A change of pace

[Soban]

Corfu, Dry-dock A, "meeting" room 1

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Jonathan looked perplexed for a moment, until he identified the misunderstanding.

“There will be no need for guarantees regarding worker safety, or by extension, any Coalition settlement on Pygar. I need your workers, yes, but in your factories.”

He gestured toward the station’s holographic projection.

“We can build the structure ourselves. We have the craftsmanship and the expertise. What we lack is the industrial output, This project will need a constant material throughput to bring it together at the required scale. That’s where your production capacity matters.”

He paused to collect his thoughts, then added:

“The only Coalition personnel we expect on-site are those already present with your patrols, and your transport crews and their escorts. If you wish to send a consulting team from time to time, you’re welcome to do so. A second set of eyes on progress is always valuable.

The real question is this: does the Coalition have the industrial bandwidth to support this effort while keeping its own projects running? We have no intention of impeding your operations.”