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Doc stood up while Voncloud spoke and took a few steps away in thought with his finger scratching his lower lip. He paced a little as he spoke and nodded his head. He was right in all he said. He was standing behind Jill looking at her from behind in thought. This was her station and she was raising a child on it. He really didn't want to sign the agreement but the base, Jill and his people hung in the balance as was the whole reason it was built....to take care of the people on Pygar. He knew for fact that the Outcast response was going to be at the very least a problem. It was evident to all present as he stepped around behind his chair that he was disturbed. He then looked toward Javier and Cesar.
"Gentleman, Senor Voncloud is correct in what he says," he began, pointing in the direction of Freeport 9. "That base has been a lighting rod since its construction." He then moved his arm to point towards the jump hole the led to Omicron Alpha "and that Jump hole has been why." He then put his arm down and contained himself. "The Outcasts were not the only ones who gathered outside of Freeport 9 to lead their raids into Gamma but they were the ones most fingered. We have seen Core, Bounty Hunters and even house military ships doing that as well. I do not personally care for any of them out here but they will come and go. I see a no dock as only throwing gasoline on a fire."
He walked by Jerard and gave him a pat on the shoulder before he continued. He was a man that Doc respected. "Dr. Xi has a facility to run, I am trying to maintain a growing medical enterprise out here where people from all over will come to learn medicine, not combat and I really do not want Corsairs interfering with those people even if they do not like them. They are our clients and may well save a Corsair life one day under the Hippocratic Oath which all take. I also take into account the Zoners now living on Pygar which was the initial reason why we came here in the first place." He turned to Jerard, "so long as Zoner people live there, we are not going anywhere and I will look to re-establishing service in Omega 48 as well since Canaria Medical pretty much died."
He addressed all. "I still have my concerns about the effects of those who cannot be here for this summit in the Taus. Administrator Chara of Freeport 6 and the staff of Freeport 10 who will no doubt have to deal with Outcast response to this and it will not take long for them to figure out what transpired here." He took out his tablet. "This agreement is far from perfect but I see it as necessary." He then signed the treaty and looked over at the Corsair delegates with a bit a anger as he controlled his known-to-be-hot temper. "I do hope this will be the last time we meet under these circumstances because there will be before mentioned groups who will be complaining to us about it shortly no doubt.." He then took his seat and sighed. He looked at Jill, wondering if he had just done the wrong thing.