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Over an hour had gone by, and Rolf was very bored indeed. Suspicion had been raised by the Med and Psych officers entering the Assembly Chamber, strange looks on their faces. About 10 minutes before they were called back in, Rolf sent a zip file copy of the messages, and a note, all encrypted in Helmfrid Code, to his personal electronic vault, back in Danzig. Then, the time had come for them to enter. What greeted them was surprising. Standing there at attention, Rolf couldn’t help but worry about the grimaces that had crossed the faces of the council members, as well as the Med and Psych officers. The screaming of Councilor Fowler was unexpected, as was the M&P lieutenant’s explanation, as was Fowler’s follow up.
Then came the vote to blot out their memories from the military mind, something that Rolf didn’t even think was allowed under the Collective Wehrstrafgesetz and Wehrdisziplinarordnung (equivalent to Armed Forces Act 2006 or UCMJ). And the vote itself was against the WSG and WDO. “I protest, not only on the grounds that the information handed to you was not intentionally altered or manufactured by any member of ODS 3, but that this entire process is illegal under the Collective WSG and WDO. There is no proper conviction, no proper trial, and no proper courts marshal! It is clearly outlined in both military and civil documents that in cases such as these, the Truppendienstgericht (military court) is the only authority able to judge and sentence! The Council cannot do this legally.”
Commander Wentworth, thought Rolf, was at least partially responsible for this. He hadn’t been subjected to this farce of military justice. He had presented this information as legitimate to the Council, and yet, had not only avoided this horrible turn of events, but had been promoted! Then it dawned on Rolf that the Council may be in on it as well, if only to cover themselves in promoting a slaver to Vanguard. ODS 3 was the loose end they needed tying up, and Rolf felt that no matter how hard he tried, ODS 3 would have to challenge this conspiracy from the outside, as disgraced civilians.
Then came the vote to blot out their memories from the military mind, something that Rolf didn’t even think was allowed under the Collective Wehrstrafgesetz and Wehrdisziplinarordnung (equivalent to Armed Forces Act 2006 or UCMJ). And the vote itself was against the WSG and WDO. “I protest, not only on the grounds that the information handed to you was not intentionally altered or manufactured by any member of ODS 3, but that this entire process is illegal under the Collective WSG and WDO. There is no proper conviction, no proper trial, and no proper courts marshal! It is clearly outlined in both military and civil documents that in cases such as these, the Truppendienstgericht (military court) is the only authority able to judge and sentence! The Council cannot do this legally.”
Commander Wentworth, thought Rolf, was at least partially responsible for this. He hadn’t been subjected to this farce of military justice. He had presented this information as legitimate to the Council, and yet, had not only avoided this horrible turn of events, but had been promoted! Then it dawned on Rolf that the Council may be in on it as well, if only to cover themselves in promoting a slaver to Vanguard. ODS 3 was the loose end they needed tying up, and Rolf felt that no matter how hard he tried, ODS 3 would have to challenge this conspiracy from the outside, as disgraced civilians.