At this point the various Outcasts should put their egos back in their pants, please.
As far as I'm concerned, the Maltese government is very similar to what Sovereign's outlined; a Council of Dons, certainly with the power to levy taxes against Maltese citizens and make domestic governing decisions, but with no real foreign policy power or police force; everything concerning law is enforced via the military, which the Dons have no real power over. All we do is 'take their opinions into consideration', as CHL put it so wonderfully a couple of months ago. And, contrary to popular belief, we are independent of the Cardamine-smuggling organizations; I've always been of the opinion that our budget is voted to us by the Dons, the money coming out of their pockets (of course, should we dislike the figure we see we can easily get that changed). We will protect them from assault by foreign parties but we take no sides in conflicts within the Maltese nation and will do nothing but act as a peacekeeping force in such instances, doing little more than breaking up armed conflicts. We regard the SOB as a paramilitary group, much like the RoS but with a much tighter leash and a more directly linked control structure; they're pilots willing to fly against the nation's enemies, and hence we will arm and command them as we see fit, as something of a volunteer squadron (more specifically, under contract to us, but as they're Outcast essentially submissive).
As for this Sigma-13/Quest/SOB BS, I'm getting tired of it. Correction: Been tired of it. Like the post's title says, EGOS IN PANTS. You know who you are. Drop it into the stupid grave and put the dirt back on top, please.
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