Posted by Fleet Captain Ghubari Koraia (Captain) in Presim - Confessions to the Captain

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Stark Nightstalker (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Presim - Confessions to the Captain

Posted by Fleet Captain Ghubari Koraia (Captain) in Presim - Confessions to the Captain
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Koraia shook her head. “You always cared Stark, trust me. I know the dark time threatened to take over all your happy memories, but someone who doesn’t care wouldn’t be the kind of person who greets new crew members. And you can try and tell me it’s all about gathering info and sussing out the newcomers, but I know better,” she said, her eyes glittering.

He said nothing but a slight smile tugged at his mouth and he couldn’t meet her eyes squarely.

She exhaled loudly. “And as my brother, I’m going to ask you a favour,” she said, her smirk turning slightly sad.

Dark eyes met hers afire with curiosity and a slight tinge of dread.

“I know how… obsessive I can be about this whole Conclave and Kallen situation. If I go too far, start crossing lines, I may not see it. You have full permission to rally the troops and drag me back to the light. In fact, I insist on it.” They both knew the whole mess might require some less than ideal actions and it was going to mean they had to get their hands dirty. But the lines seemed so fine lately that she knew it wouldn’t take too much for her to tip right over and fall very, very hard.

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“You’re asking me… to be your conscience and moral guide,” he said with more than a little trepidation, “This is unprecedented”. Taking a deep breath he nodded, “I accept the charge and the challenge,” pausing for a second he continued shoulder taut and tense, muscles and fur rippling, “however we both know that with the team we’ve got assembled it’s going to get bloody, and messy, and we’re going to bathe in it until every last one of them pays and we can go on with our lives with Kallen avenged fully and at peace”.

Stark Nightstalker CIO

At that pronouncement, Ghubari gazed across the quarters sadly, her place amber eyes fixing themselves on a spot while she allowed herself to briefly be aware of the flow of her breath in and out of her chest. “I know the answer is yes, but you remember when we all had those chips in our heads and I was trying to suss out who was responsible?”

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The memory came flooding back into Stark’s mind. “Yesssss, that was a tense time for all of us.” His eyes seemed haunted as he recalled the time.

Stark Nightstalker CIO

“You weren’t there, but I suspect you know about it, but… I had assumed Michail had something to do with it. And so I went to confront him.” Her bit her lower lip, eyes cast downwards. If Kallen hadn’t intervened…” She exhaled abruptly and looked back up at Stark. “I’m not proud of my anger, of how close I came to crossing lines, but I know it’s within me, and I can’t guarantee something similar won’t happen.”

Fl. Captain Koraia, CO

“Then in Kallen’s memory I promise to stop you,” Stark said simply, “I hunted Michail for a decade and he made me cross the line multiple times. I expect better of you,” he smiled a little at the last pronouncement, “What kind of world would it be if we were to both lose our moral compass together, I daresay there wouldn’t be much that would be safe at that point in time so we must guard against it and selfishly I must help you regain your compass so that I can again seek to lose mine and have you stop me as is the natural order of things”.

He sobered and put a paw on her shoulder, “Dada, we will do this together”.

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