chikaidestroyer | ∞ 79: A post-battle report [written]

Everyone drafted out to Desset City should be accounted for by now. My gratitude to those who successfully worked together while we were out there.

I am sure there are residents and recent arrivals who may have questions about the situation and what we encountered out there. As longer-term residents may remember, we first encountered an army of cultists last autumn -- these cultists are referred to as the Third Party. The members of the Third Party, unlike us, have the ability to fly and Shift their surroundings. The scientists keeping us in this barrier, the Malnosso, drafted several of us to head out to another settlement.

We have been told that Desset City, the location we were sent to, was one of several settlements outside of our village. It was unlike anything seen within our barrier prison. The troops we met were an occupational force, maintaining patrols and one major base of operations that became apparent towards the end of our campaign. Despite the Third Party having a greater number of troops, we prevailed. The arrival of electricity and appliances coincide with our successful return.

Of note is the fact that draftees who initially refused were dragged by force onto the battlefield. These reluctant draftees were given less time to prepare, and included the likes of children. If you are drafted in the future, be aware that refusal does not appear to be a valid option. You will be taken and put to work, or you will be killed out there.

The New Feather cycle should begin shortly, so everyone should be on alert and maintaining their patrol schedules. This is especially important with the heightened amount of conflict in Luceti. Patrols should be properly equipped for skirmishes by now, so I'll forgo any other needless reminders.

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I would like to have a word with the Organization's CEO.

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[... ...Interesting. So the man maintains enough sense to set aside sentimentality. And he is quietly amazed that he has kept the eccentric man's attention this long.]

I would be interested in hearing some of the feats of the Organization. We did not hear anything about what the Organization did for the outside world until recently. Every great company comes from meager beginnings, or so has been said, and a great company survives great hardships.

Ah ha, yes! Before corruption, greed and sadism settled into the ranks, the Organization was quite admirable, I assure you! But alas, such things have a way of changing everything they touch, not just those involved. They built cities, saved lives, created technology and passed it out -for free!- to assist those living. Why, it was a regular board of super heroes! It's why I joined, after all.

It sounds very much like what people within Luceti would strive to create of our community. I can see why you would want to join their ranks.

[It seemed his theories were coming together well--the changing 1,036 public objectives of the Organization over the last 200 years were likely tied to changing priorities of the company as it dealt with Shifts and the Third Party, much like the priorities of the village had changed within the last two and a half years as a result of experiments and incidents. He surmised that counting the priority changes of the Luceti would lead to a comparative ratio with the Organization's public objectives as it developed into what it was today.]

Was the corruption a slow process, or was there something that stood out that marked a new tone for the Organization?

Oh, I imagine it was slow and sneaky, at least for those uninvolved. I wouldn't know! I was rather low in the ranks at that time.

[Those uninvolved. Low in the ranks. So the CEO wouldn't be the best to ask about where the Organization went wrong.]

Do you know about the hybrid outbreak last year? We were given an ultimatum by the scientists to kill those who had been transformed.

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Oh gracious, and understandably so.

Those who had been affected seemed in control of their own minds, though their personalities were noticeably warped. No one would tell us what was the danger of the situation. One cannot make a rational decision without the facts.

Ah ha ha! Even with the facts, the vast majority of you would never turn on your peers, abominations or not. Come now, let's me honest.

The vast majority does not need to agree with the terms chosen. When faced with the need to protect themselves and others around them, individuals will even turn on their peers.

They needn't be happy they make that choice, but if there is a perceived danger, they will strike down its source. We were not even told the hybrids were a clear and present danger -- simply threatened to follow orders.

Mmm, no. Admittedly, I don't think it was handled well at all; I believe they should have bypassed the ultimatum, collected the affected and disposed of them themselves.

But alas. It wasn't my decision to make.

Yes, that would have been less ... dramatic on all accounts.

Ah yes. Previous management. Were they the ones you ... overthrew?

Oh yes! Yes, yes they were.

They must have been around as long as you to reach such a rank in the Organization. Are death penalties inflicted upon those who die of natural causes?

Of course! Ha ha, the world isn't so picky!

So even you have suffered from these death penalties. [~~Maybe he lost his ability to be cynical as a result.~~]

But there have been times where people have died and there was no clear death penalty -- the hybrid outbreak situation comes to mind. If the world isn't so picky, why were they not affected the same way?

Well of course, it is the manner in which they died!

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Whether they died as a result from a Shift or not?

Well yes, that is part of it. But really, there are so many numbers involved that it makes my head spin! Really, the Great One would do a much better job of explaining than I would.

I suppose so. If he is willing to talk.

[Numbers. And unfortunately, he had nothing close to the scientific mind necessary to understand the finer details of the Organization's technology.

...] Sir, why would our barcodes burn and our feathers fall out?

...I'd rather not talk about that.

No one died as a result, sir.

I'm sorry, I must go.

I'm late.

It's been a pleasure talking with you, my boy.

Of course, sir. I'm honored.

[Somehow, he's not at all surprised by how ominously his question was dropped.]

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