02-01-2017, 10:13 PM
He liked her proposal. If only because of the way she proposed it. He tried to withhold a smile, but the amusement leaked onto his lips like smoke through a crack.
Nodding, "Certainly, Congresswoman. I oppose national organizations that weaponize channelers. That would be far too dangerous. A nuclear arms race with the participation of the entire world. This cannot be permitted."
Of course, he'd already begun such a gathering in his own military. Commander Vellas was almost a world wide name now. Their ascendants would someday join his fame, but not yet. They were a secret weapon, to so state.
But he would be foolish to assume other nations were not on track to forming the same organizations. It was the Geneva Convention all over again. Everyone would treat each other civilly, and abide by Rules of War, unless they were caught circumventing that most ethical of decrees. In which case, the government involved disavowed all knowledge of the clandestine activities or inhumane practices. Channelers were likely to be the same all over again. This time, however, Nikolai intended to be on the cutting edge. To win the war by preventing it from ever starting. For there would be no war with himself.
"Think of a world Miss Avalon that comes to agree that warfare is not necessary. Imagine a world where borders are unnecessary, because Earth itself is its own nation. This is the rule of my law we see across two continents. It could exist over the whole of the world. If the United States joined the Custody, everyone else would follow. What use do we have then for war?"
Nodding, "Certainly, Congresswoman. I oppose national organizations that weaponize channelers. That would be far too dangerous. A nuclear arms race with the participation of the entire world. This cannot be permitted."
Of course, he'd already begun such a gathering in his own military. Commander Vellas was almost a world wide name now. Their ascendants would someday join his fame, but not yet. They were a secret weapon, to so state.
But he would be foolish to assume other nations were not on track to forming the same organizations. It was the Geneva Convention all over again. Everyone would treat each other civilly, and abide by Rules of War, unless they were caught circumventing that most ethical of decrees. In which case, the government involved disavowed all knowledge of the clandestine activities or inhumane practices. Channelers were likely to be the same all over again. This time, however, Nikolai intended to be on the cutting edge. To win the war by preventing it from ever starting. For there would be no war with himself.
"Think of a world Miss Avalon that comes to agree that warfare is not necessary. Imagine a world where borders are unnecessary, because Earth itself is its own nation. This is the rule of my law we see across two continents. It could exist over the whole of the world. If the United States joined the Custody, everyone else would follow. What use do we have then for war?"