A knight's imprisonment

[stupidhonor]

[1, right after mission]
[If you open the captive Ankaian unit cockpit, you find its pilot to look like a completely normal human woman. People who hoped for more weird aliens will be disappointed.

She however is armed with a sword - and points it at you! But the sword is sheathed, and given hilt first.]

I yield. By my name I swear to act like a captive should, make no attempts to backstab nor escape unless let go willfully.

I am now at your mercy.

[2]
Yes? What comes now?

Torture, is it?

[Sitting in a cell, Sielje is ready to be interrogated. She actually behaves without causing trouble as promised so if you have questions, ask them and see if she answers.]

Comments

[actuallyselfish]

Dido, flanked by a few security guards, sets down the welding torch she was going to use, and strips off her goggles to reveal calm, unwavering eyes.

"...huh?" She says.

[stupidhonor]

W-well?

[The sword is moved closer, as if saying "just take it dammit, don't make this more difficult for the both of us".

Also Sielje's voice may be calm but the weapon shakes ever so slightly in her grip.]

[actuallyselfish]

Dido bites her lip, then reaches her hands out towards the sword. Her fingers touch the hilt, flinch away, and grasp it.

"Um. What now?"

[stupidhonor]

You do not know?

[Sielje's face looks tired and also impatient at the same time.]

It is my role to ask your question.

[actuallyselfish]

"Questions. Right," Dido says. "Enemy, surrendered, prisoner, yadayada."

She steps back, leaning Sieljie's sword on her shoulder like a jaunty ronin. "First things first: why did you attack us? You better give a good answer."

Because your faction's really starting to remind her of the Indalph.

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[a_louse]

I assure you, I'd never torture a lady. Or anyone, really. I'm not a barbarian, and I doubt you'd find one in this place no matter how hard you looked.

[stupidhonor]

I saw enough to suspect otherwise.

Why are you here for, then? Is this also because I am a woman?

[a_louse]

You saw the actions of terrorists. Unity Group is much more professional than them.

I'd lie if I said I wasn't curious when I heard our prisoner is a pretty girl. But no, I'm here to ask you a few questions. Nothing else.

[stupidhonor]

Whether I am a man or a woman should not matter. I am a warrior above all else.

So you value yourself higher than others of Earth? At the very least you say you are much more professional.

[Sielje folds her arms and closes her eyes. She looks like she really wants to say something... but does not.]

It is not my place to ask questions, but to answer them. What will they be?

[a_louse]

I hold myself to a high standard and expect others to do the same in response. It's only fair.

Can you tell me about the world you came from? And how do you know about Earth?

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[a_monetized_mind]

No...? I just came to say hi, actually.

Well, and ask about Ankaia. This is all pretty weird, but maybe it'll be less weird after some explanations.

[stupidhonor]

There is nothing... weird about it. If only I was...

[Sielje sighs.]

What do you need?

[a_monetized_mind]

Well...You said you were here to stop corrupting influence from earth on your people, right?

But I've never even heard of Anakaia. How did your people find out about earth?

[stupidhonor]

There was no need to find out, only not to forget.

My people live on Ankaia but their origin is on Earth. We left it a long time ago.

[a_monetized_mind]

Well, then...what's the 'corrupting influence'?

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[empress_without_a_throne]

Torture isn't how we do things here. But... I do have a question.

[It might be a shot in the dark but she can't afford to not take the chance. Nothing to lose and all.]

I take it you'll give me the truth?

[stupidhonor]

Lies are dishonorable, especially if you are sworn to speak the truth.

[empress_without_a_throne]

Good. And my thanks.

But the way you arrived on the battlefield was similar to another enemy we've fought. An enemy force known as the "Indalph".

Does that name mean anything to you?

[stupidhonor]

No...

Now is the first time I hear it.

[empress_without_a_throne]

[So unlike the Shadow-Mirrors, they hadn't made connections with these knights just yet.]

Well that's a relief... they cause enough problems for us as it is.

2)

[in_over_his_head]

Its just coffee. Not the best, but not bad enough to be called torture.

[Calvin calmly places a steaming Styrofoam cup in front of Sielje. He also has one for himself - that one he holds onto.]

And as a side note there's a charter of human rights that prevents the use of various forms of torture on prisoners of war and... well... on people in general. It may get amended to include all forms of sentient life eventually, but I think you're human enough that you count under it until that amendment.

[The investigator calmly moves to take a seat, calmly removing a hat as he does-]

I'm just here to talk-

[And misses his chair, crashes onto the floor and makes a mess out of both his hat, shirt and hurts himself a little too. His barely existent and thoroughly abused pride just sighs sadly.]

-...Ow...

[stupidhonor]

What do you imply? I am a human.

[Further comments are interrupted by the crash. Sielje jumps off the chair, hard to say if she wants to help, or was just startled.]

What happened? What was that?!

[in_over_his_head]

Slipped...

[Because that's so much better than admitting you missed your chair trying to sit down because you were trying to remove your hat to look cool at the same time. Calvin winces a little from the coffee burns and yet ANOTHER lost hat as he gingerly gets into his seat and tries to keep a steady expression.]

In any case... there's probably some academics that would try to argue the case seeing as you aren't living on Earth anymore. I know another bunch would say your people are a threat to modern society because your culture has to their point of view... 'regressed', the durability of your war machines notwithstanding...

[He pauses a moment.]

Also as it turns out there's been a few species of extraterrestrials that look extremely human aside from a few minor differences... or at the very least are able to take a perfectly human form.

I'm sorry if I caused any offense.

[stupidhonor]

You caused none. I understand it was a one time accident.

[Sielje sits down again. But why does she focus on Calvin tripping and not what he said?]

People of Earth believe Ankaia may have regressed, you say. I disagree.

It is you who did. Not us.

[in_over_his_head]

[That was odd... still, Calvin files this away. What Sielje said next though was definitely more interesting.]

Really? Miss Sielje... or... how would you like me to refer to you... I'm not exactly sure as to etiquette among Ankaians. How exactly do you think that people here have regressed?