*Battletech: Planet's Fall

And Charlie knew better than to ask. Instead, he tried to make Eric confident in his decision promote him, "I will give Christian a chance to prove himself by assigning him a different shift with Mitsuri. I'll tell them that I want Christian to continue education and that he is the first among equal...

Charlie nods. "I have some books on my Noteputer I can send to you. There's a wealth of information in there. I think The Truth About Kerensky's Sacrifice about the Star League Civil War, Comstar: Alien Menace? , and Salt: A Recipe Book - which is just a title to throw off any infiltrators - are goo...

"Maybe? Though they probably would ignore it since even they probably cannot pay attention to every message. Probably just things that are relevant to what they want to know." Charlie smiles. It was always nice to enlighten people into the way of the Truth. "I could tell you as much as I know. Or at...

"I have been happy with them. Christian is as talented as he is ambitious. He'll be ready for his own crew in a year or two. He just needs relax and remember he's a young man. He has plenty of time to climb the ladder. "Mitsuri has an excellent eye for finding problems. She has potential to become a...

Charlie nods. "I remember tales of the wonderous things the Star League could do with medicine. An advanced civilization would likely have advanced genetic manipulation technology. Perfect for spies." Charlie knew when he was getting too into the Truth for the uninitiated, so he pulled back a little...

Charlie nods. "Comstar would certainly know." "Because they're alien?" Christian interrupts with somewhat mocking tone. Charlie glares at him. "That is one possibility." Christian would regret this when Charlie was handing out the assignments after the next combat. "If there are alien infiltrators, ...

"Well, I wouldn't worry too much. It's assumed they can appear to be human, somehow off. But they are farther than where we settled. Humanity explored a lot more than Inner Sphere and the Periphery but pulled back." Because of the aliens of course. "But be careful of what messages you send. They can...

"Well, it's commonly assumed the direction Kerensky went was where the aliens originate from. But it's possible he could have been performing a flanking maneuver or that the aliens themselves are performing such a maneuver against the SLDF descendants." Mitsuri spoke up for once, "Wait. Why do you t...

"Well, history is a hard thing to know sometimes. The Succession Wars destroyed a lot of records. Plus, many of those who write history try to change it for their own benefit." He was thinking of the alien controlled Comstar, but he knew pretty much any government told history in a light that made t...

Charlie tried to suppress his sigh. It was ridiculous to think the Combine would invade in this way. It was clearly the Gloarkazarian Empire. But at least preparing for the Dracs would be preparing. "Alright." Charlie writes the Draconis Combine on the board. "I have my doubts, but the possibility s...

"Don't worry. I've been at this long enough to know what happens when someone goes out there in a mech that isn't in perfect condition." Albeit, not something that can be helped in desperate situations. "I don't plan to have anyone's death on my conscience over this."

"Well, considering how much data we probably got, I can use anyone you can spare."

Charlie thinks and shakes his head. "I have encryption suite in my room. I won't know until I start, but I shouldn't need any other specialized equipment than that. I'll probably get Bill to help. He's pretty good with computers himself."

Charlie nods. "There was a 'man' called Amaris who tried to take over the Star League and lost to General Kerensky. Well, that's the official story. There are theories of course." He leaves it open. He found it best to teach those willing learn the truth about the Star League Civil War and the secre...

"Well, I'm sure more could be charged for exclusivity. At least from my father." Charlie gives a suggestion. Sure he wants his father to get the data exclusively, but he's all for getting the Angels maximum profit. It's at least worth a try.

Charlie nods. "If you don't mind me looking it, I could. I have had plenty of experience with computers. It's not in my file since I wasn't officially trained, I never put it in. But I... well, I have learned a thing or two. I could look into it during my spare time. Maybe in a few days when combat ...

Charlie nods and says reassuringly, "I know better than that, and she knows better than to ask. As for my father.... I'm not holding out hopes." He takes another drink. "Probably even better. As long as a meeting place can be arranged my father can send people he trusts. Maybe even my sister if it's...

This was an entirely sensible point. Sadly, Charlie was not in his most sensible state having been unable to sleep and the recent events triggering his paranoia. "There were reports of a large pirate invasion before the communication got cut off. It'd be one thing if it was only us. We'd be an unusu...

At this time, Charlie saw no reason to believe different, so he didn't comment on the HPG network. "Yeah. I talk with her as much as I can. She likes to make sure I'm doing alright. I was planning on sending her a message after the mission telling her how the new company is, how the mission is, that...

Charlie's smile turns a little more genuine. "That's sounds great." It's been five, six years since he's had liquor that nice.