Theo stood near the front of the crowd, preparing the big speech with which he planned to win them over -- but he didn't step forward yet. First, he wanted to see who else threw their hat into the ring and, most importantly, what they said. He figured he could riff off their ideas, offer the alternative that the people of Halo might want. If the other candidate(s) said they wanted to keep Halo neutral, Theo would be the war guy. If they wanted to change Halo's allegiance, he'd be all for neutrality. From how his campaign had gone so far (or, rather, not gone), he doubted many people would be swayed by his charm alone, but if he could offer a political position that was missing from the existing choices ...
Theo
"Poker" by ND Strupler is licensed with CC BY 2.0.
