Running Away

"Can you believe these people? The military court already handed down its ruling, yet they're still whining for more. Don't they have lives to live?"

"Seriously, what more do they want? The evidence was right there, and justice was served. They paid compensation, the guilty were executed—what else are they looking for?"

As Lyra observed the online conversation being skillfully redirected, she gestured to her tech team to ease off. "We don't need to keep pushing," she said calmly. There was no need to maintain the pressure any longer.

But while Lyra remained composed, Norman was a bundle of nerves.

"So, uh... what's the next step, Ensign? What's the plan now?"

His voice was laced with desperation. After all, Lyra had just publicly humiliated some of the most powerful military figures in the Alliance. Surely there had to be some kind of follow-up, right?