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Adressed to: Field Marshall Lukas Keller Sender: Ling Kuang-lin Subject: Behind the facade
'Comrade' Field Marshall,
Allow me to extend my congratulations on becoming the new face for the People's Army, for better or worse. Now that we've the unneeded pleasantries out of the way, I'll get to the point. I may have been away from the Communist border for some time now, but I still do have my own eyes and ears to relay me useful information. My sources tell me that we may have a few things in common and be of possible help to eachother. So let me ask you: Are you the face of the coalition revolutionary army or are you 'Krsnik'?
From: Field Marshal Lukas Keller
To: Ling Kuang-lin
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Frau Kuang-Lin.
Your congratulatory wishes are appreciated, even if they come from the mouth of a complete stranger. Well, I say stranger but after you contacted me I felt the need to browse our files to see if someone that had "sources" within the People's Republic had some form of former association to it. Consider me impressed by your service-record. Introductions aside, let me answer your sole question.
Krsnik was a facade designed to act as a means to an end. It became a word whispered in hushed tones because no-one in the Coalition ever wanted to fall prey to the scrutiny of a man who had no moral restraint and no bureaucratic limitations. It was a fairly narrow way to enforce our ideals and would have its occasional failures, as excessive brutality without reason often does. I was never Krsnik, at least not as a person. I wore the suit, donned the helmet and followed instructions, at least until I realized that my conditioning could be bypassed with enough effort and time.
Make no mistake, I'm a soldier, not a politician. I command the full force of the Revolutionary Army in the name of progress and achieving sector-wide Unity, not for the petty pipe-dreams of bygone Communists and their manifestos. I do not fit within the left, nor the right, nor do I even conform to any sort of scale. But since I've so politely answered your question, I have one of my own that I'd like for you to answer.
What does a former soldier of the Revolution such as yourself want from me?
Sirius Coalition Коалиция Сириуса
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Adressed to: Field Marshall Lukas Keller Sender: Ling Kuang-lin Subject: Re: Behind the facade
Keller Xiansheng,
You were not the only one to tailor a façade for yourself. I did so myself as well, more as a protective method rather than a means to an end. As you would imagine, those unexpected survivors that came from Sol to Sirius to raise the communist flag again are not that appreciated in the rest of Sirius. However, People are prone to sympathy, and that was my key to infiltrate them.
I took my departure hoping to find a place that lacked the violence and the internal brutality that the Coalition had. I was disappointed. What had been a unified Alliance is now divided into Houses all fighting each other and within themselves for vengeance, land or whatever other pathetic illusionist reason. I have come to believe that nothing can solve this chaos but strict unification under a single banner. Coalition or not, it matters not. All those ideals and establishments are parallel. It all comes down to which is the least dreadful. That, or one last war to end it all.
We're both soldiers, we both can see the bigger picture that the politicians can't - or rather refuse to. Fifteen years I've served in the marine corps, I've lost people to both external aggression and to the rotten, unforgiving and relentless system of the Coalition.
To answer your question, I want to help you and for you to help me. If there is anyone who could usher me to a new age where all this could end, it is you. Me, I'm but a trained tamed tiger looking to quench its thirst for change, afraid of losing myself to resentment in the process.
From: Field Marshal Lukas Keller
To: Ling Kuang-lin
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Frau Kuang-Lin.
We share a common vision then. I see Unifying the Sector as a whole as the only option to ensure Humanity continues its stellar expansion and stays locked on the path of progress and prosperity. Together we would have no reason to fear the Nomads and no reason to fear their former Masters once we find them. Sirius and every star we find thereafter would be ours, claimed in the name of our superiority as a race, ironically a strength most are either too gullible or too stupid and misguided to see.
I've been seeking individuals with great skill and knowledge for the better half of a year now, the search has yielded mix results, so to have a promising member seek me out for a change is a welcome event. The main question is, how do you want to go about this? I understand you've established a systematic charade to blend in with the regular House populace, do you want to continue pretending to be what you aren't or do you wish to come back and aid me in this pursuit directly? And before you feel indoctrinated just by the sound of that offer, let me remind you that I serve an ideal, not a single person in particular, likewise you would not be serving my whims and fancies but instead a very specific end-goal.
Whatever your decision, whether it be to stay where you are or come back into the fold under my influence as Field Marshal, you'll be acting in the pursuit of something much greater than just you and me, the importance of what we do even goes far beyond the importance of the Coalition's propaganda machines and self-cannibalizing politics, as well as the lie that is the present Alliance.
Take the time required to make your choice. You'll be fighting for true progress regardless of your path.
Sirius Coalition Коалиция Сириуса
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Adressed to: Field Marshall Lukas Keller Sender: Ling Kuang-lin Subject: Re: Behind the facade
Keller Xiansheng,
I did not leave the Coalition behind to later return to its cruelty and twisted inconsiderate measures. Unless there's a compelling reason or compensation, I'd rather take my chances and work behind my facade in the House's populace. Nonetheless, that decision falls upon you. You're now aware of my capabilities and my motives, put me where you need me most. Wherever you require me to be, I'll be there, and I'll do what you need me to do. I have nothing to lose anymore.
I will not disappoint, and I hope neither will you fail my high expectations.
From: Field Marshal Lukas Keller
To: Ling Kuang-lin
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Frau Kuang-Lin.
You make a fair point and I'm not one to pressure people into regiments that are counter-productive to the actual mission we serve. For the time being I'm attending a series of diplomatic meetings in Bretonia, feel free to set yourself up close by. If you would like to meet personally, I can arrange a private meeting but only after the talks have concluded. These talks will most likely dictate my next course of action around this particular region.
If you could perhaps reach out to the Leeds resistance as a mere concerned and sympathetic human being then you would be doing our cause a service. I intend to see that planet Liberated and then appropriately self-governed, free from the dubious and degrading occupation of both Kingdoms that have done nothing but act as a tremendous set-back to the quality of life on the planet for at least the next few decades.
In short, get in touch with the Leeds resistance, prove yourself to be a friend and keep me informed throughout the process. I want to know everything.
Sirius Coalition Коалиция Сириуса
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Adressed to: Field Marshall Lukas Keller Sender: Ling Kuang-lin Subject: Re: Behind the facade
Keller Xiansheng,
I will be flying around Bretonia through the duration of your diplomatic talks, so I'll be around in case there's an emergency or if you require me for something. You can contact me when it's time for us to meet in person, I'll be looking forward to that.
I understand your direction towards the Leeds theatre, but I am unsure as to how I'd perform there. Unfortunately, I already have messed things up slightly during my first debut into Bretonia, thus I am unsure of how well things would go in that regard, I will do my best nonetheless. I will keep you updated through what happens.