Our listening ship is recieving some strange transmissions between the current location of the C1 and the Outcast Home Planet Malta. These messages are heavily encrypted so we cannot read them. We are currently at extreme communications range and our long range communications transponder has been out for several days. 44th Battlegroup is currently stationed near the gas cloud.
We have been recieving strange messages from passing smuggler vessels. Specifically the Outcast kind carrying Cardamine.
We are requesting more information in regards to this. As well as further orders for the Battlegroup.
Vice Admiral Karl Meek, Colonial Military, Rubicon
**Activating Colonial Emegency Communications**
**Target - Carrier Rubicon
**Sender - President Alexander Wingates
**Sending Vessel Transponder - C1
Be at ease, admiral. The strange transmissions going back and forth between me and malta are dipmomatic matters of highest importance. In short - we're discussing permanent peace resolution.
So for the duration of the negotiations, I'd like to ask you to hold fire unless absolutly necessary. We don't want one incident to blow up the talks or push us into some nasty concessions, do we? Also... turn a blind eye to cardamine transports fro now. The one thing that stays unchanged is our position towards slavery. I think we're both equally opposed to that particular and disgusting firld of human business activity... so... If you feel, that cardamine shipments pass you by and want to vent some anger - vent it on slavers.
***Incoming Transmission*** [color=#33CCFF]*[color=#33FF33]Source: Colonial One* *ID: Prime Minister Lampkin* *Subject: Re-Untitled*
Greetings, Vice Admiral.
We have indeed been communicating with the Council of Malta's Dons, and I am informing you that there are ongoing peace talks between the Colonial Republic and the Outcast Nation of Malta.
The war has been very strenuous on both sides, and we have concluded that it has no point in continuing if both sides solely stand to lose everything, and gain nothing, so if there is a chance for peace at terms favorable for us, we will take it.
I am currently informing you, as I have informed the fleet admiral, who passed it on to all his officers, (Seems you were out of communications range), that the military is hereby given instruction not to engage in any hostilities with Outcasts or their allies.
Try to avoid conflict at all costs, and engage only if fired upon, with proof of the aforementioned.
We don't want any incidents.
Be aware that there are forces at work that would now like to see this happen.
[color=#FFCC00]***Channel Open***
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