1 January, 2028 - Chongri Gonggwan, Seoul - 6:49 AM

In the Premier's Residence, the now-30 year old Yi Kwon sat at his desk. Lee Myung-ok, his wife and, more importantly, cousin of the powerful Samsung CEO Lee Jae-yong, sat by his side. Normally she wouldn't be awake - especially not after the celebrations that usually came with the New Year - but today was different. Today was The Day.

On a TV screen in front of the pair was a videocall, consisting of the most important individuals in the country. Kim Sun-hee, Deputy Director of the Heonbyeong, Park Jie-won, Director of the KINA, Supreme Chairman Won In-choul, CEO Lee Jae-yong himself, and a dozen or so other involved parties discussed the matter at hand - today's operation. Yi Kwon had been watching passively for the better half of an hour, but after a sip of tea he cleared his throat. The meeting fell silent.

"Thank you all for your discussion," the Premier began, "but as the hour approaches, I would like to go through what men we have, and where."

"Of course, Premier. Our men can be categorized into a few key groups - the Heonbyeong, the Golden Korea Alliance, the military, and private contractors. The Heonbyeong are 8,000, the GKA 50,000, the military has 10,000 on standby and can call more if need be, the PSS has around 300 personal guards, and private contractors number around 35,000 total." Kim Sun-hee spoke for the whole group, who nodded along.

Yi Kwon nodded. "Excellent. I pray everything goes smoothly and nobody does anything stupid - but nobody ever accused communists of having too many brain cells." A light chuckle went through the participants of the video call. "Supreme Chairman: how many men - loyal men - do you have ready to call up if need be?"

Won In-choul had been a soft-spoken man in his youth, and that had only increased as he continued his aging. But nevertheless, he still held an air of steady confidence around him. "Gwanggaeto Corps is the most loyal, they number around 75,000, but if there is an insurrection... all will follow. Of that I am assured."

Yi Kwon smiled, then took another sip of tea. "Excellent. Director Park Jie-won - go ahead with the first phase. Keep me updated."

Park Jie-won nodded his understanding, and then the screen went blank.

Lee Myung-ok looked up to her husband, leaning into his shoulder as she suppressed a yawn. "Is everything okay? I didn't understand half the words in that meeting - they speak in acronyms too much, and it's hardly even six in the morning."

The Premier just gave a small chuckle, leaning over and pressing a kiss to his wife's cheek. "Yes, everything is okay. Go check on the kids? I'll be here all day - need to keep an eye on this."

His wife nodded, smoothing out her morning gown before walking out of Yi Kwon's office. "Call me if you need anything."

The Premier - soon to be Crown Prince, if everything went well - let a shaky breath out as he stared at the phone on his desk.

[m:]

Initial roll will be for public perception of the incident. Low roll means lots of insurgents; high roll means not as many.

Each phase of this will be rolled individually:

• Phase 1: Cutting of power and seizure of important politicians in Seoul
• Phase 2: Seizure of important politicians nationwide
• Phase 3: Assassination of leading Red Guard figures
• Phase 4: Ransacking of political opposition offices
• Phase 5: Seizure and submission of press offices
• Phase 6: Reinstatement of power and Premier's message