Well... nothing like going from being a complete unknown to being the talk of FOX News. The little incident down at the camp site became a political issue. It was no longer the local government trying to decide what to do with me. It was the American national government and mine negotiating what to do with me.
After a little prep with Tiernan, who is a law student, I was able to handle the inquiry. Under some real obscure state law, I am not only allowed to shoot people who are attacking other people, I am obligated to do so. It also helped that they were all illegal immigrants who were members of a known violent gang.
The fact that I am a foreign soldier, the body count and the immigration status of the dead has made me the talk of the pundit circuit and the American Congress. This "Tea" party group has made me a cause celeb while the bleeding hearts demonize me. Some guy name O'Reilly offered me a lot of zeros to talk to him. My... lawyer... politely declined. Zeros are nice, but the media is terrible. Can I please just go back to being an unknown?
It shouldn't surprise me, but my superiors know about people like me. What does surprise me is the fact that they are fine with it. Apparently the ones who aren't in active military service aren't considered military or civilians. My superiors are so fine with it that I've been asked to involve my new companions on the primary mission. They weren't even implying that I secretly use the group without it's knowledge. I am to openly approach and involve them.
I've already spoken to Tiernan and Ratri about it and they're interested...
The MiB know? Oh noes!
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