"WE ARE A SEPARATE PEOPLE, A GREATER PEOPLE"
The bespectacled man upon the podium spoke with the smoothness of silk and left the sound of power and control ringing round the central dome of Lunar Majorus, the Capital city of the Moon. The man went by the name Jonas Hite, he was a direct descendent of one of the original German settlers who had seeked a better life on the Moon, he was also the leader of the separatist movement.
The moon was currently in a state of political flux, the separatists wanted all the Lunar colonies to become completely independent of the United Earth, while their counterparts, the moderates, wanted to retain the very ties that the separatists wished to break while still securing greater personal freedom and fairer trade for the Moons inhabitants and businesses.
The two groups had always conducted peaceful protests and demonstrations ensuring that the 'Sea of Tranquillity', in which Lunar Majorus was built, retained its name.
All was to change on this day.
Colonel Forbes was highly decorated UEAF soldier, he held enough medals to build a house and was well respected by both his peers and those below him. When he wore his UEAF uniform he radiated brilliance and charisma. If the UEAF needed a spokesperson he was it. However the UEAF did not need a spokesperson and he had traded his bright white uniform for civilian garb, he blended with the crowd of Jonas Hite's listners with perfection.