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Aug 30, 3065 – Duke Essex arrives at Quentin and meets with local leaders. Many remember the days of the Federated Suns and the strong value the planet had. Ever since then, the Dragon has not been as nice, but the Dragon has invested in the local military-industrial complex massively, so there have been a lot of benefits there as well. We talk with the local rulers, and let them know that we don’t intend to be here that long, and that we’ll give the world back to the Combine.
In the meantime, we agree to repair all of the damage done in local battles, and make a public display of our mechs fixing and repairing roads and bridges and stuff.
Sept 2, 3065 – Duke Essex takes a meeting with the CO of the 10th Ghosts after radioing that we offered a peace negotiation. We tell them that we’ll give them free passage off the world, if they want it. We could have forced them out of hiding, by attacking their DropShips in the various ports. We have not done so. We have not stripped down the local warehouses of their stuff to take it either. We are not here to wage war on the Combine.
A regiment of Combine troops attacked us, and we are here for one thing – Independence Weaponry. We will be here for a few months, pay Independence for the mechs they make, then leave, then leave voluntarily. That is an appropriate and honorable response to the attack.
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