Short Story: Fallen Angels

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Rol'Naaris was peacefully on his onmi-tool for a good ten seconds before the human said something ridiculous that caused him to look away from the device. Then he found the human had indeed gone mad as he pointed his pistol at him. He turned towards the group and said quietly, [color=a36209]"If I do not receive an explanation, I will be more inclined to shoot this fellow. I do not want to, but I am extremely uncomfortable with the current state of affairs."[/color]

Rol'Naaris was now questioning the man's mental health state and how two Spectres agents thought it was okay to allow a crazed man to join. Still sitting down, he looked at the man and his pistol while demanding that the batarian answer his question. While he was speaking towards
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He slowly walked towards the human while trying to defuse the situation (or piss him off even more), [color=olive]"If you shoot me, how are you going to explain it to the Spectre agents—the ones that took allow you to be a part of the task force despite your issues. But, you are not going to do it because you are scared of the consequences. I'd suggest that you pull your gun down before you cause more trouble. Please listen-."[/color]

Rol'Naaris was interrupted by a sudden explosion that caused one of the water pipes to break and the tunnel to shake up. The fire alarm and sprinkler system came on at the meeting site, which was most likely ruined now. Was this our first test? How each of us will react to a random explosion? Rol'Naaris looked around and then at the human as he slowly back away while holding his shotgun. He said in disappointment from himself and the human, [color=olive]"This is getting us nowhere. Just... just leave me
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He also thought about his theory that it was a test for someone within the group to show off their leadership skills. Rol'Naaris didn't have leaderships skills within him, but he was a good strategist. He stood back up and went towards the krogan before he spoke up. [color=olive]"Maybe the explosion is our first test? Who is naturally the better leader? Who else could of set off that explosion besides the two Spectre agents that aren't here? Plus, there are some tensions within this group. Maybe that our potential leader could temporary fix them? Then again, it could just be a random

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