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Fansworth steps onto the bridge of the
John Philip Sousa. The remaining soldiers, some tied up, follow him.
Fansworth turns to face the soldiers. He gestures at the crowd of decoys. "You can all go free now, by the way. Make sure Jacob is the one tied up, and chain him to the consoles!"
Several of the soldiers bring up chains and handcuff Jacob to them. "Uh, which consoles?"
"All the consoles at once. And make sure that he can't reach any of them!" Fansworth answers. He flicks on the ship's radio and speaks into the microphone. "This is Fansworth. Get me the Guardian of the State, ASAP. Maximum security!"
A moment later, Guardian of the State Enir Nest's voice comes on over the speakers.
"Yes, Fansworth?"Fansworth leans in and raises his voice. "This is a secure channel. I repeat, THIS IS A SECURE CHANNEL. That means that if you are listening to this and your name is not Enir Nest, you are going to put the headset down and
stop listening right now! I repeat, this is a secure channel, put your headset down and STOP LISTENING!"
There is a moment of silence at this display, then Nest says,
"Alright, Fansworth, the line is secure. Please go on.""We have captured the last remaining rebel, Jacob Eldin," Fansworth says.
Roll 2d6-1, political, where:
2- = You don't get the ship, and are ordered to return to shore.
3 = You don't get the ship.
4 = You get the ship but your political score goes down.
5 = You get a smaller ship than you'd prefer.
6 = You get the ship, contingent on you going to Antarctica rather than Argentina.
7 = You might get the ship. A committee is debating.
8+ = You get the ship.
Results: 2+5-1=6 → Redirection!
"We have commandeered the cargo vessel
John Philip Sousa to escort Jacob to Argentina High Command," Fansworth continues. "Requesting a fast Navy ship to transfer him to."
"Really, Fansworth? Is a Navy deployment to escort one criminal truly necessary?""Yes, it's necessary," Fansworth answers. "Ask Erin Quill for this guy's record if you're not convinced. He's escaped from one ship already."
There is a long pause, punctuated by what sounds like Erin Quill shouting,
"Yes, it's necessary!"Finally, Nest gets back on the line.
"Alright, Fansworth, you've made your case. The Etna
is being deployed to pick up Jacob.""Excellent," Fansworth answers. "Intercept around the Cape and-"
"No," Nest cuts in.
"You have successfully convinced me of the gravity of this situation, and I'm demanding that the Crown be immediately responsible for the interrogation and sentencing of the prisoner. You're going to meet up at the Falkland Islands to deliver the prisoner to Antarctica."What do you do? A: "Well, that's fine too."
B: Give a reason you're sending him to Argentina.
C: Something else…
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