He lobotomized you
Osprey was tired of war, of orders, of himself.
His mind felt more machine than man. Of course he'd be distracted by Aspera; to feel was sin, but to feel was to be human.
I'm just so tired, he thought, but I must stand by him. He has no one else—and I am his last piece of humanity.
He lobotomized you
As Osprey monologues he digs deep within himself finding the determination he needs to get out of this situation.
He lobotomized you
Aspera interrupts as she sees how conflicted Osprey is. As she stands up to Mori she asks "Why are you here?"
Mori simply gestures towards cutting his neck with his thumb implying "to kill you."
Osprey responds. "President sent him, he caught wind that Mr. N went behind his back. Likely "Ghost" told him.
Aspera trembles in fear. "Elite Guard Rank 4 for the President "Ghost"?" or-
As Osprey gets annoyed "YES obviously." Frustrated he thinks 'This is a problem how can i get out of here. Even if I do there's a chance Ghost is lurking somewhere I'm not confident with my chances.'
As Aspera sees Osprey worried she assumes he needs to buy time so she butts in telling Mori "Hey emo anime looking kid!"
Mori confused, 'Im 32 years old....'
Zinn held in his laughter knowing Mori's chestnut haircut made him look like a cliche anime villian.
Aspera locks eye contact with him.
"Mr. President sent you to kill us? Why?" She pleads "We follow his every order regardless of belonging to Mr. N's faction. Even though we supply them with men, weapons, gear? We give them 50% of our funding? And they thank us by calling us terrorists on live TV?" Even though they are working with those terrorists behind the scenes? Now your hunting us down to kill us after everything—"
Mori snaps "Because ISSAK is FUCKING INSANE! He never passed A SINGLE Psyche Eval--
As Mori calms down he responds instead of ranting "Don't play dumb. Mr. N knew what he was doing the moment he stole Liam from Greenland. Hes trying to get the up on the President so he has an advantage once he triggers a Presidency Battle."
Aspera: "Presidency battle…"
The Presidency Battle is a sanctioned event held every 10-15 years, where the President and the Front-runner for the election, each select ten fighters to represent them.
These two teams clash in a series of one-on-one battles. The leader of the winning side becomes the President.
Used only in extreme cases, it's a brutal, decisive path to power where victory means rule, and defeat means erasure.