Planetform Corporate calls the President...

[OrrinDymas]

In the Cockpit of Colonial One...

"Voice message comming in from Canterbury for the President. Patching through now. Isn't he still on the phone with Bataglia?"

"Yes, better beep it through though."

President's office:

"Yea, well, Lucious...but...yea...I know KNF are mobilising I just don't see why we need to spy on them...wait...Luc I gotta take this, let me call you back."

"Sir, sorry to disturb you but we have a call coming in from Planetform."

"Ok give it to me."

"Bob? yea how are the kids? Greeeatt, what can I do for ya?...Uh huh...well you know are contract only stipulates shipping, we can't break a Kusari blockade for you....what does that mean?...disaster clause?...wait wait wait... you mean to tell me that with all your contacts in the crown you can't get a measly police escort through Tau-31??...Bob I can fully understand the kind of strain your pet corporation is under right now but we can fight a fracking WAR for you!...MY ANSWER IS NO! WHAT DO YOU MEAN PENALTIES? All I know is we pulled your sorry excuse for a government subsidized company out of the Bankrupcy courts with the blood of hundreds of our own civilians...for what we are asking I think that's a fair price. But now you want more of our blood?....

...Bob, this is blackmail. And you know it....

...Fine then, but this time I'm getting it in writing. Coronado, black and white, signed and sealed, no butts and for fracks sake no more disaster clauses. And the next time you come to me looking for favors you better be on your knees begging for forgiveness to the people whos sons and daughters you are sending into that Ice trap in Tau-31 or so help me I will kick you out the nearest airlock!" SLAM

"Someone get me a cigarette NOW"