Neptune: 2153
Premier Tu Fen stood looking out the front window of his home in Bō sāi dōng, Still disturbed by what the President had told him at the meeting. Neptune was planning a war, New weapons and technologies had been invented that could allow them to overpower the Saturnian threat. He never felt violence to be the proper answer to a problem, And he also knew that the President was simply using the opportunity for war as a method of crushing discontent under his rule, The President knew that people of a nation are brought back together by a threat to them all. So if he declared war on the Saturnians citing their recent hostility as the reason, Then he could have full support at his back, Support that wouldnt wane for a long time and would thus make his position of power safer. Tu Fen shook his head in disgust just thinking about all this. He knew that new weapons or not, The Saturnians were extremely powerful with many allies, Such a war even if won would cost way too much. But maybe that was also in the Presidents plan? Perhaps he intended for millions to dies at the hands of the enemy, Just so the people would only support him more in their will for veangence. "None of this is logical" Tu Fen thought, "If only we had a computer in command like the Uranians! Instead of an egomaniac who only wants glory for himself." Suddenly a buzz rang out through the apartment and he realized that he was being called back to his office, "Damnit!" He thought, "Now i have to fix my hair again! Tu Fen preferred to wear his hair long, Since that particular hairstyle was illegal for men (It wasnt on the list of fifteen legal hairstyles.) he always wore it in a bun which he had never really liked, Quickly fixing his hair and donning his suit he stepped out of his home and crossed the hall into the elevator.
A few moments later and he was at the government section, Restricted to those with high security clearance, The government section functions as the center of Neptunian power. From this control area the President can control every moment of his subject's lives.
"Sorry Fen, But there was some business that required your attention." Said his asistant Wu Bai. "The Cererian Kritarchy refused to accede to our demands, We will invade as soon as Saturn is dealt with. The president wants you to make the anouncement to our troops as soon as possible." Fen's neck tightened (a peculiar psychlogical trait resulting from stress.) and he began to shake. "All those people in the Saturnian system who are about to die! And now we're going after Ceres!" "Sir i believe you are mistaken, Saturn is a genocidal scum pond that massacred the Terrans, And the Kritarchy murders its own citizens for nothing but good behaviour. We are liberating them." Fen knew this was true in a way, But he still couldn't bring himself to accept it. "That's what the president says. But to destroy an entire planet? It's not liberation when the people you are liberating were killed in the process. We are about to kill billions in an unprecedented act of genocide, The Saturnians didn't know what they had dont until it was too late. But we have known from the beginning what we were to do. And no one has batted an eye!" Fen's face contorted with fury. Wu Bai studied him for a second and then replied "So you wont inform the soldiers?" Fen only stared at him hostilely and Bai then said "Premier Tu Fen i am temporarily relieving you of your duties pending trial for treason. You will now return to your apartment under guard until you are summoned to court." Fen knew that this was his time to apologize, The standard method was dealing with officials behaving innapropriately was to relieve and arrest the, While at the same time if the crime was relatively minor the subject could apologize and repent and would thus be let off the hook. But Fen couldn't embarass himself his pride would be his undoing, He only stared at Bai and in told him "I thought you were more than just my colleague, I thought you were my friend. But now i see you are just another cronie of the president. I hereby resign and invoke my deportation rights." "Very well then," Bai said in reply, "Your trial would only be a dark cloud hanging over the Presidents triumph anyway. You are hereby disonorahbly stripped of rank and deported to an inferior planet. Where is it that you choose to go?" Fen didn't miss a beat with his answer: "Mars."
In chains Fen was led blindfolded into the cargo bay of a tradeship heading for mars, He was then lifted by two guards into a cargo container containing all the necessary supplies for him to uncomfortably survive the month long trip. As soon as he was inside, The container door was shut and he was left in total pitch black. The guard then pressed a button on his wristpad and Fen's restraints and blindfold were released. He had gone from Premier to deported traitor in less than an hour, His temper had caused it, Fen would now have plenty of time to mull over how he slandered the President's will and then was too cowardly to face him in court and die honorably. Now he will be arriving at Mars a nameless man stripped of dignity, All Quantnet references to him erased. Nobody will know him.
A few moments later and he was at the government section, Restricted to those with high security clearance, The government section functions as the center of Neptunian power. From this control area the President can control every moment of his subject's lives.
"Sorry Fen, But there was some business that required your attention." Said his asistant Wu Bai. "The Cererian Kritarchy refused to accede to our demands, We will invade as soon as Saturn is dealt with. The president wants you to make the anouncement to our troops as soon as possible." Fen's neck tightened (a peculiar psychlogical trait resulting from stress.) and he began to shake. "All those people in the Saturnian system who are about to die! And now we're going after Ceres!" "Sir i believe you are mistaken, Saturn is a genocidal scum pond that massacred the Terrans, And the Kritarchy murders its own citizens for nothing but good behaviour. We are liberating them." Fen knew this was true in a way, But he still couldn't bring himself to accept it. "That's what the president says. But to destroy an entire planet? It's not liberation when the people you are liberating were killed in the process. We are about to kill billions in an unprecedented act of genocide, The Saturnians didn't know what they had dont until it was too late. But we have known from the beginning what we were to do. And no one has batted an eye!" Fen's face contorted with fury. Wu Bai studied him for a second and then replied "So you wont inform the soldiers?" Fen only stared at him hostilely and Bai then said "Premier Tu Fen i am temporarily relieving you of your duties pending trial for treason. You will now return to your apartment under guard until you are summoned to court." Fen knew that this was his time to apologize, The standard method was dealing with officials behaving innapropriately was to relieve and arrest the, While at the same time if the crime was relatively minor the subject could apologize and repent and would thus be let off the hook. But Fen couldn't embarass himself his pride would be his undoing, He only stared at Bai and in told him "I thought you were more than just my colleague, I thought you were my friend. But now i see you are just another cronie of the president. I hereby resign and invoke my deportation rights." "Very well then," Bai said in reply, "Your trial would only be a dark cloud hanging over the Presidents triumph anyway. You are hereby disonorahbly stripped of rank and deported to an inferior planet. Where is it that you choose to go?" Fen didn't miss a beat with his answer: "Mars."
In chains Fen was led blindfolded into the cargo bay of a tradeship heading for mars, He was then lifted by two guards into a cargo container containing all the necessary supplies for him to uncomfortably survive the month long trip. As soon as he was inside, The container door was shut and he was left in total pitch black. The guard then pressed a button on his wristpad and Fen's restraints and blindfold were released. He had gone from Premier to deported traitor in less than an hour, His temper had caused it, Fen would now have plenty of time to mull over how he slandered the President's will and then was too cowardly to face him in court and die honorably. Now he will be arriving at Mars a nameless man stripped of dignity, All Quantnet references to him erased. Nobody will know him.