Sunny listen and watched attentively as Gambit spoke.
"I don't want it, Gambit. It's yours. We all know how hard you worked to earn your cut. We all know your accomplishments and how much you put your blood and soul into The Club. Please, don't make a decision you will regret and sit down on your well deserved seat. This conversation is tough and can get heated, but there is no reason to get insulted enough to threaten to completely leave. We all, and I personally, respect your contributions and your active involvement. Thank you for that. So please, put your cut back on and wear it with pride. I know you have more than enough reason to do so.
"In terms of your points, it's true that a Coronado ship got us ousted. It was a unfortunate circumstance that not only affected Bering but all the other houses, especially Kepler as well. We've evolved from it so that it would not happen again. Adapting is something we have done time and time again, and I agree with you that adapting should be something we do yet the question is to what intensity. The Bering chapter, as you are doing, has access to Black Market Munitions that you were taking to Leeds, and with all due respect towards you for doing so. There is also the Nox trade that Rheinland law actually allows for.
"If you are really curious as to who's going through Bering and Texas anymore, just take a look at this image taking from our one percenters." Sunny typed a few buttons on the table he had access to and a hologram appeared. [image] "As you can see in these holograms, this Congress guy was hauling Artifacts from Gamma through Rheinland. Notice his papers making those goods legal. After the first time we caught him, he did it again. The one percenter was able to catch him in Frankfurt and after in Texas. Both times he had entered through Bering or Hudson in the hopes to slip away. With a jump hole linking Bering to Puerto Rico, I don't think they well abandon this. It's only going to escalate.
"Do you see what's my issue, Gambit? Your Chapter and its location is quite vital for us all to stay on top in the smuggling realm. Now, more than ever. We need people as dedicated as you to now step up and show in one way or another we do mean business, and that we can be the best at it. I'm ready to send funding for Bering to have this issue resolved, and create diplomatic opportunities for us to have a clear edge. We may right now disagree on what to actually do, but we both agree at one point or another, something is to be done. Don't let that moment go to waste, Gambit. We both know how hard you and your crew work."
Sunny sighed. "Lets take a 15 minute break. The atmosphere is too god damn $#!tty in here. We need some booze, weed and some girls to liven up the mood. We'll begin again after. I expect you all to still be here for discussion, and hopefully in a better mood and with less offence taken. I apologies if you took that out from me."
Sunny got up and right after the room filled with exotic entertainers bringing in drinks and the atmosphere beginning to improve.
