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More speculation. The GMG does not make all of their money off Kusari, Kishiro has a contract, not a monopoly.

If it came to war between Kusari and the GMG, which is hilarious to even suggest, the KNF does not have the means. They're at full scale war with Bretonia. If they attacked the GMG (lulz), they would die. Not from the GMG, obviously, from Bretonia. Plain and simple. Not to mention... there goes the main import of fuel, Samura better get cracking in Hokkaido. But they might think "Sigma-13, while completely policed, resourced, and protected by the GMG, is independent, because we have relations with the GMG and are stronger. We could even take them down.". I don't see the logic in this. Friendly organizations, one is stronger, so the weaker one's space and operational zone is considered independent? I don't think that's the definition of the word independent. Look at the IMG, the closest thing to the GMG, and see the clear differences. They have bases here and there, flung across Sirius, sitting along with BMM, Zoner, and even Outcast bases. They're the definition of an independent worlds dwelling faction. The GMG has three non guard bases, one of which they allow two other factions bases (which as said, is a joke). Yes, they have a strong reliance on Kusari, I don't debate that, but how does it make Sigma-13 an independent system? Because they have an important relationship with Kusari? Because they relied and rely on Kusari? I think quite a few factions rely on another, yet their space is still called... their space.

Then we come to shipping of fuel. The Zoners, one of our strongest allies, also ship it. Liberty buys it, the IMG buys it, etc etc. Kusari is making the income of profit outstanding, sure. Could they manage fine without Kusari now? Absolutely.

But again, that comes to this ridiculous notion of symbiosis that could result in war? Because two factions are tied, both of them relying on one another, one being stronger as regards military; and the weaker is inherently living in a space that they police, feed off of, defend, etc; and this half of the necessary alliance has their space called independent. Don't get me wrong, I don't really care if a faction that I play's space is called house, owned, BW, IW, or any space for that matter. It's just that this idea doesn't make sense. Most of what you say, yes, but as for labeling of Sigma-13, no idea when the definition that is seen in usage changed.