Proper Work
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| Proper Work | |
|---|---|
| Story information | |
| Author | Jason M. Hardy |
| Pages | 4 |
| Type | Short story |
| Product | Total Warfare |
| Content | |
| Era | Clan Invasion era |
| Timeline | 13 September 3060 |
The short story Proper Work was published in Total Warfare.
Contents
Plot summary
On Brighton, Shia-ben-bing Lawson goes through on-the-job training guarding a checkpoint on a civilian road. Navigating through confusing, contradictory-seeming guidance, Lawson eventually gets to lead his own questioning of one of the drivers passing through: Roderick Hirt. Hirt breaks down under the questioning, apparent contradictions found between his statements and official data, and appears to try to drive away only to be shot dead by Lawson.
All along, Lawson was a Maskirovka agent sent to assassinate Hirt, a vice president of a brokerage financing St. Ives Compact loyalists. Data had been altered to create contradictions to enable the murder, and Hirt's car had been sabotaged to flee to justify shooting.
Featured characters
- Siu
- Lawson
- Lin
- Roderick Hirt
- Waterman
- Clask
Featured BattleTech
BattleMechs
- Ti Ts'ang (mentioned)