The Petition of the Shetland

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Graham slowly felt that he was pulled into one of these boring contemplatory debates that he hated so much back on Cambridge, when he was taking economy courses in Cambridge University.


-Statement-
Graham Knight, MBE
Regarding petition

I've been granted a rare and unique opportunity to land on Planet Gaia during negotiations with Bounty Hunters Guild on Shetland, and glare at its' fabulous face from upclose. I fully support enviroment preservation program, but the radical means to cope with current problems suggested by Gaians are not acceptible. Luxury Liner Shetland helps us to preserve the environment in the first place. I am confident that professional men and women of Bretonia Police Authority can cope with poaching problem before it gets out of hand.

Decomissioning Shetland Liner would lead to disastrous results. It would mean that we are submitting to demands of terrorists. We cannot allow radical movement such as Gaians win. Bretonia must remain strong during these troubled times. Agreeing to demands of Gaians would create such a fuss in Dublin that we haven't seen in two hundred years since revolt on Graves station, when Sir Graves was killed. The crown would have to submit to Molly's demands as they did to those of Gaians. Loosing large area of territory in southern Bretonia and influence on eastern Bretonia would eventually lead to collapse of Bretonia as we know it under military invasion of Kusari government. Time of war is not the best place to break the nation into small pieces. Only united we truly stand strong.

Removing Shetland Liner from its current position would not serve best interests of people of Bretonia. Taxes raised on Luxury Liner Shetland help to preserve the very same enviroment that Gaians claim to protect not to mention all the workplaces it provides. BMM have recently signed a contract with ALG Waste Disposal to recycle toxic waste on BMM factories and smelters. Life quality in Leeds is already starting to improve. We are heading in the right direction.

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Character background summaries:
Red Hessians Major Matthias Schwarz
Golden Chrysanthemums Chusa Fumiko Shimazu