En-route to Jiangxi

[Talion]

Late 819 A.S.

Entry: 1

A revolutionary. That's all I'll be to the House governments now, isn't it? This man has left the comfort of Sirian civilised capitalist society in favour of the communist world of the bandit-infested Omegas, he obviously objects to everything we hold dear and we must exterminate him to prevent the collapse of civilisation! At least, that's what I imagine they think.

After a day on a ramshackle Zoner transport starting out at Leeds, I've arrived at Gran Canaria. I'm making this entry from the comfort of a small bistro on the other side of the capital city from the main space port, away from most of the tourists. I wanted to see a small part of the real Gran Canaria, hoping that it would convince me to settle with the Zoners instead.

But I've thought about it plenty. The Zoners are nice folk, there's certainly no doubting that. Their values are honourable, but in my opinion there's no place for them in this new world we find ourselves in. Constant warfare. International anarchy reigns as alliances have been established, dividing Sirius into separate zones of combat. Bretonia and Gallia. Liberty and Rheinland. Outcasts and Corsairs, although that one hardly needs to be mentioned. Some fight for imperialist conquest. Some fight for economic superiority. Some fight for disputes established centuries before. Bretonia fights to survive.

That's why I don't feel ashamed to be Bretonian, at least right now. Bretonia didn't ask for war with Gallia, Gallia had been planning an invasion for seven hundred years, with an astonishing build-up of ships to attack. Maybe the only reason Bretonia has so far survived the crush of Gallian military might is because a predominantly militarily-dominated system had already been well established? A few more years of peace instead of the Tau War would've been nice in the short run, but without Kusari hardening Bretonia against incursion the Gallians would've been pushing through to Cambridge by now, easily.

Oooo, my panini is here. Smells damn good.