The Theta summit

[Doc Holliday]

Doc listened with his hands together on his lap as he listened to each person speak. He was a little alarmed by Gerard's reaction but not overly surprised. He only hoped that the Corsair delegates wouldn't get upset with him. It seems that they understood or Magister Orlov was able to settle things a bit.
He had never met Celcius but was impressed by her diplomatic prowess. He nodded as she spoke of the Outcasts and the repairs of Freeport 9. With everyone having had a first round of words, Doc rose to his feet.
"Miss Celcius," he said as he gave her a nod before addressing the rest of the delegates. "Gentleman, let us not let this get out of hand. I understand Mr. Voncloud's anger as there is plenty of blame to go around but in doing that we will accomplish nothing accept maybe increase tensions. The truth is, Freeport 9 is a mess, food for all is now hard to come by and unless we put aside reparations and blame, things will only get worse."
He raised a finger on his right hand. "As a quick fix, Med Force One currently has three biodomes on it, one of which is used for crew recreation. Until we can get food stores back up, we will have it produce food prioritized for children, women, elderly and the sick and injured. We are also producing Synth Paste in Omega 3. I will see what we can ship from there. Again, it is a quick fix that we can take advantage of while we get repairs made."

He looks at the terms offered and begins responding to each. "Senors, I say this with respect. Your conflict with the Outcasts is just that, your conflict. We do agree that they probably do not care about us which is really nothing new to us. However, to deny docking could be as dangerous as angering the Corsairs. As Miss Celcius pointed out, Zoners are all over and in places that the Corsairs are not. The Outcasts are present around Freeport 6 in Tau 29 and Freeport 10 in Tau 23. To deny docking to those bases is not only up to those administrators but would create tensions with the Outcasts as well. Assaulting those two bases and pirating our ships in response would not surprise me and I know for fact that Freeport 6 has but two patrol ships. I cannot speak for other groups here but I can say that Med Force Enterprises has never had a need for agreements with them." He then gives a Cheshire cat smile. "They may have taken out Atka but um, they were not the only ones with Stabiline. We keep some for research and experiments."

"Summing some of these terms together, I think it is only proper to work together in repair and supply. I think we can all scrape up the people needed. As I said when I opened, dying is not hard for people like us, it is living that is hard. Think about it. When we have been pushed from homes and those we love butchered like we all did on Gran Canaria, that is what makes living hard. We are people of honor here. Signing a document is nice yes but honor amongst us of word and deed speaks louder." He then gives a quick chuckle, "I will forever see the Bretonian Crown as a bigger threat and problem than I ever will see the Outcasts. Here in Omicron Theta lives the Corsair and so shall we, the people of Pygar, Corfu, Freeport 9 and here on Med Force Academy. I think we should use what happened here as a learning tool to prevent it from happening again."

He reviews the last point and scratches his chin for a moment. "There is still a lot of tension, tension that will need settling around Freeport 9 so joint administratorship could be tensious. I am not sure how to address that but perhaps the site of Corsairs and Zoners working together to fix things may help. I will put on a tool belt myself to be an example. As to needed goods, we will do what we can but our transports are limited."

He finished what he had to say and returned to his seat.

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