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❝The fish in the tank is happy
Because it believes it's in an ocean❞
【ɗιαƖσgυє cσƖσя:#8e009e ♙ тнσυgнт cσƖσя #9e0010】
|| Heart Afire || Defqpop, Strixi ||
Because it believes it's in an ocean❞
【ɗιαƖσgυє cσƖσя:#8e009e ♙ тнσυgнт cσƖσя #9e0010】
|| Heart Afire || Defqpop, Strixi ||
Irina and Lise both stormed down the hall to Pablo's room upon hearing the transmission. Neither of them were going to stand for this, and Pablo was already hard at work. Nino was initially going to refuse, but when she realized it was Miiko at risk, she couldn't, she wouldn't dare let such a horrible fate befall the princess of Yavin. "Nino." Lise said in surprise, seeing her face on the screen. "You traitor! Why are you relying on her, Pablo?!" Pablo frowned unhappily, twisting his tie. "Because we're both geniuses, if we work together, we could come to an answer together." Irina pretended not to care that Nino was on the case. "Just give in to the demands, that's my sister, that's Sam's sister! Isn't family important to the Republic?" Because Emma was holding the bitter rabbit, Prisca could summon her rapier if she needed to.
"Calm down." Nino warned her directly, because she knew Irina was inches away from doing something that would blow both her cover and Miiko's as well, not to mention Sam's. That would be three high tier agents lost because one couldn't keep her cool. "That's my sister"! The peerless ice princess was keeping the act up, even now. "We want to find if there's any other way first." Pablo explained, shaking his head. "But if there isn't, then we won't have a choice. Don't worry, if the virus reaches fifty percent, we'll give in to the demands of the robot." Self destruction was an odd demand to ask for, but Pablo would comply, no matter how much work went into building this substitute for human soldiers. It could save lives, yes, but he didn't want to give up family. "Sam values family more than love." Irina said, a clear threat. "He won't forgive you if you let his sister die, Pablo."
Of course this meeting wasn't just the four of them here, but also there were three others paying attention to the stream from the Capitol Hall where L, Sam, and Orianna were. "That's my sister, L. That's family, if I'm really a son to you, you have to save her." L grit his teeth. This project could save so many lives... but he couldn't sacrifice the life of one of his own. And Sam was one of his own, so by extension, anyone he cares about was under his banner as well. "Family is what matters most." L said, perhaps as one of his core tenets. But then the door was knocked on, and the board of Senators entered, with devilish smiles on their faces.
"You can't disable Project Ronan, you worked so hard on it! For just one human life, we can save millions!" They argued, willing to use their political clout if they needed to. They could freeze L's power here and now if it meant they preserved the project. "When you first proposed this project, we willingly gave you money, and now you're going to throw our money down the drain?" Another Senator clapped a hand on Sam's shoulder. "Sacrifice one for the sake of many. You can't ignore the big picture for just one life." Naturally, those in the undersea rainbow science labs were all hearing this. Pablo muted the microphone, so that the Senate couldn't hear.
"Nino." Pablo said softly. "If it comes to it, I'll give you full access to the system. I won't turn my back on Sam... but we can't anger the Senate. I'll need you to hack in and self destruct Ronan if there's no other answer... and then we can blame it on a Rebel terrorist attack." Would Nino accept this offer? "The Senate will know it's you, they might take Orianna to interrogate her about you, so it's your decision."