Marley Allen was next in line out of the small and secret group of friends
who were interested in making the world more like it was before the
misogynistic Republic took over. People were not happy with the progressive
decisions that Remanoir Aljabari made during his relatively short time as
the main leader of the planet. It wasn’t enough to get him kicked out of
office, but it was certainly too much to let him be reëlected. That was not
only okay, but completely part of the plan. Aljabari never intended to
campaign again, but would step aside so that Allen could take over for him.
It was his responsibility to give the people a taste of what the world could
be like if they let go of their prejudices, and returned to a system of
equality. Now it was time for the next step. When Marley Allen replaced him,
he believed he would have to lay low for a while, to backpedal on a few of
his predecessor’s policies, and make himself out to be the loyal Republican
everyone thought he was. It seemed he didn’t have to do that, however, and
it was all thanks to Aljabari’s wife, Ceri. Ceri Aljabari was a mage
remnant, who had the ability to manipulate other people’s emotions. Very few
people were aware of her power, however, as they thought it was Eskandar
Aljabari himself who possessed such talent. They didn’t believe that a woman
could be so powerful, which gave them leverage, and even plausible
deniability. During Eskandar’s administration, he urged congress to agree
with the changes he wanted to make, and they didn’t push back as much as one
would think. Ceri altered their state of mind, so they would be more open to
new ideas. She simultaneously worked on the city residents as a whole,
though to a far lower degree, because her ability was only so strong, and it
wasn’t like she could create a planet of obedient zombies. By the time
Remanoir Allen took his seat at the top, most citizens of Aljabara were
willing to consider the possibility that women were perhaps not quite as
wholly devious and dishonest as the Republicans had made them out to be for
the last six decades.
Unfortunately, most does not ever account for all, and there were more than
enough people who never wanted to see the system be replaced. Even if an
individual didn’t personally feel any animosity towards women, the
phallocratic government was beneficial to them. Women’s rights weren’t just
limited, but men’s rights were raised. It was good to be a man on Durus
during the first half of the 22nd century, and some weren’t willing to give
that up, even if it was better for the planet as a whole. A few of these
people got together, and they started plotting. They decided there was
something fishy going on with their elections. Summerfield, Aljabari, Allen.
Three out of the last four leaders were progressive, even though they
claimed not to be. They had lied about themselves the entire time, and there
was no reason to believe another election wouldn’t make the same thing
happen again. When Summerfield was recalled, Poppet Drumpf took over, but
when Drumpf stepped down himself, his entire administration was drained from
the proverbial swamp. So what could these people do to fix this? They didn’t
want Allen’s second-in-command to take over, because that caused problems
before, but a special election was also a travesty in their eyes. They kind
of had to pick the lesser of two evils, and hope that Allen’s second, the
Prime Minister wouldn’t turn out to be quite as bad as Drumpf. Unlike with
Summerfield, however, they did not have the people’s support. If they wanted
to get rid of Remanoir Marley Allen, they would have to take care of it
themselves. They would have to assassinate him. Fortunately for them, they
were radicals, so they didn’t have any problem with killing. The mission was
successful, and the Prime Minister took over primary leadership duties, but
he would turn out to be just as progressive as his secret friends.
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