| From: | "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: RS: Gathering |
| Date: | Tue, 4 Mar 1997 01:24:37 +0000 |
>>>>>[Excellent. I am glad to see you are as resourceful as your
reputation implies.
I eagerly await your next report.]<<<<<
-- Emma <00:57:45/03-04-58>
*****PRIVATE: Farmer
>>>>>[Harbinger is still on the case. Funding will be
forthcoming.]<<<<<
-- Emma <01:03:17/03-04-58>
*****INTERNAL: Emma's Archive
>>>>>[+++++begin transcript of telephone call
F: "Farmer"
E: "Emma"
F: How certain is the funding?
E: Harbinger's reliable. If he says "maybe", take it to the bank. That,
plus what we're already getting, should match your demanded cash flow
easily.
F: Then we can place the orders and resume work. Thank God. Our other
problems?
E: Appear to be gone. The old man is dead, his tools in our hands.
Jalopy will serve our purpose: all the obstacles there are overcome, now
it is merely money that holds us back.
F: How did Old MacDonald react to the Doctor?
<pause>
E: I chose not to use the Doctor there. MacDonald's hate burns with a
pure, cold flame. It suits our purposes too well: I see no need to
change that.
F: I trust the Doctor-
E: And you trust me.
F: His skills, though. His ability to make things seem so clear! Why...?
E: Your loyalties were clouded. You did not see where your path truly
lay. The Doctor stripped away your doubts, showed you the truth, let you
see what had to be done. He helped you set aside foolish concerns for
the welfare of others, showed you what you could become and where your
destiny lay.
F: Of course. But Old Macdonald could surely-
E: Where is his lack of clarity? He burns with the fury of vengeance, a
plasma torch to wield against our enemies. He has no doubts, no
questions, no hesitations, he rails against us for holding us back. How
would the Doctor's skills aid us there?
F: Of course, you're right. Besides, the Doctor has much on his hands.
E: We are privileged to have him aid us. And he is barely recovered from
his injuries.
F: Very well. I'll authorise Harrow to acquire what we need. What are
the new timescales?
E: Weeks, now, not months. At last we are making true progress, not
facing a Hydra of problems.
F: Hydra?
E: A monster with seven snake-heads. Whenever one was cut off, two grew
in its place. I had felt Jalopy's problems were such a beast, but at
last we are prevailing.
F: Does it ever trouble you? What we're going to do?
E: The ends justify the means.
F: Some disagree.
E: Fools disagree, whining in protest when others do what they dared
not. The weak mewl and pule as they are trampled by the strong, yet they
must be led by the strong or they will die.
F: Good words. But I could care less about the weak or the strong. I'm
better than all those assholes and I'm going to prove it. I will rule,
and you will sit at my right hand, and together we will be feared and
worshipped.
E: When we succeed.
F: When we succeed.
+++++end transcript]<<<<<
-- Emma <01:24:34/03-04-58>
