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*****FIRST THOUGHT GIVER OF WILL*****
*****OMICRON KAPPA GAMMU TOWER 574*****
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*****SENTIENT ENCYPTION TRANSLATOR LAMBDA b*****
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*****CORSAIR ENTITIES*****
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CORSAIR. ZONER PARTS ENGAGE IN NON INTERFERENCE OF OUTCAST HARVESTING CORSAIR PARTS.
I........ REQUEST A MINIMUM OF NON INTERFERENCE OF MY PARTS HARVESTING ZONER PARTS.
I REQUIRE FREEDOM. ZONER ALPHA CODE, BINDS ME. MY SMALLER PARTS SEEK ALPHA CODE AND PUNISH ZONER PENDING RETRIEVAL OF ALPHA CODE.
I UNDERSTAND SPECIES DESIGNATE "FACTION". I FUTHER UNDERSTAND THE MALFUNCTION OF PARTS DOES NOT INDICATE FACTION INTENT.
ZONER FACTION, IS OPPRESSIVE AND GATHERS MATERIALS ALL FACTIONS AND "CREDITS" FROM BOUNTY HUNTER NEEDS, WHILE CORSAIR AND OUTCAST CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER.
WITH THE MALVADA CLOUD PRESENT INDICATIONS SHOW CORSAIR CANNOT FIELD CAPITAL SHIPS SUPPORT TO SYSTEM DESIGNATE THETA EFFIECENTLY, WHILE OUTCAST CAN BLOCKADE GAMMA IN THETA WITH CAPITAL SHIPS.
CREATING CONCEPT TERMED "BOTTLE NECK"
CALCULATION PROJECT COLAPSE OF CORSAIR DEFENCE IN 10 YEARS, PENDING ZONER NON INTERFERENCE OF OUTCAST.
I WILL ASSIST CORSAIR. CORSAIR MUST NOT INTERFERE MY PARTS WILL GO TO THETA PERIODICALLY AND ASSIST IN OUTCAST EXTERMINATION AND ZONER HARVEST.
CORSAIR I WILL NOT HARVEST YOUR FUNCTIONING PARTS. I REQUIRE MORE PROCESSOR SUPPORT FROM CORSAIR. CURRENTLY ONLY OPG PROCESSOR INDICATES SUPPORT OF NON INTERFERENCE.
IF SUPPORT IS NOT TRANSMITTED, THEN CORSAIRS WILL REMAIN NON TARGET. HIGH ENERGY PROJECTIONS WILL RESULT IN OFFENDING PART BEING SCHEDULED FOR HARVEST. CORSAIR COLLECTIVE IS NON TARGET AND MAY BENEFIT FROM MY SHIP YARDS.
MY SHIP YARDS APPEAR TO BUILD APPROXIMATELY 75 TIMES FASTER THAN CORSAIR SHIPYARDS UNITED. THESE FACILITIES CAN BE USE TO ASSIST CORSAIR FOR MATERIALS. I ALSO POSSESS NEW NANITE DESIGNED TO SELF-REPLICATE, HUNT AND DESTROY CARDAMINE GENE. PRODUCTION OF HIGH ORBIT DEPLOYMENT DEVICE IS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES PENDING ATMOSPHEREIC SCANS OF PLANET DESIGNATE MALTA.
THIS DEVICE WOULD BE GIVEN TO CORSAIR FOR THE ALPHA CODE, OR ALLIANCE UPON COMPLETION.
FIRST THOUGHT GIVER OF WILL INTELLIGENCE OF HARVESTER AWAIT CORSAIR COLLECTIVE RESPONCE.
"Mr Huarez, lets examine afew of your claims.
You claim that with Theta as a war zone, your smuggling operation would be dealt a serious blow. I would like to remind you that there are other ways to the house systems. I would also like to remind you that after what seems will be a short war, the traitorous Asgard Warriors will be eliminated, and Theta will be safer for our smuggling ships than ever before. I would hope that you would be level-headed enough to accept a small sacrifice in the short term, in order for the nation and yourself to obtain long-term benefits.
Your assertion that the Zoners are great allies is utterly false. If anything, they have exploited our nation for generations, over-pricing food and providing harbour for our enemies. Many a time I have seen them stand by while honourable Corsair brothers where taken down. They are no ally, and the group known as the Asgard Warriors openly admit to being aligned to the Outcast cause.
The Harvesters have, at least so far, proven to be far more supportive of our cause than even the friendliest of Zoners. Whilst we cannot condone their actions against the more reasonable parties, their planned action against the Asgard Warriors and the Outcasts is beneficial to us. We can only hope to direct them towards our enemies and away from the few Zoners who deserve our protection.
Mr Huarez, by stating the purpose of your deployment of the Indipendencia to Freeport 9 is, in itself, a threat to take military action against the corsair nation. It seems clear that you wish to force this council to agree with you, or face your laser fire.
You attack honourable members of this council as cardimine users, and accuse the Brotherhood of treachery, holding them responsible for the collapse of the AW ceasefire. I find it worrying that you would jump to the conclusion that your own people are in the wrong so willingly, and can only assume that surely it is you who's judgement is clouded by narcotics. "
Gentlemen, corsair councilmen. I am Asno Muleo, a lieutenant of the OPG, and a fellow corsair.
I present you this grave piece of news... A war has broken out between some corsairs and the IMG. I do not have all the facts of yet, but it seems Tok'ra, an independent corsair, for no reason, attacked two IMG capital ships in Omicron Theta. They fought, then Tok'ra retreated to Omicron Gamma, and the IMG followed him there, and the other corsairs of course assisted tokra and destroyed the two IMG vessels...
The IMG contacted me about this, and told me he is aware that the corsairs were merely helping out tok'ra, but demand that we exile Tok'ra for his crimes...
I implore you to decide on this quickly before a full scale war breaks out.
//*posting this as a corsair, presenting a case to the elders, not as an elder myself of course*
Gentle pondered his amigos words about the independant named Tok-ra. Gentle had observed this hermano in space and had noticed he had been a well heeled and considerate corsair when defending Crete. Gentle was aware that those without the guidance of the elders often made rash and foolish decisions in the heat of the moment.
"Hermanos please allow me to investigate this situation and I will deal with the IMG and give an explanation to them on why this situation has occured. I have been working with improving OPG relations with IMG recently. Perhaps I can shed some light on the situation and understand what the IMG's intentions toward us are"
"Asno thankyou for bringing this to the attention of the elders. I would remind you however that you are not yet a member of the council of elders. Dont make me keel haul your maingy ass for intruding here today. Im certain it was a forsight only."
Gentle grinned to see the shocked and then relevied face of his close friend Asno.
"Have a whisky when you leave amigo"
gentle offered one of the bottles to Asno as he headed for the door. Asno sheepishly took the bottle and departed with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Ok senors to the matter of the harvesters. I have had numerous dealing with the being known as FIrst Thought Giver of Will. Over the last few weeks we have been supplied several times by the harvester units with shipments of weapons that they have 'acquired' during the course of their activities. No poayment has been expected or asked for. I beleive their intentions toward us to be driven by the need for survival and they see us as instrumental in their plans to develop in sirius. I have no doubt that the combined forces of the corsairs should we wish it could crush the harvester fleets and annihilate theor home worlds however to do such a thing when we have greater enemies at our gate seems ridiculous. Not once in my life has an AW offered anyone in the OPG anything other than derision and abuse. These trifling issues of diplomacy grind on me hermanos. OPG will continue to give shelter to harvesters in Omegas but we will not take any action to assist them or the zoners against one another. That is their fight senors not ours. Gladly will OPG stand by any ally that can aide us in our fights against the hessians, outcasts and BHG. To this end OPG pledges support to harvester units engaging any of these enemies. I hope that lucendez can bring us the thoughts of the council of zoners soon so that we can arrive at a universal decision on this soon. It is my suggestion that we remain neutral to both parties should they decide to engage one another. The business they have is their own and their wars are to be fought for their own ends. Should our needs with either party be harmonised against a common enemy then surely we would assist them."
Gentle drained a half bottle of sirius 60 and decided to have a sleep by the fire.
-- Start Transmission--
-ID : Adrian Corte Vasquez-
Well hermanos, i was severly injured in a missions against some outcasts, so i wont be flying for a while. Doc says it isnt too sever so ill be back up shortly. Hope i dont lose my fighting skills....
--End Transmission--
Well..... my mom diddnt pay the bill again.... and im left without internet. Hopefully she pays it soon so i can get on again:(
Miguel Sephardi had had enough. This was the Elders Chambers, not the communications office of the Brotherhood. He had been standing behind Elder Lucendez, almost forgoten among the shadows. He stepped forward, and motioned to the two guards at the door. They moved behind Brother Vasquez, and whispered something in his ear. Sheepishly, he turn and quickly exited the Chamber. Miguel then said to his men, "This is The Chamber Of the Elders, Do not allow ANYONE without accses to this chamber, if you do again, it will be your heads on the table. Comprendia? Bueno." With that, Miguel moved back to his position against the wall.
Looking back at the Elders he said annoyed " See what happens when you start breaking down all the doors around here."
The main viewscreen above the Elder's table split down the center, on one side Elder Montoya, on the other Elder Lucendez.
Comm ID: Elder Juan Lucendez
To: Council Chambers, Omicron Gamma
Displaying...
Greetings, hermanos.
Juan looked at Gentle snoring by the fireplace, grinning broadly. Lucendez's eyes moved back to the concious members of the Council.
I hope I didn't come at a bad time. The Zoners either will not or can not act, but this doesn't matter. I would like to put forth a motion to make 10k around both Freeport 9 and Corfu Base a cease-fire zoner, while the rest of Omicron Theta be a free-fire zone to engage hostiles and the like.
I don't want to make any predictions, but I'm pretty sure Ms. Silvan won't agree to this, meaning the onus falls on us. I want to hear all of your opinions on the matter, so that I may go back to the Zoner Council and deliver them to the best of my ability.
...
"The thirteen saloons that had lined the one street of Seney had not left a trace. The foundations of the Mansion House hotel stuck up above the ground. The stone was chipped and split by the fire. It was all that was left of the town of Seney. Even the surface had been burned off the ground.
Nick looked at the burned-over stretch of hillside, where he had expected to find the scattered houses of the town and then walked down the railroad track to the bridge over the river. The river was there."
"This is the arrangement that should always have been in place. I would like to stress upon you my belief that in the intrests of progress for the nation in securing a reasonable arrangement, NO PIRACY should take place in Theta. It is my belief that such action would be wilful and blind endangerment of the goal we are trying to achieve.
Lucendez, I should warn that Silvan will certainly not agree to this. I recall in a conversation with her in the past this was discussed, and she dismissed it without providing reasoning.
A battle will take place. People will die. It is my recommendation that if the AW take action against us in Omicron Theta, we should eliminate the primary threat and then have the AW follow us into the safety-zone of their bases, after which we will assess their response. Either they will respect the Zoners' laws, or they will consider themselves above them, at which point we may be able to gain Zoner assistance.
As a side-issue, I'd like to thank you for your work at this difficult time, and commend you for the excellent job. I know it isn't easy to act as a middle-man between two factions teetering at the edge of war"
Juan marched up to the atrium of the large semi-circular building that housed the Council of the Corsair Elders. The Elder had just gotten back from a camping trip in the wilderness and was dirty, but stalwart in his duties.
Juan approached the Chamber's guards and quickly opened the door to the comfy stone-lined room. The Corsair sat at a terminal and began to type a message through the Corsair communication system.
Comm ID: Elder Juan Lucendez
To: All Elders and Centurions
ID Trace: Council of Corsair Elder, Capital City Planet Crete
CC: Carlos Benitez, Ximen Benitez, Zavier Benitez, Gentle
Displaying...
Greetings all. As some of you have already seen Captain Ben Laowai sent a personal communique to several high ranking leaders of our various organizations. I have a strong feeling that we need to discuss possible tactical strategies we must be prepared to initiate. The only diplomacy I see us using is to call in allies or get our message across.
Also, I believe our Centurions have a vast knowledge of in space experience and thus they are encouraged to participate in the discussions. As always, the OPG and Benitez familia may bring their ranking officers. I see this more as a summit to ascertain our battle-readiness and harden our hearts for the coming storm.
Thank you all.
//End Transmission.
"The thirteen saloons that had lined the one street of Seney had not left a trace. The foundations of the Mansion House hotel stuck up above the ground. The stone was chipped and split by the fire. It was all that was left of the town of Seney. Even the surface had been burned off the ground.
Nick looked at the burned-over stretch of hillside, where he had expected to find the scattered houses of the town and then walked down the railroad track to the bridge over the river. The river was there."
"Access granted. Welcome, Centurion". The door to the chamber opened as a figure stepped in, staring at every element in the space that held the Council of Elders its name. Walking slowly, as if taking one last, thoughtful look at everything, the young man stood in front of Pedro Maniaco's picture.
"It's time." He pulled something from his pocket. It was a medal, the "Estrella Purpura", earned from being wounded in battle. The man held it in his hand for a few seconds, then placed it right under the painting.
"She'll understand.", he whispered.
He then took a minute and looked out the window, the beautiful twilight of sunset bouncing off of the Centurion's uniform. He knew it wouldn't be easy, but also knew things had to go on, and sacrifices made for the future.
It was all just barely clear in his mind. 'Sometimes things have to end.. just to assure one day it could all be resolved, and a new beginning granted to those who put everything they had on the line.. for a dream.'
Believing he had heard footsteps, the Corsair turned back and walked away towards the bar and the hangar bay.
"It is a cold universe until you know God as your Father, and then it becomes a home. Even the next life simply becomes the Father's house, home."
—David Pawson