Freeport XV: ORI meeting the TAZ, the OSI, and the Omicroners

[Valek]

"As you wish, Mr. Holliday." Valek responded.

"Yes, yes, the Navy issue... let me explain a bit.

"We are not hostile to the Order. So when an Order-vessel needs help from the ORI, we grant it. As the Nebuchadnezzar needed help at Betlehem, our Prior Mordren helped him. At that time I was the second Lieutenant on the Mordren.
As the Navy showed up, the Prior made a deal with the Navy and the Order that they escort him out of liberty on the shortest way, and both sides agreed. Also, Mordren alluded them to the NFZ of Betlehem, which is Zoner law. But the Navy then perfidiously assassinated the Order vessel, and began to shoot at our Prior."

He awaited the reactions from the men in front of him.

"This was the time the ascendants were called. To grant security for the Zoner law, and for our ORI family, more lethal firepower was needed than a gunboat or a Fearless.
So we came up with two of our Jinkusus, which were chosen as the representative motherships for the ORI, as we couldn't find anything more adequate than this little boat.
The Navy then showed up with their forces, and we asked for an excuse from the Navy for shooting in our NFZ and shooting at an ORI and shooting someone who was willed to do what the Navy said."

Valek paused.

"But after words have failed, weapons had to speak, and the two great ascendants RA" and Celestis have wiped them from space within the blink of an eye."

Valek paused again.

"After more talking with the Navy, they came to an agreement, and the holy ascendantds left Liberty, and went home to 74. Where they are said to have met a hearing impaired Omicron Juggernaut, who obviously wanted to ban the ORI from 74. The Ascendants miraculously made him hear again with their Mortars.

This obviously pissed the Omicroners off."

Valek looked at Ferguson who literally exploded in inner rage, with thick blue blood vessels on his deep read face.

"They destroyed the RA" and the Celestis with the help of the Order. The Order, because of who we made all this."

"Heretics", he thought and sighed.

"Let me get to the point. I am here to offer you that we adopt another line, helping lost souls with less weaponery. I think you call it the Zoner way.
The great ascendants showed up in a bursting flame on Sinai, where they have told me to write down and herald the following points to you.

We are willing to adjust our behaviour to the Zoners.
We are willing to stay out of House space.
We are willing to act friendly to every Zoner we meet.
We are willing to find a way to get neutral to the Omicroners again

We are not giving any ships back, nor will we pay reparations to the Navy or anyone else."


With these words, Valek sat down again and finished his water.

Everybody met him with disbelief.