>>@KEBECHET | TO: @ALL.

[agogenpc]

By now, you may have noticed some among your number missing. I can assure you they are being well taken care of with what supplies we have in this time of war.

Our struggle here is drawing to a close. I presume both sides would like to avoid further loss of life. The Empire-- the Regency, as you call us-- certainly would. I myself grow weary of slaughter, especially this senseless murder of my soldiers.

This can be ended. I do not have the credentials necessary to surrender. You do. Call off this useless struggle. Your people will be returned to you.

Of course, if you have questions, I beg you to ask them while we have the time. This transference into your network will not last for long.

[ooc Discuss surrender here! Threadjacking welcome.]

Comments

[circumspector]

I don't want him forgetting he doesn't hold all the cards, Hei, too many people are dead already for just a few of us to be more important than to forget that.

I'm trying to see to the supplies, we need to redistribute the guns as well once we're sure about what ammunition is still left.

[dipolar]

Neither do we. Integral members of our team have been abducted. Dorian and I are unable to battle and will be until we can make it back to BASE. COST is limping through the end of this war and the Regency hasn't lost as many as they should have.

This is no way to negotiate.

The rest of what you have to say is noted. I'll see what they have around here and bring what I can.

[circumspector]

Do you really think they're alive?

[dipolar]

I have to.

Lie to yourself if that's what it takes for you to believe it.

[circumspector]

[ Her fingers flicker, curled around her gun where she's sat at the moment. Deep, deep breath in. ]

I'm tired of lying. I'm so sick of watching this - some half-baked attempt at degrading us at our friend's expense. I know better than that. Ask me anything else, Hei, and I'll do it, just... not that.

[ Roland wouldn't have, Lillith wouldn't have. Now wasn't the time though, it's as much as needed to be said. ]

Tell me when you're clearing the bodies, I'm coming to help.

[dipolar]

That's their choice, to feel like that. If our team is letting this - of all things - degrade them, then they're weak and they were always worth ignoring.

I don't have any pride to lose. I will consider them alive and I will do what it takes, even if I have to prostrate myself, to have them returned.

(it's bigger than him. he, who warned no one of the inevitable abductions. if they're dead, he deserves to be too.)

Achilles and I are taking care of it. Stay at your post, you're doing good work there.

[circumspector]

You two are going to do something stupid that puts everyone at risk, aren't you?

[dipolar]

No. That'd be illogical.

We're gathering the dead and leaving them respectfully laid out for Kebechet's team to retrieve them. I will bring the weapons and ammunition I find on them to the tunnels.

[circumspector]

It would be. It would be playing straight in their hand when, like you said, we're down some of our best skills and losing two people who are competent over something like this wouldn't just be illogical.

It'd be murder on any chance we had.

[dipolar]

Understood.

I'll make Achilles read this, so he doesn't get any unpleasant ideas.