In response to recent GMG - KNF diplomacy

[DeathsOverture]

Well, since it's such an controversy out of roleplay, I'd be fine with losing the gate/lane connection to Honshu.

Hmm, what if we lose the lanes and keep the gate, but leave some navigation buoys from Aomori instead? Then we could roleplay the diplomacy of the GMG/Kishiro trying to add the lanes, and maybe Kusari resisting it.

If we delete the gate, I'd like to see either the Honshu->Okinawa jumphole that currently exists moved into the vicinity of the current gate or a Sigma-19 hole created. A second hole from Honshu is being created near Hikari as it is, which would mean two jumpholes in southern Honshu being the only possible routes for the GMG. However, I believe Dab said Igiss will not let us add a jump connection between Okinawa and Sigma-19 because of the 4.85 nav map not having a line between the two. I will just let Dab respond to this.

And poor Xoria, this would require some commodities to be rebalanced. But since Okinawa isn't a pass-through or connective type of system, it shouldn't be devastating.

And about the patrol... I'll say again that I did not mean to kick anyone out, it was my mistake to be brash. If you look at the transmission (which Prowler revised) the tone was more along the lines of "It would be more beneficial to Kusari if you advise your recruits to focus on the war and the many insurgents, such as the privateers, and allow the paramilitary to handle GMG space." I mean, if Kusari said "no, we'll patrol our borders," I doubt many of the GMG would have an issue (EDIT: Or be able to have an issue). The fact that they (the emperor) said "Okinawa is part of Kusari, and the KNF will patrol all Kusari territory as it sees fit" is what caused me to make this thread.

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