Name: Jason Kelly Affiliation: The Seraphim Topic: Nomads and the Infected What do you have to say?: I'm afraid my attitude on the aliens is a little less... academic. I understand the need to study these lifeforms, but their behavior thus far hasn't given me much confidence in their ability to communicate reasonably. I believe peaceful contact should be sought outside Omicron-74. If they enter our system, I doubt their intentions are friendly and they should be dealt with accordingly.
As for the infected - I agree, we should view their condition as a disease. However, it is a disease that I don't think is worth trifling with. Infestation was the cause of the Nomad War. That's not something I'd like to play with, and we have potentially dozens of students to think of when we're dealing with them. We cannot think of the faculty and their own research when considering these things -- we have to consider the lives of the young men and women for whom the University is responsible.
Topic: Finances/Economy What do you have to say?: I support Dr. Valdon's motion of acquiring an Iridium resale license from the administrator of Freeport 11, something which given my (albeit humble) position on the station I'd be happy to help with if necessary. However, it may be worth consulting our peers in OSI to gather market data and negotiate with the appropriate parties in order to establish a proper trade route. Controlling commodities is great, but making them a link in the chain is where the money is.
Topic: The Core What do you have to say?: I'm not impressed with their offer. As far as I'm concerned, the Core has only served to destabilize a region which had, prior to their arrival, existed in equilibrium. The Corsairs and the Order once stood together, and the Order counted the Zoners as friends. But once heavy Guild activity in the region picked up, we all started keeping after our own assets. I saw their battlegroups tear the Order evacuation fleets apart on their exodus from Toledo.
They'd tell us that our neighbors are our enemies, but the truth is that they've turned a sector at peace (with the exception of Nomad attack) into a battlefield that puts Leeds to shame. We came here to escape oppressive House law, not vassalize ourselves to an aggressively expanding militaristic regime.
