a ship of lightning

chapter 9

wales: my apologies but we need to find out why and how did they get a siren vessel

after several minutes the siren ship docks and turns off with everyone getting off and Hammond taking the two destroyers to vestal

wales: Cleveland and piorun can you tell me why you captured a siren vessel?

"I'll be glad to answer that Wales Cleveland informed me that you never got to take one apart and find weak points or find any think that could further research"

wales: while i agree with the finding weak points part i don't like the research part

"this again?"

enty: what are you getting at

"ill have Cleveland explain my thoughts as i want to check something"

after Cleveland explains what piorun told her earlier wales and enty look at piorun in a manner of slight distrust but also understanding they begin to approach piorun to talk about her ideals

enty: so in your world, it was normal for enemies to take tech and use it aginst the makers of it?

"yep"

wales: and this was common across all camps?

"nations but again yes"

enty: i guess as long as you don't do anything that could harm others you could mess with it and find weak points

wales: I guess we ll have to make some ground rules

"such as?"

enty: no intergrading siren tech into a ship unless it is fully made by your hand after reverse engineering

"never was my intention to put pure siren tech near any rigging"

wales: nothing that could kill by it self

"so nothing autonomous"

enty: that covers the main fears

wales: if shes going mess with is shes going to need a lab or workshop area

enty: we have that old research and development building

wales: that could work

"can we finish this discussion later it getting late and i want to sleep"

enty: its alright

wales: we'll have you shown to your new lab tomorrow by Belfast

"i assume to keep it on the down low?"

enty: yes and we want to have some one there to supervise you as you can do some very stupid ideas

"can i chouse an assistant?"

wales: i don't see why not why?"

"well we have a pow from a faction that has messed with siren tech"

enty: you mean Prinz?

"yep and she can help move research along faster as she is familiar with it already"

wales: makes sense and Belfast will already be there if she tries anything

enty: and her rigging is already destroyed so she can't help us in open water if she manages to gain our trust that much

wales: we will allow it under some restrictions

"alright"

wales: no weapons

"wasn't planing it anyways"

enty: and treat her well we still need to follow regulations

"wait genevas a thing here?"

enty: what geneva?

"i guess not but a similar thing carried over then"

wales:what are you getting at?

"my world had to actually enforce laws for warfair"

enty: such as?

"no chemical weapons, no execution of pows, no miss treat meant of pows and so on its just meant to keep people from dyeing in ways that could be considered inhumane"

wales: oh my how do they enforce this?

"they can't always at times it's by accident or it's intentional they can only get the cases where it was reported as well"

enty: you want through some shit

wales: well they do say war is hell

"no war is war and hell is hell and of the two of them war a lot worse"

wales: would you care to explain your reasoning piorun?

"tell me wales who goes to hell"

wales: sinners i believe

"exactly in hell there are no innocent bystanders in war it chalked full of them"

wales: I see

"i need to sleep good night"

after piorun walks out of earshot

enty: I think shes getting tired of war

wales: well you heard her shes seen things that would make a person wish they were dead

enty: yea maybe we give her a teaching position along with research?

wales: along with the option of being called on to sortie or do a patrol

enty: yea that would be good for her

end of chapter

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