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THe woman shook her head, the way a mother would to a child.

"For shame. You should care. Some of us care, after all."

She raised her eyebrow, giving her an amused look.

"Oh? Then why am I here. Use those glorious powers of assumption you have, and tell me why I'm here."

THe woman uncrossed her legs, then re-crossed them the other way.

"Come now, Jarid. If I really wanted something out of you and Sheba, all I'd have to do is ask. It's not that hard."

The woman gave another one of her beauty queen smiles.

"Considering the amount of information I'm privvy to, this is tedious. Especially with the issues it's going to cause because of your friend Tobias. ANd I do believe Colonel Jackson had a few choice words about it. ANd, if it helps, even the Tsarina was 'a tad annoyed.' You have allies out there, Jarid. You just need to know where to look. Especially when your biggest ally is sitting in a chair in your room.

"Because you need friends in higher places than Colonel Jackson. You can't get any higher than myself. THough the fact the Tsarina is on your side gives you the two most powerful allies around."

SHe was obviously enjoying this game.

"You haven't figured it out yet, have you?"

"KGB and the Tsarina are two different things, Jarid. They're still fighting each other for power. THe people love the Tsarina and the current government, but the KGB is the reason the RUssians are able to stay neutral. The reason no one dares attack them or even plant operatives."

"More like she's interested in what happened. Aside from the KGB, we're the ones that prevent the Oriental Alliance from invading Russia and the European Union from going through Russia to get to us. I'm sure you've heard of Directive 670-1 Zulu? THat's the main reason why the Tsarina cares what happens here in the Americas."

SHe recrossed her legs the other way.

Her eyes flashed in amusement.

"You think I have no grounds in this? I'm not here to get somethign out of you and your sister. But you and your sister's story will actually help the people of the Coalition. You of all people should know that the loose leadership we have is killing the war effort. Every nation wants some kind of military protection, so we have at least one Zoid unit in every country. If we can replace the entire bureaucratic board with a single elected official, the way the United States originally did, we'd be able to end this a lot sooner. The Board is too weak. A single official with the entitre Coalition behind it, would be powerful enough to smack down the incessent whining, gather our strnegth, and stop the Alliance in it's tracks. You don't see the big picture here. Already, the Board is starting to scare. A good quarter of them are now behind me. But without you and your sister, I don't have the power to complete my bid."

She dropped the entire playful act, and suddenly look a lot more harried and ragged than a normal individual should look.

"You're right. I do need somethign out of you and your sister. I need your story. Your past. I need to get rid of the Board. For the good of the Coalition. And no, I'm not trying to be a dictator. I'm trying to be the person the people need. The person that most of them want."