I thank you for your support Lt.Cdr. Sir.. I'm glad people are seeing through the "They're Terrorists!" crap.. And onto real business..
Now anyways, I'm so glad you could make it Mr. Sanders! I've been having a lovely debate with these fine gentlemen but the real man I've been waiting to talk to is you... So, lets talk. First off, I'm a little disappointed with your rashness of your decision... Do all the corporations think about just finances? Obviously losing the Shetland would take down your revenue a bit, but i'd wish you would read up through the debate logs, My apologies if you have. Another thing is that as one of the limited authorized transports to the surface, it is YOUR responsibility to make sure nothing is taken, so your policy of "It wasn't us", or however you want to put 'no sanction, no indulgence'.. It just doesn't cut it. I will though keep this speech shorter than usual as I'm eager to hear some more of your side... Other than a loss of some credits. After all, Everyone's facing a budget crunch... And what better time for change my friend?
I await your rebuttle Mr Sanders....
~Sipher Rockwell
"The pen is mightier than the sword." -Edward Bulwer-Lytton. "Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword never encountered automatic weapons." -General Douglas MacArthur
INCOMING TRANSMISSION
COMM ID: Captain William Dashwood, PanGalactic Travel Company
LOCATION: Kusari Luxury Yacht Dionysus, Cortez System
Ensign of the Bretonian Armed Forces, it seems you are a little confused. PanGalactic, and Orbital Spa & Cruise as a whole, does not "think about just finances." We exist to provide a service. And it is in everyone's best interests for us to provide that service to the best of our ability. Since you have written the petition, I can only assume that you are in agreement that planet Gaia is one of the most beautiful objects in the entire Sirius Sector. Stationing the Shetland anywhere else would reduce the quality of the service we all provide. Though this would result in a loss of earnings, that is because it would become a less appealing resort. And it is the latter fact that is of most importance, rather than financial gain. As for poaching, Mr Sanders has already pointed out what needs to be said. Orbital Spa & Cruise does not engage in poaching. It does not even tolerate poaching. Indeed it actively stops it. Obviously we cannot be sure that we catch each and every perpetrator, no more than you can be sure that it is our facility which is causing this problem. And this brings me to my final, extremely salient point. I presume from the tone of your communiqu?s that you are not a particularly educated man. A perfunctory knowledge of some of the more crowded, unregulated planetside markets reveals that the wildlife poached from Gaia is extremely popular amongst certain sections of Sirius population. And a cursory knowledge of history would let you know that the removal of the Shetland would change nothing in regards to this. With such a high demand, goods are going to find their way in to the hands of buyers one way or another - the incentive is just too high. Even if the Shetland were a staging point and storage depot for these poachers (which I can most vehemently assure you it is not), removing it would just be removing the symptom, not the problem. Alternative ways would be in place before the Shetland was even through the jumpgate. As it is, however, the luxury liner is a lawful vessel in extremely close proximity to planet Gaia that actively deters poaching. Removing it would make the poachers' jobs that much easier. And decommissioning it? A more ignorant and obnoxious comment I have never heard. Do you have any idea of the history of the vessel? The dignitaries who have been aboard, the magnificent events it has held? Preposterous.
Mr. Dashwood was it? Frankly, rich snobs who think they know everything Annoy me... I'm not sure if your one of them, but your definitely coming off as one. I have done my homework for this mate, and now, let me show you how us "less educated" do it. First off, with the whole "quality of service" Thing, I once again reiterate the fact that I think going down to the surface just amplifies the entire situation. With our technology it is just as easy to view the planet with scopes. Hell, I think its beautiful just when I pass it in my Templar. And once again I'm well aware of the services it provides, but a floating resort doesn't need a planet to go with it. Otherwise why don't you just bloody build on the planet! Second, about the poaching and such. For the fourth time I will say I'm not accusing anyone on OSC or its affiliated companies of poaching, or of even allowing poaching, However, the fact that the Shetland is just there has made the act triple. And before you think I'm making this up I have the ledgers and criminal accounts and everything you need to prove it. You think big shots can get information.. Try the military. Another issue is how every time one of you talks its always using Gaia as some sort of "resort" or "financial asset" or what not. Its a bloody planet that you have the privilege of actually going onto. The least you could do is regulate it better. Now, i'll bring up an example, one day in Edinburgh, I was heading around to do normal patrols, and I saw a freighter heading down onto Gaia, now, I thought, "Hmm.. must be some trader who finally saved enough for a trip there", but as soon as I asked him why he didn't just take a OSC Tour shuttle, the response I got was a blur of "mind your own business", "I paid the damn man", and "he said I have confidentiality" And a mix of other, 'derogatory', things that made me want to space him.. For god's sakes.. If your going to have tours, it would make it that much easier for YOU and ME both to police this matter if you would just make them all take your ships. But that of course can't happen 'cause anyone with enough money with a yacht filled with people probably would find it "offensive" to cram into a shuttle. By the way, your stories are sort of conflicting.. Your CEO mentioned, along with another fellow of yours that you do not "sanction nor indulge" in this matter, now why all of a sudden are you policing it? "Actively stopping it" and "not dealing with it" are two separate matters. And on a final note, the Shetland actually attracts the poachers, because I don't think you fully realize the profit of selling of a genetically perfect feline, but its enough to pay for a "private" tour or whatever it is you call it. Well Mr. Dashwood, its been a pleasure chatting with you, do come again.
And as always, I await your rebuttle.
~Sipher Rockwell.
"The pen is mightier than the sword." -Edward Bulwer-Lytton. "Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword never encountered automatic weapons." -General Douglas MacArthur
--- Graham Knight was slightly annoyed with the discussion, he was trying to avoid them, but was dragged into it to envoice his own opinion this time. How could they not see that taxes raised on Shetland fund the government? Graham really believed that, he always believed that credits raised by corproations eventually benefit citizens and the government. The very same government that receives taxes from Shetland funds the pollution reduction program in Leeds. Ecology costs credits. Removal of Shetland would eventually hurt Bretonia Police Authority's on Aberdeen funding and poaching would become harder control, not to mention decrease in funding of Environmental Protection Agency in the first place. Really, these Gaian sympathisers, while however amenable they can be, are too drastic and radical in their measures. Shetland's removal would no way help the ecology as the whole. The very request to remove it from Gaia's orbit is the very same demand made by Gaians. Who would believe it wasn't done due to the pressure from Gaians who backed up some ordinary, I daresay, slightly misguided people? It would look like we're submitting to demands of Gaians - Gaian terrorists - as Bretonian government often puts it. Seeing Bretonia weakening like that Mollys would certainly use the chance for another uprising. Give some ground to one group and another one will also step in. With the Kusari invasion and siege of Leeds, Bretonia would not be able to control Mollies and fight on two fronts at the same time. Dublin could fall... Graham looked around again. These radicals never accept a compromise. No, they will not give up or negotiate. They could request an investigation by the BPA to try and detect traces of poaching, but they would rather go bold and make demands without any evidence. Graham knew how their mind worked, he had dealt with Green Front sympathisers before in his university days on Cambridge. They never see the big picture, it's just not the time... Synth Foods would not hurt much where it for Shetland to be removed - but Bretonia would. He could not allow that.
Graham became frustrated. He'd close the transmission and leave this all in his head in a form of thoughts. It seemed pointless to discuss it further. They care to prove their points, not go into compromises. Graham Knight left.
Ms. Thorn. You saying that the Gaian's are conducting Illegal activies, you say this petition is illegal. No, neither of them are doing anything illegal. It's those that call themselves so called "Scientist's" that are doing thing's illegal.
The rest of you that are against this, You say that Shetland and her crew do nothing illegal. That is a lie. There is no other way to gain Gaian Wildlife, other then landing on the Shetland and taking a boat down to Gaia's orbit. Tell me, why take Animals off Gaia's surface, place them in cages, and experiment on them? Why not just study them on the surface and not experiment on them. Your not saving Human lives, your destroying animal's that evolved without Human interference. I could careless if they have the cure to cancer, Removing Animal's from their natural habitat is screwing with the Ecosystem.
Because now you have more or less of one thing that balances that ecosystem.
My Com ID will stay logged in. I await your lashes.