Friends, Rivals and Tenstions: The Summit at Tombstone

[Lythrilux]

Nathan smirked at Voncloud as he belitted him. As if by signal, Nova Hawken spoke up: "I'm sorry Voncloud but you are incorrect. We did not construct Port Carthage. It was a Zoner endeavour, and, The Core merely offered to assist with a few supplies as a gesture of good-will following the peace process. We cannot be held liable for the actions of terrorists, nor yourself if you swallow their lies and propaganda. I can't believe you had the nerve to raise this, when The Core relentlessly defended Freeport 11 when it was under attack from these micreants". She shook her head.

"Thank you, Nova" Nathan slightly raised his hand, beckoning her to end her tirade. "But what she says it's true. You pin the crimes of the Order and the Corsairs against us unfairly, when they could have simply ignored it and let a Zoner matter resolve itself. They chose shotgun diplomacy. You saw the consequences of that".

Across the room, Nathan heard a man from the Anti-Bretonian Front address him. Upon hearing the word genocide, a mildly shocked expression appeared on his face. "Genocide? That's a harsh word to use. Let's not forget these people have pillaged, plundered and killed countless people. All Corsairs are the same - it's in their blood. I want to negotiate something that leads to least spilling of unecessary blood, but I am also a realist and know it's very likely that some hands may need to get dirtied. Peace sometimes demands sacrifice" Nathan then took a pause, before he burst out laughing "But please! We don't murder Zoners. We've only had to deal with ones who don't follow the esatblished law. Otherwise, our relationship with them in the Edge Worlds is cushy and the reason why I am here - to ensure they don't get screwed by criminals.".

Lastly, Nathan addressed Grachov one more time. "Equally profitable? Then explain why you are trying to use this summit to advance Coalition interests by establishing further Coalition presence in the Omega-49 system?".

//maybe this should be locked until Doc gets back to make a post order? Though personally I love the chaos of it, it's like 2014/2015 watering holes.

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