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By relegating Constantine to the position of Rear Admiral, Lucky believed he could dominate the love-in. He watched the fleshy crowd for the right moment to make his announcement. Just before midnight, there was a lull in the orgy and Lucky made his move.

"Excuse me, excuse me! I have an announcement. It's my great honor to announce that Constantine will be given the new title of Rear Admiral."

There were whispers and murmurs, but only faint applause. The crowd was hip and they knew what Lucky was trying to pull. But would it work?

Constantine stepped forward, boom swinging. He threw his sailor's hat to the ground. "Don't think you can trick me, Lucky. I know that Rear Admiral is just a figurehead position these days! You want to push me aside while you seize power! Well nothing doing!"

But just then the bass line and drum beat started up again and the orgy got swinging in earnest, so Lucky didn't have to respond.

Strangely, some time later, Constantine, who was forced to adopt the title of Rear Admiral for a time, turned the tables, by giving free lube to the plebs. So it turned out Rear Admiral was not just a figurehead after all!