>>5177818In the meantime, you drill the men until you’re sure that they’re comfortable with the new equipment. Plenty of tinpot dictators have found out the hard way that having the fanciest gun in the room doesn’t automatically make you the best fighter.
The good idea fairy has already ruined enough things in this world, and you refuse to let it take hold of you.
A week or so later, the hardline already proves its worth when you get an urgent message from high-up in the Rats.
Thanks to those codebooks you stole and the loss of their intel pipeline, the Rats have been able to burrow deeply into previously secure channels and siphon off critical intelligence, some of which they’re happy to redirect your way.
According to the intel, the Pedraza regime is desperately trying to recover and pretend that nothing out of the ordinary is going on.
To that end, the Rats managed to intercept a top-secret cable indicating that Pedraza intends to give a televised speech at the Venezuelan National Assembly in an attempt to rally the flagging population back to his banner.
Guess he’s out of stick, and is willing to give the carrot a try.
The Assembly itself has no real powers anymore, mostly serving as a cushy posting for Pedraza’s cronies that just rubber-stamp whatever he puts in front of them.
The place is sure to be crawling with security, but this is your chance to chop off the head of the serpent.
If you can assassinate Pedraza, you’ll be able to overturn the entire house of cards that his administration is precariously balancing on.
In the end, you decide to…
> Start drawing up plans immediately. If you can pull this off, you’ll be in a prime position to overthrow the regime and install something new.> Disregard this news and focus on an alternative target. Pedraza’s time will come soon enough.> Other?(Going to take a break for dinner, vote is open until I return.)
