I myself have been away for a short while doing some long range exploration etc and it may seem that a few policy's may of changed in my absence...
Its nice to see that both sides the order and ZA have stopped fighting and come to some kind of peaceful arrangement...
Yet I was surprised also to read that one of our ships was meet with hostility while it was visiting your home system of Mu just the other day...
Futher more I myself apon returning from my travels encountered a hostile welcome
while passing through your borders on my way home to the Omicron 74 system...
It would seem that there has been some kind of either agreement or restriction placed on some of our vessels from entering your Mu system..
In short your patrol vessels weren't happy to see me within your borders...
As according to my past knowledge I was under the be-leaf that the Zoners and the order were meant to be allies.
Yet you don't seem to want us using large vessels to enter your borders...
Well I'm not about to start to argue with you here.
I can see where your coming from with this...
Most big house's don't like other factions/groups from bringing large capital class vessels into there system so I guess your policys here aren't really that un-expected...
Anyways I'd just like to take this unfortunate to apoligise.
Further more to minimize any chance of hostility I cloaked my vessel to avoid
any hostile encounters and just left the area without firing a shoot.
If you don't want us in your system then so be it...
But I'd just like to add that should you ever wise any help from the Zoner Alliance.
You only need to ask.
Plus you will need to address the new head of operations as I'm currently taking a long earned rest and maybe early retirement from politics...
The comm panel beeps, alerting anyone nearby that they have a message. It is abundantly clear as the message is received however that the encryption on this prerecorded message is surprisingly low, which means that anyone within range has most likely already downloaded the message.
As the message begins to play, a man in battle armor is seen, with his head resting in both hands as he records the message being broadcast. While it may appear that he is just weary, to the trained eye, it is evident that he is actually double face palming, as one in this particular circumstance is not enough.
Quote:Dear Cardamine smoking, most likely nomad infected, and mentally deficient Zoners in the vicinity of this transmission.
Over the past few days, I have tried to be somewhat civil. I have even tried to be moderately polite, and the revered Overwatch Michal Golanski, and God above know how hard that is for me to do, especially in these particular matters.
I am including in this transmission, a decrypted communications log, which should explain the current situation involving The Order, in regards to [ZA] vessels within our home system of Omicron MU, as well as certain incidents surrounding our neighboring territory.
See the logs below this statement? Read them! I'm sure you will find them quite enlightening.
If you should fail to grasp the overwhelming enlightenment found within the fervently and perspicaciously shrewd words of Michal Golanski, myself, and other Order Agents, then please feel free to contact me, so I may give you the coordinates to the nearest solar corona, so you may dive, just as uninintelligably into its warm embrace!
I have read these comm lodges and I can see what both sides are getting at...
What doesn't help is that every time we try and talk to someone concerning order issues and policies we always seem
to hit a brick wall....
I can only speak from a personal point of view as I no longer control or command the ZA...
Personally I always find the order a very hostile and aggressive people to communicate with...
Now don't get me wrong here I'm not trying to insult you or any of your people...
Your hard hardheadedness does show your dedication and passion for your people and its be-leafs...
Now This is one of the reasons why I've handed the rains to another...
Someone who may well now be zoner but has strong links to the order all to do with his own family tree..
With hope that communications will improve having someone that understands you and your people better...
We have our own goals which were according to the last time I checked to explore/protect and develop new technolgy
for future uses etc...
Now our troubles begain with the order trying to invoke there own laws on nomad remains and artifacts.
Now we do understand the need to up most policing/control on such dangerous materials.
Yet to date we still can't agree on who can or should control these issue.
We are more then capable of making sure that the security of such artifacts is up most important and we are capable
of securing such dangerous artifacts for study...
Anyway thats how our troubles first started and from then on we haven't really been able to maintain good enough
relations due to our difference in be-leafs and opinions...
As far as I'm aware our leaders still would like to establish a good solid and mutual relations...
As far as I can see our new leader is currently trying his best to achieve this...
I will always hold hope for the future lets just hope it will be a more productive one...
The comm panel beeps once again indicating that a message is waiting to be read. Upon opening the message however, it is made perfectly clear that this is a live feed, and not a prerecorded message.
Colonel Tereus Mitchell - Broadcasting from the bridge of The Errant Venture
Greetings Sir,
As I have yet to be provided your name, official affiliation, or rank, you will be addressed as "Sir" from now on as a mere formality.
First "Sir", you will notice that you can actually see my face in this transmission. I have removed my helmet so you can see the true intention of my message and not the hostile and aggressive image you referred to in your previous message.
Make no mistake however "Sir" this act of formality should in no way be interpreted as a sign of weakness on my part, nor The Order's.
Tereus casts a stern, almost glowering glance into the holoviewer, then continues.
Now to the matter at hand. Officially "Sir" I have no control over the creation of official Order regulations, nor do I have the authoritative power to set an official meeting, for official negotiations. For that I suggest you contact Overwatch Michal Golanski.
Unofficially however I can address the following:
Quote:We have our own goals which were according to the last time I checked to explore/protect and develop new technolgy
for future uses etc...
Everyone has there own agenda, ambitions, and motives when it comes to attaining previously unachieved technological heights. The Zoners, as a whole seem to be quite adept at this.
With that said, to this date, I would not view The Order as having interfered with this in anyway. I will however state that if you refer to your attempts to violently obtain the Freeport station in Omicron 74, and The Orders "interference", it needs to be mentioned that particular bit of business was officially sanctioned by the governing Zoner bodies.
Tereus pauses a moment, and looks down at his datapad, appearing to collect his thoughts before continuing.
I will now address your following arguments. While you do make very strong cases, I hope that my following counter-arguments will duly inform you of your errs.
Quote:Now our troubles begain with the order trying to invoke there own laws on nomad remains and artifacts.
Now we do understand the need to up most policing/control on such dangerous materials.
Yet to date we still can't agree on who can or should control these issue.
"Sir" The Order IS the governing body on these matters. It was WE who discovered and dealt with the nefarious threat in the first place. It was WE who rallied the people, led the charge, and paid with the blood of our family and friends to contain this vile threat.
Excuse the following affront, but who exactly are you to say that you are entitled, in any way to the right regarding the creation of regulations, or laws on this matter?
Quote:We are more then capable of making sure that the security of such artifacts is up most important and we are capable
of securing such dangerous artifacts for study...
This sir is an oxymoron. I would be so bold as to say that the naivety and blatant arrogance of certain zoners is the direct cause of many of the violent incidents lately, that have not only involved The Order, but other zoners as well.
While to you, the aberrant behavior of your fellow [ZA] may seem within acceptable parameters to you, as they are your colleagues, to The Order, as an impartial third party, only concerned with upholding our solemn duty as vigilant watch dogs to avoid future nomad outbreaks, and as allies to The Zoners, this is, and has been, a clear sign of nomad infection.
As stated previously, I cannot speak for the revered Overwatch Michal Golanski in matters pertaining to official diplomacy and negotiation. With that said, to me it doesn't appear that you are infected, yet. But I would caution you to tread carefully, and be aware of your surroundings when dealing with other zoners for the time being.
Not much of help anymore considering your actions and words are not helping your situation at all. Even worse, they are actually counter-productive and quite succesfuly aligned our High Command towards approving use of absolute measures towards you and previous invader who decided to test patience of me and other agents.
You entered highly secure zone, place you are nowhere close to be approved. Location that not even other Zoners would be looked upon lightly. As expected, you were ultimately found by Order patrols within the area and they proceeded to fulfill their objectives. Instead of surrendering into our authority, in your stupidity you engaged cloaking device.
This is not seen as "avoiding hostilities". This is act of invasion and perhaps spying, should we deem you intelligent enough to actually be capable of carrying out acts we have mastered for decades. Including your (now past) position and use of warship within our space, this can be considered as act of war. Instead of removing your whole lot as I wanted to do in the first place, we will just hunt you down and kill you only.
In all due respect, your last transmission shows you still have not learned the lesson after our armed intervention within Omicron 74. I believe it will be in benefit of everyone to simply get rid of you.
The leader has said what needed to be said, however I must ask who is in control of the alien artifacts? It should be good otherwise some orange lovers will decide to have a tea party. I am not backing off from my last transmission, only haulers shall enter your space and I expect a worm welcome soon.
As usual my words of wisdom fall on death ears and all I get in return is treats....
No body's perfect not even you the order...
Your solution seems to be plain and simple "IF YOU CAN'T CONTROL IT DESTROY IT"
I really don't know why I bother trying to talk to you lot really i don't.
You all seem to be bent on war and destruction....
Statement :-
We may not be the best experienced of pilots or have the biggest fleet "BUT WERE STILL STANDING".
For now I think its best if we the ZA and you the order just keep a wide birth from one another...