Honneur, Loyauté, et Trahison

[RNS-Paris]

Unknown system, Inside the Paris, a few moments from the defection event....

In a small, dimly-lit room... two men were seated across each other, with a round-metallic table between them. The lighting in the room barely exposed their faces... but it clearly showed that these two weren't ordinary crew members...

One wearing a Aspirant insignia spoke, "Lieutenant, you've 'ave 'eard of zhe rumors.... zhe Comte is planning to defect.... 'is family is dead.... but most of ours is not.... I do not want ma famille to see zhat I am a traitor!

His fists slammed into the table. Clearly the midshipman was distressed... Almost everybody knew that the Count planned to defect but only a select few were disgusted at the idea. The man opposite him remained calm.

"S'il vous plaît??? Je vous en supplie....", begged the midshipman. Still the Lieutenant remained unmoved by the plea.

"Hmph... I knew zhis was a waste of time...", having enough of the silent man, the midshipman stood up and headed for the exit. But before he could even take a single step, the Lieutenant took hold of him by the collar and slammed his face unto the table. Revealing what seems to be a very young man, probably in his twenties or so...

"No it is not! If you are planning to defect... zhen I'd suggest you plan it carefully.... and not go shout 'Vive le roi!' and go shooting at everybody...", as he said this he looked at his junior's eyes squarely in the face... hinting that no mutiny could ever succeed without proper planning.

Without much to say, the midshipman barely manages to give a nod with his face to the table. The Lieutenant then releases the man.

"Non... zhis mutinerie will be carefully prepared... and executed to zhe most precise details!", saying this as he made his way to the door...

"Gather some of your amis and only zhe leaders...
en ce moment... we don't need anyone unimportant 'earing about zhis...Oui?"

The startled midshipman just nods again in agreement and the scene fades away into darkness.

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