Military Democracy

[Hemlocke]

Morgan Lou Jeong
Chief Architect/Engineer

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Chief Engineer Jeong had been one of if not the most recent addition to the Klaxon's crew, as such he still had yet to familiarize himself with the general vibe or commonality of belief systems among the crew, yet he did not lack a personable flair. As an ideologically inclined man, he quickly found his place among the heart throb of the good intentioned, and those deeply tired of the repeated failings of the movement that could barely decide on keeping its name in the last few years. His history with the Hellfire Legion was rich, and had been of the Legion itself for a very long time, since the first days the Legion came unto itself, and claimed Vespucci as its own.

Having been one of the chief minds and more importantly understudies of the cooperation between the Legion and Lane Hackers prior to the fall, had been behind attempting to bring the Ven'Gyr, later renamed to the Ravager into proper service, however, the Legion failed in doing so, causing the ship to perform within parameters, but unable to leave the Vespucci system for a tour of duty. When the Ravager's commanding officers chose to side with the commonwealth during the Unification, Morgan was court martialed, and subsequently imprisoned with an execution date.

This fate would not prove to be the end for Morgan however, as Liberty's invasion fleet Delaware gained ground so rapidly against the newly christened "Insurgency", Morgan was released under the pretense that he would dedicate his expertise and vast knowledge of engineering to bringing Vespucci's defensive fleets up to scratch, even if he was a tad eccentric in his work, they were desperate, and needed all the help they could get. Morgan despite being wrongfully accused of siding with the Commonwealth, being the staunchly ideological and principled man that he was, viewed his halted execution and subsequent release as a negative reflection on the state of the newfound union, and frowned upon his newly given freedom.

Arriving in the mess hall late enough to only catch the tail end of Howe's comments on Corsairs, Morgan was initially confused, but when he heard the words of accepting an offer, well, there was little left to the imagination. Should Morgan's face not be nigh-permanently hidden behind his angular helmet, even when walking amongst the crew, near everyone around him would be able to see the fierce scowl that crossed his face. Though he was not a fighter, his heart raged with a viciousness spurred by his deeply rooted beliefs, and the mere mention that the Klaxon, or even slightest notion any of the Legion or Separatist flags would accept such an offer caused his blood to boil. And as such, when it came time for him to make his thoughts known, his voice was nearly a call to rally against such ridiculous notions.

"The Corsairs are scum, only better than bottom feeders like the Rogues by virtue of being their own masters. We would hand over the Klaxon, and the lives of all her crew to disillusioned raiders that kill their own kind for a bite to eat? We should sooner throw ourselves directly into the jaws of the Liberty's oppressive machine! The Corsairs would outnumber us a thousand to one, what reason would they have not to kill us all for the boots we wear and take the Klaxon for themselves?!"

"If we are to join the ranks of lowly thieves even in the eyes of the degenerates of the sector, and murder the victims of the Houses' ever living unholy greed just for survival, then we might as well strip the stars and stripes from the Klaxon ourselves."

There was a brief pause in Morgan's hateful words, allowing them to hang in the air for a time as he made his vote on the matter a very clear "No" in absolution. Morgan brought his fist against the armored harness of his engineering suit with a clash of metal on metal preceding his pride filled shout.

"Those who serve only themselves will never understand what it means to fight for Liberty, to bleed and sacrifice for the good to come of the actions they'll never live to see! The Klaxon deserves far greater than anything less!"