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ID: Old Man Johnny, Freeport 6 mechanic
An old friend of mine, who I must add is quite displeased with recent events, has informed me of what is going on at Gran Canaria. With that in mind, I believe a lesson is in order. Corsairs, Coalition, let me tell you of my people. Why? Well, mostly because you can't change the channel anyway.
Long ago, there were the colonies, and there wasn't much else. But even then, there were the Zoners. We wanted freedom. We wanted our life in our own hands. We didn't want to work for someone else's bottom line, we wanted mutual cooperation and the brotherhood that comes with it. Some felt exploited. Some were bored. Some were lured by the mystery of the unknown, and the desire to know it.
Despite these disparate motivations, we are all Zoners.
We live all over Sirius now. Freeport 1 is usually quiet, Freeport 5 sits in the desolate reaches of the Omegas, Freeport 11 on the frontier of the Omicrons. There's not a lot of communication, and we have our squabbles because none of us deal with the same problems as the rest.
Despite our many differences, we are all Zoners.
We are united by need, and through that need came brotherhood. We may not always like each other, but we will provide for our fellow Zoner.
In this, we are much like both of your groups. You know from your own experiences what an exploited people can do when we must.
