Waiting for Christian to finish before heading to the bar, Alec overhears Celsius and takes another stool somewhat nearby.
“Our response must certainly be thought out and calculated, with the long term implications factored in; rather than a simple knee jerk reaction”, before Alec continues “I would have mirrored your view normally, similar to how the Phoenix continue to maintain a relationship with the Core, despite their repeated effort to inflict hardship on us. However, denying Liberty access this time could work more than we realise, and it is something I wish Zoners should have done in hindsight with the Core at the time when they just started establishing their operations in the Edge Worlds”. The corner of Alec's eye catches the bartender making drinks, and briefly glances over the counter before turning back.
“Unlike the border worlds and independent systems, the Omicron is still a massive untapped region of raw potential. With the success of the Core as an example, It is no secret Liberty wants to expand there, and with the recent open access the Supergate to civilians, I bet they will eventually use this as a pretense to expand and enforce the system. Not to mention their recent incursion through force in Omicron Nu in a further show of strength, audaciously right after what happened over at Eire."
"Despite the Phoenix not taking action so far to avoid making a rash decision, I believe our group is willing to close access around Omicron, just so Liberty won’t be able take advantage of our neutrality, and using it as a staging post whilst oppressing our community. It will also significantly exposes their zone of operation with no safe ports take shelter from, in a region where plenty of factions there does not take kindly to their presence . I personally think we need to nip Liberty’s ambitions before they exploit what is basically a gold mine for them. Nonetheless, a united response across all Zoner installations doing the same would send out an important message on top.”
Alec briefly pauses for a split second before recalling Celcius’s recent entry to the room “Oh do excuse me, Alec here, Phoenix Chief of Security. You did briefly mention just earlier about your expertise in this area, what are your takes and thoughts on this so far? "
The bartender at this point begins to serve the drinks. Alec turns to the bartender with his palm slightly raised from the counter, “Cambridge Dry, Zero.”
