Cadet Marshall

Marshall Allen 23 Charlie Platoon

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cadetnico:

Nico was seated only a table away from the fair-headed cadet, and so he heard perfectly what he had said. Curious about the context of his words, he observed him from the corner of his eye. His gaze landed on the piece of paper in front of him – he recognized the script and the material of the paper easily, even from where he was. He’d been given the assignment, as well. They were in the same class. “I, uh, isn’t that a bit… drastic?” Rarely did the boy speak his mind, and he didn’t know what compelled him to do it. Maybe it was because he knew the kind of thinking the other man held and it scared him – it was the kind of thinking that belonged to powerful people who start wars. Or maybe he was just having a strange day.

Marshall turned one blue eye and one brown from the assignment to the other cadet, quirking an eyebrow, “That’s what you think is drastic? You tell me, kid. Is killing one person so you can do a job meant to stop a war that would kill a shit ton more drastic?” After a moment, he placed the paper aside, folding his arms over his chest, “You tell me, then. What would you do? You can ask ‘em to keep quiet, I guess, but there’s no guarantee they’re gonna do it, and what would you say? ‘I realize I’m a foreign spy probably doin’ somethin’ your government wouldn’t like very much, but I’d greatly appreciate it if you would keep that to yourself.’ Denyin’ it might work, but that’s a crapshoot. If it doesn’t work, you could be killed, tortured. Tie ‘em up and leave ‘em somewhere? Well, that’ll definitely piss ‘em off enough to give you up. It’s always sad when you gotta kill someone, but I’d rather be sad than room temperature.”

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aubrienewton:

while aurora was fond of violence and chaos, she would never go that far to make a civilian quiet. ❝ don’t you think it’s a bit absurd and irrational to kill a person over such a thing— not to mention barbaric. ❞ though it would be a lie if aurora denied that she hadn’t thought of that solution as the last resort.

Marshall laughed abruptly, “All these bleedin’ hearts around here and I’m the one in Charlie. No, it ain’t extreme. Extreme would be not bein’ able to do what I’m there to do, y’know, like save the world, ‘cause some asshole talked and my cover’s blown. Killin’ ‘em is the only option if you ask me.”

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cadetbarysheva:

Tatiana’s expression remained blank. “Not what I meant. But you can’t kill every civilian who makes things difficult for you. At some point the evidence will start pilling up against you or against those you work for. They can lie, but they can’t convince everyone or make people like them and when the state keeps wronging people, people will revolt. I don’t mind it if there’s no other way, but killing civilians should be your last option. At least I think that’s the correct answer, I can’t really stop you if that’s how you plan to act when you’re out of here.“

“That’s why you don’t leave evidence. Also, whole point of bein’ a spy is that no one knows who you’re workin’ for. Subterfuge is kinda in the job description. You know what ain’t subterfuge? Lettin’ some civilian run their mouth about what you’re up to. Only one way I can think of to guarantee silence unless you got any better ideas. You think I’m gonna kill ‘em and leave my contact information? Maybe a Maillard brochure?”

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cadetbarysheva:

A table over from the one the young man had claimed for himself, Tatiana raised her eyes from her own paper to give her fellow Charlie a blank look. She recognised the question from the assignement and his face (she was pretty sure his name was Marshall) but his sarcasm -if that was sarcasm- flew right over her head.”I don’t think that’s the correct answer”, she offered. “What do you do with the body then? Or the family?”

“Why would I do anything? You want me to stop mid-mission and dig a grave? Send flowers and a card to the family, ‘sorry I killed your husband/father/son/butler’? Kill someone the right way and they ain’t gonna catch you. Leave ‘em and carry on.” Clearly, he was not being sarcastic, “Y’know, you’re gonna have some trouble with this if you’re really that sentimental.”

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Contrary to what his platoon implied, Marshall was not the type to slack on his work--in fact, he might have made a good Alpha if not for his attitude. It was his amazing ability to get into trouble that ultimately landed him in Charlie.  He was seated in the cafeteria, oblivious to the idle chatter as he inspected the sheet in front of him--presumably some type of assignment. The question was simple--what would you do if you were discovered by a civilian? While he’d been mulling over what the correct answer might be, he already knew what he would do, “I’d kill ‘em. Loose ends make my ass itch.”