Palatial Moklumnue Orbital Station

[CdrPlatypus]

I want alta mesa to grab a 3rd colony before anyone grabs a 4th for political stability reasons. Apart from that who gets what real-estate is up to council negotiations.

[sheff]

Understood. We'll just be going for the rights to the system. We don't want to jeopardize our trade agreements. Those were very lucky.

Probably thanks to you High Templar Gundamgoth. 

[CdrPlatypus]

I learned from the best...

[sheff]

Clan Moklumnue, I may or may not have taken a risky stand in the Clan Chambers.

I need to know that you have my back on this.

In other matters, I propose we support the Templar. Information is money. Now that we have a grasp on where the aliens are now, at least a planet of theirs, I do not wish to go on the defensive. I don't wish us to recklessly push ahead, but a slow methodical extermination is needed. What say you?

[Deleted]

Well, this is bad for business.

Our best negotiating partner from the other clans has turned himself over to the templar for some imagined blemish on his honor and our pleas for reason have fallen on deaf ears. Not only are we now imprisoning councilors, the other factions are screaming for a crusade and the templar is using this pretext to unilaterally overrule the council's decision on research so that his fleet can have more fancy toys to play with. And to top it all of Clan Moklumnue, who has done more than any other clan to promote harmony and compromise despite the poor worlds we have been granted, is now being openly mocked in council as defeatist and heretical.

Did I miss anything?

[sheff]

No.

I shall have to take precautions.

Let's get to work.

[Deleted]

You know, I think our recent speeches in council were some of our best work and I don't feel as if they are receiving their due.

I'm going to vote for appropriately large annual bonuses for both of us and that next board meeting.

[torvus]

Greatings Clan Moklumnue,

I would first like to say thank you for some great oritory in the main chambers. It has been some time since i have seen such passion, it is good to see you have spirit

Alt Mesa has a proposal and we at Zenrin find merit in it.

The idea is to colanize the 2 red and one yellow planet in the middle of the map as a buffer zone so home can get back to normal Mesa want the far red one which we are happy to give them. And as you have had such bad luck colanising we wish to seed the yellow one to you as a sign of frindship while we take the bottom red.

Please let us know if this is accepteble

Floop please present them with the iced spice now

Ok gentlemen, i look forward to hearing from you soon

Come floop we must go

[sheff]

Greetings to you Torvus.

Welcome always. Thank you for your compliment. I apologize for the delayed response. Although we do not have the numbers of the Zenrin or Alta Mesa, we do have spirit. And credits. It all comes back to the flow of credits.

We here at the Palatial Orbital Station of Clan Moklumnue were very distressed over the panicked attitude of the clans. Such an attitude does not aid in making credits.

We would very much like to have a secondary economic hub. Our lack of success with colonizing has us relying too much on our innate trade power. Expansion must be done. We have orbital stations to construct and credits to bring to bear on the Xeno menace.

We approve of this plan.

Next time, stay a while. We have excellent facilities for both you and your...floop was it?

Good day.

[sheff]

Which capital ships should we requeat to be built. I've volunteered us for the support role in this extermination. I'm thinking starting with Carriers, we can repair, and support the fighter squads of the other clans, and even take a few potshots ourselves.

[CdrPlatypus]

I am just stopping buy to assure the representatives of the Great Merchant Clan Moklumnue that orbital tradeways and exchanges are being built or have been built on all of your colonies. We are relying on you to generate the funds necessary to rebuild our great fleet and to keep the empire running.

[Deleted]

I like carriers and the other capital ships are probably too CP intensive for us to really want to invest in. I remember some comment from another clan about our ships being essentially empty vudka crates so I think we should take them up on that and invest in fairly low quality fighters. Even 1 ap/4 mp fighters can take a beating when the proper carrier back up. I agree that carriers make the most sense for us and then we can be set up to help with the Nyktos assault when that happens.

I feel very comfortable with the amount of deep space between us and the Nyktos. I think while we're expanding the defensive fleet, I want to pick up some more worlds too. It sounds like we're close to maxing out our current worlds at our level of technology and our new colonies could be a great new source of income for the empire.

I'm nervous that the second expansion zone will get snapped up by the xeno if we're not quick, but I don't want to go out there with no fleet and no other clans. I think it would be a good idea to encourage the other clans to get out there and we can continue to colonize in our prime area as a continued source of new revenue.

Thoughts?

[sheff]

We're expanding at a good rate. We just won't change our rate of expansion. 

Yeah, let's open with a few carriers, and then pump out fighters for a cycle.

Before we confirm with the Templar though, let's see what the other clan's are planning, and complement their designs.

[Deleted]

I think it might be a good idea to colonize a forward base in the 2nd expansion area covered by a small fleet. That group of planets will be hard to take back from the xeno if they get it completely covered.

[sheff]

Agreed. Templar Gundamgoth. We would like to build a couple of colonies in this new sector. Could this please be arranged?

Thank you.