Catch 22 - Part 2

Yesterday, I presented to you Rome's fundamental dilemma on how to save the mandasurte which comes in the middle part of Rome's Revolution. Today, I will give you the second half of the conversation:

     “You and Rei must go,” said the Overmind. “You must go to Earth.”
     “What?” Rome said. “Why?”
     “Because you can. You are the only Vuduri who can leave here with the ‘secret’ intact. Rei is the only mandasurte who can leave here with good reason. He would be allowed to return to Earth.”
     “But I will know what is going on here. Will not the Onsiras detect this from my mind?”
     “You were able to construct false memories of the disposition of the Ark. You are able to keep me out of any part of your mind that you desire. No, they will not find out from you.”
     “And Rei?”
     “Rei is a hero. He would be allowed to return. There would be no explanation for preventing him.”
     “But we have seen the Ibbrassati. Rei has seen them.”
     “We will have to construct a cover story for you. We will say that the Ark was destroyed along with the Essessoni and you landed here at the enclave. That way, you would be expected to have no knowledge of the true purpose of Deucado.”
     “What about my son? I will be giving birth soon. We cannot go before that,” Rome pointed out.
     “Of course not, you must give birth. You will have that much time.”
     “What about Aason? He will have knowledge of this world, even if he does not understand it,” Rome said.
     “His genetics prevent him from being absorbed into an Overmind. Therefore the only way he could reveal information would be for someone to connect to him directly. He already has your abilities, to keep others out,” replied the Overmind. “He has already demonstrated this. We can teach him the ‘cover story’ or just have him stay disconnected altogether.”
     “This is a lovely plan except for one thing.”
     “And what is that?” asked the Overmind.
     “What do we do when we get there? How will two people stop an entire world from committing suicide?”
     “You will do what you do best. You will talk to them. That will be enough. If you can get enough people to believe you and you expose the Onsiras, they will be defeated. They can only succeed in the darkness. You will bring the light.”
     Rome slumped back on the couch. Once again, the weight of the world, actually all of life itself, was pressed upon her shoulders.

Poor Rome. It's hard being a hero or in this case a heroine. But she is up to the task, trust me.