Quiet Rebellion: Haritath and Kentor Break Ranks
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Haritath breaks ranks with Gosheven, expressing dissent and willingness to listen to Data's evacuation proposal.
Ard'rian recognizes momentum shifting as Kentor also shows interest in Data's arguments.
Ard'rian organizes a secret meeting at her house to rally more dissenters against Gosheven's leadership.
Who Was There
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Cautiously optimistic and resolute; her hope is tempered by fear of Gosheven's reaction but outweighed by practical urgency to save lives.
Ard'rian approaches Data openly, reads the room with practical hope, offers her house as a rendezvous and immediately takes charge by leading Data away to covertly assemble dissenters.
- • Provide a safe, private space to coordinate an evacuation
- • Translate private sympathy into collective action without provoking immediate retaliation
- • Many colonists privately oppose Gosheven but lack a rallying point
- • Small, discreet organizing can avoid public confrontation and save lives
Anxious but resolute; fear of reprisals is present, but moral revulsion at needless death drives him to risk exposure.
Haritath steps forward furtively, voices a direct challenge to Gosheven's claim of unanimous leadership, asserts a moral objection to dying needlessly, then slips away to recruit others.
- • Signal to Data and others that Gosheven does not speak for the whole community
- • Quietly mobilize neighbors who share his opposition without triggering direct conflict
- • Gosheven's authority is not absolute and can be subverted through discreet organizing
- • Preserving life is a higher moral obligation than maintaining traditional authority
Uncertain and contemplative; torn between loyalty/gratitude toward Gosheven and rising concern about the colony's survival.
Kentor listens hesitantly to Data, acknowledges Gosheven's past benefits to the settlement, but requests more information — an equivocal endorsement that signals willingness to assist in gathering others.
- • Hear Data's full argument before committing to action
- • Facilitate a safe transition of local support away from Gosheven if convinced
- • Gosheven has historically benefited the colony and deserves consideration
- • When presented with compelling evidence, practical leaders must prioritize communal survival
Quietly determined; his outward calm masks the urgency of duty and an analytical commitment to preserve life.
Data stands apart as an attentive observer then becomes interlocutor: he prompts Kentor, listens without emotional flourish, and accepts Ard'rian's lead as he moves toward clandestine organizing at her house.
- • Identify and mobilize colonists willing to evacuate despite Gosheven's opposition
- • Convert private dissent into an actionable, coordinated plan while minimizing public confrontation
- • Lives can and should be saved if a viable evacuation network is organized
- • Logical persuasion and orderly planning will be more effective than open confrontation with entrenched leadership
Location Details
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Ard'rian's house is offered as the clandestine rendezvous point where dissenters will meet to plan evacuation; it functions as a private, low‑risk staging area for covert organizing and tactical coordination.
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Key Dialogue
"HARITATH: "Mister Data -- I want to tell you that... well, Gosheven doesn't speak for all of us.""
"KENTOR: "I'm not sure. Gosheven has done well for us. But I'd like to hear more of what you have to say.""
"ARD'RIAN: "Get them together. We'll meet at my house.""