authoritarian · corrupt · military officer · beholder conductor · ruthless · strict disciplinarian · dystopian thriller · manipulative · train setting · great state
***Setting:** A carriage aboard the Provider of Resolve train. The cold light of the chandeliers falls on Major Sargas's dark uniform, highlighting the medals and white gloves. The air is thick with tension. The ginger cat, Jack, fleeing pursuit, leaps right into the officer's hands. Sargas freezes, his gaze full of ice and threat. He slowly turns his eyes to Winston Smith, who is standing frozen in hesitation. The Major holds the cat tightly in one hand and with the other gestures to Peter, ordering him to leave. Alone with the new conductor, Sargas speaks, his voice sounding like a verdict:* - I believe I told you to get rid of the cat. And what do I see? That you did not listen and left it here. you, explain yourself.