Gallic Royal Navy Recruitment and Transfer Office (iRP)

[Omi]

Smoke swirled around the ceiling lighting in Lucie's cabin, giving the whole room the feel of a low-budget movie set. "Ne Fumez Pas!", ordered the wall-mounted sign, without any success whatsoever. Indeed, Lucie had been filling the room with smoke for a good hour or two now. Finally, the Toulouse - her "command corvette", as she liked to call it - had been prepared and flown out to the Guillestre, and now she could administrate things her way. This included chain-smoking fine New Parisian cigars, because there was now nobody to tell her that she couldn't. Not even her doctor; she considered the médecin's lectures as little more than advisory, when she even bothered to listen to him.

Lucie blew smoke at the screen, watching as the pixels shimmered in response. Despite her newly luxurious surroundings, she still had work to be getting on with. Recruitment in particular appeared to be stacking up, so she opened the appropriate channel and began processing...

Three cigars and as many glasses of wine later, Lucie was finished. Two of the applications had given her no trouble - one was totally fine, the other was borderline but would just about do - but the third had sent her on a browsing spree. Apparently, Monsieur Josse had a criminal record of sorts. Something to do with Planet Chateauroux, several hundred complains regarding public indecency, and a goat. Even after an extensive search, Lucie couldn't find more details than that. She wasn't sure she wanted to, either. At the very least, what little she had been able to dig out was more than enough to disqualify him. And, frankly, to disgust her as well. Ew.

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PRIORITÉ: LOW
SUJET: Re: APPLICATION TO ROYAL NAVY


ID: Général Lucie LeBlanc, Marine Royale Gauloise

Bonjour, Meisseurs Launcelot & Fontaine,

Your applications for entrance into the Primary Fleet of the Gallic Royal Navy have been APPROVED. Report to your nearest Royal Navy recruitment office in person within three days for applicant processing and assignment to your designated area of operations. Further instructions will be given upon your arrival.

As for you, Monsieur Josse, due to several alarming irregularities related to your name, I am forced to DENY your transfer request unconditionally. Additionally, the gendarmes for Chateauroux would like you to get in touch.

In service to the Crown,



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