An aide approached quietly and whispered in his ear, nodding, Laowai waved him away and then interupted:
"before you leave, i have just received news of some import"
He retrieved his data pad from within his coat and placed it onto the table; quickly interfacing it with the small inbuilt table-top pad in front of him he entered a code and sent a data packet to each of their monitors.
"I've just received word that the data from the agent i place in Omicron Alpha has now been compiled, i have sent it all to you directly."
He flicked on his own monitor, the screen of which showed him the first of several text transcripts of the voice logs his sister had sent him. "You can see gentlemen, there is definitely something of note happening in Omicron Alpha, it seems our estranged cousins have finally let the drugs go to their heads..."
He continued "I have been receiving these messages and transmissions now for the last month, you will forgive my not informing any of you, the only one who was aware was Elder Pedro Maniaco, others were only informed at the last minute for the retrieval of the operative, which i was unable to see to. The messages have load out and comm details of our vessel edited out, we could not risk interception of the transmissions and the mission being blown..."
Sipping some of the drink that had been poured him, he let them browse for a moment "At this point, there seems to be a definite reverence for the Nomads without question, as you know from our recent contacts with the Zoners, the Outcast leadership claims this is an isolated occurrence, but you will see that it is clear that this sentiment runs throughout Outcast society, its affiliates and even Cardamine Smugglers - we do not know as yet im afraid, how widespread this is, but if this intelligence is anything to go by, what we are seeing here might very well be merely the tip of the iceberg"
"we have examples of actual cooperation at hand, as well as communication which seems to be semi regular in nature - i do not need to remind you of the potential danger of a society that is enslaved to a drug that is controlled by a people who seem to have a quasi religious reverence for a species that attacks our outposts in Omicron Delta, and our forces in Gamma, Kappa as well, on a daily basis."
He paused again, letting the assembled Elders take their time over the documents he had provided.
