Emergency council meeting. All 8 members present (Asala/Basala/Carala/Darala/Ebala/Farala/Golo/Helena). They call in other crews to intercept at level 40. Helena is the chair. Chaos is a problem.
[Verse 1]
Emergency session
All seats filled
First time this cycle
Something moved the council to full attendance
Helena called it to order
(Helena is the chair)
(Helena is always the chair)
(Helena will be the chair when everything ends)
Asala reported first
The one from her system
Level thirty-one and climbing
Moving with two other crews now
Chaos — one point three billion
Disorder — nine hundred thousand
[Pre-Chorus]
“This was not the plan,” said Basala
“Chaos was supposed to maintain order,” said Carala
“Chaos,” said Darala, “does not maintain order”
“That is literally his name,” said Ebala
“We knew this,” said Farala
“We did not act on knowing this,” said Golo
Helena: [said nothing, made a note]
[Chorus]
Council matters
The table is full
Council matters
Something slipped through
A The One who should be in her system
Is not in her system
She is in level thirty-one
With Chaos
With Disorder
Council matters — this is a problem
[Verse 2]
Discussion: intercept options
Level forty was proposed
Two crews minimum
The council would send authorization
The intercepting crews would handle the rest
“What does ‘handle’ mean,” said Asala
“It means return her to her system,” said Helena
“She left her system willingly”
“She did not know the implications”
“Does that matter”
Helena: [made another note]
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Ebala: “Her bounty is now four hundred and fifty thousand”
Farala: “As is Herc’s”
Golo: “Why does Herc have four hundred and fifty thousand”
Asala: “He is Herc”
Helena: [did not make a note about this, it did not require one]
[Chorus]
Council matters
Intercept at forty
Council matters
Two crews authorized
The order goes out
The fold receives it
And somewhere on the road to level forty
Solara keeps walking
[Bridge — Helena, alone]
She will reach forty
She will go past forty
She does not know what she is doing
And she is doing it very well
Which is exactly the problem
[Final Chorus]
Council matters
We are watching
Council matters
We are moving
Send the authorization
Level forty, two crews
And Solara —
We need her to stop
[Outro]
Helena: [closes the record]
Asala: “She won’t stop.”
Helena: “No.”
Asala: “So what do we do.”
Helena: [made a note]
Session closed
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