A Critical Meeting

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Natio Octavarium Ministry of Finance Office, Conference Room D

The Ministry of Finance had made Billy an extremely low offer for the salvage rights, which Billy took without questioning. He was unsure if that was the actual market price of a Cruiser's worth of scrap, or if the Octavarians had given him a discounted rate. Not looking a gift horse in the mouth, Billy signed the documentation and the meeting concluded without any pomp. Accountants had a certain cold efficiency Billy certainly didn't feel comfortable with, it was a far cry from the types of individuals he was used to dealing with.

Billy was left in the conference room alone, waiting for the Account Manager from Aquila Defense Systems to show up. In the meantime, he used his datapad to send a message to the ruling Outcast organization, Hispania Imperial.

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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.