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ataraxion2015-01-14 05:21 am
sorrycharles) wrote in ataraxion2015-01-14 05:21 am
006. voice.
[ Erik’s voice is low and rough, raw tension metered in the effort he makes to keep himself in check. ]
There is no force in this universe that has our best interests at heart.
We’re stowaways on a stolen warship. Van Rijn is hunting for us.
From what little we know of him, we may deduce that he is not a man celebrated for his mercy. If we are taken on Van Rijn’s terms, we will be subject to his rule -- not as people, but as scientific curiosities. Collateral damage. Pirates. Witnesses. He has no obligation to follow through on any promise his men make.
We are not citizens of this world. We don’t have rights.
Be discreet. Keep communications apprised of any contact you have with his crew. If we are to engage with him, it must be on our terms. If his forces breach this vessel, be prepared to fight for your lives.
[ There’s a pause, as if he’s checking notes. ]
For those of you unfamiliar with the basic operation of Tranquility-issue space suits and armaments, now is the time to learn.
[ ...And a moment of silence for his self-control buckling under the strain of formal address. ]
As of this moment, if I discover that any one of you has taken it upon yourselves to pander away further intelligence on this ship or your fellow passengers in exchange for safe passage -- hope that Van Rijn finds you before I do.
[ He ends that sentence, and so the transmission, with a bristling quiver at the tail of his diction and an abrupt punch of his forefinger. Magneto out. ]
There is no force in this universe that has our best interests at heart.
We’re stowaways on a stolen warship. Van Rijn is hunting for us.
From what little we know of him, we may deduce that he is not a man celebrated for his mercy. If we are taken on Van Rijn’s terms, we will be subject to his rule -- not as people, but as scientific curiosities. Collateral damage. Pirates. Witnesses. He has no obligation to follow through on any promise his men make.
We are not citizens of this world. We don’t have rights.
Be discreet. Keep communications apprised of any contact you have with his crew. If we are to engage with him, it must be on our terms. If his forces breach this vessel, be prepared to fight for your lives.
[ There’s a pause, as if he’s checking notes. ]
For those of you unfamiliar with the basic operation of Tranquility-issue space suits and armaments, now is the time to learn.
[ ...And a moment of silence for his self-control buckling under the strain of formal address. ]
As of this moment, if I discover that any one of you has taken it upon yourselves to pander away further intelligence on this ship or your fellow passengers in exchange for safe passage -- hope that Van Rijn finds you before I do.
[ He ends that sentence, and so the transmission, with a bristling quiver at the tail of his diction and an abrupt punch of his forefinger. Magneto out. ]