The meeting

[Seth Karlo]

Seth just watched.

The whole war was a total mess. He hated killing, only doing it to protect, protect those who needed protecting.

"Well Mr Mort... you have my attention. While this is a very dangerous and serious situation, I don't have the authorization to garuntee anything. THe only thing I can promise is that the San Francisco will guard against te Rhienlanders... if that means we have to do so without the Navy's authorization, then so be it. But... I need those photos if I have an-"

He paused, his eyes narrowing, and he span round quickly to look at the bar, feeling someone watching him.

There was noone there.

Blinking slowly, he shook his head, and returned to facing Mort, his hand drifiting to his custom made blaster.

"Mr Mort. I shall say this once and I shall say it once only. I will do whatever it takes to protect the citizens of Liberty. If that means I must kill, I will kill. If that means I must destroy, I will destroy. I have no conscience to worry about, emotionally I'm dead after the trauma I've been through. I will use whatever I can to protect, and I shall die protecting the nation I owe a debt to. There is something wrong with this place... I'm being watched, we're being watched. I'm sure of it."

The deserted bar spoke otherwise, but when Seth was focused, his voice dripped with power and knowledge. People listened to that voice, it was the voice he used when he killed a man, it was the voice he used when he destroyed an enemy battleship, it was the voice he used to get things he wanted done.

"Now. You have provided me with much useful and interesting information, and I shall use it to both of our advantages. The question is... how can we trust each other? What stops us from shooting each other the second we see each other? What stops you from boarding a Rhienland battleship and turning it against us? We must prove ourselves to each other Mr Mort... only then can we work together."

He curled his hand into a fist and slammed it into the table.

"Now then, what do you propose we do? And remember... I do not think we are alone Mr Mort... choose your words carefully."

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