Contact [Bendy timed to 3 or 4 days after Lirath]
In the aftermath of the battle at Lirath, Stacy had been severely damaged. Though she still eventually managed to build up enough power to resume course, she was obviously struggling, her pace far slower than normal. She could barely even manage to directly address those who needed to speak with her, instead allowing the more monotone voice of the
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"You are in charge of this ship at the Council's pleasure," Yavek said. "You are free to disobey my orders, if you wish to face the consequences. Vessel, your programming is intact, is it not?"
||Damage sustained in combat has not affected programming,|| the monotone voice of the Warden spoke up. ||However, efforts have been made by the crew to reduce influence of security protocols on normal programming.||
The Warden just ratted them out.
"I see," said Yavek, before speaking to one of the other Daligig, a shorter one with a green arm unit, "Make sure the Ghyyl rectify this problem."
"Sir, perhaps we should worry more about fixing the ship rather than getting the crew to behave? That's why we're here, after all."
Yavek gave her a stiff look for a moment, before relaxing and letting out a slight sigh.
"Very well, Archite," he replied. "Go speak with their leadership, and establish an understanding. But we will be re-establishing those security protocols."
"Very well, sir," she sighed, before turning to move towards Leon after he called her over, offering him a quick salute.
"Archite Rekkti, second in command of the 34th battalion and first officer of the Horizon. Pleasure to meet you."
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"Hold on. Why are you putting them back?!" he said. "I hate to break it to you, Captain Stick-In-The-Mud, but do we look like prisoners You guys saved us from the Ohm and you're going to thank us by making us go through that again? Half of the mess we're in now we wouldn't be in if it wasn't for that flat-voiced computer!"
"And if you think you can scare us with Punishments, think again. We've seen what that is."
He turned to Leon before he left. "Now I feel better!"
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"I'll be straight with you: We've fought the Ohm and won; we've found ways to handcuff the Warden; hell, I've tossed a god into a black hole; The Archon isn't going to intimidate us, bully us, or force us into submission." That wasn't said as a threat or even a warning, just a simple statement of fact. The Archon's attitude was not going to work. "I understand you have certain protocols you need to adhere to, but I'm the only one under any kind of obligation to the Daligig, the rest of my crew never swore an oath to anything, except to each other. You're going to have to meet us half way.
"As far as I'm concerned, you're guests on my ship, you're here to help us with repairs, and obviously, we need it. So long as that's the case, there won't be an issue, and my people will be glad to assist you in any way we can." And those that won't, he can keep out of the way. He didn't bother with any kind of 'or else,' not really feeling the need to make threats.
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She points briefly to the leader of the massive reptilian warriors.
"See that guy? That's Force Commander Hukkar, in direct command of the Kessek forces within the 34th battalion. Pleasant guy most of the time, and he doesn't do anything without provocation, but he will follow any order Yavek gives him to the letter, and he is more than capable of carrying them out. Not to speak ill of the dead, but that explosion your guy was killed in after he killed that Firewurm on Lirath? Hukkar survived a similar explosion when he killed the last Firewurm the Ohm tried to deploy. He's strong enough to fight anyone in your crew one-on-one, and with nearly a million Kessek back on the Horizon, they could put down your entire crew if things got out of hand."
She sighed, putting her hands on her hips and shaking her head.
"I don't expect things to get that bad, mind you, but at the same time, I don't want you thinking Yavek's words are just hot air. However, I can keep Yavek mostly off your back. In exchange, though, I need you to keep your people from getting his attention. Keep out of restricted areas, no interfering with any work we have the Ghyyl do, and no attacking any of our personnel. If you can manage that, then I promise you that you won't even notice Yavek's presence, and after we leave you can go back to whatever you were doing with the computer."
"Is that acceptable?"
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"I suppose it'll have to be. Though my crew is still going to need someone to talk regarding the repairs. Since its unwise for Yavek to talk to the crew any more than he already has, so I'll be instructing the crew that you'll be the official liaison."
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She pointed back to a rather taciturn looking Daligig wearing one of the green arm-units, darker than the other ones.
"He's not much of a talker, but if you know what you're doing, he's easy to get along with."
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