15 Chapter Fifteen: Galvanize (2/2)
”That makes sense” Alex says.
”I don't get it, but oh well” Rose says.
The crew goes back to Vivi's place again as they start discussing more things.
”So if we're going to be a crew” Siran says, ”we'll need Call signs and probably a crew name”.
”Our crew name could be something cool like The Shadows” Finn suggests.
”Terrible” Alex says.
”Agreed” Vivi says. ”We'll work on Call signs first and think about a name later”.
”What'd you have in mind?” Alex asks.
”Well we can go with something easy to remember” Vivi says. ”Like the names of cards from a playing card deck. You know, like Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Joker and so on”.
”Which one can I be?” Finn asks.
”Well” Vivi says as she points at each of them. ”Alex can be King since he's the oldest of you, Finn can be Jack since he's a jackass, Rose can be Queen since she's from Egypt which is a country that was prominent for having Pharos and Queens in ancient times, Holly can be Joker since she's good with intelligence which will be a vital tool to getting whatever you want, and Zia can be the Ace”.
”Why does Zia get to be the Ace?” Finn asks impatiently.
”Because I like her more than you” Vivi says calmly.
”I'll be 9 then” Siran says, ”because it's my lucky number”.
”You're odd” Vivi says, unsurprised, ”and that's an odd number to have as a lucky number”.
”Then you can be 10, Vivi” Siran says. ”Since you're the one trying to keep us in order, and supporting us. Also because it'll be weird if we just go from 9 to Jack without having a position in between that needs to be filled”.
”Suit yourself” Vivi says.
”Ha ha” Finn laughs. ”SUIT yourself... no? Well I thought it was funny”.
”Anyways” Siran says, ”prepare yourselves, everyone, because soon it'll be time to rise up and take action. Even if we don't succeed, we have to at least inspire other people to let them know that they don't have to take abuse while sitting down, and that it's okay to fight for yourselves!”
”Are we the bad guys?” Alex asks himself.
”Who knows?” Vivi says.
”No matter how good of a person you are” Siran says, ”and no matter what you do in life, you'll always be the bad guy in someone else's story”.
”Again, you are the worst person when it comes to motivational speeches” Alex says.
”Anyways” Vivi says, ”take your time planning your next move, because from here on out, you'll need to remain more vigilant than ever”.
”She's right” Siran says, ”let's take our time and find the right moment and place to strike. We don't want to leave them a small scratch on their front door, only for them to be better prepared the next time. We'll want to hit them where it hurts, and not give them the chance to fight back. More importantly, we'll need to do it without sacrificing any of your lives”.
”There you go, excluding yourself from us again” Finn says. ”We're not letting you die on us you know, so that goes for you too, Siran”.
”I'll try to keep that in mind” Siran says.