhere... but if you don't understand the heat... the passion, esse, then you are just cooking with lighter fluid. All heat, no flavour." He settled back into the command chair, studying the man in front of him.

"I had three sons, mi amigo," his voice soft. "One I lost to the Nomads, one I lost... would you believe it if I said to time? And my third has just applied to join the fighter corps. All three of them I have given to the cause... blood sacrifice to what I believe in, holmes. So I want to know, why is the Revolucion, why do you want to take her to your bed as a mistress? She can be a cold, heartless bitch, si?"

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[Omi]

Lukas was stumped. He was getting more nervous by the second, and it was starting to show. His voice shook slightly as he took his fate in his hands and leapt off the metaphorical cliff, praying the drop wasn't far.
"I- I have very little idea how, Commissar. All I can say is that your ideals have incubated a revolutionary drive within me. When I was rejected by my homeland for standing up for what it means to be human, for being true to myself, and when I heard directly from one of your broadcasting channels while I sat on the Freeport what you stand for: that was when I was convinced, Commissar."
Lukas blinked faster as his nerves began to get the better of him.
"Despite all the propaganda which was pumped into me, I was able to see past it."
He paused again.
"I think - I think that if the people can be shown how much better their lives can be, then that would engender revolution among them. But as to how we would go about this..."
He tailed off, uncertain. He fixed his gaze even more firmly on the same spot of floor, not daring to look into the commissar's eyes.

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[Shryke]

"You don't know because we haven't taught you how."

From the pile Koniev pulled out Lukas's dossier and tossed it in front of him.

"Fill these out and give them to Veronika. Welcome to the Fighter Corps. I hope you know what you're in for."

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[arvg]

Alicia poked her head in, "Sorry to correct you Comrade Commissar, but my name is Alicia. It's been Alicia since I was appointed Office Manager of recruitment. I try very hard, and it would be a good example to the ladies in the recruitment pool if you would be so kind as to remember my name, Commissar."

She proceeded to refill his cup of coffee.

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[Shryke]

Koniev listened to Alicia correct him and shrugged.

"It's been a long day. I'm going to get some food, the rest of them can wait until I get back or they can see Doriano."

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[Chucc]

Seeing an officer come out of the interview room, even one not familiar or aknowledging his presence gets Rand to his feet in salute.

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Looking into returning, maybe.

[Jeremy Hunter]

Jacob paused, remembering why he chose the Coalition.

"Sirius...its...broken. You can go anywhere, but what will you see? Hurt. The capatalist bastards just doing whatever they want. I saw my best friend kidnapped and sold into slavery, just like that. And what did the so-called lawfuls do? File a report." Jacob took a moment. "She is gone, stolen, and no one did anything. And sir...my condolences. It does not matter the fight, we all will lose to time in the end." Jacob paused again before he continued."Yes, anyone can quote a book. Even some fat LPI cop drunk in some bar. But from no book will I quote that I believe the only thing that has a clear goal and has any chance is the Coalition. And sir, any cause can be a heartless bitch. But any ice heart can be melted if given the right amount of heat, passion, and perseverance." Jacob blew some hair from his eye. "Why I want her as my mistress...I lost my closest friend, was stonewalled by some useless cops. Here...it is useless to look now, but here I can do my best to make Sirius better, under a system where eceryone is equal. Give those jackarses who run the IND, Samura, all those companies who only care for profit the greatest insult: paying them the same amount as a burger flipper on Denver." Jacob looked Alvarez in the eye. "I want to help make a difference."

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May you ever walk in the Light, Shizune.

[arvg]

"Si, I can imagine you do..." He shifted a little. "Tell me have you read the Katz manifesto? It went viral on the Neural Net after the Ontario Crisis. If you haven't..." he pointed to a console... "read. and then answer me this question. What is the core approach that Katz has taken that sets him apart from Trotsky, Lenin, and Mao?"

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[Chucc]

Rand looks around the wating room, only him and his 'escort' remain other than the receptionist, already identified as Alicia.

Diagnostics finished and on to his trying to work out the issues with the final stages of the plasma flow are going smoothly. Rand smiles a small private smile. He had never expected so much time to work on the project while waiting.

Other men may fall victim to the torture of waiting, but Rand is not other men. He is a patient man, knowing that in time his turn will come.

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Looking into returning, maybe.