Bah. I apologize... I'm in a blue funk, and I need to get rid of it before I inflict others with it. No, you didn't do this Dab. It's just been a Monday.
However, to answer your question, it's true that it's not very different from allies. But, you (AW and WA) are the only allies that are even close to eachother. SF and RM are allies, yes, but we have all of Liberty and the Omegas between us. To my knowledge, nobody else is realy allied. Friendly, yes. Allied? No.
Plus, as Carbie pointed out, 6 people is a medium or even a large-ish faction. You still have 10. Larger yet.
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