From 9b7613d46ff2449a667999c8840b2da242f36449 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: BodgeMaster <> Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 23:49:37 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] 'qb' Banished: revision and finish a dialog --- qb-Banished.html | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/qb-Banished.html b/qb-Banished.html index c785081..4a64ef5 100644 --- a/qb-Banished.html +++ b/qb-Banished.html @@ -21,25 +21,38 @@ themselves and they all, including herself, sit down around a somewhat large table. One of the suits takes the word:
Does that work in English?
- Under normal circumstances, robbery, - compromising operationally critical systems, and conspiracy of terrorism - would land you in jail? prison? for a long - time. We're willing to make an exception here since you caused rather - little actual harm – if you are willing to accept this deal... -
+ Before you go to trial, we have something + to discuss with you. You are being accused of breaking and entering, + robbery, interfering with law enforcement, compromising operationally + critical systems, and conspiracy of terrorism. Some of these charges + alone will land you in prison for a long time – unless you take + this deal...
He grabs few sheets of paper from his bag Aktentasche? and slides them over.
Basically admit to everything you're - accused of and you will get to leave Sunside Cove. You'll be free - as long as you never come back.
+ accused of and you will be banished instead of going to prison. +
She absentmindedly acknowledges what he said as she is already reading the first page.
- Isabelle questions the deal.
- What about bogus charge xyz? take it or leave it
- What are they trying to get out of this deal? avoiding controversy and - removing her from the city
- Are they going to honor it? - + After reading it, she says: There's + a bunch of things in here that aren't true.
+ Take it or leave it.
+ What are you getting out of this?
+ We don't want troublemakers like you + here – nor do we want controversy.
+ What will happen if I sign this?
+ You will be removed from Sunside Cove. +
+ And in practical terms?
+ Another one of the suits answers: + There is an ongoing power outage to parts + of the city. We will have to send a group of people + delegation? outside to fix it. + You will join them and not return.
+ She looks back at the pages.
+ Okaay.
+ The other pages are some half filled-out forms. She is given a pen and + told to fill in the rest.

Note: It was always intended that at least some of the rebels who got