Victor turns away from the window and walks back to the table, "So we are in agreement that Bethlehem's best move is to sell their station to Synth Foods and start new lives elsewhere?" Looking at Charles for a reply Victor continues, "As for the ZDF, I think Commander Matok's suggestion that they seek training with the SCRA to be a good idea. While I have my opinion of the SCRA, they are amazing fighter and bomber pilots. The ZDF would benefit from any training with them." Victor clicks a few keys on his datapad, "I've sent you all a file which contains information on OSI's barge, the Cornucopia. I plan on having DSE convert the majority of the Cornucopia's storage into a large construction facility. OSI will use this facility to produce a variety of fighters, bombers, and perhaps freighters and transports. What I would like is for OSI to be granted exclusive rights to supply the ZDF with its fighters and bombers. Other than the ZDF, our products will be shipped to local Freeports and sold to the stations for resell to their customers."
Taking a sip of a drink an attendant handed him, Victor continued, "Our next topic is something all of us are *pausing for a second* vocal about. Gallia. *looking around at everyone's expressions* I know some of you want nothing more than to stroll into Gallia and execute Aurelia for betraying your trust and insulting your pride. I however, want to stress that point. That is all Aurelia took from us. True, she does have the schematics for the Corvo, Fearless, Aquilon, and Jinkusu. Though, the Corvo's schematics are easy enough to get your hands on and I haven't seen a Jinkusu that hasn't been heavily modified during its time in unknown space. So that leaves the Fearless, who with our without the schematics isn't able to stand up to the GRN's own cruiser much less their battleships and the Aquilon of which she has one, the Arrowmaches or the Lamelle."
"What was her true intentions in becoming a Zoner? I'd venture to guess it was the ability to roam about in all the houses and gather intel. I mean, if I ordered my transport and security pilots to scan and log all ships and stations they came into contact with, OSI would have a sizable intel database about almost everyone." Motioning for an attendant to bring him another drink Victor continued, "I am asking why everyone is so set that Aurelia stole our greatest secrets? All she got away with is schematics which if our shipwrights are doing their job won't matter because we'll have new variants of all of our capital ships shortly. She has no access to any Freeport or Zoner installation as she'd likely be killed on sight. Why then does it seem some are wanting to go to war over one women? I've been in Gallia. I've seen their technology. If we start a war with them, it will be our demise. Am I suggesting we lay down and serve them? Hell no! What I am suggesting is we do as we have in the past, remain neutral and ride it out."
