Eavesdroppers: Tomoe

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Eavesdroppers, Final Part
The Ties that Bind Us

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In the lower deck of Bethlehem - forgotten by most and avoided by the rest - the militants gather in tense silence. Tomoe’s voice echoes again through a battered speaker, looping from an old portable comm unit perched on a supply crate.

Some sit with heads bowed, their weapons laid beside them. Conviction cracked, they argue for caution - for patience. Others, fists clenched, hiss through gritted teeth at every word of diplomacy and delay. Betrayal, they call it. Cowardice, some say.

The stale air buzzes with frustration and the weight of a fractured cause. Ryzek stands apart, arms crossed, his eyes fixed on the slowly rotating fan above. He listens. Watches. Waits. Then, without a word, he turns to the comms console tucked behind a half-burned ration locker.

A scrambled signal pings outbound from a local relay node, riding shadows through the station’s comm net. Its destination: the Administrator’s office.

“

Administrator.

Your message stirred the nest. Some of us accept your plan to play the long game. Others... don’t.

I’ll make this clear: you’ve avoided a full fracture - barely. Your gestures toward Bristol and the Xenos? Promising. Your refusal to publicly condemn Liberty? Understandable, but disappointing. Your offer of collaboration without surrender? Acceptable.

So here’s how we proceed:

We are entering the "Watchdog" phase. No brawl. No fists up in the air. Not yet.

One of ours will serve aboard Bethlehem, not as a spy, but as a shadow - a sentinel. Their presence will be quiet, their eyes open. Consider them a litmus test for your sincerity. Any sign of betrayal - any whisper of compromise with Liberty’s snakes beyond the thin line you’ve drawn - and this truce ends.

In return, we will hold the line outside the station. Quietly. Effectively. You’ll have support if you earn it.

We bleed for Erie. You should expect no less from us.

Lastly... don't take us for clowns. We ain't part of your play.

”

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Eavesdroppers
▬ Event Concluded ▬

The Militants will watch Tomoe's administration closely

Outcomes:

Tomoe's decisions have forced the radicals into a fragile indecision.

Militant rallies across the station decrease.

The most fervorous militants will riot if they lose trust in Tomoe's administration. People will be injured.

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