The Deal, Part 1
It’s been almost ten years since we last saw the good Taioseach…and I decided to update the model. She was originally built on a base that went back to the early 2000’s and used hair that won’t even load in Carrara anymore. I’ve had this new version of her sitting around for about five years now, and I’m glad that I finally get to bring it out of the warehouse
Uh … apparently, not as much as they have now.
He doesn’t have time to fuck about with this. And he’s right…in a situation like this…there is no middle.
It sounds like the Maris’ Islanders have grown much to complacent and “uppity” about their ability to enforce “neutrality”. The Maris Island government does not realize that House Ballisarius has fundamentally re-written the rules and Dehane is continuing to re-write them.
But this time around, everything is on the line, and Ian needs their voluntary cooperation less than he needs them to not get in his fucking way while he tries to maneuver for an endgame where there are still people alive.
Picture the most anonymous, meaningless corporate name possible. One carefully crafted to blend in on a corporate role, and tell you nothing about what the company actually does. That’s their name.