Seeding Kinks

Chapter 35: The Meeting Part 3.

The severity of the final formulation of Norlan’s invitation, is not to the liking of several leaders.Those who think being absorbed by another Fraternity is lowering themselves, do not continue in the chamber, leaving the conference room.

"Are you sure of choosing this path?. Like i already said, there is no turning back".

The new warning causes a few more leaders to get cold feet, leaving the Preppers Fraternity.

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"Moving up to the next topic. Expansion. We will enlarge the lower floors".

"THAT IS INSANE!".

"Then go away. I don’t want weaklings in the Preppers Fraternity. We literally prepare to thrive in the worse case scenarios our minds can think of. We are not a bunch of cowards burying our heads in the ground, believing nothing is happening around us".

{Wait. Doesn’t that mean that is there something occurring that i am unaware of?}

"Everyone must partake an active role during the subjugation of Zones in the lower area, and as many fear, the Zones down there, are not boring and repetitive, they are large, dangerous and with plenty of juicy rewards".

{There are Zones?!... , No. That is a dumb question. The Subway Station show me how rotten is the underground. The real fact here, is «How the Fraternity has managed to contain the Zones?», when the City can’t do the same deed}

Norlan’s conference and detailed planning begins to make more sense with the added comments that others say or admit.

Of course, it takes them a while before accepting they will be degraded and stripped from their comfortable accommodations, a direct consequence of their lack of dedication, taking for granted what they had previously achieved.

Obviously there will be defectors from the lower Ranks, which is to be expected. The Fees of the Preppers Fraternity were already high, but they increased almost six folds, which is a big, but still manageable margin.

N’Ïrk continues listening to the changes Norlan is imparting. Although, for the young man, this new approach doesn’t sound exaggerated or excessive, since from his perspective, are a nice way to incentivice proactivity in the lazy members that leech out resources from the Fraternity.

Hours pass, and the rest of topics are covered, finishing the strange reunion with bittersweet emotions. Staying in the conference room only two people.

"Foreman Norlan. It was sensible to do this, kind of move before the year starts?. There will be many complaints of abuse of power, the Headmistress may intervene".

"I don’t have to be stressed out by such nuisance, Harvester Hát’Thöry. The Headmistress only cares about the results, and everyone, including a lot of the professors, has forgotten that the main purpose of the Intercultural Academies, is not the integration of different Civilizations and Species, if not about learning how to coordinate our differences to face the Zones and the adversaries or adversities within them. More importantly, you should get along with Harvester N’Ïrk. He reminds me my lost brother Trektör, just more sociable, and less handsome".

Hát’Thöry blinks, is strange that Norlan mention brothers being an only child. Yet, she doesn’t pry in the topic.

"I appreciate the advice, but don’t meddle in my personal life. I want to make my own mistakes, not blame others for my failures"...