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“These are communicators that connect to every single one of the communicators you supply to each of your team.“ She pointed to boxes each with the colour of the team on it. “Inside, are the communication devices and they also serve as Gatloca devices, sensory devices. They are a cut down version of your coms units.
Your's have different functions that I do not need to go through with you about. Tap the centre button once and you will see a holographic display. Access the information files to tell you how to use the coms units in full. One VERY important aspect to the coms devices that I must make sure you adhere to!
You MUST, ensure, that EVERY one of your team, when they are working as part of the team, or doing team work has their personal coms unit with them. No excuses. Replacements are available if they are damaged or lost. No coms unit, NO activity, where that is required for that Ket without it! Which means team leaders, it is your job, to ensure they have them. OR lose a team member, LOSE MERITS!“
She turned to Corky and Margise “Your job as adjudicators is to ensure they carry out those instructions. ANY KET who disobeys instructions on those devices is subject to punishment or disqualified.“ She gave Corky and Margise their re programmed tags. Returning to the other Kets in the domiciles, they handed out the coms units. Informed them of who, their adjudicator was. By 2pm there had been plenty of arguments and discord voiced. “No way am I, taking any notice of a Vendaran as team leader.“
Meladi, pushed past several Kets, to see Cala mouthing off, she went quiet as she approached. “Teams work as teams. TOGETHER, or they don’t win merits and if we don’t PULL together, then we LOSE merits.“ If they were already having disputes, it was nothing in comparison to poor Claria’s team, bickering with Illia from the yellow team He was laughing at Van Ea, his sister who had a Bexes female in charge?! “To think we enslaved their people. I don’t think you’ll be taking any orders from her more like giving them!“ Van Ea joined him...
“I’m with you on that, so you others can fall into line or.“ “Or what?” Ameryst stepped forward, glaring at her, as she backed off, to change the subject. Still jeering at Mawena. “We’re not going to win anyway, not with this bunch of losers..“ Little Doona stood up, looked at Lilia, shifted in front of Van Ea. “Its down to us, working as a team, don't you understand what teamwork means?.“ Van Ea ignored him moving past him. She stopped at Lilia. “Didn’t your parents teach you how to dress? Where did, they, get those clothes from?”
Doona, moved between her and Van Ea. Glaring at her. “Since when were you, an expert on clothes. But then as slavers, you made a habit of taking the clothes off others backs!“ Van Ea went a funny color as she now moved off, with Illia following close on her heels. They were NOT staying with the rest of the Kets but doing their own thing. “Mama will be real mad we didn’t get to be team leaders!“ Van Ea looked at him. “All we can do, is get them ousted and take their place.“ “Can we do that?” He smiled.
“Make sure, those in charge, get the message. Plenty of pressure, cause discontent and play them off against each other." “If the worst, comes to the worst.“ He pulled a small tube out of his pocket in it a soft blue mixture “ A little of this, should do the trick!“ “Make them ill for days.“ She kissed him. “You, can be such a cunning conniving.” She said nothing for a moment, a smile on her lips dying away to leave a scowl.. “I won’t be taking food or drink off you!”
Her tone of voice had become harsh. He could tell, she meant every word. She knew all too well, he would be as ruthless, with his brothers and sisters, as he would with anyone else. “We need to get over to the Stratorium." As he slipped the blue tube back into his pocket, she leaned in, hissed in his ear “I’ll have to watch you, until now it was just a rumor, but, you’re as good as I am! “She pulled out another tube it was identical. He laughed, almost hysterically. “Well we are, the Jogarth.“
To the side of where they had been stood, a little creature. It moved from the shadows and watched them, walking off; as it shook its head, then ducked back into the shadows, as more Kets appeared. Soon they had passed and once again it peered nervously out from the shadows watching them arguing, laughing and talking, enroute to the Stratorium. It was Hoki and Hoki? Was a Simeron.
The last Kets disappeared in the distance, through a hatchway, as Hoki flew out, then dropped to the ground, to walk a little. Suddenly aware, of a Ket behind her? She turned to see, what was a female Ket, staring down at her. They didn’t say anything, simply looked at each other, both of them that kind of surprised look on their faces? Hoki was, it could be said by all appearances, a little nervous. Caught unawares by? Heliera smiled “You’re a Simeron aren’t you?” Hoki blinked, somewhat surprised, that this Ket, knew what race she came from?
Extract from theGalactica Imperitannica
Hoki is a Simeron not very tall about 3ft! and they NEVER grow beyond 4ft. they can ‘Fly’ and are very Humana looking. They are also very intelligent. Can talk several languages and live in the ‘Far away places’ across the estuary.
Forbidden lands, to the Kets. Simeron are reclusive by nature, protected by the terms of the Akademy Charter and those responsible for the Akademy who prevent access to their lands. It is extremely RARE for a Simeron to venture into the Akademy.
Hoki is about 14 in Earth years and really really wants to join the Akademy but because of her size and her peoples refusal to let her, she can only sneak in and watch! Its very sad, because she truly does want to be part of the Akademy and join in with the Kets. The Simeron have powers and technologies, way beyond any of the races from the Akademy.
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