Valentine's Day Coup

Initial Contact
General Marshall David, head of the Army, had been seething for months about his loss to Alison for President of Kitex. He had complete control over the Armed Forces and began to establish 2,000 soldiers that would only be loyal to him, as well as elements of the Tank Corps, using force, bribery and threats. The General trained the soldiers in secret, usually in the woods in the dead of night and also took them on "exercises" where they'd role play the coup. He also contacted "friends" in the Secret Service, National Police and high profile defense and financial companies.

The Secret Service
Head of the Secret Service, Sheila Hankins, was a known loyalist and in accordance with Marshall's plan, would prove a credible threat to the "revolution." The Assistant Head of the Secret Service, Don Hedely, however, wanted to advance his own career, yet was unable to due to the fact that the Head of the SS stayed in that position until they died, thus he was a prime target for Marshall to try and recruit. Before Hedley threw his hat in with Marshall, he wanted to know what was in it for him. Marshall promised Hedely complete and total control of the SS and that he'd also be able to form a small band of elite SS to serve as his personal bodyguards and that Hedley would be paid $400k annually. At hearing this, Hedley agreed.

National Police
A small group of captains in the NP who were in charge of riot police wanted to be able to have "a little"