The shuttle ride the Akabat's surface and King's Landing was quiet and short. Soon after landing the repersentives from each faction were shown to a ground transport that shuttled them to the Giza Military Command. The Order base was a sprawling area of an ever increasing perimeter wall with defensive turrets and checkpoints. In a wide radius fighter craft and Hathors remain on constant patrol. Half of Giza was dedicated to production and manufacturing of weaponry, such as the fabled Kemwer technologies. Factories and warehouses line the edge of Tucker Ridge, protected by the natural wall. A quarter of the remaining area was a sprawling airfield of fighter craft and gunships, all of them part of the major defensive fleet that protects King's Landing, the major space port of Akabat.
The last quarter was dedicated to the Overwatch. A sprawling network of administrative buildings and command outposts were set up. While planetary defense headquarters, Hierlark, to the north, within the halls of Giza, stark dark grey corridors lead to consistently manned checkpoints to combat infestation and infiltration. The meeting rooms all have outfitted with standard Order counter-espionage defenses. Which is to say, overkill. Meeting rooms - even when not in use - are swept hourly for bugs and other forms of equipment, and a fresh sweep is done before and after meetings. There are no meeting rooms with windows. Every meeting room is deep down below the surface for extra layers of protection. The only decorations are ones that the Overwatch themselves decide. It is spartan, uniform, and protected.
Each representative group was given their own private rooms and a place in which to convene before the summit began in the coming hours. Each room was comfortable and was a clone of the next, refreshments where made available and surprisingly diverse in Origin, from Liberty ale to Gallic wine, everything seemed to be on hand.
The illusion of hospitality did little to mask the intent behind it. Every chair was placed with precision, every table centered as if measured by instrument rather than eye. Even the refreshments, varied as they were, felt curated not for comfort, but for observation. Who reached for what, who abstained, who partook too quickly—nothing here escaped notice.
Order personnel moved through the corridors. Conversations among them were sparse and clipped, often reduced to gestures or brief coded phrases. Their presence was constant, yet never intrusive. Marines stood at every junction, armored and motionless, their visors concealing any hint of scrutiny while somehow amplifying the sense of being watched.
As the appointed hour approached, subtle signals began to ripple through the complex. Lights dimmed fractionally in the corridors, shifting to a cooler hue. Checkpoints doubled their personnel. Patrol routes tightened. The facility itself seemed to draw inward.
One by one, representatives were summoned.
Escorted through the labyrinthine halls of the Overwatch HQ, each group was guided downward, deeper into the reinforced heart of Giza. The air grew cooler, the walls thicker, the silence heavier. Whatever openness the summit was meant to project above ground was stripped away with every descending level.
At last, they arrived.
The primary conference chamber was vast, though designed to feel anything but. Mutable squire tables were already set up in a "U" shape with each representatives' faction insignia was attached to the front of each representative's assigned table. Oddly enough each insignia looked to have been taken from a base of each faction instead of reproduced. no position elevated above another, at least in appearance. The walls were bare, save for embedded systems whose purposes were not immediately clear. The far wall held the insignia of the Overwatch.
At the far end of the Chamber stood a few figures, Admiral Michal Golanski, Admiral Xander Parothia "Solandros" and Admiral Jeremy Hunter along with a few Colonels.
The doors sealed shut behind the last of the delegates with a low, final tone. Whatever was to be decided here would not leave this room easily.
// Please do not react or post in this thread, due to the large amount of people participating the actual summit rps are happening on a dedicated Discord. Summary posts will be posted here on the Order Overwatch account so the community as a whole can follow the rp.
Additionally if anyone of the participants decides to do breakout room rps after the summit we can link those threads here for ease of access should they so desire.
Summary of session one of the Akabat Summit in 836 AS
With all the representatives assembled and seated the summit was finally primed to begin. The opening words were given by Admiral Solandros, thanking all those who had gathered for their time and swift responses before elaborating on the purpose of the summit: Addressing the ever encroaching threat of the Nomads and how to proceed. Josephine Schulz of the Order Overwatch stepped up as Chair for the proceedings, explained the rules of the summit and opened the floor to speak.
First up was Colonel Narson, stil in the process of recovering of his injuries, bringing up the points of the state of the Order and logistical concerns. The need to rebuild lost vessels and repair the Orders shipyard were among the chief points, with the possibility of opening up Azurite Gas to the Orders allies as additional incentive.
The representatives introduced themselves and reacted to the Colonels points in various degrees, one particular subject was the freeing up of logistical corridors from hostile groups to create some much-needed breathing room. It quickly became apparent however that due to the many new faces, including those who would normally consider each other closer to foe than friend, that the proceedings were being overshadowed with a looming feeling of distrust.
This all came a head when Flora, the Gaian representative spoke up and spoke frankly: “We are all here, allegedly, to work together against a common enemy. But as we all know, that enemy has their own allies. And, now that I look around the table... - she paused for a second, sweeping the attendees with her gaze. - I can name at least three parties here who, beyond reasonable doubt, have ties to said allies of our enemy.”
Murmurs swept across the room until Doctor Schulz called the room to attention and allowed Admiral Solandros to address the claim.
He called for moving to logistical topics to breakrooms with relevant parties to ensure further security and stressed that everyone present had been thoroughly screened for infection and was here because they opposed the ambitions of the Nomads. Admiral Hunter followed suit, emphasizing that infighting only played into the hands of the Nomads and the dire situation Humanity was currently in.
The summit continued with further introductions from the remaining representatives. Once all representatives had done so a proposal was made for a brief intermission to let everyone gather their thoughts and let emotions cool. Breakout rooms were provided for those representatives who indicated they wanted a moment to discuss matters amongst themselves.
Summary of session two of the Akabat Summit in 836 AS
A ringing sound echoed throughout the floor, followed by the voice of Doctor Schulz informing the representatives that the summit would continue shortly. Once all the representatives had returned Admiral Solandros stood up to introduce the next point on the agenda; The current state of the war against the Nomads and their area of operation.
“As some of you have already pointed out the Nomads and their infected ilk are an ever growing problem. Not since the Nomad war of 36 years ago has the threat been so great. We have seen the Nomads expand their reach from the Omicrons to the Sigmas, Rheinland, Kusari, the Omegas, now we are even starting to see them operate in Bretonia and the Taus as well.” The Admiral started, pointing out the various atrocities the Nomads had committed as he continued, until he pointed out a flaw the Nomads had: They followed a pattern.
Nomads would get Humans fight each other to soften each other up then swoop in to deliver a finishing blow. Rheinland during the Nomad war, Toledo, Omicron Zeta and now Kusari, all had the mark of their handiwork. Now with jump drives the cost of life was expected to be greater than ever, the Admiral predicted militaries would simply avoid each other and strike against vulnerable targets to cause maximum damage.
Admiral Hunter, seeing this as his que, added that the development of Jump Drive Suppressors should be one of their top priorities, a large group wide project aimed at realizing its creation as soon as possible.
As the representatives mulled over the words of the Admirals, the Outcast rep Rosa Veraz of the De Angelis cartel, Alliance Commander Moretti of the Xeno Alliance and Flora of the Gaians were the first to speak. Rosa pointed out that the act of leaking the Jump Drive data by the Lane Hackers was a rash action, causing the risk of everyone becoming an agent of chaos, which was likely what the Nomads wanted.
Moretti from the Xeno Alliance meanwhile pointed out that happenings in Ontario and Coronado should in no case be overlooked, as well as suggesting they were but the first dominos to fall in what was no doubt a chain of events that the Nomads sought to set off to find -something-.
Flora meanwhile questioned the implication that Kusari was compromised by the Nomads and that the Jump Tech was alien in nature, asking the Admiral for any potential proof to the claim.
Chloe of the Lane Hackers pointed out that letting Kusari or Liberty monopolize the tech wasn’t going to do anyone any good and that this had been the best way of ensuring the needed technology would be developed as soon as possible.
Each of the representatives had raised valid points worthy of addressing and Doctor Schulz handed the floor back to Admiral Solandros to respond. Evidence was provided in the form of intelligence reports from Tohoku obtained by the 34th fleet, alien Pylons, clearly not Human in design, forming a chain of energy to what the Admiral claimed was a jump hole that was forced into existence. The claim of the Lane hackers was defended, it would have surely taken years if not decades to develop this technology without the insight provided by the probe, time the Nomads would have had to cause untold suffering throughout Sirius. Finally the Admiral agreed that Ontario and Jericho required attention, however he also admitted that at the moment they had very little intel to go off of. A personal concern was raised at just how similar the beam of light was that came from Sudburry to those from the Pylons that breached a hole in space. If those small pylons were capable of such a feat, what would moon sized version do?
Next to speak was one of the IMG representatives, Albert Schulze, who pointed out the dangers Jericho provided if left unattended, as well as mention of a Nomad attack in Orkney that had thus fur not been brought up yet.
The discussion continued some time with information now flowing more freely, earlier distrust seemingly forgotten, at least for the moment. Various scenarios and happenings were discussed, including the rumored existence of a so-called colony of Wilde and the kidnapping of entire cruise liners full of people for potential infection. The latter of which caused for some skepticism, Alliance Commander Moretti raising the point that slavery was a far more likely motivation.
A brief moment of tension arose when a Bundschuh representative brought up the theory that the breaches created by jump drives were the cause behind the pulse and might lead to a total collapse of the natural jump hole network, it was decided that further study was needed but to keep it in mind.
Eventually Doctor Schulz yielded the floor to Admiral Solandros once more, who aimed to get bring attention back to the point of the agenda. He pointed out that everyone seemed in agreement to crack the code of Jump Drive technology and develop the jammers, both for personal safety and to avoid potential unforeseen consequences. The delegates also agreed on a second point; Whatever started in Ontario and Coronado had to be stopped, they’d have until the Atum finished its repairs to determine which was the higher priority. Local support would be essential for such an undertaking.
Alliance Commander Morreti pointed out the current situation of the Xeno Alliance, wounded and recovering from victorious fights with Liberty. Local support would be a tall order in their current state, support would be needed to recuperate.
The session concluded with Admiral Solandros agreeing and adding that it would take more than the combined efforts of the Xeno Alliance and the Order if they were to succeed in doing anything about the alien structure on Sudburry.
Breakout rooms created after session two:
Order (Overwatch) - IMG – ALG
Order (Overwatch) - Bundschuh - Blood Dragons (KLA) - Lane Hackers
Summary of session three of the Akabat Summit in 836 AS
The next topic on the agenda for the summit was the likely upcoming war between Liberty and Kusari presented by the leader of the Eclipse Vanguard, General Milo. Several points were raised in the opening statements; some of the representatives had a vested interest in ‘their respective House’ being weakened, the plight of the Militants in Pennsylvania and the prioritizing of striking infected targets.
One point however was awkwardly phrased; “The Order is opening to do coordinated strikes with Liberty against Kusari on infected targets.” Causing an uproar among the representatives, accusations of the Order backstabbing its allies by siding with a House, picking sides and abandoning years of cooperation to replace its allies with forces from the Houses like the LSF.
Eventually order was slowly restored when Admiral Solandros elaborated that the intention was to observe the war between the two Houses and strike at the infected targets while they kept each other busy, going so far as to suggest that local allies like the Blood Dragons could leak information to the House intelligence agencies of the opposing House.
While this reasoning was initially met with resistance and claims of ‘damage control’, eventually the representatives accepted to take the Admirals words for now and let the Orders actions going forward speak for themselves. It was clear that the Order was now under heavier scrutiny from its allies than before however.
The presence of Gallic representatives was called into question as well and while the answers of the Order to justify it did not satisfy the other representatives it was eventually agreed that letting an entire House fall to the Nomads was not an acceptable enough cost to deviate further from the agenda.
Next Admiral Solandros requested the representatives from Liberty provide their assessment on the Militant movement in Pennsylvania. Alliance Commander Morreti of the Xeno Alliance was the first to respond, indicating that the movement was splintered and without strong leadership was at risk of effectively falling apart without direct intervention in the form of support. Furthermore the risk existed that they might fall under the influence of the Nomads and the infected was prominent; the growing desperation could lead them to accept help from wherever it might come from. Lady Cross, to the surprise of some, spoke up just as the recess started, indicating that perhaps some under the support support would be possible.
Summary of session four of the Akabat Summit in 836 AS
This time Commandant Rhoswan of the Division 2 Order cell was the one to bring up the next point of the agenda: The Core and their weaponized Gammu AI.
Immediately the threat was explained as a Sirius wide issue; the Core was producing more dangerous weapons by exploiting the Gammu AI and would no doubt soon begin to ship it out to the Houses. To counter this a call was made to all representatives capable of doing so, particularly the Lane Hackers, to assist in developing countermeasures against these new weapons.
Additionally, the point was raised on how to go about dealing with these Gammu AI now that they had become a somewhat prominent yet still enigmatic factor in the Omicrons.
Reactions from the representatives were mixed, ranging from acknowledging the AI as a sentient ‘species’ to seeing them as exploitable constructs. Eventually, a Freelancer who had arrived late to the summit, spoke for the first time, pointing out the risk of the Core gaining too much influence over the Houses if its technology was used, especially if it had a kill switch built in.
While the points were considered valid several representatives burst out in uproar; who was this upstart, where did they come from, who did they represent, why weren’t they informed? Admiral Golanski himself eventually had to restore order by revealing that the Freelancer was there as a guest of Admiral Solandros, who was unfortunately not present during this specific session.
In the end however the general consensus was that the AI were to be handled cautiously and if at all possible, utilized against the Core, nobody was interested in adding yet another enemy to face, especially if it wasn’t needed.
On the Core however everyone was agreed; their shipments would be harassed and their aims sabotaged, though the methods and timing might vary. The GMG however were questioned about the construction of a Core installation in the Sigma-17 system, a thorn in the side for Order supply lines as well as all the other representatives that navigated the system. Questions that remained unanswered as the GMG representatives remained uncomfortably quiet. It was decided to have another recess to give them time to formulate their thoughts.
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