Recruitment
Jun. 25th, 2012 01:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
a_time_slip"Where did you go?" asked Janie, watching the young woman sneak back into the compound. The sun was just rising over the horizon, and the others would soon start to wake.
"Don't tell Ella! I'll do whatever you want!"
"I won't."
"Why not?"
"Spend today with me... you'll see for yourself."
"Yes, ma'am."
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As they prepped breakfast, Janie asked the Alice, the young woman, about her family. Alice's family was dirt poor, and joining with Ori's people was supposed to help her. Ori was the reason the town did so well, with her large supply orders and the purchases of her people. It was a trade-off for the disappearances and the hold that family seemed to have over the entire country.
Janie, in exchange, told Sara's story. Ori's eldest daughter was taken by a group of armed men, many years ago, and never was heard from again. Janie was also taken, which left Ori and Ella heartbroken. Ever since that day, Ori hired town members for security, and immediately killed intruders.
Alice in turn explained that she wasn't allowed to send funds home, or to visit. Her family was out of the slums, but otherwise the situation was the same.
Her face lit up when Janie mentioned The Agency.
The next dawn, Alice did not return.
"Don't tell Ella! I'll do whatever you want!"
"I won't."
"Why not?"
"Spend today with me... you'll see for yourself."
"Yes, ma'am."
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As they prepped breakfast, Janie asked the Alice, the young woman, about her family. Alice's family was dirt poor, and joining with Ori's people was supposed to help her. Ori was the reason the town did so well, with her large supply orders and the purchases of her people. It was a trade-off for the disappearances and the hold that family seemed to have over the entire country.
Janie, in exchange, told Sara's story. Ori's eldest daughter was taken by a group of armed men, many years ago, and never was heard from again. Janie was also taken, which left Ori and Ella heartbroken. Ever since that day, Ori hired town members for security, and immediately killed intruders.
Alice in turn explained that she wasn't allowed to send funds home, or to visit. Her family was out of the slums, but otherwise the situation was the same.
Her face lit up when Janie mentioned The Agency.
The next dawn, Alice did not return.