I'm all for evolution, within the bounds of good roleplay and some give'n take by the protagonists/antagonists.
Your example of Freeport 1 was excellent. I've seen things happen there "both ways". "Never happened" is not exactly my choice of "ways"; rather, our little impromptu delivery of relief supplies when the Freeport was "damaged" showed a strong desire and ability for Zoners to cooperate when the offal hits the oscillating air circulation device.
There are several things in the works vis a vis one group of Zoners which may not be "canon", and may not be widely applauded by sombunall other Zoners. For that audacity, I can only say, read my avatar/siggy.