To: Zoners (Comms access to Lev Shestov blocked)

[Dancing Bears]

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From: James Ferguson, (]o[)


Mr Shestov,

I do not know if I should cry from joy to see your distinguished theories. So you are a pacifist from Liberty now but you are calling yourself Zoner? I guess we have a problem here, which we could call "involvement", right? But sure, sure ... you were living in Baffin with Malaclypse, which is a very interesting mentioning to confirm your authority and knowledge about Zoner matters, it is as amusing as Old Sol's habit to cite Aristoteles when actually running out of arguments.

But alright then, you shall have your chance I say. If there is anything else but cowardice behind your ideal to maintain peace at all costs your way will certainly prove to be the right one. Let us say you have 24 hours to bargain the following solution with the Corsairs:

1. The Corsair Empire approves the ownership of Zoners over Theta. No exceptions but 5k around the Gamma Jumphole.
2. The Corsair Empire pays no less than 500 million credits of reparations for the damages their pilots committed at Freeport 9, Freeport 11 and Freeport 15. The Empire might want to hold the Bounty Huter Guild Core responsible for some damages at Freeport 11 though. Not our business.
3. The Corsair Empire signs a contract implying Zoners to be their exclusive supplier of food.
4. Zoners will grant docking permissions at their bases as it was been in the past further on.

I daresay we have a touchstone for your ideals now. I am eager to find out in the end if your ideals can provide what is the most important thing for us Zoners - FREEDOM.

Or are you already bribed by the Corsairs?

Awaiting your results, Mr. Shestov,
- Ferguson
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Awesome, give me an impossible task, with impossible rigidity and then claim my failure and your successors. I choose to not play your game, I have said what I came here to say, which is you dont speak for me, I dont want war. I am done with your attacks and fallacies at this point, I am off to smoke a joint. Have fun storming the castle.

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Living life as a Zoner? Sure, on my Eagle, Kingfisher, Conference, Fearless, Corvo, Aquilon and/or Juggernaut perhaps. Not on an Advanced Train or Zoner Whale.