Delaurel: “The Galaxy Could Use More Guys Like Damons” 05/13/3133
INN - Interstellar News Network
PORT HOWARD--In another of his trademark on-the-spot interviews, Adrian
Delaurel, star of Tharkad-Donegal’s sci-fi thriller Divergence, told INN that the Inner
Sphere could use more heroes like the one he plays on the Tr@^GSW!I---sksss
........
........
WE CAN TURN IT BACK!
“My fellow Republicans:
“I trust that you will forgive the interruption of your regular programming, but the
hour is fast approaching when so few of us will be left who can influence the dark
age that is now upon us--a dark age born of treachery, deceit, and, most sadly, the
loss of faith.
“I come to tell you that it is not too late. Not yet. We can turn it back!
“The Republic we have all grown up in is under siege, its leaders confused and
frightened as forces both known and unknown--both from within and without--
converge to attack. I have watched, dismayed to find that many of us seem to feel,
standing on the brink of chaos and war, that there is nothing that can be done. This
defeatist attitude spreads more every day; it is a cancer eating away at The Republic.
“Is this what we truly want? Is it going to take another Succession War, another Clan
invasion, another Jihad, to awaken the people? Or will we not stand by what we
believe in, what Devlin Stone himself believed in. Have we forgotten that The Republic
and the man were not one in the same? Have we assumed that Stone’s departure was
but a death knell for his dream, for our dream?
“My friends, the trying times we now face are but a test of our resiliency and faith.
The Republic is in danger, and our belief that it cannot stand will transform this
danger into a mortal peril. We have come so far since the days of the long-vanished
Star League, when our people lived under states ruled by a single liege lord. Even
before the Jihad, our lives were determined exclusively by those of noble birth, the
fate of our nation and all our worlds bound to the whims of dictators--no matter how
benevolent they were. If the people had a voice, it came through a sympathetic lord,
not by their own vote. Even at its most enlightened, it was not freedom.
“Now, under The Republic, we have something our ancestors could only dream of.
We have voice. We have power. We have strength. And we have pride. Are we now
to throw all that away just because someone turned off the lights? Are we to
surrender the greatness that is The Republic to those who wish to revive the old
hatreds and ways? Will we allow the freedom and equality of each world, each
Prefecture, to be surrendered to the general with the biggest ’Mechs, someone who
believes that the biggest army speaks the final--and only--word?
“If we do, then The Republic that I know and dearly love truly is dead. And yet, I
know it cannot be so. I know that there must be others like me who are willing to
fight for what’s right. It’s time to the end of the tyranny of doubt and fear. It’s time
for every one of us to fight for our Republic. We do not have to take up arms to do
this. We do not have to make war on our fellow citizens. We can fight the way every
democracy and republic has always fought. We can vote. We can get involved. We
can contribute anything we have to support our government, our freedom, our dignity.
“In the final analysis, it comes back to faith. Above all else, we have to believe in The
Republic and its destiny. Let go of the hatreds of the past. Let go of the dreams of
creating the next Star League. Live for your freedom, for your voice--for if you do
not, someone out there will surely take it all away.”
--Cicero
Towne Log
+ Uh . . . . :- RepMan
+ What the hell was that!? :- Skitzoid
+ Somebody hacked into INN!?! :- Paranoid
+ Looks that way. Any idea who? :- Graussler
+ Stone! It must be Devlin Stone! Hahahaha! I told you all he would return! He has
not forsaken us after all! He will return, and all you nay-sayers will finally have to
swallow your foolish pride and admit you were wrong! :- Hop4Evr
+ Uh, hate to burst your bubble, Hop, but wouldn't Stone have said he was Stone?
Why use the 'Cicero' handle? :- Synnik
+ Synnik, you know who Cicero was--in real life, I mean? :- ROSmith
+ Aside from the guy who just interrupted the spiel of some self-important actor? No.
You? :- Synnik
+ He lived in the days of the old Roman Republic--way pre-spaceflight. Hell, they
didn't even have electricity. Anyway, he was one of their biggest scholars, and a
major fan of the Republic. I think this guy's just using the Cicero handle to draw a
parallel. :- ROSmith
+ I take it he forgot about the general IQ of most Republicans, eh? :- XSOkay
+ Dude, I don't care so much about the political lines; I just wanna know how
he/she/it just pulled that off! :- Graussler
+ Hehe! He’s a L33t hax0r d00d!” :- Teknofile
INN - Interstellar News Network
PORT HOWARD--In another of his trademark on-the-spot interviews, Adrian
Delaurel, star of Tharkad-Donegal’s sci-fi thriller Divergence, told INN that the Inner
Sphere could use more heroes like the one he plays on the Tr@^GSW!I---sksss
........
........
WE CAN TURN IT BACK!
“My fellow Republicans:
“I trust that you will forgive the interruption of your regular programming, but the
hour is fast approaching when so few of us will be left who can influence the dark
age that is now upon us--a dark age born of treachery, deceit, and, most sadly, the
loss of faith.
“I come to tell you that it is not too late. Not yet. We can turn it back!
“The Republic we have all grown up in is under siege, its leaders confused and
frightened as forces both known and unknown--both from within and without--
converge to attack. I have watched, dismayed to find that many of us seem to feel,
standing on the brink of chaos and war, that there is nothing that can be done. This
defeatist attitude spreads more every day; it is a cancer eating away at The Republic.
“Is this what we truly want? Is it going to take another Succession War, another Clan
invasion, another Jihad, to awaken the people? Or will we not stand by what we
believe in, what Devlin Stone himself believed in. Have we forgotten that The Republic
and the man were not one in the same? Have we assumed that Stone’s departure was
but a death knell for his dream, for our dream?
“My friends, the trying times we now face are but a test of our resiliency and faith.
The Republic is in danger, and our belief that it cannot stand will transform this
danger into a mortal peril. We have come so far since the days of the long-vanished
Star League, when our people lived under states ruled by a single liege lord. Even
before the Jihad, our lives were determined exclusively by those of noble birth, the
fate of our nation and all our worlds bound to the whims of dictators--no matter how
benevolent they were. If the people had a voice, it came through a sympathetic lord,
not by their own vote. Even at its most enlightened, it was not freedom.
“Now, under The Republic, we have something our ancestors could only dream of.
We have voice. We have power. We have strength. And we have pride. Are we now
to throw all that away just because someone turned off the lights? Are we to
surrender the greatness that is The Republic to those who wish to revive the old
hatreds and ways? Will we allow the freedom and equality of each world, each
Prefecture, to be surrendered to the general with the biggest ’Mechs, someone who
believes that the biggest army speaks the final--and only--word?
“If we do, then The Republic that I know and dearly love truly is dead. And yet, I
know it cannot be so. I know that there must be others like me who are willing to
fight for what’s right. It’s time to the end of the tyranny of doubt and fear. It’s time
for every one of us to fight for our Republic. We do not have to take up arms to do
this. We do not have to make war on our fellow citizens. We can fight the way every
democracy and republic has always fought. We can vote. We can get involved. We
can contribute anything we have to support our government, our freedom, our dignity.
“In the final analysis, it comes back to faith. Above all else, we have to believe in The
Republic and its destiny. Let go of the hatreds of the past. Let go of the dreams of
creating the next Star League. Live for your freedom, for your voice--for if you do
not, someone out there will surely take it all away.”
--Cicero
Towne Log
+ Uh . . . . :- RepMan
+ What the hell was that!? :- Skitzoid
+ Somebody hacked into INN!?! :- Paranoid
+ Looks that way. Any idea who? :- Graussler
+ Stone! It must be Devlin Stone! Hahahaha! I told you all he would return! He has
not forsaken us after all! He will return, and all you nay-sayers will finally have to
swallow your foolish pride and admit you were wrong! :- Hop4Evr
+ Uh, hate to burst your bubble, Hop, but wouldn't Stone have said he was Stone?
Why use the 'Cicero' handle? :- Synnik
+ Synnik, you know who Cicero was--in real life, I mean? :- ROSmith
+ Aside from the guy who just interrupted the spiel of some self-important actor? No.
You? :- Synnik
+ He lived in the days of the old Roman Republic--way pre-spaceflight. Hell, they
didn't even have electricity. Anyway, he was one of their biggest scholars, and a
major fan of the Republic. I think this guy's just using the Cicero handle to draw a
parallel. :- ROSmith
+ I take it he forgot about the general IQ of most Republicans, eh? :- XSOkay
+ Dude, I don't care so much about the political lines; I just wanna know how
he/she/it just pulled that off! :- Graussler
+ Hehe! He’s a L33t hax0r d00d!” :- Teknofile
| May 13, 3133 |