7, Video

[darwinatrix]

This is Major-General Olivier Armstrong. If you can ignore the bevy of Imports wasting our time with their age-changing frivolity, I have an announcement to make.

It's no secret that whatever their other feelings towards us, the natives of this world recognize that we Imports pose a threat to them. For how could we not? We have powers they can scarcely conceive of, let alone match. Even a single Import could outclass a regiment or more of this nation's army.

Therefore, I am hereby announcing the formation of RISE: the Rogue Import Suppression Enforcers. We Imports shall police and judge our own, apprehending those among us who would prey on the most vulnerable of this nation's native population and passing sentence as necessary.

Those among you who wish to lend your aid to the RISE mission are welcome. I await your questions.

Comments

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[darwinatrix]

That depends on the budget I'm given.

I intend to employ professionals with a sense of duty, not mere mercenaries who switch allegiance at the sound of a slightly fatter coin purse clanking.

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[crwtyn]

Good luck finding 'em! The times ain't changed so much that you'll find a man who doesn't find the jangling of a fat coin purse a very persuasive bit of incentive to go another course. I wouldn't be so quick to turn your nose up at mercenaries if I were you lass.

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[darwinatrix]

Don't call me lass, kid.

I'm not interested in someone whose allegiance must be bought.

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[crwtyn]

I'm not a child nor am I a goat, so don't call me kid.

I doubt you could afford me even if you were in the habit of buying favours.

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[darwinatrix]

Until you can start putting some hair on your face, you're a kid.

So now that we've established you're little more than a soldier of fortune, may I assume you have no interest in protecting the native civilians of this world?

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[crwtyn]

Depends on whether or not they need it, don't it? If some jumped up pisspot starts getting pummelled for smackin' an imPort I'm not going to stop it, but if it's a child who ain't done nothing wrong except cough where some imPort took offence, I'm breaking the imPort's nose.

So when the hair on my face and my balls grows back, I'll be getting an apology from you will I?

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[darwinatrix]

I won't call you kid then, but I won't apologize for doing it now either.

The former would fall under this world's definition of self-defense. It wouldn't be a crime.

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[crwtyn]

In that case you don't need no fancy group of enforcers to go do that. From what we got told on arrival everything's permitted if we're agreeing to be the governments lackeys ain't it?

[Somewhere out there, Mary Read is slapping her brow]

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[darwinatrix]

A loose collection of disorganized vigilantes pales in comparison to an organized force.

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[crwtyn]

Depends on what kind of vigilantes you go out and get now, don't it? I've seen 'disorganised vigilantes' lay waste to whole squadrons of lobsters who soil their breeches before they know what hits 'em. I'd hardly call that palin'.

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[darwinatrix]

Whatever squadrons you've faced weren't trained by me.

[crwtyn]

Well you're no lobster and you don't look much like a Spaniard so I'll grant you that.