oom; facts aren't always the truth

[hadtobegood]

Syal wipes her eyes again quickly while her squadron leader isn't looking, then follows him into the interrogation room. Her helmet's in her locker and her blaster is in the possession of the senior officer who'd been in the hangar; the one who'd taken one look at her and sent her to the 'fresher before sending for her CO

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[sw_npc]

"So you shot him."

Lead is cynical. Cynicism has helped him survive all these years -- it's not helpful to believe everything those crazy Ensigns come up with. He'd have gone crazy years ago. And this Lysa Dunter had always been one to watch -- apparently for good reason.

[hadtobegood]

"Nothing." She glances up at Lead again. "But Lysa Dunter, well, that isn't the name I was born with."

[sw_npc]

It's not her real name? Oh, he knew she couldn't be trusted.

Lead scowls and finally sits, tugging his chair closer to the table. "You achieved an officer's rank on a falsified name. We're deep into court-martial territory here."

[hadtobegood]

"No, Lysa Dunter is my real name. I changed it, legally, at a court on Ralltiir that is known for being horribly disorganised. I knew it would take years for the records to reach the GA military. I changed it to avoid comparisons with my father, so I could achieve a reputation of my own."

[fighter__pilot]

"What's your real --" wait, no, that's not right.

"Your original name?

[hadtobegood]

"Syal Antilles."

[fighter__pilot]

Shalla blinks, then leans forward.

"Corellian. Antilles. You aren't by chance --"

[hadtobegood]

Syal smiles wryly.

"He's my father."

[fighter__pilot]

Shalla nods, thinking.

"And Iella Antilles your mother."

[hadtobegood]

Huh, goes Syal inwardly.

"I'm surprised you know that name."

[fighter__pilot]

Shalla doesn't feel it's necessary to point out she was there when Wedge officially proposed.

"So the mechanic tries to persuade you to perform unspecified actions for the Corellian government."

[hadtobegood]

Syal nods. "And he threatened to do things to my family if I didn't comply."

[sw_npc]

This girl is Wedge Antilles' brat? Lead can't believe it. Surely the daughter of the greatest pilot of all time would be smarter.

"So you've just gotten your family killed. You refused; that agent's superiors will now begin the purge. Good going."

[hadtobegood]

Syal leans back a little, trying to put more distance between herself and Lead.

"I hope not."

[sw_npc]

"The smart thing to do," he says, like it's also the most obvious, "would have been to go along with whatever he said and bring Intelligence in later."

[hadtobegood]

Syal shakes her head and tries to meet his stare without flinching.

"I'm no good at that sort of thing. Don't you think I know what I'm capable of? My mother was in Intelligence," and she glances at the woman again. "My sister got those genes, I guess.

"I wouldn't be able to pull it off, and in the meantime," she continues, her voice rising a little, "that man would have been free on this ship, maybe sabotaging the starfighters of my friends. No, that's not smarter."