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SINS OF THE FATHER
By Illeana Moreno Staff Writer Life is an uphill battle for Victor Heller. Born in a small settlement in the Tyrol system, his father and mother are both members of the notorious Screaming Galsons pack. As a child, all he knew of the universe was violence and anarchy.
The opposite is true for Len Weeng. Born to a life of privilege and security, his parents are long-standing Citizens and entrepreneurs in Croshaw.
These two young men, both seventeen now, have one thing in common. They are both on the road to Citizenship, but they will have two very different experiences.
Current laws stipulate that each case for Citizenship is to be reviewed independently of the applicant’s background, focusing instead on whether the Civilian is actively contributing to the good of the society. However, the disparity these two young men will face highlights the flaws in the system, because we all know the truth:
Where you come from absolutely matters.
Victor assumed this. His parents had over sixty counts of piracy, theft, assault and robbery between them. He knew that the UEE would regard his desire to become a Citizen with skepticism.
“I get it, I do. I mean I’d be leery too,” Victor said at a small café outside of his university. “So when I decided that this was something I wanted to do, I knew I would need to make sacrifices.”
Sacrifice is putting it lightly. Victor severed all ties with his parents and enrolled himself in an outreach education program. He worked three jobs to pay the rent on his tiny share. When he wasn’t working, he was studying or volunteering. For years he struggled to avoid anything that might adversely affect his case.
But that might not be enough. Marjorie Lowe is a lobbyist for the United Civil Liberties Organization.
“It’s worse than you think. The government has intentionally created arbitrary obstacles and an atmosphere of dense language and cryptic bureaucracy to give itself plausible credibility whenever it chooses to deny Citizenship.” Lowe believes that there’s something more nefarious at play. “These methods are really a thinly veiled attempt to keep down the number of independently minded Citizens.”
Lowe believes that there’s a powerful elite on Earth that wants to keep the number of Citizens down in an effort to minimize the number of people who can elect Senators and participate in imperial elections.
“If more people vote, there’s more of a chance that the established power-base will be replaced by more politically independent thinkers. Over time, enough of these outsiders might tip the balance toward reform.”
Conversely, Len’s path to Citizenship is going to be more of an afterthought. When we met at his home in Croshaw, he seemed to be a well-spoken and polite young man, but compare if you will his preparations for his Citizenship hearing.
“I’ve been studying a bit. I took a prep course a few weeks ago and they gave me a breakdown of the process and a list of the likely questions.”
Len has also volunteered at a shelter once a month. I asked him if he thinks that this is enough to obtain his Citizenship.
“I don’t know,” he said with a smile and a shrug. “I think so.”
Each side of Len’s family have been Citizens going back almost a hundred years. Again, the review board isn’t supposed to take that into consideration.
For this story, I attempted to contact the supervising committee for Citizenship at the UEE, but was met with deflection and silence. I finally found a public Solicitor, familiar with the process, who was willing to speak on condition of anonymity.
“I wouldn’t say that coming from a family of Citizens in good standing necessarily guarantees Citizenship. I’ve seen situations where it hasn’t helped the candidate. They just take it into consideration and are more likely to overlook … less admirable … qualities.”
With the potential obstacles standing in Victor’s way, it seems that fate has just dealt him another. Relays indicate that two weeks ago, Arina Heller, Victor’s mother, was killed in an ambush by local bounty hunters.
While the story has been making its way around the Spectrum that yet another brutal pirate has been killed, thrusting the sins of his parents back into the public consciousness, Victor tries to remain optimistic.
“I’ll do all I can. If it doesn’t happen, I won’t give up. Just keep my head down, keep working and try again.”
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SINS OF THE FATHER
By Illeana Moreno Staff Writer Life is an uphill battle for Victor Heller. Born in a small settlement in the Tyrol system, his father and mother are both members of the notorious Screaming Galsons pack. As a child, all he knew of the universe was violence and anarchy.
The opposite is true for Len Weeng. Born to a life of privilege and security, his parents are long-standing Citizens and entrepreneurs in Croshaw.
These two young men, both seventeen now, have one thing in common. They are both on the road to Citizenship, but they will have two very different experiences.
Current laws stipulate that each case for Citizenship is to be reviewed independently of the applicant’s background, focusing instead on whether the Civilian is actively contributing to the good of the society. However, the disparity these two young men will face highlights the flaws in the system, because we all know the truth:
Where you come from absolutely matters.
Victor assumed this. His parents had over sixty counts of piracy, theft, assault and robbery between them. He knew that the UEE would regard his desire to become a Citizen with skepticism.
“I get it, I do. I mean I’d be leery too,” Victor said at a small café outside of his university. “So when I decided that this was something I wanted to do, I knew I would need to make sacrifices.”
Sacrifice is putting it lightly. Victor severed all ties with his parents and enrolled himself in an outreach education program. He worked three jobs to pay the rent on his tiny share. When he wasn’t working, he was studying or volunteering. For years he struggled to avoid anything that might adversely affect his case.
But that might not be enough. Marjorie Lowe is a lobbyist for the United Civil Liberties Organization.
“It’s worse than you think. The government has intentionally created arbitrary obstacles and an atmosphere of dense language and cryptic bureaucracy to give itself plausible credibility whenever it chooses to deny Citizenship.” Lowe believes that there’s something more nefarious at play. “These methods are really a thinly veiled attempt to keep down the number of independently minded Citizens.”
Lowe believes that there’s a powerful elite on Earth that wants to keep the number of Citizens down in an effort to minimize the number of people who can elect Senators and participate in imperial elections.
“If more people vote, there’s more of a chance that the established power-base will be replaced by more politically independent thinkers. Over time, enough of these outsiders might tip the balance toward reform.”
Conversely, Len’s path to Citizenship is going to be more of an afterthought. When we met at his home in Croshaw, he seemed to be a well-spoken and polite young man, but compare if you will his preparations for his Citizenship hearing.
“I’ve been studying a bit. I took a prep course a few weeks ago and they gave me a breakdown of the process and a list of the likely questions.”
Len has also volunteered at a shelter once a month. I asked him if he thinks that this is enough to obtain his Citizenship.
“I don’t know,” he said with a smile and a shrug. “I think so.”
Each side of Len’s family have been Citizens going back almost a hundred years. Again, the review board isn’t supposed to take that into consideration.
For this story, I attempted to contact the supervising committee for Citizenship at the UEE, but was met with deflection and silence. I finally found a public Solicitor, familiar with the process, who was willing to speak on condition of anonymity.
“I wouldn’t say that coming from a family of Citizens in good standing necessarily guarantees Citizenship. I’ve seen situations where it hasn’t helped the candidate. They just take it into consideration and are more likely to overlook … less admirable … qualities.”
With the potential obstacles standing in Victor’s way, it seems that fate has just dealt him another. Relays indicate that two weeks ago, Arina Heller, Victor’s mother, was killed in an ambush by local bounty hunters.
While the story has been making its way around the Spectrum that yet another brutal pirate has been killed, thrusting the sins of his parents back into the public consciousness, Victor tries to remain optimistic.
“I’ll do all I can. If it doesn’t happen, I won’t give up. Just keep my head down, keep working and try again.”
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Von Illeana Moreno
Staff Writer Life ist ein harter Kampf für Victor Heller. Geboren in einer kleinen Siedlung im Tiroler System, sind sein Vater und seine Mutter beide Mitglieder des berüchtigten Screaming Galsons Packs. Als Kind wusste er nur von Gewalt und Anarchie.
Für Len Weeng gilt das Gegenteil. Seine Eltern sind in ein Leben voller Privilegien und Sicherheit geboren und sind langjährige Bürger und Unternehmer in Croshaw.
Diese beiden jungen Männer, beide jetzt siebzehn, haben eines gemeinsam. Sie sind beide auf dem Weg zur Staatsbürgerschaft, aber sie werden zwei sehr unterschiedliche Erfahrungen machen.
Die geltenden Gesetze sehen vor, dass jeder Fall von Staatsbürgerschaft unabhängig vom Hintergrund des Antragstellers zu prüfen ist und sich stattdessen darauf konzentriert, ob der Zivilist aktiv zum Wohle der Gesellschaft beiträgt. Die Diskrepanz, mit der diese beiden jungen Männer konfrontiert sein werden, zeigt jedoch die Mängel des Systems, denn wir alle kennen die Wahrheit:
Wo man herkommt, ist absolut wichtig.
Victor nahm das an. Seine Eltern hatten über sechzig Zählungen von Piraterie, Diebstahl, Körperverletzung und Raub zwischen ihnen. Er wusste, dass die UEE seinen Wunsch, Bürger zu werden, mit Skepsis betrachten würde.
"Ich verstehe es, das tue ich. Ich meine, ich wäre auch misstrauisch", sagte Victor in einem kleinen Café außerhalb seiner Universität. "Als ich dann entschied, dass ich das tun wollte, wusste ich, dass ich Opfer bringen musste."
Opfer bedeutet, es auf die leichte Schulter zu nehmen. Victor trennte sich von allen Beziehungen zu seinen Eltern und schrieb sich für ein Outreach Education Programm ein. Er arbeitete drei Jobs, um die Miete für seinen winzigen Anteil zu bezahlen. Als er nicht arbeitete, studierte er oder arbeitete freiwillig. Jahrelang kämpfte er darum, alles zu vermeiden, was seinen Fall negativ beeinflussen könnte.
Aber das ist vielleicht nicht genug. Marjorie Lowe ist Lobbyistin für die United Civil Liberties Organization.
"Es ist schlimmer, als du denkst. Die Regierung hat bewusst willkürliche Hindernisse und eine Atmosphäre dichter Sprache und kryptischer Bürokratie geschaffen, um sich selbst eine glaubwürdige Glaubwürdigkeit zu verschaffen, wenn sie sich entscheidet, die Staatsbürgerschaft zu verweigern". Lowe glaubt, dass da etwas Schändlicheres im Spiel ist. "Diese Methoden sind wirklich ein dünn verschleierter Versuch, die Zahl der unabhängig denkenden Bürger niedrig zu halten."
Lowe glaubt, dass es eine mächtige Elite auf der Erde gibt, die die Zahl der Bürger niedrig halten will, um die Zahl der Menschen zu minimieren, die Senatoren wählen und an imperialen Wahlen teilnehmen können.
"Wenn mehr Menschen wählen, besteht die Chance, dass die etablierte Machtbasis durch politisch unabhängigere Denker ersetzt wird. Mit der Zeit könnten genügend dieser Außenstehenden das Gleichgewicht in Richtung Reform beeinflussen."
Umgekehrt wird Lens Weg zur Staatsbürgerschaft eher ein nachträglicher sein. Als wir uns in seinem Haus in Croshaw trafen, schien er ein gut gesprochener und höflicher junger Mann zu sein, aber vergleichen Sie, ob Sie seine Vorbereitungen für seine Bürgeranhörung treffen werden.
"Ich habe ein wenig gelernt. Ich habe vor ein paar Wochen einen Vorbereitungskurs besucht und sie gaben mir einen Überblick über den Prozess und eine Liste der wahrscheinlichen Fragen."
Len hat sich auch einmal im Monat freiwillig in einem Tierheim gemeldet. Ich fragte ihn, ob er der Meinung sei, dass dies ausreicht, um seine Staatsbürgerschaft zu erlangen.
"Ich weiß nicht", sagte er mit einem Lächeln und einem Achselzucken. "Ich glaube schon."
Jede Seite von Len's Familie ist ein Bürger, der fast hundert Jahre zurückreicht. Auch hier soll der Prüfungsausschuss das nicht berücksichtigen.
Für diese Geschichte habe ich versucht, den Überwachungsausschuss für Staatsbürgerschaft an der UEE zu kontaktieren, wurde aber mit Ablenkung und Schweigen konfrontiert. Ich fand schließlich einen öffentlichen Anwalt, der mit dem Prozess vertraut war und bereit war, unter der Bedingung der Anonymität zu sprechen.
"Ich würde nicht sagen, dass die Herkunft aus einer Familie von Bürgern mit gutem Ansehen zwangsläufig die Staatsbürgerschaft garantiert. Ich habe Situationen gesehen, in denen es dem Kandidaten nicht geholfen hat. Sie berücksichtigen es einfach und übersehen eher.... weniger bewundernswerte... Qualitäten."
Mit den möglichen Hindernissen, die Victor im Weg stehen, scheint es, dass das Schicksal ihm gerade einen anderen zugeteilt hat. Relais zeigen, dass Arina Heller, die Mutter von Victor, vor zwei Wochen bei einem Hinterhalt von lokalen Kopfgeldjägern getötet wurde.
Während sich die Geschichte im Spectrum herumgesprochen hat, dass wieder ein brutaler Pirat getötet wurde, der die Sünden seiner Eltern wieder ins öffentliche Bewusstsein rückt, versucht Victor, optimistisch zu bleiben.
"Ich werde alles tun, was ich kann. Wenn es nicht passiert, werde ich nicht aufgeben. Lass einfach meinen Kopf unten, arbeite weiter und versuche es noch einmal."
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Von Illeana Moreno
Staff Writer Life ist ein harter Kampf für Victor Heller. Geboren in einer kleinen Siedlung im Tiroler System, sind sein Vater und seine Mutter beide Mitglieder des berüchtigten Screaming Galsons Packs. Als Kind wusste er nur von Gewalt und Anarchie.
Für Len Weeng gilt das Gegenteil. Seine Eltern sind in ein Leben voller Privilegien und Sicherheit geboren und sind langjährige Bürger und Unternehmer in Croshaw.
Diese beiden jungen Männer, beide jetzt siebzehn, haben eines gemeinsam. Sie sind beide auf dem Weg zur Staatsbürgerschaft, aber sie werden zwei sehr unterschiedliche Erfahrungen machen.
Die geltenden Gesetze sehen vor, dass jeder Fall von Staatsbürgerschaft unabhängig vom Hintergrund des Antragstellers zu prüfen ist und sich stattdessen darauf konzentriert, ob der Zivilist aktiv zum Wohle der Gesellschaft beiträgt. Die Diskrepanz, mit der diese beiden jungen Männer konfrontiert sein werden, zeigt jedoch die Mängel des Systems, denn wir alle kennen die Wahrheit:
Wo man herkommt, ist absolut wichtig.
Victor nahm das an. Seine Eltern hatten über sechzig Zählungen von Piraterie, Diebstahl, Körperverletzung und Raub zwischen ihnen. Er wusste, dass die UEE seinen Wunsch, Bürger zu werden, mit Skepsis betrachten würde.
"Ich verstehe es, das tue ich. Ich meine, ich wäre auch misstrauisch", sagte Victor in einem kleinen Café außerhalb seiner Universität. "Als ich dann entschied, dass ich das tun wollte, wusste ich, dass ich Opfer bringen musste."
Opfer bedeutet, es auf die leichte Schulter zu nehmen. Victor trennte sich von allen Beziehungen zu seinen Eltern und schrieb sich für ein Outreach Education Programm ein. Er arbeitete drei Jobs, um die Miete für seinen winzigen Anteil zu bezahlen. Als er nicht arbeitete, studierte er oder arbeitete freiwillig. Jahrelang kämpfte er darum, alles zu vermeiden, was seinen Fall negativ beeinflussen könnte.
Aber das ist vielleicht nicht genug. Marjorie Lowe ist Lobbyistin für die United Civil Liberties Organization.
"Es ist schlimmer, als du denkst. Die Regierung hat bewusst willkürliche Hindernisse und eine Atmosphäre dichter Sprache und kryptischer Bürokratie geschaffen, um sich selbst eine glaubwürdige Glaubwürdigkeit zu verschaffen, wenn sie sich entscheidet, die Staatsbürgerschaft zu verweigern". Lowe glaubt, dass da etwas Schändlicheres im Spiel ist. "Diese Methoden sind wirklich ein dünn verschleierter Versuch, die Zahl der unabhängig denkenden Bürger niedrig zu halten."
Lowe glaubt, dass es eine mächtige Elite auf der Erde gibt, die die Zahl der Bürger niedrig halten will, um die Zahl der Menschen zu minimieren, die Senatoren wählen und an imperialen Wahlen teilnehmen können.
"Wenn mehr Menschen wählen, besteht die Chance, dass die etablierte Machtbasis durch politisch unabhängigere Denker ersetzt wird. Mit der Zeit könnten genügend dieser Außenstehenden das Gleichgewicht in Richtung Reform beeinflussen."
Umgekehrt wird Lens Weg zur Staatsbürgerschaft eher ein nachträglicher sein. Als wir uns in seinem Haus in Croshaw trafen, schien er ein gut gesprochener und höflicher junger Mann zu sein, aber vergleichen Sie, ob Sie seine Vorbereitungen für seine Bürgeranhörung treffen werden.
"Ich habe ein wenig gelernt. Ich habe vor ein paar Wochen einen Vorbereitungskurs besucht und sie gaben mir einen Überblick über den Prozess und eine Liste der wahrscheinlichen Fragen."
Len hat sich auch einmal im Monat freiwillig in einem Tierheim gemeldet. Ich fragte ihn, ob er der Meinung sei, dass dies ausreicht, um seine Staatsbürgerschaft zu erlangen.
"Ich weiß nicht", sagte er mit einem Lächeln und einem Achselzucken. "Ich glaube schon."
Jede Seite von Len's Familie ist ein Bürger, der fast hundert Jahre zurückreicht. Auch hier soll der Prüfungsausschuss das nicht berücksichtigen.
Für diese Geschichte habe ich versucht, den Überwachungsausschuss für Staatsbürgerschaft an der UEE zu kontaktieren, wurde aber mit Ablenkung und Schweigen konfrontiert. Ich fand schließlich einen öffentlichen Anwalt, der mit dem Prozess vertraut war und bereit war, unter der Bedingung der Anonymität zu sprechen.
"Ich würde nicht sagen, dass die Herkunft aus einer Familie von Bürgern mit gutem Ansehen zwangsläufig die Staatsbürgerschaft garantiert. Ich habe Situationen gesehen, in denen es dem Kandidaten nicht geholfen hat. Sie berücksichtigen es einfach und übersehen eher.... weniger bewundernswerte... Qualitäten."
Mit den möglichen Hindernissen, die Victor im Weg stehen, scheint es, dass das Schicksal ihm gerade einen anderen zugeteilt hat. Relais zeigen, dass Arina Heller, die Mutter von Victor, vor zwei Wochen bei einem Hinterhalt von lokalen Kopfgeldjägern getötet wurde.
Während sich die Geschichte im Spectrum herumgesprochen hat, dass wieder ein brutaler Pirat getötet wurde, der die Sünden seiner Eltern wieder ins öffentliche Bewusstsein rückt, versucht Victor, optimistisch zu bleiben.
"Ich werde alles tun, was ich kann. Wenn es nicht passiert, werde ich nicht aufgeben. Lass einfach meinen Kopf unten, arbeite weiter und versuche es noch einmal."
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SINS OF THE FATHER
By Illeana Moreno Staff Writer Life is an uphill battle for Victor Heller. Born in a small settlement in the Tyrol system, his father and mother are both members of the notorious Screaming Galsons pack. As a child, all he knew of the universe was violence and anarchy.
The opposite is true for Len Weeng. Born to a life of privilege and security, his parents are long-standing Citizens and entrepreneurs in Croshaw.
These two young men, both seventeen now, have one thing in common. They are both on the road to Citizenship, but they will have two very different experiences.
Current laws stipulate that each case for Citizenship is to be reviewed independently of the applicant’s background, focusing instead on whether the Civilian is actively contributing to the good of the society. However, the disparity these two young men will face highlights the flaws in the system, because we all know the truth:
Where you come from absolutely matters.
Victor assumed this. His parents had over sixty counts of piracy, theft, assault and robbery between them. He knew that the UEE would regard his desire to become a Citizen with skepticism.
“I get it, I do. I mean I’d be leery too,” Victor said at a small café outside of his university. “So when I decided that this was something I wanted to do, I knew I would need to make sacrifices.”
Sacrifice is putting it lightly. Victor severed all ties with his parents and enrolled himself in an outreach education program. He worked three jobs to pay the rent on his tiny share. When he wasn’t working, he was studying or volunteering. For years he struggled to avoid anything that might adversely affect his case.
But that might not be enough. Marjorie Lowe is a lobbyist for the United Civil Liberties Organization.
“It’s worse than you think. The government has intentionally created arbitrary obstacles and an atmosphere of dense language and cryptic bureaucracy to give itself plausible credibility whenever it chooses to deny Citizenship.” Lowe believes that there’s something more nefarious at play. “These methods are really a thinly veiled attempt to keep down the number of independently minded Citizens.”
Lowe believes that there’s a powerful elite on Earth that wants to keep the number of Citizens down in an effort to minimize the number of people who can elect Senators and participate in imperial elections.
“If more people vote, there’s more of a chance that the established power-base will be replaced by more politically independent thinkers. Over time, enough of these outsiders might tip the balance toward reform.”
Conversely, Len’s path to Citizenship is going to be more of an afterthought. When we met at his home in Croshaw, he seemed to be a well-spoken and polite young man, but compare if you will his preparations for his Citizenship hearing.
“I’ve been studying a bit. I took a prep course a few weeks ago and they gave me a breakdown of the process and a list of the likely questions.”
Len has also volunteered at a shelter once a month. I asked him if he thinks that this is enough to obtain his Citizenship.
“I don’t know,” he said with a smile and a shrug. “I think so.”
Each side of Len’s family have been Citizens going back almost a hundred years. Again, the review board isn’t supposed to take that into consideration.
For this story, I attempted to contact the supervising committee for Citizenship at the UEE, but was met with deflection and silence. I finally found a public Solicitor, familiar with the process, who was willing to speak on condition of anonymity.
“I wouldn’t say that coming from a family of Citizens in good standing necessarily guarantees Citizenship. I’ve seen situations where it hasn’t helped the candidate. They just take it into consideration and are more likely to overlook … less admirable … qualities.”
With the potential obstacles standing in Victor’s way, it seems that fate has just dealt him another. Relays indicate that two weeks ago, Arina Heller, Victor’s mother, was killed in an ambush by local bounty hunters.
While the story has been making its way around the Spectrum that yet another brutal pirate has been killed, thrusting the sins of his parents back into the public consciousness, Victor tries to remain optimistic.
“I’ll do all I can. If it doesn’t happen, I won’t give up. Just keep my head down, keep working and try again.”
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SINS OF THE FATHER
By Illeana Moreno Staff Writer Life is an uphill battle for Victor Heller. Born in a small settlement in the Tyrol system, his father and mother are both members of the notorious Screaming Galsons pack. As a child, all he knew of the universe was violence and anarchy.
The opposite is true for Len Weeng. Born to a life of privilege and security, his parents are long-standing Citizens and entrepreneurs in Croshaw.
These two young men, both seventeen now, have one thing in common. They are both on the road to Citizenship, but they will have two very different experiences.
Current laws stipulate that each case for Citizenship is to be reviewed independently of the applicant’s background, focusing instead on whether the Civilian is actively contributing to the good of the society. However, the disparity these two young men will face highlights the flaws in the system, because we all know the truth:
Where you come from absolutely matters.
Victor assumed this. His parents had over sixty counts of piracy, theft, assault and robbery between them. He knew that the UEE would regard his desire to become a Citizen with skepticism.
“I get it, I do. I mean I’d be leery too,” Victor said at a small café outside of his university. “So when I decided that this was something I wanted to do, I knew I would need to make sacrifices.”
Sacrifice is putting it lightly. Victor severed all ties with his parents and enrolled himself in an outreach education program. He worked three jobs to pay the rent on his tiny share. When he wasn’t working, he was studying or volunteering. For years he struggled to avoid anything that might adversely affect his case.
But that might not be enough. Marjorie Lowe is a lobbyist for the United Civil Liberties Organization.
“It’s worse than you think. The government has intentionally created arbitrary obstacles and an atmosphere of dense language and cryptic bureaucracy to give itself plausible credibility whenever it chooses to deny Citizenship.” Lowe believes that there’s something more nefarious at play. “These methods are really a thinly veiled attempt to keep down the number of independently minded Citizens.”
Lowe believes that there’s a powerful elite on Earth that wants to keep the number of Citizens down in an effort to minimize the number of people who can elect Senators and participate in imperial elections.
“If more people vote, there’s more of a chance that the established power-base will be replaced by more politically independent thinkers. Over time, enough of these outsiders might tip the balance toward reform.”
Conversely, Len’s path to Citizenship is going to be more of an afterthought. When we met at his home in Croshaw, he seemed to be a well-spoken and polite young man, but compare if you will his preparations for his Citizenship hearing.
“I’ve been studying a bit. I took a prep course a few weeks ago and they gave me a breakdown of the process and a list of the likely questions.”
Len has also volunteered at a shelter once a month. I asked him if he thinks that this is enough to obtain his Citizenship.
“I don’t know,” he said with a smile and a shrug. “I think so.”
Each side of Len’s family have been Citizens going back almost a hundred years. Again, the review board isn’t supposed to take that into consideration.
For this story, I attempted to contact the supervising committee for Citizenship at the UEE, but was met with deflection and silence. I finally found a public Solicitor, familiar with the process, who was willing to speak on condition of anonymity.
“I wouldn’t say that coming from a family of Citizens in good standing necessarily guarantees Citizenship. I’ve seen situations where it hasn’t helped the candidate. They just take it into consideration and are more likely to overlook … less admirable … qualities.”
With the potential obstacles standing in Victor’s way, it seems that fate has just dealt him another. Relays indicate that two weeks ago, Arina Heller, Victor’s mother, was killed in an ambush by local bounty hunters.
While the story has been making its way around the Spectrum that yet another brutal pirate has been killed, thrusting the sins of his parents back into the public consciousness, Victor tries to remain optimistic.
“I’ll do all I can. If it doesn’t happen, I won’t give up. Just keep my head down, keep working and try again.”
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