An Interview with Simon Silverstone
Reporter Larsa
Tir -- (FJRK) -- I had finally been granted an interview with the sentinel leader Simon Silverstone. I thought it was a prank when my boss told me to report to Tir within the hour for the interview I had been trying to get for months, and now there I was in Tir less then a meter from Simon Silverstone. The guards didn't seem to mind me, but I am sure they were ready to gun me down at any sign of trouble. He was almost two meters tall, most atrox are taller, but he was still imposing none the less. There have been many unanswered questions for Mr. Silverstone since he Liberated Tir.
I started asking him the most important question. What did he think about the effort to reform the Council of Truth, and what would he do if they wanted the Tower of truth opened again? As it is a known fact that the sentinels have been using the building.
Mr. Silverstone said, "It is a known fact that we, the sentinels, did not support the Council of Truth the last time. In my eyes then the council was a group of weaklings and traitors to our cause. But things do change over time. Many of the young people whom seek to reform the council are willing to support the clan cause for freedom. If an official request for the return of the tower to the council were presented for us, then I might consider this proposal."
Did he really mean this? When I told him that many of the new council members were very hostile to the sentinel take over of Tir, and their treatment of neutrals, his responce was a bit cryptic.
"Their hostility is understandable, yet most of them have not seen the horrors of war. Sure they have engaged in combat, but real war is different. It is a dirty and bloody thing. As far as I know, this new council does not have any kind of standing army. In case of a crisis, who would defend the civilians in Tir and the surrounding areas? Would the Council members take up arms, and spill filthy Omni blood on our streets? They are at their current state too weak to defend the city. My men will remain for now to defend this city from who ever seeks to end our cause."
That was the kind of reply I had foreseen, but I quietly took my notes and continued with another question, this time about the rumors that the neutrals in Newland were seeking alternative defenders to Loren Warr’s band of thugs.
"My views on the neutrals are somewhat the same as most of my men. They deny taking a side, and refuse to do anything to protect our planet, and now you have seen how they replaced Loren Warr's mercenaries. I thought they were trying to stay neutral, how can they stay neutral by taking millions of credits from Phillip Ross to fund their own guards who will be trained by Omni-Tek officers? Well, if they manage to pull such a thing off then I will take back my words about them being weak. But I doubt it, as Loren Warr is of Omni stock. I guess time will tell."
He was right in that the new Council might have some problems regarding an open conflict, but I had to ask him. Why did he think a conflict was imminent?
Mr. Silverstone looked funny at me and said, "I did not say that a conflict were coming, did I? In my eyes, you have to be on constant alert when it comes to Omni-Tek. If they could they would kill us all, soldier or civilian. Most of them are killers and should not be handed a gun."
I mentioned that Omni-Tek had over 100 confirmed murder charges on him, so how could he be in a position to make such a claim? I know my question might be seen pro-Omni, but it is not. His face turned pale, I could see that he was getting angry.
"Have you ever had a group of Omni-Tek soldiers come by your house? They wanted to make an example of me, but they could not find me, so instead they burned my house to the ground. It killed my wife and children, has that ever happened to you? They are the criminals here, no, I’m just returning the favor for their crimes. No omni is innocent, I would rather..."
The last part was more mumbling rather than an actual sentence. I choose this to be the time for my departure. I can not confirm the claims he made about the murder of his family, but I do known that he has raged a one man war against Omni-Tek for the past twenty years, and it does beg the question, what would drive a man to that?