Fortis: You know what we need?
Paco: Bigger guns?
Terves: Better sound dampeners in the base…
Bob: A cage for Arete’s tiger.
Fortis: Yeah, all of those, but that wasn’t what I was thinking of.
Paco: What then?
Fortis: We could use better PR.
Paco: Public Relations? What made you think of that?
TervesL That recent riot might have something to do with it.
Paco: Okay, next question. Why do you care in particular?
Fortis: I’m just getting annoyed at the image the media keeps painting us in. We’re portrayed, at best, as incompetent and bumbling, while traitors like that Cult of Sirius are seen as victims.
Terves: That does get irritating.
Fortis: We need to show those people we’re the ones standing in between them and whatever the aliens have planned for us.
Bob: But what exactly do the aliens have planned for us?
Fortis: Don’t know exactly, but that doesn’t matter. We can make up something. Assimilation, slavery, extermination, stealing children’s candy, the works. It’s not like the aliens can defend themselves here.
Paco: What good will this do us?
Fortis: Heh, when the aliens come calling, the people will practically beg us to come in and start blowing crap up.
Paco: I can get behind that.
Fortis: They’ll call us heroes when we accidentally level a city block in pursuit of those freaks.
Terves: That might be a good idea, you know. You should start that later.
Fortis: Later? Why not now?
Terves: Cause you’re about to have other concerns in just a second.
Fortis: Wha…oh !@#$%.
Arete: *Bursts into the room* YOU! Care to explain this!? *Arete turns on the news, showing a recording of her tiger jumping among the rioters.*
Terves: Fortis.
Paco: Fortis.
Bob: Fortis.
Fortis: Uh…bye!*Bolts for the door and dashes out of the room*
Arete: Oh no you don’t! *Pursues Fortis with a machete.*
Terves: Well, we could record our next mission, and play the good bits for them.
Bob: Maybe tours of the base would help.
Paco: We should convince GTX to give the biggest detractors a ride in his ship.
Fortis: OH GOD HELP ME!
Arete: I’ll teach you to mess with my tiger! Get back here!
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