Thread:Rexir2/@comment-24664052-20150914055852/@comment-24934423-20151003224306

Nikolai thought about each option carefully, all while uncomfortable from the stares he was recieveing. After taking them all into consideration, he stood up from his seat to speak.

"Comrades," he addressed the old guard faction, "we have suppressed rebellions time and time again through strength and terror, but have we ever asked ourselves why they happen in the first place?" After pausing for a moment to let that sink in, Nikolai continued, "It's because the people are dissatisfied by something to the point where someone takes a stand against us. If we continue to terrorize the people, we'll only be creating more and more enemies."

"General Aleksandrov," he then said to the leader of the Advanced Weapons R&D group, "your idea is one that I cannot agree to side with. There is simply too much risk involved with it. Yes, it would grant your division the power to effortlessly stop the rebellion and control the people. And your comrades. And our supreme leader. If I hear anything about it being under further development, I will personally make sure that your group is...dealt with accordingly." Everyone in the room could see the rage burning in Suvorov's eyes as he glowered at Nikita.

After taking a moment to calm himself down, he then addressed the younger general. "Koulinovski," he said, "of all the ideas presented to the table, to me, the one you offered sounds like the best choice. Yes, it will require time and resourses to conduct, but the long-term results are by far the most promising. For this, you have my support."

'However,' he thought to himself as he sat back down, 'Alyosha will probably not be too pleased about this. As far as government affairs are concerned, she was taught by her father and his chosen advisors, the old guard. She's also proven to be rather harsh in how she deals with opposition, as proven by the purges and the vanishments of those female aquaintences.' A look of worry flickers as he tries to predict how his wife will react to the news. 'I just hope that I'm wrong.'