LH / CR / IMG - Ceasefire Negotiations, Barrier Gate, Coronado

[Jack_Henderson]

Ms. O'Reily was silent for a while and distracted by a series of calls that she had to take, so she only managed to put her words in now. She was surprised that the Crayter Republic was willing to make concessions of this kind and she was hopeful that a compromise could be achieved somewhere after these encouraging words.

As expected, the 'slavery' aspect was critical and she knew it would come to a confrontation there. It was the same argument that she had with the Lane Hackers before, and she was hopeful that the idea that she had had in the last discussion might cut it here.

"Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen, if I may introduce a potential solution for the important issue of human transportation through Coronado space..." she starts rhetorically.

"As Mr. Weisen already said: the Lane Hackers are against slavery in the abusive and inhumane form." and even though she finds it hard herself to talk about the issue in such neutral words, or even think for a moment of believing in the humanitarian mission that he described, she continues without showing it.

"... In a discussion about the topic that I had with the Republic and the Lane Hackers, I suggested that a solution can be found that would benefit the Crayter Republic and the Lane Hackers, as well."

"I am talking about the plan that the IMG labelled Workforce & Population Provision Program - short WPPP. To sum it up: Yuma colonization needs workers. Many. Industrialization needs workforce. Masses. A planet needs inhabitants. We are talking millions of people that could find a new home. Yuma is a place that can support a living, that can become a home for those who could not make it in Liberty and that fill the transports of the Lane Hackers."

She looks from the Lane Hackers to the Crayter delegates and shrugs her shoulders: "Work together. Supply Yuma with these people. Build trust in each other that way. Set standards of transportation that guarantee humane transportation on this route. I see opportunities for development on all sides: Lane Hackers, Crayter Republic and Libertonian workers alike."

She knows that the Crayter delegates would be suspicious and that automated defenses would at least for the start would be problematic and keep Lane Hacker transports from docking directly with Yuma, so she continues: "For practical reasons, the IMG offers to accept the workforce and future population on the IMG station of Camp Lister, Pecos. From there, relocations to the different places and workshops can be organised jointly." she suggests and then leans back, looking for the reception of this plan that - at least in her eyes - might have the potential to defuse this point a little.