Toledo Lounge

[Rodent]

It is a massive surprise to the bartender when a Single member of the High Command strolls in for a drink. It is a kind of an event, and a tussle to keep inquiring lower ranks away from the officer, he's come here for a rest after all. Imagine the Bartender's surprise when he saw not one, not two, but all six members of the High Command strolling in, with guards flanking them.

He promptly passed out when behind them followed high ranking officers of the Coalition with their own guard. The Leadership of the two factions promptly took up the biggest table in the bar, which had to be enlarged by dragging adjacent tables to it.

The guards however, were on the move, pushing everyone sitting in the bar out of it, and in some cases, carrying them out. Their response to all the questions was the same....

"Important Meeting. None of your business."

Soon, the bar was empty, save for the leadership and the Bartender, who had slowly regained consciousness. The Bar had been closed down completely, and the Guards were outside. Motioning to the Bartender to bring drinks for everyone, Mid Admiral Robert D'Souza got up. Moving to a makeshift Projector that had been hastily arranged, he began to speak.

"Hermanos, Amigos, Gentlemen. We all know what we are here for, so I will get straight to the point. We have both already directed our pilots in the search for suitable rocks in the Tau systems, but we must plan ahead. If you will recall, I had put a rough estimate for the cost involved at around Five hundred Billion Credits. That can be reduced significantly, but only through intensive planning and a lot of work on our part, as well as the entire manpower of both our factions.

We are operating under a time constraint, we do not know how much time we have, but we must assume the worst. The base must be livable in under Six months and fully constructed in under a year. For that, we need you, Amigos...."

He clears his throat.

"We need the best of the best in everything, from digging the rock out to the men and machinery required to work, and we have to keep the resources required flowing. We have discussed many means to do all that, in brief. I think it is now time to make elaborate plans. Soon the rock will be found, what then?"

He moves back to his seat, smiling a tad wearily. It had begun.

//The Lounge is now closed for SCRA-Order Leadership till we are done. Attempts to enter will get you shot.//