From: Chief of Staff Laurence Marshall, Iron Front
To: Zoner Militants
Subject: Putting the foot down
Brave warriors of freedom,
We have endured oppression for many weeks, many months, and many years. We have sought peace where others have sought our annihilation. And yet, we stood patiently waiting for the clock to tick. Now, the clock has stopped. As Liberty grows bolder by the day, so must we too adapt to the unfortunate circumstances. To do so, we must reinforce our militias at great speed and bring about a show of our strength.
What has once been a region welcoming for our kin is now looking to destroy everything we stand for -- our ideals, our values, and our hopes. But I call upon every fighting-capable Zoner to arrive on Erie within the week to work together towards what we deserve: Erie, free from the shackles of the Republic's "liberty".
There are many differences to set aside. People from Veracruz, from Gran Canaria, from Erie, and many other locations throughout the sector will be present and we must do our best to protect them no matter the cost. Their hopes march will march with you, and we can count on them to aid us against any threats. Do not waiver in face of overwhelming odds and do not think about putting down your weapons. We shall fight as one, move as one, and work as one.
We will live to tell the tale, or we shall perish in ever-lasting glory defending our values. For freedom, For Gran Canaria, For Erie!
Laurence Marshall Iron Front Militia Provisional Authority For The Reclamation of Planet Erie
Why are you reading this? Don't you have something else you'd rather be doing? Why are you still reading this? Go out and explore, trade, fight, pirate, or even die thanks to SLRC autopilot. You're still here? What do you want, a poem? Fine. Roses are red, violets are blue, I lose the game, and so did you.
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Kallisti.
I can promise no more than my best efforts, but I was there when we gave the baffers hell around One, I was there when we gave the reds hell at Canaria, and I'll be here to give hell to anyone who wants to push our people off of Erie. No matter how many planets and nebulae we tame, the imperialists are always right behind us, waiting to steal away what we won with our lives and our deaths. Eventually they must be forced to understand that truly free people earned their liberties. Si vis pacem para bellum.
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Doc is sitting on the porch of his Erie retreat, far away from the main city and just out-of-sight and therefore out-of-mind of Zoner settlements, enjoying his morning coffee.
Mr. Marshall, looks like I may be stuck down here. I am available for diplomacy as needed but as I already lost a home to the Bretonian Crown, I will be damned if I lose another."
He checks his pistols and starts making sure the hidden weapons about his retreat are loaded and ready
"They can talk with us or die with us. I am game for either one. I will not allow this to happen twice."
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