"So.?"
"It's basically over, sir"
"Hmmm. Very well, ready all escape pods and begin evac. Procedures."
"Very well sir."
The assistant turned around, and walked briskly out of the office. The hydraulics whined as the doors closed after him. The magistrate remained seated with a deep frown across his face. He cupped his face with his hands, breathing into them, feeling the warmth spread across his face. He slowly massaged his temples for about a minute.
Finally he got up. He walked around his desk, towards the window in his office. On the horizon he could see the overlords; probably dropping off more reinforcements. Closer to the perimeter of the base he could see the outermost bunkers starting to be overrun by zerg forces. It was a pitty to think about all those young recruits giving their lives away; all so the colony had time to evacuate.
The Magistrate chuckled to himself.
It was also a pity that the rest of the colony was about to find out that the escape pods were reserved only for the high ranking officers. He walked towards his desk, grabbing his ID card and a small holo-picture of him with his family; putting it in his pocket and fixing the ID card near his left shoulder.
The intercom buzzed: "Your escape pod is ready sir"
He smiled, and said "Good. I'm on my way"
He took one final glance at the office, feeling the smile spread wider across his face. The magistrate walked to the door, which opened when he was a few feet away. He was greeted by a long hallway, illuminated by three rows of neon lights; and promptly started walking towards the other end.
The Hydraulics hissed once again as the doors closed behind him.
'Well'-he thought-'at least I'm getting out of this one alive'
The assistant turned around, and walked briskly out of the office. The hydraulics whined as the doors closed after him. The magistrate remained seated with a deep frown across his face. He cupped his face with his hands, breathing into them, feeling the warmth spread across his face. He slowly massaged his temples for about a minute.
Finally he got up. He walked around his desk, towards the window in his office. On the horizon he could see the overlords; probably dropping off more reinforcements. Closer to the perimeter of the base he could see the outermost bunkers starting to be overrun by zerg forces. It was a pitty to think about all those young recruits giving their lives away; all so the colony had time to evacuate.
The Magistrate chuckled to himself.
It was also a pity that the rest of the colony was about to find out that the escape pods were reserved only for the high ranking officers. He walked towards his desk, grabbing his ID card and a small holo-picture of him with his family; putting it in his pocket and fixing the ID card near his left shoulder.
The intercom buzzed: "Your escape pod is ready sir"
He smiled, and said "Good. I'm on my way"
He took one final glance at the office, feeling the smile spread wider across his face. The magistrate walked to the door, which opened when he was a few feet away. He was greeted by a long hallway, illuminated by three rows of neon lights; and promptly started walking towards the other end.
The Hydraulics hissed once again as the doors closed behind him.
'Well'-he thought-'at least I'm getting out of this one alive'