The Thief and the Commander : Prologue
Jan. 2nd, 2001 02:15 pmPrologue: This is Utopia?
The dismal planet of Tarain was a perfect headquarters for the Inter-Galactic Action Squad: the first line of defense in galaxies full of criminals. Being stuck there had never been Robin's life plan. Assignment to headquarters meant either paperwork, endless meetings about I-GAS policy that never really amounted to much more than a waste of time, or the worst assignment of all: Training Commander. When he'd signed up Robin thought he would be spending his time in the organization out in the field, seeing the universe in all its varied colours and diversity. His work in the field had been short lived once he'd passed the recruit stage though. He had suffered a demotion of his own making and found himself back at HQ with the reduced rank of Training Commander Class C, and with the most recent incident regarding one thief, Feliu Viernes, he was sure that he was likely to remain there for the rest of his career if he managed not to get decommissioned completely.
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The dismal planet of Tarain was a perfect headquarters for the Inter-Galactic Action Squad: the first line of defense in galaxies full of criminals. Being stuck there had never been Robin's life plan. Assignment to headquarters meant either paperwork, endless meetings about I-GAS policy that never really amounted to much more than a waste of time, or the worst assignment of all: Training Commander. When he'd signed up Robin thought he would be spending his time in the organization out in the field, seeing the universe in all its varied colours and diversity. His work in the field had been short lived once he'd passed the recruit stage though. He had suffered a demotion of his own making and found himself back at HQ with the reduced rank of Training Commander Class C, and with the most recent incident regarding one thief, Feliu Viernes, he was sure that he was likely to remain there for the rest of his career if he managed not to get decommissioned completely.
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