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This is the temple of the COGD. The group is in effect both a private military force and a esoteric secret society. It has the traditional Freemasonic and Rosicrucian heirarchal system of rites and initiation which correspond to a military chain of command. A modern day Knights Templar, mental and physical discipline are stressed, and brotherhood and occult knowledge are nourished. From a psychological perspective, the method of organization is extremely successfull in breeding loyal and fanatical followers. Combined with weapons and military training, it is deadly and effective.
 

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Nikolai Volkov enters the temple, stops for a moment and looks about with a smile. He approaches Campbell. Volkov reaches into his suit-coat pocket and pulls out a gold cigarette case with the Romanov seal. He pulls out a black cigarette and offers one to Campbell.

"Good evening, Per Campbell." Volkov lights the cigarette. In the dim light of the temple, the flame throws his wolfish features into sharp relief. He takes a long draw and a deep harsh smoke bellows out.

"Thank you for seeing me." His voice resounds with the accents of the steppes and the long plains eastward. "I think I may be able to be of some service to you."

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Volkov's smile broadens slightly, showing perfectly white teeth. "Perceptive and to the point. I like that." He takes another puff on the cigarette. "You've come a long way from the St. Bredanstown School of Music, haven't you?"

He brushes some invisible lint off his lapel. "OSI could offer paramilitary training for your organization. We could even take your more . . . promising . . . students off-shore for advanced work. But I'm not sure that's what you really need. Instead, I can put you in touch with some people - people who know people - who can supply to your organization certain equipment that is difficult to come by in Eutopia."

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I've been looking for someone like you. Lets discuss weapons. What can you offer? I want lots, I've got the money for it. We'll need machine guns, assault rifles, AA guns, AT guns, mines, etc...everything that makes a professional army feel comfortable. Even some light artillery.

How will we get it into the country? The sea has stepped up security in response to the Durruti people. By air possibly? We could convert a farm field in the middle of nowhere into an airstrip and start moving mass quantities quickly and reasonably quietly.
 

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Volkov's face locks into a rigid smile as he takes another drag. "You are obviously new at this sort of thing, Mr. Campbell. All that I am offering to do it introduce you to some people that might be able to help you. I don't know the specifics, and I try not to know them. I am a . . . broker of information, I suppose. There will be a small charge, of course, for this service."

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"The price? Well, my price will be very reasonable. I can't promise that the supplier's price will be so low, however." He took a final drag on his cigarette. "My niece, Anna, pride of my heart. She is an excellent cello player. She brings soul to the music, but her . . . technical skills . . . could stand to be improved. My price is an audition for her at the Saint Brendenstown School of Art and Music - a fair audition, mind you, but I want her to have the chance to blossom with her music. If you agree to that, I shall put you in contact with the supplier."

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"Very good, Mr. Campbell. My associates will be in touch." With that, Volkov shakes Campbell's hand, and departs.

Several hours later, the phone rings. The voice on the other end has an accent that hails from St. Brendanstown.

"Campbell. Meet us at eight tomorrow morning. Campground seven, campsite 19, Foss River National Park."

[OOC: You can follow up in this thread, if you plan to go to the meeting.]

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An hour or two later, Bessey's black Bentley cruises up in the alley behind the Temple. After the all-clear from the lookout, the retired General debarks, dressed in a conservative navy suit. Giving the secret handshake to the door guard, he enters and awaits Per Campbell's return.
 

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The men are next to Campbell before he even sees them. Three of them, dressed in forest cammo patterns, all hefting assault rifles. Their faces were covered with balaclavas. "You Campbell?," one of them asked gruffly. Without waiting for an answer, Campbell is expertly frisked for weapons. His wallet is opened and the ID checked against his face. "It's him," another one said.

Campbell is quickly blindfolded and led off. He is driven about for a few minutes (a bumpy road, up a hill, and probably over a bridge). The car stops, he is let out, and the blindfold removed. There is a cargo truck there, and several more men. Another one, quite large, with a Russian accent steps forward. He opens the back of the truck.

He pulls out an assault rifle. "One hundred assault rifles, two full clips each, 1500 ducats per." Next, a missle of some sort. "Ten rocket propelled grenade launchers, ten grenades with each, 25000 per." Another missile. "Stinger-style anti-aircraft missile, four of them, 100,000 ducats each." Some gray, putty-like material. "100 kilos of RDX military grade explosive, 100,000 ducats for the lot, extra 100,000 for delivery."

He closed the back of the truck. "All the money up front when we deliver. You name the place of delivery, and we'll have it there in one day. Total cost to you, flat one million ducats, including delivery and drop-off."

One of the other men had stepped up behind Campbell, his assault rifle casually pointing toward the music teacher's back. "It's a good deal, man. Stuff's already in country; no worries about that. You start a pretty good war with this."

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Aldous returns to the Temple. He is in high spirits.

Max old boy it's good to see you! I heard about that discharge-nasty business. The republic is a shameful instituition. Don't be too down, though, I have a new proposition for you. There's another army in Eutopia now. The Knights of the COGD. I'd like you to be in command. Since you are of royalty, there won't be any problems elevating you to the rank of Pro Grandmaster, just under me within the Order.

If you agree, I have a plan that requires your attention right immediately. I want to strike back at the socialists. Today the radical ECL is putting on a demonstration demanding a six hour work day. I want you to get together a few of the men, and have them infilitrate the march. Should be easy. Once inside the crowd, when the march gets near police, they should fire a shot at the police. This will cause a complete panic and hopefully a bloodpath which will shift public opinion even further against the ECL and the socialists. Now, I want another one of our men to follow Dank around throughout the march and when the confusion starts, knife him in the gut. We'll see how far their "revolution" goes now. What say you?
 

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Max preens briefly. "I accept your offer. But this operation... sounds risky. The idea is perfect, very subtle -- I assume you want no police casualties? But the cops are going to be watching the socialists like hawks after the ECB bombing and the claims of these 'Friends of Durriti'. They might even have snipers. One of our guys pulls a gun, he's going to get dead -- or worse, captured.

"What if we have someone fire from a storefront? If the streets are crowded enough, from the cop's perspective it'll still seem like the shot came from the socialists, but if our guy gets spotted he can bolt out the back. With the streets in a panic, I don't expect he'll get caught. And I can dress him up in a red shirt or somesuch, make sure the message is clear.

"I like the bit about Dank, though. I like it a lot. I'll get everything moving on this right away."
 

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Putting him in the storefront sounds like a decent plan. No matter how vigilant they are, once the shot is fired, there is going to be pandamonium. Our guys should have no trouble getting lost in the crowd. If we're lucky we could have a riot on our hands.

Actually I'd prefer a casualty. It doesn't particularly matter if it's a police officer or a marcher - the effect will be much the same. Ideally we could shoot an officer and a marcher, that way the police would feel justified in using full force and the marchers would be enraged at the "police brutality."
 

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Bessey frowns. "The only trouble is, if one of our guys gets nabbed after shooting a police officer, then we have a much bigger problem on our hands." But he thinks for a moment, and nods.

"I'm sure we can find some initiates who know little to do this job -- and we can do it with a few pistols, too. It's probably best that you don't know any more details." He levers himself out of the chair and gives Aldous the secret handshake. "I'll make the arrangements. You and I will need rock-solid alibis, of course."
 

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Sounds good. I have some business to attend to. I'll talk to you after the march is over.

Aldous says goodbye and leaves for his summer house in Gloriana. When he arrives, he finds the place changed little from his days spent there as a youth. Cobwebs and dust have taken residence there. Aldous sweeps off the dust from a chair and sits down. He takes out a book, The World as Will and Representation by Schopenhauer, and starts reading as he waits.