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+//Imogen cradles Aanya on the floor of the ship.//\\
+Imogen: No, you're not dying like this; I won't let you. \\
+Aanya: Promise me, you'll lead them now.\\
+Imogen: I can't! Not without you!\\
+Aanya: You can. I know you can.\\
+Imogen: You can't leave me. Please.\\
+-Excerpt from the script of 'Escape from b-Exagora'.
+-
+//"The tragedy of what happened on b-Exagora is only surpassed by the tragedy that was the film 'Escape from b-Exagora'. Not only was the acting poor, but the script was atrocious. The forced romance between several characters, including the entirely unnecessary romantic subplot in The Revolutionaries, were contrived at best and disrespectful at worst. "You can't leave me", seriously? Does anyone actually think this happened? Why can't we just have respect for strong platonic relationships between girls. Unbelievably dialogue, petty emotional shows; is this really how we want to honour the heroes of our Republic?"//
+-Review of the film b-Exagora
+-
+"Atrocities have been committed and those responsible have been brought to justice. It is time for the violence to end. We have overthrown the corrupt. We have cut out the rot. Now we need to rebuild. In the honour and memory of Nicholas Russell, who died trying to bring about the change we so desperately need. We  will make a new government. A fair and just system; a home we can be proud of. Not an Empire. A Republic. Where people can live and work without free and without fear. Where everyone is equal in the eyes of the law.
+"What's the point of all this suffering unless there's now hope. And it's on hope we'll build a new Republic."
+-Imogen Childs running for election in 680PE
+-
+//"Don't say it if you don't mean it."//\\
+//"I wouldn't."//\\
+//"I've never expected anything from you."//\\
+//"I know. I know you've never. I... I don't know what this means but-"//\\
+//"It doesn't have to mean anything."//\\
+//"I know. But I want it to. I... I don't know how to do this."//\\
+//"That's... okay. We can... take it slow. Whatever you want."//\\
+//"But I do mean it. I love you, Imogen."//
+-Recording by the EIS in 678PE.
 ====The Assassination of the Council====
-After the election that was so clearly fixed, Aanya calls you together. Since your public return you have had to make appearances sparingly; the Council are out for your blood for stirring up trouble. The crackdown on protests has been intense but they haven't been able to quell the unrest by a long shot. You meet underground and a radio sits in the centre of the table.
+After the election that was so clearly fixed, Aanya calls Harper Lockwood and Imogen Childs together. Since their public return they have had to make appearances sparingly; the Council are out for their blood for stirring up trouble. The crackdown on protests has been intense but they haven't been able to quell the unrest by a long shot. They meet underground and a radio sits in the centre of the table.
 “The time is here,” Aanya says. “The Council have been falsely elected and everyone knows that. The reformists aren't being listened to, and they're going to take more reactionary measures over the next few months.”
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 Harper's eyes widen. “//Finally//. Okay so I have been working on this plan for like years; so we get the poison, we get fake IDs right-”
-A radio crackles and you hear the familiar voice of Alethea over the waves. “I was thinking something different. The assassination of the Council needs to be absolutely separated from the Reformist Movement, or we'll lose all credibility. The political climate at the moment... Well they'll blame us and they'll be even more reactionary as a result.”
+A radio crackles and they hear the familiar voice of Alethea over the waves. “I was thinking something different. The assassination of the Council needs to be absolutely separated from the Reformist Movement, or we'll lose all credibility. The political climate at the moment... Well they'll blame us and they'll be even more reactionary as a result.”
 “You're right,” Aanya agrees slowly.
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 “Right. So... What if instead of sneaking in and doing it all quietly, we push for a meeting between the Reformist group and the Council, and you... Blow it up.”
-You sit around looking at each other for a moment. There is nothing but radio silence for a few seconds afterwards.
+They sit around looking at each other for a moment. There is nothing but radio silence for a few seconds afterwards.
 Harper is first to speak. “So like... we'll be blowing up our allies? I'm not so sure-”
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-The plan is set. Imogen works with your contacts to create your fake identification; Harper disguises you to look like the individuals in question; and Aanya sets them up with all the records they need so that as far as anyone could research, they are entirely legitimate cleaners. Infiltration from there is not hard. It turns out Liberty or Death has connections basically everywhere in this planet.
+The plan is set. Imogen works with their contacts to create the fake identification; Harper disguises them to look like the individuals in question; and Aanya sets them up with all the records they need so that as far as anyone could research, they are entirely legitimate cleaners. Infiltration from there is not hard. It turns out Liberty or Death has connections basically everywhere in this planet.
 Aanya and Harper help with the design of the bomb, making the trigger signal undetectable, and Imogen puts the thing together. When it's done Harper grins nervously and Aanya smiles at Imogen. “This is perfect. Thank you.”
-You get ready to leave and Harper is rambling. “So like I just wanna say if this all goes wrongly terribly wrong and we all end up dead or back on some godforsaken hell-rock again or publicly executed which is the same thing as dead but anyway point is- I just wanna say thank you. It has been. Amazing. Working with you.”
+They get ready to leave and Harper is rambling. “So like I just wanna say if this all goes wrongly terribly wrong and we all end up dead or back on some godforsaken hell-rock again or publicly executed which is the same thing as dead but anyway point is- I just wanna say thank you. It has been. Amazing. Working with you.”
 Aanya smiles, calm as ever. “And the same to you, Harper. Let's go.”
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 Harper heads out.
-You pause a minute, looking over at Aanya. “We're going to do this.”
+Imogen pauses a minute, looking over at Aanya. “We're going to do this.”
-Aanya turns to look at you. “I know. No goodbyes this time.” She reaches across, looking for once just a little unsure of herself, and takes your hand. She squeezes it once. “I'll see you on the other side.”
+Aanya turns to look at her. “I know. No goodbyes this time.” She reaches across, looking for once just a little unsure of herself, and takes her hand. She squeezes it once. “I'll see you on the other side.”
 -
-The plant goes off without a hitch and you place signal scramblers around the room so no information on what's inside will get out and no signals but yours will get through. The only problem is you've got a set radius on the detonation switch. The trouble with a timer was there's no flexibility and you need confirmation that Alethea is out. So it's got to be within one mile. Which means you've got to be inside the city when the bomb goes off. And you know full well, that within two minutes they'll be blockading the place and within five they'll be looking for you along with anyone else who had access to that room that day.
+The plant goes off without a hitch and they place signal scramblers around the room so no information on what's inside will get out and no signals but theirs will get through. The only problem is they've got a set radius on the detonation switch. The trouble with a timer was there's no flexibility and they need confirmation that Alethea is out. So it's got to be within one mile. Which means they've got to be inside the city when the bomb goes off. And they know full well, that within two minutes they'll be blockading the place and within five they'll be looking for them along with anyone else who had access to that room that day.
-You take your positions across town. You've arranged a meeting point and you've got your cells. Easier to slip out unnoticed if it's not a group of you. Aanya tells Harper she trusts them to get themself and goes with Imogen. She protests she can take care of herself but Aanya insists she's never been the stealthy type. You part ways and you hold your breath as the switch is detonated.
+They take their positions across town. They've arranged a meeting point and they've got their cells. Easier to slip out unnoticed if it's not a group of them. Aanya tells Harper she trusts them to get themself and goes with Imogen. She protests she can take care of herself but Aanya insists she's never been the stealthy type. They part ways and hold their breath as the switch is detonated.
-The next part is chaos. Sirens blaring, police and army streaming into the streets, panic and fear and before the riots can even start a marshal order has been given for everyone to return to their homes. You run.
+The next part is chaos. Sirens blaring, police and army streaming into the streets, panic and fear and before the riots can even start a marshal order has been given for everyone to return to their homes. They run.
-Aanya leads you through alleyways, and you manages to sneak to the corner of the city unnoticed. But you stumble send a couple of bins clattering, and suddenly there are footsteps behind you. Aanya grabs you and stills you.“Go!” she whispers.
+Aanya leads Imogen through alleyways, and they manage to sneak to the corner of the city unnoticed. But Imogen stumble send a couple of bins clattering, and suddenly there are footsteps behind them. Aanya grabs her and stills her.“Go!” she whispers.
-“I'm not leaving you!” You hiss back.
+“I'm not leaving you!” she hisses back.
 “I can lead them on a chase. I'll get away,” she insists.
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 “You go. I can fight them off.”
-“With what?” You take out your pistol and check the magazine. Thirteen rounds; you're good to go. “What, all of them? The city is crawling with enforcers right now-”
+“With what?” Imogen takes out her pistol and check the magazine. Thirteen rounds; she's good to go. “What, all of them? The city is crawling with enforcers right now-”
 “I'll buy you time-”
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 “I am not leaving y-”
-“No!” She meets your gaze, just as stubborn and determined as she's ever been. Just as stubborn as you are. You grab her hand and squeeze.
+“No!” She meets Imogen's gaze, just as stubborn and determined as she's ever been. Just as stubborn as Imogen are. Aanya grabs her hand and squeezes.
 “Promise me you're coming back.”
-“I'm coming back. No goodbyes this time.” Aanya puts a hand around the back of your neck and presses her forehead against yours for the briefest moment.
+“I'm coming back. No goodbyes this time.” Aanya puts a hand around the back of Imogen's neck and presses her forehead against hers for the briefest moment.
-She slips out of the alley and out of sight and you run.
+She slips out of the alley and out of sight and Imogen runs.
-You arrive not long after Harper, but Aanya still isn't there. Harper looks up, at once relieved and flooded with anxiety. “Where's Aanya?”
+Imogen arrives not long after Harper, but Aanya still isn't there. Harper looks up, at once relieved and flooded with anxiety. “Where's Aanya?”
 “We got separated. She should be here soon.”
-Soon is a relative term. You wait an hour. And then you wait another. You look between the two of you and at your cell. Five more minutes and you'll call.
+Soon is a relative term. They wait an hour. And then they wait another. They look between them and at their cells. Five more minutes and they'll call.
-And then the door opens. You nearly jump out of your skin as Aanya slips inside. You break into a smile. “I told you I'd be back.” She embraces you both and Harper let's out a nervous laugh.
+And then the door opens. Harper nearly jump out of their skin as Aanya slips inside. They break into a smile. “I told you I'd be back.” She embraces them both and Harper let's out a nervous laugh.
 “We did it! We freakin' did it!”
-Aanya pulls away and smiles. “We did.” As she moves away, her hand slides down your arm and her fingers intertwine with yours. She glances over at you and brushes her thumb over yours. It's slow but... It's something.
+Aanya pulls away and smiles. “We did.” As she moves away, her hand slides down Imogen's arm and her fingers intertwine with hers. She glances over at Imogen and brushes her thumb over hers. It's slow but... It's something.

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