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He listened as she spoke. Earlier conversations with people in the Taus were coming to light. He sipped his coffee before he spoke.
"OSI is a corporation," Doc stated, "One that works in supply and transport and admittedly, I have had my differences with them, most notably when Bretonia took Gran Canaria. I will leave that one there."
He settled into his chair a bit more, resting his cup on his knee. "Moral compass is that thing that as Zoners, we often have to put on the shelf. As I said before, I do not approve of cardamine use or slavery and the Maltese knew this. They were allowed to pass through Baffin in transport but were not allowed to dock on a base. If they did, all slaves were to be freed. Unethical? Maybe but as a Zoner, I am not going to go to war over principles."
"We have one big thing in common," he continued, "our recruiting. All of those you mention have also joined us in Med Force. Even if they are not medical staff, they fly transports, work in engineering or whatever but all put aside their differences to work together for a common goal. Now, I would like to work with Velvet under the Med Force name. It is, after all, our identity."
He sipped his coffee and his face was one of a question. "Now, on my way here, I ran into someone who shall remain nameless. They feel that Velvet is warmongering in the Taus. I get it. Gallics out there do not make things easy. Would you care to elaborate on this?"