Kamda

"Agent Divo," Governor Talcik interjected, "have you come here merely to harass Ms. Tenro or is there something else you would like to discuss?"

"It is you, Ilyrca, yes?" he asked, but she still remained silent. "My girl..?"

"Ahem," Viktor cleared his throat, looked back to the people suffering and then to Commander Talcik. "Illyrca, you.. you've risen quite far. Personal guard to an Admiral?" he asked, walking forward a few steps.

Viktor Talcik was stunned by the display, and his heart sank and watching the despair of those most in contact with the Imperial forces. Almost unable to keep his eyes off the sight of it.

"My people need time to vent their frustrations, they need to feel they've been heard. What else would have had me do?" he asked.

"Y-yes," he said, turning fully from his little corner and walking around the desk to more properly greet the Admiral. "They have largely kept themselves peaceful, a testament to our peoples spirit even in such a trying time-"

"Thank you," he said, looking to her with a weathered smile. "Thank you for your words. I believe, I believe I know what I must do to move forward. How we might get through this current crisis," he said. Turning toward his desk and looking for some papers, statements, reports. There wasn't a knock o...

"Perhaps that is what I fear most," he scans the entirety of the gathered protesters down below them. From so high he watched over them, they watched over them, their shouts were completely drowned out by the sheer distance above them they were. Sturdy materials blocking out the sound of the city ar...

"That is good... I was afraid, given the condition tonight. I.. I feel like I've failed them and yet, like the task was also impossible. They sit outside and demand answers that I have not been able to give, that I wish I knew myself. Yet, knowing this.. I stand here and believe they are right. That...

"Thank you for coming.." he said, coughing deep to waken his throat. "Have you.. have you had any trouble since I've asked what I've asked of you?" he asked, his mind elsewhere.

"Thank you," he said, looking out over the city once more. Speeders moving along ground streets toward their destinations, the view unobstructed by traffic, there was a calming quality to the life outside of a mega-city that was worth enjoying. Moving from the window, "That will be all for today, Ms...

"Daily I am beset by the needs of those who rise above the masses," he says, sighing. "If you must focus.. focus on those that I have no ability to seek myself, or to understand. I was a rich man before I was a governor and the poor among the slums have often not received my attention. Regretfully, ...

"Few have such schedules but.." he paused, looked to Lassa. "Would you do this for me, Ms. Tenro? I would pay you overtime for your service, of course. I find.. I find I am robbed of the access to my people of which any governor should possess and strive for. Perhaps through you I might connect to t...

"Numbers they.." he grimaced, "they tell much, but they don't tell me what's important. How do the people feel , what do they think? What kind of man do they believe me to be? My advisors tell me that I should not walk among them for fear of my safety, and I regret to admit that I trust their opinio...

Talcik turned with her, regarded her for a moment. Looking down his brow furrowed, he pulled his hands behind his back and took a confident stance.

"Do you know what the people think of me, Ms. Tenro?" he asked.

Viktor's eyes grew dim, furrowed brows as he heard the words and processed only for them to grow a bit wider. Shaking his head he raised a hand in apology, "No, no.. I am, sorry if I was misunderstood. I merely meant to question if you knew what it was like. If you saw better than I what the people'...

Talcik sighed, laying his arm out on the arm of his chair. Lifting himself from the support of it he walks to the window and looks out over the city. "I see a people which does not understand the situation that we are in. What we must do, and how we must act, so that we can full our mending of these...

"What do you think of the state of Kamda today, our planet, the people," he asked, his hand held to his jaw as he continued to regard the city.

"From my perspective I..." he shook his head slightly, held his tongue. "Please, continue," he said.