Battles Which Could Not Be Won

[Simona Weil]

"I agree with that. Sometimes I wonder if laws can ever be escaped. By believing in anything at all, we are abiding by some law. Anarchy has principals. And by promoting them we impinge on the freedoms of others to choose their own political beliefs. I suppose laws and governments are fine so long as we own them as individuals. That is, we are self governed by our own set of rules. But how do we know when our rules are our own? How can we own something that someone else devised? Are we just becoming slaves to the ideas of others?"

I wonder these things aloud. Sometimes I make my head spin thinking about it....but it is a conviction that we are meant to rule ourselves, and that no single person is fit to make rules for others that attaches me to this cause.

[Zinn]

"My ethics, unfortunately, have become quite warped since I started my... career. Some days I'm not even sure I have any. I have an unwavering loyalty to the truth, and the discovery of truth. That's all I'm absolutely sure of. I also need to be trustworthy and loyal to my fellow anarchists."

Zinn changes the subject.

"So, what sort of law enforcement does this place have? I haven't seen any since I got here. It's.... comforting. I shouldn't get too complacent though, should I?" Zinn said, smiling her half smile.

[Mikhael Nadyezhda (Mischa)]

"I have had the pleasure of meeting Simona, she is a very level headed woman, unlike Antero... You're right, we can probably win her over."

I like seeing him like this, he's his old self again. Physically worn, but mentally and spiritually honed.

"It's good to see you, and that you're back to your old self."

I smile.

[Simona Weil]

"Well Red Infinity could send operatives here and at time, but choose not to due to Dinari. The police here are from Red Infinity, but they are leniant. This is the freest place in the world right now...and we have lovely capitalism to thank for it."

I think of Dinari and how much I loathe him and his capitalist lackeys.

"But though much freer than other major cities, there is a cost. This is the poorest city on Earth right now, as Red Infinity allows for limited free markets here....but does not allocate goods to the city. It is a capitalist bubble in some senses. A capitalist bubble in a Stalinist world."

[Valodya Bassarov]

"Mischa, I am enlivened by being back at the base and seeing you. I could go to hell and back, but revolution and my love for you will never evade my heart. Let's go!"
Bassarov starts to leave the Helsinki base, walking briskly and hoping that Mischa is behind him. He looks behind and sees him. Bassarov walks toward the nearest teleporation booth, his friend and lover trailing behind him.
"Do you remember the teleporation code for Capital City?"
Bassarov asks as he fumbles through the yellow pages of the thick teleportation code book.

[TheWyrm]

"That's another thing that really irks me about Red Infinity, is that they sell out to the capitalists... Only loyal ones of course. My family used to be the owners of IBMicrosoft. We survived as a corporation, because my family sold out to them. As soon as they stopped being loyal, they were targeted."

I clench my teeth.

"F'ucking hypocrites..."

[Antero Black]

I walk back into the apartment with the liquid sodium filled carrying case of Uranium. It seems that everyone is having a discussion about anarchy. Oh, too bad I missed out. But I have bombs to make and banks to rob.
"I'm back everyone. Sorry I missed your nice little chat."
I look out the window at the bright oppressive sun. That is tyranny right there.
"I am going to take a nap. Wake me up when the sun no longer shines."

[Mikhael Nadyezhda (Mischa)]

I trot behind Vossya, but it's difficult since he's so jubilant.

"Of course, love!"

I type in the code, and we teleport to Capital City.

"This way to the anarchists..."

I start to walk to their apartment.

"I hope Sasha's home, and that he doesn't have any hard feelings for me leaving to join up with the rebels..."

[Valodya Bassarov]

"I do hope they treat us well. We are like their sensible older sibbling. They should respect us...a little more than they do."
Bassarov decides not to worry about it. He politely rings the doorbell to the anarchists' apartment and waits for them to let him in.

[TheWyrm]

(I'm heading to bed, goodnight.

You're a great poster Zinn, I like you.)

[Mel]

Lounnotar walks down the street in Beijing. She starts to wonder how long she would live for some reason. Being a goddess that is a rebel doesn't go down with Red Infinity too well. Oh well, when her death came she'd gladly except it.

She sighs. She should get to Helsinki soon.

[Ouka]

Ouka looks at her claws while listening to Zinn and Simona talk. She needs a fight badly. She yawns and looks around the aparment.

[Jon Talbain]

Jon kneels down, putting him back on level with Asher. He puts his arms around her, holding her in a comforting embrace, like his mother did with him long ago when he was a child, when he had had a nightmare and was scared.

He simply holds her, letting her cry. "I told you the first step was hard and painful. You feel it now then. You feel the seperation from your beast. For the first time their is a divide in what your thoughts." He lays a hand on her back, rubbing it gently to help comfort her, "Just let it all out Asher. Just cry for now. I did. I still do sometimes. I never does away, but I believe that a person can not go so far from humanity that they can not come back, if they really want to. I'll help you Asher."

[Anutsaka]

"Not a clue. What do you have on your mind? If anything, I've heard he's a fighter. And a bloodthirsty one at that.. what do you have up your sleeve?"

[Irvine Kinneas]

I hear the door bell ring.

I got it.

I shoot the hinges off the door and it falls in.

Come in. I say to the guests.