C-047

You get up out of your seat, unable to bear watching your friend be humiliated and tortured.

X-824, the teacher, gives you an evil glare. "You will return to your seat." You do not return to your seat and instead continue to approach.

"Let him go." You demand of her.

"He must swear loyalty to Zang ti-Lin with his flesh. There is no other way. Now you will sit down, C-047, or you will be punished." She tells you.

"But the six points of loyalty..." You say.

"Yes? They are; loyalty, honor, justice, commitment, and honesty. What of them?" X-824 prompts you to continue, her eyebrow arched.

"That's only five." You say.

She seems baffled by this, almost lets her grip go on your friend. The girl helping her looks confused too, but you've never mistaken her for an intelect.

"What do you mean?" The instructor asks.

"The six precepts are loyalty, honor, justice, commitment, and honesty. Right?" You ask.

"Yes" she says.

"Well that's only five." You say. "I thought you said there were six precepts."

"But..." She lets go of the student formerly known as Jacob. The assistant/teachers pet lets go as well. Jacob runs for the door.

"No!" The teacher cries out, realizing that the boy got away. "You're the cause of this. There is no room for rebelion in a union! Get him!" She is pointing at you and ordering the class to capture you. You look at your fellow students, some of them get up from thier seats. Some people are easily brainwashed. Those who rise from thier seats look to you with animosity.
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