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Date: 09/20
Time: 6pm Megacity Standard

Hamman> This council will now convene to hear the charges against the Zion Faction Network Imperium by Commander Jason Lock of Zion Command.

West> Controller Tyndall, you have been brough forth here today to give your eyewitness accounts of the event which occurred on 09/14 of this year. When, reportedly, Commander Lock received grievous mental harm from the Network Imperium.

Tyndall> Yes sir, it all began when Commander Rhyse of the NI handed in his resignation as leader of his faction.

West> What would you say was the Commander's reaction to this news, Controller?

Tyndall> Well...

Hamman> You can be completely frank here with us, Tyndall...

Tyndall> Well, to be honest, the Commander seemed overjoyed. It's no secret of NI's borderline renegade tactics. They are, either through one of it's members or the faction in total, responcible for breaking nearly every law in Zion. The Commander felt that with Rhyse's resignation, the NI would fold and he'd be able to reign in any of the rebellious elements within. He seemed especially happy when Rhyse called via vid-link to resign formally as head of the NI. But that's when things went bad...

Hamman> How so, Controller?

Tyndall> Rhyse announced his replacement as head of the Network Imperium.

West> And for the record, who is his replacement?

Tyndall> ....

Hamman> Answer the question, Controller Tyndall...

Tyndall> JetBlack, formerly of the HvCft Genesis...

Hamman> A Machine Captain...

Tyndall> Yes sir, a Runner Sentinel converted by a Zion Outpost on the surface of the Real some time ago.

Hamman> Controller, we are going to play the recording of the vid-link conversation between Commander Lock and the Imperium. If possible, can you answer any questions we may have about its contents?

Tyndall> Yes sir.

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<Gravelly Voice> Absolutely out of the question!

<Cockney Accent> You didn't have a problem with it when I made him a captain, Lock!

Lock> Goddamn it, Rhyse, look at It! How many of it's kind have chased us through the tunnels, chased you through the tunnels. How many

<Cold, Metallic Voice> Seven Hundred Thousand, Five Hundred and Eight...

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Hamman> That would be captain JetBlack?

Tyndall> Yes sir. Reports have it that some of his...it's systems are integrated into his own ship.

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Lock> ...Regardless. There is no possible way for a...Machine to be a leader of a faction!

Rhyse> There's no law against it!

Lock> <sotto voce> There should be...

Rhyse> What was that? Didn't quite catch that one!

Lock> Watch your mouth, Commander Rhyse, I can still hold you in the Brig.

JetBlack> there is no known law that Commander Rhyse has broken, or myself...

Lock> How many humans have you killed, Machine? How many lives destroyed because of you?

<Sharp, Tenor voice> That's enough, DeadBolt!

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West> For the Record, who is this?

Tyndall> Captain ShadowGriever of the Arbiter, Intelligence Officer...and current Second in Command of the NI under JetBlack.

Hamman> Lock and Griever have a history together, don't they?

Tyndall> Yes sir, captain Griever posted an article in the Cerberus. Entitled "Commander Lock or Captain Queeg, who is better?"

West> I liked that one...

Hamman> -Clears Throat- We have records of several charges filed by the Commander towards captain ShadowGriever.

Tyndall> ShadowGriever's captaincy has been widely disputed due to his mental health after his flawed self-removal from the Matrix.

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Lock> What's HE doing here?

Rhyse> Oh, right, SG's JetBlack's 2nd...-Cough-

Lock> ....I beg your pardon...?

Griever> -chuckling- You heard right, Lock. We're back, we're bad, He's Black, I'm Mad.

Lock>....

JetBlack> Fascinating, the vein on his forehead has increased exponentially in size...-chuckles- I guess there go the strawberries...

ShadowGriever> -Laughs-

Rhyse> Well, anywho, that's my final decision, you can bring it up with the Council if you want.

ShadowGriever> How are the odds of them turning us down?

JetBlack> Strongly in our favor...

ShadowGriever> I like this job already!
Lock>.....

Rhyse> Well, that's all from us. This is the Network Imperium, signing out...

ShadowGriever> See you at the Officers Ball, Chief!

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Tyndall> At this point, Commander Lock began to get dizzy, and fainted shortly after. He was put on a weeks medical leave, I acted as Interim Commander during that time.

Hamman> Thank you Controller. From the evidence and from your account we find Network Imperium clear of all charges.

Tyndall> But...But sir...

West> We also, after careful deliberation, accept Captain JetBlack as the new Commander of the Imperium and Captain ShadowGriever as his 2nd in Command. They have both proven themselves able and loyal members of Zion. We find no reason that they are to be barred from thier respective positions...

Tyndall> But...

Hamman> Thank you very much, Controller Tyndall. You are dismissed...

##Session Closed

Tyndall> Lock's going to kill me....