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 //She is relaxed, and confident, but hardly polished. That is what the people of Kallimar expect from their Sky-Marshal, after all. If she were too polished, she would look like a politician. She is not supposed to be a politician.//  //She is relaxed, and confident, but hardly polished. That is what the people of Kallimar expect from their Sky-Marshal, after all. If she were too polished, she would look like a politician. She is not supposed to be a politician.// 
  
-Citizens of the galaxy. I have long held that the second greatest honour of my life was becoming the seventh Sky-Marshal of the People's Army of Kallimar. The first, of course, was that I myself was given leave to behold the galaxy. The beauty of these stars is all but immeasurable, and there are few in this lonesome patch of space more lucky than those who are able to behold it with their own eyes.+"Citizens of the galaxy. I have long held that the second greatest honour of my life was becoming the seventh Sky-Marshal of the People's Army of Kallimar. The first, of course, was that I myself was given leave to behold the galaxy. The beauty of these stars is all but immeasurable, and there are few in this lonesome patch of space more lucky than those who are able to behold it with their own eyes.
  
 Today, I have been given a third great honour: To address the galaxy. For many, the broadcast of this conference will be the first time you have seen me. For some, it will be the first time you have seen a Rissi at all. I shall spend some time in self-indulgence speaking today, but for those amongst you who simply wish to know where Kallimar stands, I shall give a brief summary. To the people of Corico and the Thousand Colours Moon, we are your allies. Today, I have been given a third great honour: To address the galaxy. For many, the broadcast of this conference will be the first time you have seen me. For some, it will be the first time you have seen a Rissi at all. I shall spend some time in self-indulgence speaking today, but for those amongst you who simply wish to know where Kallimar stands, I shall give a brief summary. To the people of Corico and the Thousand Colours Moon, we are your allies.
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 Make no mistake -- the deliberation on this matter was no small task for the Executive Council of Kallimar, and I do not expect that it shall be any easier for our new colleagues. The formation of a common fleet entails a great degree of trust from each of its participants, and there is no shame in admitting that trust shall not come easily between peoples so far apart, whose governance and way of life can be downright alien to one another. Indeed, even as I stand before you asking for your trust, I bring with me proof that trust is not so easily won. At this time, the People's Army is unwilling to involve the Nation of the Eternal Sky in any formal arrangements, due to the ongoing instability in its government and sovereign territory. Make no mistake -- the deliberation on this matter was no small task for the Executive Council of Kallimar, and I do not expect that it shall be any easier for our new colleagues. The formation of a common fleet entails a great degree of trust from each of its participants, and there is no shame in admitting that trust shall not come easily between peoples so far apart, whose governance and way of life can be downright alien to one another. Indeed, even as I stand before you asking for your trust, I bring with me proof that trust is not so easily won. At this time, the People's Army is unwilling to involve the Nation of the Eternal Sky in any formal arrangements, due to the ongoing instability in its government and sovereign territory.
  
-Still, it is my utmost hope that we will all find the trust we need. For when we are so alike, despite the space between us, what choice do we have but to stand united against that cold expanse?+Still, it is my utmost hope that we will all find the trust we need. For when we are so alike, despite the space between us, what choice do we have but to stand united against that cold expanse?"
  
  
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 //A loud 'ahem' overtakes the conference, at once Thermal Tempest as a part of the Nation of the Curved Leaf delegation takes the stand. In the seats in front of him, about a dozen or so sailors look on. Despite the prominence of research as a part of the nation, none of them appearing to be scientists. They drill their delegate with their gazes at once, Thermal Tempest constantly glancing at them as if looking for approval. Soon, the sailor speaks up. // //A loud 'ahem' overtakes the conference, at once Thermal Tempest as a part of the Nation of the Curved Leaf delegation takes the stand. In the seats in front of him, about a dozen or so sailors look on. Despite the prominence of research as a part of the nation, none of them appearing to be scientists. They drill their delegate with their gazes at once, Thermal Tempest constantly glancing at them as if looking for approval. Soon, the sailor speaks up. //
  
-‘Time is short, so I shall not dress this speech up in pretty metaphors and allegories, that won’t help us much here.+"Time is short, so I shall not dress this speech up in pretty metaphors and allegories, that won’t help us much here.
  
 I do not think I need to elaborate much when explaining that the Nation of the Curved Leaf is built upon the premise of fully understanding the world around us. Every new technological breakthrough, every new system surveyed, every new piece of knowledge gained. It allows us to understand this universe just a little better. Doing so allows us to understand ourselves just a little better. I do not think I need to elaborate much when explaining that the Nation of the Curved Leaf is built upon the premise of fully understanding the world around us. Every new technological breakthrough, every new system surveyed, every new piece of knowledge gained. It allows us to understand this universe just a little better. Doing so allows us to understand ourselves just a little better.
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 This is a time for action sure, however a fine line exists between recklessness and caution. My words are not simply mine but represent the technological interests and endeavours of the nation I stand for. If we are to overcome the challenges beset upon us, our actions must be objective. I, nor the Thermo-Barons, as ill-suited as that term is, have little time to grapple with petty ideologies. They cloud our judgements, more often than not.  This is a time for action sure, however a fine line exists between recklessness and caution. My words are not simply mine but represent the technological interests and endeavours of the nation I stand for. If we are to overcome the challenges beset upon us, our actions must be objective. I, nor the Thermo-Barons, as ill-suited as that term is, have little time to grapple with petty ideologies. They cloud our judgements, more often than not. 
  
-Consequently, The Nation of the Curved Leaf invites the other polities to walk this road of understanding together. Not as adversaries seeking to prove one way of life superior to the other. But as colleagues, ones working towards a similar goal. +Consequently, The Nation of the Curved Leaf invites the other polities to walk this road of understanding together. Not as adversaries seeking to prove one way of life superior to the other. But as colleagues, ones working towards a similar goal."
  
 ==== Day 2, Onyx Guise ==== ==== Day 2, Onyx Guise ====
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 //Tension fills the conference, until the booming voice of the Director finally speaks up.// //Tension fills the conference, until the booming voice of the Director finally speaks up.//
  
-‘My fellow delegates, it is truly a pleasure to speak at such an enormously fundamental event. It demonstrates how in these vital times, we cannot select and choose whose voices we hear. Our galaxy is a place for unity and co-operation, something I shall prove to you this day even as the doubters seek to silence me.+"My fellow delegates, it is truly a pleasure to speak at such an enormously fundamental event. It demonstrates how in these vital times, we cannot select and choose whose voices we hear. Our galaxy is a place for unity and co-operation, something I shall prove to you this day even as the doubters seek to silence me.
  
 This session, I have heard many speeches about the importance of unity, of friendship, of collectivity, of the need to work together as one, of the need to stand together to answer the threats bestowed upon our galaxy and way of life. Truly, an enlightening display of wisdom, and a demonstration that we all seek the same, even if we choose to word our desires differently.  This session, I have heard many speeches about the importance of unity, of friendship, of collectivity, of the need to work together as one, of the need to stand together to answer the threats bestowed upon our galaxy and way of life. Truly, an enlightening display of wisdom, and a demonstration that we all seek the same, even if we choose to word our desires differently. 
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 Yet the doubters still remain. They continue to doubt our attempts at harmony, seeking to stall us at a time when decisions need to be delivered swiftly and decisively. As we prepare to act in facing the galaxy’s crises, the doubters attempt to silence our voices and our wills with indecision, using fabrications of falsified evidence to spread lies about our enterprises. However, I remain confident my friends. What the doubters will never understand is, as long as we remain harmonious, we will not falter. A lesson I believe we can apply here. Working as a harmonious collective, we as a galaxy can overcome all. Constantly doubting and blaming who is the ‘architect of our troubles’ will mean we will not succeed in what should be our brightest hour. Therefore, we stand at the crossroads of two choices my friends. Of action and harmony. Or indecision and dissonance. Yet the doubters still remain. They continue to doubt our attempts at harmony, seeking to stall us at a time when decisions need to be delivered swiftly and decisively. As we prepare to act in facing the galaxy’s crises, the doubters attempt to silence our voices and our wills with indecision, using fabrications of falsified evidence to spread lies about our enterprises. However, I remain confident my friends. What the doubters will never understand is, as long as we remain harmonious, we will not falter. A lesson I believe we can apply here. Working as a harmonious collective, we as a galaxy can overcome all. Constantly doubting and blaming who is the ‘architect of our troubles’ will mean we will not succeed in what should be our brightest hour. Therefore, we stand at the crossroads of two choices my friends. Of action and harmony. Or indecision and dissonance.
  
-Which choice you make my friends, I will leave up to you.+Which choice you make my friends, I will leave up to you."
  
  
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 //At this moment, following a prior speech from an astronomer specialising in the presentation of star maps, outlining the usefulness of their work, there is a chatter in the room. Sapphire-upon-Sea stands up, making her way towards the stand.// //At this moment, following a prior speech from an astronomer specialising in the presentation of star maps, outlining the usefulness of their work, there is a chatter in the room. Sapphire-upon-Sea stands up, making her way towards the stand.//
  
-Yes -- er -- hello, everyone. It’s a pleasure to see you all here. I have so much to say, and, even now, so little time in which to say it, but I will do my best to fit it all in, and hopefully not overrun by too much -- anyway.+"Yes -- er -- hello, everyone. It’s a pleasure to see you all here. I have so much to say, and, even now, so little time in which to say it, but I will do my best to fit it all in, and hopefully not overrun by too much -- anyway.
  
 Yes. Back home in Grieving Sea, we have a saying. It goes like this: "the strongest weapon is an empty arm" -- perhaps better translated as an "empty hand", for those of you who have them. People have interpreted this in many ways, all of which have some truth in them, but I like the following one best -- that what this saying is trying to teach us is that the most powerful tool in the universe is not a gun, or a spaceship, or a bomb - but an open arm. An arm extended in friendship. Not to offer threats, or bribery, only yourself. Only through trust and cooperation has anything ever been achieved, and only through trust and cooperation can anything be achieved now. Yes. Back home in Grieving Sea, we have a saying. It goes like this: "the strongest weapon is an empty arm" -- perhaps better translated as an "empty hand", for those of you who have them. People have interpreted this in many ways, all of which have some truth in them, but I like the following one best -- that what this saying is trying to teach us is that the most powerful tool in the universe is not a gun, or a spaceship, or a bomb - but an open arm. An arm extended in friendship. Not to offer threats, or bribery, only yourself. Only through trust and cooperation has anything ever been achieved, and only through trust and cooperation can anything be achieved now.
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 It would be foolish to extend our arms in friendship to the architects of our troubles. We will not reach out, for example, to the greed-driven CEOs of the Conglomerate, which the Nation of Grieving Sea will resolutely refuse to recognise, but instead to their workers, offering all the help and support we can provide in these trying times. We reach our arms out in friendship to the people of the Nation of Eternal Sky and their Assembly, who recently have been such victims of out-of-proportion abuses of power. We reach our arms out in friendship to both SNTNL and the Selethyan -- we can offer you nothing and threaten you with nothing -- we can only beg of you both to think of all the suffering a war will cause, beg of you both to try and find another way. It would be foolish to extend our arms in friendship to the architects of our troubles. We will not reach out, for example, to the greed-driven CEOs of the Conglomerate, which the Nation of Grieving Sea will resolutely refuse to recognise, but instead to their workers, offering all the help and support we can provide in these trying times. We reach our arms out in friendship to the people of the Nation of Eternal Sky and their Assembly, who recently have been such victims of out-of-proportion abuses of power. We reach our arms out in friendship to both SNTNL and the Selethyan -- we can offer you nothing and threaten you with nothing -- we can only beg of you both to think of all the suffering a war will cause, beg of you both to try and find another way.
  
-Violence only begets more violence. We reject it. We reach our arms out to all of you here who will take them. We have faith in you. We only hope you have faith in us.+Violence only begets more violence. We reject it. We reach our arms out to all of you here who will take them. We have faith in you. We only hope you have faith in us."
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