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"Jacob Eldin," Fansworth says disdainfully.
Chained up in the middle of the room, Jacob glares up at Fansworth. "What are you going to do? Kill me?"
"No," Fansworth replies. "Despite what you may think, we have no particular reason to kill you."
Jacob laughs hoarsely. "And that's why you had Anna shot, I assume."
"That wasn't us," Fansworth says flatly. "That was a traitor that has since been punished… with death."
“And I’m just supposed to believe that one of your guards went crazy and shot Anna?” Jacob asks.
“Crazy definitely applies, yes, but I think there’s something more going on,” Fansworth answers. “Enough of that, though. We are aware of your plan to destabilize the wormhole.”
“Yeah?” Jacob grunts.
“The amount of energy released by such a destabilization would obliterate both Zenith City and Santiago,” Fansworth states. “Or maybe both continents. We’re not sure on the details. The death toll would be measured in millions.”
Jacob goes quiet for a moment. “And I’m supposed to believe that because you said it, I guess.”
“Refusing to believe it will not change the facts, Jacob. Your plan is madness and you need to stop before you hurt a lot of people.”
“The only people this is going to hurt are you,” says Jacob. “You and your so-called Republic. You killed Anna. You’re going to pay for that.”
“Regarding that,” Fansworth says. “We have come upon some opportunities that may let us… fix that incident.”
“Fix what?” Jacob asks. “Anna being dead?”
“Yes,” Fansworth replies. “There’s a scientist in Zenith City called Fallas d’ Florist that is working on a device to resurrect the dead. An incident at Andes High Command has opened up a gateway to a world that also seems to have those capabilities.”
“...why am I supposed to believe that?” Jacob asks.
Fansworth sighs. “Fine. Don’t believe it. We’ll be able to show you soon enough.”
“So you can bring back the dead?” Jacob asks.
“That’s the look of it,” Fansworth agrees.
“You can bring back Anna. But you’ll only do it if I cooperate,” Jacob surmises.
Fansworth begins walking around the bridge, stepping carefully over the chains. "I wouldn't say it like that. I can probably arrange for a lighter sentence if you agree to help us."
"To help you oppress other colonies?" Jacob asks.
Fansworth sighs again. "A lot of people aren’t happy with the way the Republic is working. You could be useful. By actually improving it, not blowing it up. I'm willing to work with you.”
The guards look at each other.
“You can’t just slap a bandage on the current system and fix it,” says Jacob. “The nobles need to lose their power. It has to be torn apart from the ground up.”
"That's never going to work. You're-"
BAM!Fansworth is cut off by the sound of gunshots. Instantly turning away from Jacob, he draws his gun and whirls around.
He sees several guards falling to the floor, bleeding out of wounds in their heads or backs. Five guards are standing with their pistols drawn and smoking.
They raise their weapons to point evenly at Fansworth. Fansworth raises his as well.
"What is the meaning of this?" Fansworth demands.
One of the guards chuckles. "Don't you see, Fansworth? The Mittani sends his regards."
What do you do?A: Shoot! Take down as many of these fools as possible.
B: Untie Jacob!
C: Shoot Jacob! At least don't let them free him.
D: Destroy the boat controls! That way the traitors can't take the ship.
E: Try to escape.
Update count: 11
This update edited to reflect Glass pointing out that B was to not send guards away.
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