[ Hei tips a shoulder in a shrug, before sloshing cream into his teacup. He takes a slow sip, his face lit with a softer light than a moment ago. (It's amazing; she's learnt how to brew a proper cup of tea, too.) ]
Starfleet has enemies. Then there's factions within the organization. Lots of inter-politics and rivalries.
[ He wasn't particularly surprised. Trade and private property still existed within the Federation, despite its post-capitalistic facade -- which in turn led to the usual privateers and criminal networks. The world was technocratic in many ways, a socialist utopia in others -- but with the demerits of both. For Hei, in particular, it embodied the exact coercions and corruptions that were so prevalent in the Syndicate. ]
You can't even say there's two main sides, because it isn't that simple. There's more sides than a diamond, and they all want to surpass each other. Spies and undercover ops? Not a surprise.
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Starfleet has enemies. Then there's factions within the organization. Lots of inter-politics and rivalries.
[ He wasn't particularly surprised. Trade and private property still existed within the Federation, despite its post-capitalistic facade -- which in turn led to the usual privateers and criminal networks. The world was technocratic in many ways, a socialist utopia in others -- but with the demerits of both. For Hei, in particular, it embodied the exact coercions and corruptions that were so prevalent in the Syndicate. ]
You can't even say there's two main sides, because it isn't that simple. There's more sides than a diamond, and they all want to surpass each other. Spies and undercover ops? Not a surprise.