Standish

From ILB

Categories: Shipboard Characters

Part of the Phase 2 Operator's Monologue shows a few fragments of Melissa's memory, which SPDR triggers while working on her. In one of them, Capt. Greene and 1st Lt. Sorenson mention Standish in the course of a discusson on whether they should report to someone that Troy is about to be glassed.

Standish appears to be someone back at headquarters, male, who is above them in the chain of command. Greene and Sorenson don't appear to have a very high opinion of him.

Greene: If we bug out and scramble home to warn HQ about Troy, people like Standish will say we've already compromised a huge tactical advantage, and that mounting a big evac operation will completely give the game away.

1st Lt Sorenson: Not even Standish would let them glass a planet if he knew it was coming. ... Oh my God.

Capt. Greene: I am not privy to strategic conversations at that level. But if we run home and present the decrypt, we put them in a tricky situation. If they act, they risk letting the enemy know we have a toehold in their C-and-C. If they decide that strategic advantage is too great to risk and don't act, then you know Section Zero will be all over them. Zero's wanted Standish forever.

1st Lt Sorenson: I...I understand. It's so much easier for everyone if we don't tell them.