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It was a rather slow day, the Barrier Gate was teeming with various individuals. The usual raggedy figurines and the hot shot spacers. It was an incredibly average day, and an average day was good enough for Revenant - now out of their hidden persona. Yet they were wearing another layer of facade, their augments replaced with concealed parts, and their skin heavily decorated with makeup, tweaking her complexion. To the majority, she was another female traveller simply enjoying her drink, but to the trained medical view, one would notice her right eye not seeming... right.
Regardless. She was enjoying her alcoholic beverage, taking a sip. It has been a long while since alcohol had touched her taste buds, letting loose a hum of inquisition.
"Hm. Been so long. "
Footsteps rounded the corner, entering the bar. She looked over from her booth to glare at the doorway, hoping it was a certain Maltese. She peered over to the other side of the room, peering at her hidden cohort chatting in the corner, then returned her gaze to the doorway as another group of individuals come through, sighing out in impatience.
At some point, Enma could call the Barrier Gate her second home, or maybe the third one right after Malta and Nauru. While station by itself holds a little value, she keeps a lot of sentiments in her heart about events that happened here. Arriving here a few days before Revenant, as Raven calls herself now, she had her time to relax and even changed her outfit to things that look really casual. But as just her counter-part she did not forget about some layers of makeup. Em sure hopes that she will make a good impression and that something will come up out of it.
Loyola enters the "Barrier Bar" rather cheekily, not without some rush. At once she would spot Revenant and approach her table, pushing one random guy along the way. Carrying some heavy bag, she would start to unload it as soon as she reached the table, she brought a lot of things with her at it seems some notebooks and her phone. She glanced at Sapphire, greeting her with short:
"Hi... "
Following that she falls at the free chair, taking off her shoes and trying to get comfy.
Now looking at Revenant with a slight smile, then looking around, as if searching for someone else in the crowd.
"Long time no see-- It's been like what? Five years or so? I see no group of auxesian marines trying to detain me immediately, I will take that for the warm welcome."
Loyola giggles, relaxing a bit more, and checks her communicator.
"So how ish? I hope live conversation will go easier than comms..."
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"Mmm. "
She placed down the glass, producing a clink noise as it was placed down. She relaxed, leaning on the table, eyeing Loyola.
"There was a reason why I invited you here and not the Citadel. It would be treasonous to let someone of your stature so close."
She played with the glass, shaking it a little to swirl the liquid within,
Lowering her voice, "Sorry, Enma. I can't spend too much time here and I need to set some dirt on the Crayons, so it's straight to business for now. The Insurgency and the Outcasts... you sure they're angry with each other?"
Loyola narrows her eyes and makes a prolonged sigh, she tilts her head to the side a little bit. Not really falling for Raven's rushed approach to this conversation she parts her lips slowly and finally starts to speak. Stretching out words and sounding kinda low, she lazily pushes the words out.
"Yeah, yeah, why would I be allowed to Citadel, it's not like we are friends or anything? But I guess if you have something to hide, that's your right."
She pauses tapping her phone as if trying to remember something.
"Right, the Insurgency, I was really close to having a good deal with them, but then I got bored and quit the big game after the Orange Hammer. Insurgency seemed to be very cooperative and I don't for the sake of what 'imperials' would suddenly want to go in with guns. I've considered Insurgency as the key element to ***** with the Order and CR in Independent Worlds to our common interest, but you know some people on Malta prefer not to think much. I will be honest with you, I don't know exactly what happened between them as of now, but I really doubt it's something serious and that damage is beyond repair.
I plan to stay here and look around, maybe partake in some action. I maybe could mediate in some negotiations, because I know how to lick everyone's butts so all sides are happy."
Loyola takes a sip of wine to wet her throat shortly, before resuming.
"So yes amiga, nothing too impressive. You can count on me, but I can't promise that I will turn the table here."
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She rested back furrowing a brow as Loyola teased her, holding the glass in palm as she listened intently.
Followed by a quiet sip, a reply came,
"Mmm. Well, it's convenient, because we've had Order starting to operate more and more in the area. Gol's dogs tried to sniff around in the Inverness sector, but our auxiliaries stomped them out. "
She sighed, still resting back in her chair. Another small gulp was had from the glass, taking a moment in of the scenario.
"I was thinking... We could somehow try to get Insurgency to owe up to the Outcasts, a favour to win their gratitude. Say maybe... a nice teamwork session of equally harming the Crayter?"
Leaning forward, she places the glass down, trying to keep her voice down, ""There's a bit more to it, I believe I can broker a no-aggression-pact with the Technocrats and the Maltese. Limited, of course, say in the Coronado sector. We could leave the Orange Road alone - Outcasts can keep trading Cardamine through Coronado, and our forces leave each other alone in the Coronado Sector. Think of it as a neutral ground. Think the Dons can be convinced?"
She held her hands together, "I don't think the Directorate would be welcoming of this at first glance, but I'm confident I could convince them to ease our backs when fighting Liberty, Bretonia and Crayter all at once. I don't think any parties are particularly fond of Crayter."
Breaking apart her hands, she grabs the glass once more, idly tapping it with her fingers. A mindless comment slipped, "At least the drinks are nice..."
"At least that yeah." En agrees on the drink statement, seaching something in her communicator.
"I sure can deliver the message and then provide it with arguments in favor. I will do what I can but--"
She demonstrates the screen of her communicator to Revenant, displaying some images and the news article.
"They are now convinced that you are alien puppets and tolerance towards that sort of ***** is gone for good on Malta. "
Loyola turns the screen away and kneads her neck, looking a little bit sleepy now, as the yawn follows.
"I'm not sure--- if you possibly could come up with something to excuse that I will deliver to them it might increase our chances."
Enma turns on the selfie camera, starting to examine her looks. Slightly fixing up her hair she would take a lipstick out of her purse, shortly refreshing the makeup on her lips.
"Are Bretonians doing anything? The activity of Liberty is obvious, I can't tell that about Brets."
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She eyed the screen, leaning forward to observe briefly. She rested back, resuming their relaxed postured. She noticed Enma doing her make up, she couldn't help but grin at how much Loyola has changed, from hardass to a fluttery socialite.
"Well, I suppose I will have to make something up then, aren't I? Heh heh..." she commented, the cheekiness ensued within the tone of the statement.
Another sip, she hummed to herself, thinking.
"It is not exactly unusual that we have scientists invested into xenobiology. Oh actually -"
She placed the glass down, reaching into her pocket. She pulled out her PDA - it certainly seemed like an outdated model with slightly larger buttons. She was tapping into it to retrieve something, continuing with a droop in her voice as she focused on the screen, "... I might have something that could help clear the image. There are some running experiments to utilize Cardamine, xenobiotic crystals and manipulating wave lengths to effectively disguise one's vessel as a Nomad, but I had some data on conflicts... Wait, here you go. Take a look."
Offering over the screen, she held it over to her to allow Loyola to peek through the images on the rectangular device.
"We saw Bretonian assets parking at Yuma, capital ones to be precise. Though they have yet to properly appear, so they're most likely there to be auxiliaries. Anyway... I can transit the images to your comms tonight, if need be."
After allowing Loyola to briefly glance over the scrolling album, she withdrew the PDA, tapping it off and placing it back into her pocket.
Not looking too happy at all when she saw these images, En turned away and exhaled loudly.
"Yeah well--- I guess I can write it down right here so we waste no time. Just give me a few I will write it down."
En takes one more sip of wine before taking her hands in the position to type, it does not take a lot of time before she presents the draft.
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Loyola Familia
Barrier Gate Station
April 5th, 828
Their excellency
Alexandra Amelia
Hispania Imperial
Your Excellency:
As you know the situation in Coronado becomes more difficult day by day. With more Liberty forces entering the system on the back of CR causing potential big problems to our operations in the area. I believe that we won't be able to solve this problem on our own as Coronado is quite far from Malta and relative closeness to the main operational lines of Liberty Navy will just call for unnecessary risk. I do believe that it's rational to collide with the local groups in our interests.
I've been in long-term contacts with Auxesia and before that with the Insurgency. As of now, Auxesia has asked me to mediate in negotiations to achieve the local ceasefire around Coronado. They are ready to make concessions and guarantee that the Cardamine shipments coming through the Barrier passage will not be targeted by the Auxesian forces. They suggest focusing the firepower against CR, Liberty, Bretonia, and the Order.
They have also addressed the alleged facts of them cooperating with the aliens. They claim that the shots that were taken by one of your scouts were part of their effort in research of xenobiology. They asked me to provide you with proofs of them combatting the Nomads.
Sincerly,
Enma yawns again, more shortly this time, barely noticable.
"Looks alright or do you with to correct something?"