Don't take us for stupid Benitez we no exactly how it went down, you went of and left us to defend Crete because you didn't get the 40% of power Carlos wanted.
And from what ive seen there might have been even a darker motive for you abandoning your home.
If not for us Gamma would now be under the control of the NovaPG, are you really that blind? so what if you went to Alpha you left a massive fleet in your home system.
I do not blame you I blame the power hungry "Don" of your family. Its not your fault that he will ruin any last been of respect the Brotherhood and the Independent Corsairs had for your family.
[color=aquamarine]((( Im not going to post IC here, and wont OOC again hopefully, but i'd like to ask you not to make comments quite as scathing as where made in McNeo's last post. I cant help but take accusations about my leadership and "power hunger" to heart, along with comments that my members are little more than sheep. I have only ever done what is best for the players who honour me with belonging to my faction, and every major decision is thoroughly discussed with my members before any solid decision is made. Today, I don't think we made a single action that wasn't first agreed on unanimously before-hand in Group-chat by the members online. I don't want to force them to do the bidding of a clan they chose not to join.
I'm asking you to please ease up on the supposedly RP comments about my leadership, because they can in all cases be translated as accusations about me as an OOC Clan leader, and I do find it upsetting and distracting from my duties ))))
((OOC: If you cant take what is said in RP then i believe there is a problem. Its ok for you to dirty the name of the Brotherhood but we cant RP it right back at you?. I suggest you take it how it is in RP))
->CC: All brave Corsairs and The Corsair Brotherhood
->Comm ID: Tribune Skyelius
->To: The Benitez family and misinformed Corsair independents
Things went well until we stated we would honor our tradition of only one Elder representative for each chosen family of Crete. We have always been in favor of having you, Ferono or Zavier as that wise representative we would like to share a seat in Crete's Council of Elders. That was fine, before you spoke against that tradition, and started pointing towards the Benitez not being a family itself, but a strong military contingent withing the Corsairs. Ironically, you then asked me if I was "treating you as a family", which indeed you are, and later admitted (which hints me to the fact that you probably have some kind of mental disorder or psychological issue; contradicting yourself, what the heck?) that you were. The point is that The Brotherhood is composed of chosen members from diverse families of the Corsairs, and some get appointed to the honorable and respectful rank of Elder (which, demonstrating my sincere loyalty to our best interests, refused long ago). We called for a vote after that, remember? (I sent this transmission on a general Benitez frequency, just in case you were not in a mindful state). The options were to: A) Stay as we were, B) Accept your proposition of integrating our ranks (therefore allowing two or more Benitez Elders amongst the Corsairs), and C) Continue our diplomatic talks and search for an agreement; all of us chose option C, so we proceeded, until you suddenly left the system, with little explanation. We all noticed you left in quite a hurry, I might add. You received clear word when you were still in Omicron Gamma. After I personally made the call to arms, I read your jump to Omega-41 (why would you jump through 41 and not Theta, facing the Outcast fleet you already knew was there?). It turns out that it was a well-prepared attack, and the enemy, composed of 101st and Outcasts coming from Theta and Nova PG forces coming in through Kappa. We then noticed an important detail. One of the Outcast pilots you were supposedly "holding back to drive the main fleet off" was already shot down, and I sarcastically laughed at your cheap show of "true Corsairhood". All independent Corsairs, all true defenders of Crete, and all honorable allies that responded to our call for aid fought bravely to defend all the other families, which you left behind. You only took your Benitez, and cowered to Omega-5.You clearly are one family, Benitez. One prominent, powerful and noticeable family, but only one. It is pointless to picture yourselves as "poor victims" when the truth is quite clear. There were no other families, only yours. All other families stayed on their land, the land they have seeded and cared since our ancestors arrived on our home, Crete. No other ships are being liberated, only yours are being set on autopilot towards Yaren, according to our Docking Ring launch recorder. And we were not even there when you made your exodo, so it is pitiful and childish (not wanting to mention a certain three-letter word yet again), to say we drove you off. Your homes are intact, and your home, by your own decision and attached actions. The Brotherhood really deserves our reputation for honor, dignity and pride; unlike you who chose to turn you backs on everything you allegedly "defended with your lives". Perhaps you did once, but lately you are bringing shame and dishonor in your own name, by your own and hand for your own secret motives. First, you need to be "stricken" in order to have the option of "striking back", which you clearly lack, since we haven't attacked any of you, and don't plan on doing so. We truly care about our interests, and consider the possibility of a civil war, which would only be between your family and the rest of the true, real, present Corsairs and the Corsair Brotherhood, in which all brothers would die to the hands of our enemies rather than run away. Having said all this, you only are right in the personal "self-determination" part, which we see as the cause for all this turmoil. That misguided, wrongly oriented, power-hungry and dictating determination to make all young, yet inexperienced Corsairs follow your deceitful and honorless ideals. The AFA, the Black Dragon Society, the Nature's Last Hope gaians and the Colonial Remnant (who remember well what was it like to be betrayed by your own brethren or creation, the "Cylons"). Your message does indeed symbolize the fear for your own interests, but I'm sure the families you left behind on Crete are still very hurt by your harsh, arrogant, self-centered decision. Perhaps when you realize the truth, and you (which I honestly doubt) or your family members remove the veil of foolishness and lies that you casted in yourself, you will decide to rejoin your hermanos at the Corsair's home, Crete.
//By the way, for all people who like to flame in OOC, forcing me to speak freely in OOC is a BAD, BAD, very BAD idea..//
-Sky
"It is a cold universe until you know God as your Father, and then it becomes a home. Even the next life simply becomes the Father's house, home."
—David Pawson
Initiate Break Sequence *****
Channel Successfully Hacked
Incoming Transmission: Comm ID: Unknown
Origin: Routed Through Freeport Nine
It strikes me as amusing, gentlemen, that your two factions should be arguing like this, trying to lay blame on each other, when indeed you two are both quite to blame. You see, We have observers on both sides of this fence, and we can both tell you what truly happened at this little fight of yours. The actual force that assaulted Omicron Gamma today was fairly small, particularly in comparison to the attack launched at Malta a scant twenty-four hours previous. Their intent was simply to destroy as many Capital Ships as possible and dent your beloved Gunboat force, they never intended to do any damage to Crete at all this day... As for the Benitez's claims of stopping the hordes of Outcasts waiting at the gates of Malta, I think you will find that most of those hordes were at Corsica, receiving repairs from that massive overkill and waste of resources that took place yesterday. All the Benitez managed, by pulling themselves into the orbit of Malta, was to sacrifice multiple important fleet elements in a useless attack on Malta's planetary assault grid, which had its countless hordes of thermonuclear missiles in the air before the Benitez even passed Ibiza. The Outcasts had expected this maneuver, and were indeed quite prepared, retreating all of their in-system traffic to the fortress at Corsica. At this time Commander Bonello is most likely seated behind her desk on the unfinished MNS Requiem, sipping from a glass of Chardonnay and smiling, knowing that numerically she has you both dead to rights, while the Nova Power Gen fleets are contented to sleep soundly at Mito tonight, knowing that yet another of their countless enemies has been rendered ineffective for quite some time, and may indeed destroy itself in a bloody civil war. This concludes our Address.
Message to: All Corsair Elders
Priority: TOP
Comm ID: Teresa Maniaco, Council Chamber Mainframe
Elders and Dons!
It's time to calm down the emotions and start looking for ways how to co-exist peacefully and cooperate as Corsairs!
STOP your pointless squabbles and mutual incriminations and start thinking reasonable. Is a civil war among Corsairs really your primary objective? Is your personal pride and the name of your family/brotherhood/organisation really more important than the Unity of our nation? Are you really prepared to be blamed for breaking it by future generations?
Corsairs are only strong when united. Look at the Brotherhood's lonely and failed attempt to invade Frankfurt! Do you really think it would end that way if Corsairs attacked with full strength counting united forces of several brotherhoods and families? No! And the consequences may be far more critical this time. Right now we are showing the rest of Sirius that we are weak...
I urge you, let alone your grudge and send your leaders to the Corsair Council Chamber.
I feel you all need to talk face to face.
Message ends.
If I die, I forgive you, father. If I live we shall see.....Teresa Chavez
' Wrote:->CC: All brave Corsairs and The Corsair Brotherhood
->Comm ID: Tribune Skyelius
->To: The Benitez family and misinformed Corsair independents
Things went well until we stated we would honor our tradition of only one Elder representative for each chosen family of Crete. We have always been in favor of having you, Ferono or Zavier as that wise representative we would like to share a seat in Crete's Council of Elders. That was fine, before you spoke against that tradition, and started pointing towards the Benitez not being a family itself, but a strong military contingent withing the Corsairs. Ironically, you then asked me if I was "treating you as a family", which indeed you are, and later admitted (which hints me to the fact that you probably have some kind of mental disorder or psychological issue; contradicting yourself, what the heck?) that you were. The point is that The Brotherhood is composed of chosen members from diverse families of the Corsairs, and some get appointed to the honorable and respectful rank of Elder (which, demonstrating my sincere loyalty to our best interests, refused long ago). We called for a vote after that, remember? (I sent this transmission on a general Benitez frequency, just in case you were not in a mindful state). The options were to: A) Stay as we were, B) Accept your proposition of integrating our ranks (therefore allowing two or more Benitez Elders amongst the Corsairs), and C) Continue our diplomatic talks and search for an agreement; all of us chose option C, so we proceeded, until you suddenly left the system, with little explanation. We all noticed you left in quite a hurry, I might add. You received clear word when you were still in Omicron Gamma. After I personally made the call to arms, I read your jump to Omega-41 (why would you jump through 41 and not Theta, facing the Outcast fleet you already knew was there?).
-----Retaliatory Transmission------------
ID; Carlos Benietez
A very distorted picture of last night's meeting. It was quite some time after the vote that the Benitez left without a word. We left because the whole meeting had become a farce. Whilst my members sent their own opinions, ideas and responses to me privately for me to relay, as a spokesperson, the Brotherhood failed to exercise any control over their members outbursts, and one (Skyelius) flatly refused to let-lie an issue that had already been voted on and dismissed by that vote.
Why would the Benitez leave to Omega-41 and then Omega-5 if they where planning to strike Alpha? Good question. This FACT is incontrovertible proof that at the time we walked out of the meeting, and out of Gamma, we where not aware of the incoming fleet. Once we where aware, and our fleet had been prepared, we made haste to Omecron Alpha.
Returning to Omecron Gamma after storming out would have been as dishonourable and foolhardy as cowering in our hideout in Omega-5 and waiting for reports of the decimation of Crete. Invasion of Outcast space to draw away the fleet was a third option that was unanimously agreed to be the correct course of action by all pilots in the fleet.
(((((( The issue is far less complicated than 4 months ago with the SCRA and OPG also sitting in the council. When we entered the meeting, there where only 2 candidate groups for council seats. The situation now is about 1 clan attempting to exercise control over another. It's something my members didn't sign up for when they joined this clan, and it's something they will never agree to. My members chose Benitez over TBH because they wanted the freedom that comes with a leadership that gives members their say in all matters and follows the members' judgement. I was told after the meeting that if the family ever came under control of another clan, almost all members would leave.))))))))
Comm ID: Juan Montoya
To: Carlos Benitez, and all other Corsairs.
Is that so? I seem to remember a sentence from your mouth, such as this, while the enemy fleet was entering orbit above Crete.
"Now you will see how much you need us".
You knew very well that the enemy fleet was incoming. The call to arms was made with you and your little army in system, and you still chose to leave. That is the FACT of the matter, Carlos.
But, Teresa speaks wiser words than both the council of Elders and yourself. Although, even if we extended a hand of forgiveness to the Benitez, the first thing they would say would either be "It is not us who need to be forgiven" or "Well, we don't trust you, so shove off".
Nevertheless, as much as I dislike you, our guns will stay cold in your presence, as they have done for eons.
You are our brothers, whether I like it or not. My duty is not to hate you, but to prevent you from gaining too much power over the other familia on Crete. That is the duty of the Council of Elders, my duty. If you choose self exile over unification, that is your choice.
I realise that all Corsairs, even myself so recently, can succumb to the fiery Corsair blood that flows through us all.
So, do you wish to continue these petty squabbles, or act now to unify all Corsairs?
Comm ID: Skyelius
To: Carlos Benitez, and all other Corsairs
Brothers, I have seen it is quite pointless to debate in a matter crystal clear to honest eyes. I have already stated my points about Carlos right here. Disregarding already settled matters which you want to keep digging up and acting about, I already showed my true intentions when today I called Praetor Zavier Benitez to a private meeting; he replied that you were busy with Outcasts so it was my sincere wish to aid my Benitez hermanos and destroy our enemy, disregarding both Carlos' hateful comments about me (he said "we don't need your help, Skyelius" when I came, and later "take your side arm with you, Zavier", to which I responded by leaving mine at Yaren) and the ignoring of our call to arms (which you DEFINITELY heard and are lying about) yesterday.
All in all, I want to announce that I will not get into more of Carlos' immature and childish arguments, but more importantly that the diplomatic talks with Praetor Zavier have been successful. We will present our agreed rank ideas (unless Carlos again rejects this in his ignorance) to the Council of Elders, and rationally come up with the best solution in order to promote peace, unity and hermandad.
Skyelius out.
--End Transmission--
"It is a cold universe until you know God as your Father, and then it becomes a home. Even the next life simply becomes the Father's house, home."
—David Pawson
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