One eyebrow quirked up at the mention of distaste of 'killers'..."Oh?" he asked, with a glance toward the Roussians.

"They must absolutely LOVE being aboard this ship, then..." he added in a droll tone.

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 Having asked Henry before what he was wearing, she chose a nice dress to go with his Tux. She came in with him and greeted their friends and their host when he made his appearance.

 "This is a nice crowd. I'm sure the ladies all are enjoying the chance to wear something nice for a change! It's nice to let our hair down now and then and forget uniforms for awhile. And I must say Henry, you clean up very nicely indeed! You may be the most distinguished men here tonight, next to the Admiral of course."

 Sarah Made her way into the room with her  escort....  everyone who was  asked to  Come, seemed to be here.

....................

   Si  smiled   a thin lipped  smile,..oddly enough.. The Roussian Commander  and her Tech leader. had  no complaints  about  our good LC?.... But the person in charge of  killing people for them...seemed to take offense?

 Hennings  Waved  Shadow  over to   Roy and Si,...Did  any of you catch that Vid?... Bluggard.... is  a fellow from my Past..when i got  my first command... A Corvette  Called  ESS Grenwall... back when we  were the Earth Space Service.......he  had Command of a Sloop.. the ESS Morton?...anyway..the fellow broke and ran, the first time  we ever saw an Empire vessel...Lizard ship...... the whole he left in the Line..enabled  three  ships  to pour  through and vanish into the Sol system.... We  Caught one..but the  damn lizards  and their   shields wouldn't  let us touch them... so  we 'made' a torpedo  out of  our shuttle and  spare Power Cells... they were..rather surprised...

 ..Angel Scout ships hunted the other  two down..but my report cost Bluggard his  Command..... He left the service...hooking up with a private   company.... and?... His family  that stayed behind?  Changed thier Name to...Blu...

............

   TX-5   greeted   Henry and Cookie,..you are the   professor..yes? I am TX-5.. I deal with most of  our Tech duties  one my ship, and our Flotilla

.............

  MC-1 was   testing our  some of the finger  Foods  as  Stefi was getting herself a drink..If  i Understand  your Unifrom?  You are  a Med tech  here?

 ..i am ..THE.. Med tech here... out lasted  two doctors who were  suposed to be in charge?...but.... being in Med tech, when you are  the 'point of the spear'...seems to take its  toll...

...........

  The Sanri Woman found Jesse, she  smiled a bit   and said in a hushed tone,..The Roussians have never left the  Quad, except a few times in the early  years of your system....it is quite odd..they are out here now....

Roy snorted softly, but the scorn was clear in the sound.  "He talks a good game when he knows full well the Fleet is a completely different quadrant than he is.  Ground troops have a term for behavior like that, but...well..."  He looked around the room, and shrugged softly.

"Company like this isn't the place for the non-euphemisms of combat troops."  He gave a smile that was slightly predatory, and added, "I'm sure people don't want to hear about the excretory habits of barnyard fowl..."

As per regulations, he was armed...the Verian pistol he carried in a holster on his right hip.  His preferred blade, the kukri, was sheathed across his back at belt level.  They were visible...but not prominent.

  Hennings nods  and shadow  had a mouthful of  some  greenish vege and dip.

 beth spoke up a bit,...funny he's  shooting his  mouth of now?  If the Admiral choses  to hunt him down..well...

   there is  a bit of  a harsh, but high pitched voice As Ziger Spoke up,.... I think it's LAdy V's doing... she's been busy all over...but  not too busy in one place..peopel are dying, or getting captured  all over the damn Black....

.....................


  Shade  and Orria  carried  little  plates  with some dip and  Veggies on  They  walked over to  Henry, Cookie  and TX-5..Shade Blleped  a bit, and made a little bow.

  Orria  said,..SHade says  ..Hello...

  TX-5.......there is  that  fabulous  machine!.... we have to get the specs  and try to build  some.... Do your People need help fixing it...its Vocals  seems...broken...

 Shade Made  a Grinding Sound   as his  eyes  shifted   to a  red...

"Hello, Cookie, you look wonderful," Henry greeted her as they arrived.

Inside he viewed all the bristlings and posturings with wry amusement. Perhaps it was just as well he had decided not to wear all the medals that they kept giving him (even if he did have them in a pocket in case he was asked to put them on!).

"Yes, TX-5 - I'm Henry Christie, xenobiologist. This lovely lady is Cookie Baker, who is a medic."

Jesse was shown her seat next to Roy and she took a deep breathe in.  Do you come here often? She jokes and takes a seat next to him.

She smiles at the Sanri and listened to the quiet comment.

Are they original inhabitors of this region? She asks.

     While folks walked  about  and Talked, there  was some  laughter.. The Cavet seemed to  be  enjoying Roles' company and  he , very much  enjoyed her outfit..i mean...company.

   An LT  who took care of the Admiral's Mess came out  and  rang a little triangle,..Ladies and Gentlemen, If you would pelase  take your seats....As the servers enter the  inside of the table you may choose your Soup...Occui 'beef' or  Earth Vegetable ...  salad  will be availble  , we have 32 dressings from  earth and  APF  worlds....The Main course, You may choose Earth beef... Bura  Beef...or Delta colony grown chicken..... Sides  are Potatoes..or ...

   Place  Cards  with Names in Earth English and APF trade English under  had been shuffled  around a bit...he clears his  throat as his eyes  shift to orria  and Shade,..Mac and Cheese....or Burian mashed kuul root.... for desert  there will be...New York style  chesse cake  with  berry toppings of your choice...or Sanri Frozen Bava Sap..again, with your choice of toppings...Please do not hesitate  to ask for wine..Occui wine... Sanri  Blue Liquor ..or Mull Cider..there is of course..soft drinks...or..um..Milk....  Please.. he flourishes   his hand towards the  round Table.

 Once more the setting is...

 ( at 9:00 going  clockwise ) Admirla  Hack ...Commnader Si.... Ad  Hennings...Emmie.... Gen Bale and Stefi... Roles and  Cavet ( 12:00 )...Roy and jesse.... Shadow  and Beth.. MC-1...TX-5...NC-37 (3:00)...Ersi and Noan...Ziger and Oilra....Morris  and  Miller ( opening..)...( other side or  opening )...Henry and Cookie...Shade and Orria...

  Seaat were Modified to allow   Shade and  Orria to  climb up without 'booster  seats...and the same was set for the Occui ambassadors... One  seats   4 servers entered the  Area with carts with food  and drink as they took orders.

  MC-1 made his order  and leaned forward,..Tell me?  LC Shadow?  Those  decorations  on your Uniform.. do you sleep with them?

  Shadow   grinned his  halfsmile,...Just the Blue Max.... the rest are nice and All... But The Blue Max is the one Pilots  want...

 MC-1 looked confused, as Si  spoke up,..Indeed, MC-1...  Once the Blue Max  was made official ..it was sought  after by anyone  who flew combat ...

 ..so?..you glorify Killing with Awards?

  Hennings   spoke up before Shadow could get going,..that is a rather odd statement coming from a person whose name is the designation of  ' military Commander-1".... any award in the service...is...in some  way... related to the destruction of those who oppose  us...

 NC-37  says, rather Nicely,..We  have such awards..but they  are more  inclined to be in the service of the Homworld...

 Roles looks away from Juil for a moment,well?..let me say this? we have awards from  all the planets  of the APF..since our service is to them all....now?.. if   putting out  a  range  fire on Astra, to same millions of tons of Astra wheat?... that is fine..... If it means  turning   ship loads of enemies  to atoms?.. that is fine....

 Shadow  leans forward,... I'm the  'turning  enemies into atoms'..guy...

  Noan says  , as she moves to her  seat,..I would say ...yes?  but  we do not  know much about them... They are supposed to be Tech Savvy?... Where  Occui Tech is largely  military..thier  tech is ....supposedly ...defensive in nature.... its  not lost on anyone, they still operate  warships and have  armies...

 She greeted Henry with a smile and blushed when he complimented her. Her hand went to her necklace and she looked unsure.

 "I didn't wear my medals. Do you think I should have? I'd have felt like I'd have had to wear my formal uniform if I had. Oh well, it's too late now."

 As Henry found their places and seated her, she was overjoyed to find herself sitting next to Shade. She smiled at him and spoke a few sentences to him in simple clicks and phrases in his own language. She wasn't proficient yes, but she was trying to learn it better in her spare time.  She also greeted those across the table and beside Henry.

Roy quirked a grin at Jesse's question.  "Not willingly," he answered with a sigh.  He listened to the exchange up the table for a few minutes, before he finally decided he'd heard too much to stay silent any longer.

"If military awards are so repulsive to you, I'm surprised you're even willing to set foot on this ship.  The Lieutenant-Commander is hardly the only one who's received commendations for actions that involved enemies losing their lives...and for every enemy that resulted in a commendation, there are probably dozens of others that nobody ever even heard about. That's part of being a warrior.  For some of us, it comes a little easier than others...but there's not a member of this crew that hasn't been involved in someone's death, if they've been aboard for more than a couple of weeks."

He paused for a moment to let that sink in, before adding, "That's the kind of life that's become vital to us, if we're going to survive the Demons and their allies.  And the disapproval of someone who doesn't understand being pushed to kill in order to survive isn't likely to sway any of us.  There's an old Earth saying, amongst people who were not warriors but appreciated them..."We sleep soundly in our beds at night, because rough and dangerous men stand ready to do violence on those who would hurt us."  That's us..."  He gestured first to himself, and then to Shadow, as he repeated, "Rough...and Dangerous."

   Shade  rattles of a few sentences in  his  'words'...

 Orria looks   over to Cookie,..Shade  says he is Busy... he  does not like the fancy clothes....

...................

    MC-1 looks at Spencer  as he  gives his take on the  'killer' thing, and   Shadow Points to Roy, nodding his head  as he   tries to swallow a bit of   roll. ..what he said....'cept i'm  Just Dangerous....

  Beth Giggles  and turns to  MC-1 ,..Shadow is too  pretty to be rough....


    BAle  speaks up,I must agree with the SGT Major, MC-1.... Humans have   had  wars  against each other , since the first two tribes  ran into each other....but...in the end... we knew, even the most hated enemy, would have to be trade partners...Now..in The Black?  we , most likely..will have to destroy the Demon race..... the rest of the  Empire   can choose  thier path from there...

 NC-37  looks at the Sanri Next to her, who was calmly eating , he smiled at her.well? I should think you would find a  way to make  epace..instead  of taking Lives.....

  Shadow spoke up,..ahh yes..peaceful ways... Like.. The Burians had? the people there  didn't even have  fighters? much less  ships..that didn't  stop the Demons and Lizards and Bugs  from  landing there.... and?.. what about the triad?.... how many have dies, or been sold... Billions of creds lost...thousands..maybe  millions of Lives taken... but you know what?  That didn't stop  until we  came here...

  Shade Bleep  and held up a thumb.

 TX-5 shook her head,...you rteally need your little   robot  fixed.... does that not annoy you?

Henry smiled gently at TX-5.

"To start with, Shade is not a robot despite his appearance: he's a living, sentient being. He is certainly not broken, and very rarely annoying. He just has a rather unusual mode of communication. It takes a while to get used to, I'd certainly not claim proficiency. That's why Orria is here. She is very good at understanding what Shade has to say."

   TX-5 nodded slowly,..perhaps....But ..there has to be a way to fix....

  ..If I may?  Ambassador Shadowcan perform his  tasks, and  can be   quite surprising...

  The Roussians  Look over to   Kray... he just shakes his head and Points to Shade..

   they turn  as one  to loo at Shade  who's   eyes  were still black as he gave them a 'sarcastic, 'thumbs up"....

   Si  smiles  sweetly , just before she takes a  sip of her  wine,..as  we have mentioned... the Ambassador is   Shadow's   son...

 the Roussians looked shocked,  turning from  Shadow to Shad,  then  back  again.

 beth  said in a stage whisper,...so?... you might not want to ..insult him?.... Shade, like his father, might not wish to go through proper channels.... in  the way of  righting, such an insult?

   Hennings  tried  to change the subject.......Since  we are not  far away from signing the Pact.... Do you think you copuld tell us what your ...pronlem is?

Jeese chuckles and points with her thumbs the two guys she's between.  Shadow and Spencer may have pretty faces, but they can sure make the enemy cringe upon their arrival.

She nods over to Shade.  That guy there, he's the rough and dangerous one.  No offense Shade.

She winks at him.  He can just look at you from another quad and you want to seek shelter.  I wouldn't want to be on his bad sideb that's for sure.

  Kray grinned at Jesse, and said,..The Hermes is the Pride of   all Humans, earthers or Colonists. It hsi a badge of honor, that the traitors to our race, seem dedicated to destroy us..or..perhaps...The Empire thinks  the only way to beat Humans..is to send other humans?

 The Cavet tears her eyes away from Roles,..So.... She  looks around the   table,..what of the  lesser races in the APF?

 Hack  shook his head  as he dabbed his lips from a sip, of  soup,..there are no..'lesser races'... there are races who, cannot put as much into the war effort as some....but they do what they can...Bura sends  troops , food and have now oepned  factories, with teh Help of ESN/APF people.... The Mulls handle the  Cred system for  the Black.. Tortuga? once  , nothing more then a low life haven for Pirates, is now a recruiting hub for privateers and people who wish to be Privateers,  EMS crews, or ..even join the ESN

 Si  downs her wine and  notins for  a sever to refill,...what this  war  has shown... is the ..'power races" have shown, they lack power..... The Skith and Qarl battel each other to a standstill...knowing they cannot leave thier  quad in any numbers, or lose thier homeworld and colonies..... The Angels hold supplies and aid from us, even with the liberation of the Paradaise system..... Only the two Moons  Joined the APF...and we have   a few ships, and alot of troops from them...The demons... thy hide on there  firey world.. ending out Minions to deal with those who would stand against them....Humans..it appears....do not seem to care?

 ..so?..you are saying , The Humans can save..or destoy the Balck..all by themselves...


 Ersi, the Male Sanri said,.... we are  saying, MC-1.... that the Humans  have been beating the 9 hells out of the Empire....whilst  beating thier own traitors back..... For our part?... The Sanri will rise and Fall with the Humans for the APF...

 "Pardon me TX-5, but why should Shade be forced to learn to speak all of our various languages just to pass the time of day or do small talk? If we need to talk to him, we either try to learn his way of talking, or we get someone who can translate for him. I am trying to learn his language, just as I would try to learn anyone's way of talking as I had time. I admit I don't speak everyone's language yet, though many of them do speak ours. Perhaps Shade cannot form our words to his satisfaction. If it is necessary to speak with him yourself, we do have translators and we are working on a translation program. It's just taking time."

 She tried to be patient and courteous to the person with the weird name of TX-5 but she was kind of insulted for Shade's sake that the person was talking down to them.

Roy had opened his mouth to clarify that he had, indeed, meant himself as the 'rough' one...but Beth's comment put a nice edge on it, and he sat back, with a satisfied look on his face.  As the conversation progressed, he followed along, looking from speaker to speaker as each added their comments, a growing sense of pride filling him as the Hermes personnel all reaffirmed each others' points.

The comments about 'fixing' Shade made him bristle, visibly, but others spoke up before he got a chance to speak...with calmer, more diplomatic words than he would have managed.  He forced himself to breathe slowly, calmly, letting the tension ease from him...there was a treaty yet to be signed, and a heated exchange could still foul that up...

Henry also sat quietly, sipping his wine and observing the diversity of sentients around him.

    MC-1  tapped his wrist,...almost every race , that is worth speaking to, has been chipped... very few of those who are shipped , cannot  be understood.. or? Understand.. yet you truck with the Naragrans?  who are not chipped?.. and you have a  robotic halfbreed that  cannot speak to you?

 Beth's Hand  slammed on the Table,  But Kray's  left had  held her  right   hand Gently...  He leaned abit  forward, top once more  speak to  MC-1. His smile  was  a cold one... as he spoke..slowly , as if talking to a very slow learning child... with  nodding of his head, and   inflections of his  voice.

 ..First...MC-1....  Burians  did not get chipped Until the fleet arrived , the Angels  who crashed there hundreds of years ago..ran out of  chips..and  did not have the resources  to  manufacture them....Now? that they have joined the APF... Burians  and green-angels  are part of the  greatest Federation in the Black.... The Naragran are very  smart... they were hunted ot near extinction on Nivar.... but flourish on the green Moon....They...cannot be chipped..at  not yet..much like some forms of  creshians

 ..Shade  and His  sister...

 TX-5 blurted out,there are more then one!

  Kray's Voice  lowered  as he closed his  eyes  can continued ...slowly, before opening them,AND.... his  siter... are very different.... Dusk..is like most Verians... speaks  and looks..she  was modified a bit ...though she still has the   shifting skin color that shade  has, only hers  is a bit  under control.... According to the Verians..they could 'fix' Shade..but..if they could not he...in my words... would be recycled.... that isn't going to happen.....

 ..now?..for whatever  reason.. I can understand him perfectly...so can  any Verian...Orria, Doc Henry.. and Cookie.. have been trying..Orria seems to  have an upper hand...perhaps..because she is so young... But?..  Let me ask him this question... I will translate word  for word....

..Ambassadow Shadow?.. Please, since the Roussians  seem full of Opinions... Can you express your Opinion of MC-1?

 Hennmings spoke up.....Shadow..I don't Know....

 Hack    took a sip of  wine,...No..I think it is  fair... the Roussians  seem to have no problem offering  opinions,  it is only fair  the Verian Ambassador  is allowed his?... we are all equal in the APF?

 Ziger nods as he   finishes his soup,..yea..let the  little one offer  his  few creds worth!

 Hack Nodded to Shade  who stood Up On his chair  and  waved  a three fingered arm around  as a steady stream of  whirls, clicks, buzzes and bleeps were sent   forth... only  the color of eyes shifting from green to grey, to black..and ended in red..showed    any sort of emotion... Then he sat back down...Orria  giggled.

 ..The Ambassador sayd...."...it is hard to have an Opinion of  someone who has  not taken part in  this war, in  any form.... He has said the  Cavet and her people have stepped up.... The Sanri and Occui have been foundations for the APF....The Naragrans   would  have been here this night, had they  have had more room... the signing tomorrow  morning..BEFORE...the Nivar  signing, is to show the Naragrans they are respected...the fact that we are taking colonists with us to Nivar...at least 50 of them  will be Naragrans... is to  reward the NAragns for their help..and their Understanding..

 MC-1  snapped,..Undertsanding?..theyy are...

 ..shut up... i am not  done....

 beth  gave him an evil eye.. and MC-1  sat back  with a  roll of red eyes.

 ..the Ambassador   then focused on MC-1...."... The Roussian in question, has never truely served in battle... his  war record shows he  was  a  Trooper Class IF..or   'Infantry Fighter'..before getting his  designation as MC...  he has not  fought..any battles  either on the  ground, or  as a member of  a warship... He..in fact..is only here  because of the mating  contract with NC-37....who..has been in two combats  as  NC.. with pirates ships..both battles have been victories and led to her being in command of the currant flotilla that  is being .'watched over' by the delta Fleet...MC-1... has no Qualifications worthy of mention.."

 MC-1 looked around..his pur[le  skin , darker... NC-37  seemed   quite shocked ....

 ..yeah...  i get a bit  angry too..he has a way of..'tapping in'...... she smiled sweetly.

 MC-1 slammed his  fork down, Shadow held up a finger,..now?...MC-1.... you  understand...a tiny bit more  about  Shade...and we all  understand , alot more about you...perhaps yuou can settle in and eat... so we can  move onto the signing?

As if   taking his  cue, the servers  were removing the  soups dishes and such  and   asking the   diners what  meal they wished...

 Commander Bornberry  with her dress Unifrom entered, with her XO and found  a seat on the other side of  Miller.

 ..I beg Your Pardon Admiral   we had to escort a roussian freighter  back to its flotilla... we  warned them, that any more 'strays' would be boarded.

 ..It is quite  alright  Alice?   if you wish your soup  please   ask the   servers, they will make sure you get it.... You just Missed   Ambassador Shadow's  take on  the Roussians, and MC-1... after MC-1, and TX-5 , were good  enough to offer thier opinions of  the Naragrans ,  LC Shadow and Ambassdor Shadow...

  Alice  smiled,..I wish i would have heard that.. sorry i was late...

 beth smiled  and   Shadow winked.....I'll fill you in    after dinner!

Henry smiled sweetly.

"I am here to study all the plants and animals we encounter... this includes the sentient races. I do not form judgements based on the narrow preconceptions of my own species, I take what I find and do my best to understand them.

"... I also try not to insult them without good reason. I do not think I have found a good enough reason, even with those sentients who have chosen to side with the Demons. I find killing them to be sufficient."

He pulled out his medal bar.

"In that I have been quiet successful, when the need arose. Even if I am an academic, not a soldier."

He tucked the colourful mass of ribbons and metal away again.

"It isn't something I brag about, it is a sad fact that I have to live with."

  Oilra, the female  Occui , fluttered her eyes  at  Henry,..yes... we have  heard of the  warrior professor . You have  quite the following in our  homeworld.... It makes us ...'smart warriors'..look more  dangerous.... he eyes  henry ...

 General Bale, who was the closest to overweight, of the humans  , yet showed only a slight belly.....indeed, good  Lady... our  people  can all fight, if needs
be..

..Aye....  Morris began as he  dabbed his lips,..LT Stefi Came to the attention of The Admiral  when  she helped defend  her  aid station, with nothing  but  3 Guardians  and a sidearm.... she made grenades from o2 cannisters.. holding off Largrans   until airsupport arrived... Ms  Baker.... and Ms Kristensen..as  well as Doctor Price have served in combat situations....

 Shade  Gace  Cookie and melia a thumbs up.

 NC-37 Asked,..what are Guardians?

 ..They are people..who wisg to aid the effort...but  do not want to kill, and do not have the skills to be Med techs. The comprimise is this.... The where, well know  unifroms..they carry  weapons.... they use thos e  weapons to portect the Med techs  and the  wounded... they still have to kill?.. but only in defesne of those who need, or apply, aid...

 Tx-5 Looked down the table at  Roy and Jesse,... from what we saw at the command tent... you people had  brushes  with Qarl?.... did you find anyhting worth while?

Roy's single cough was the only indicator that he was surprised by the question.  "I suppose that depends on how you categorize 'worthwhile'..." he answered, in a guarded tone, looking to Admiral Hack.  He continued, one eye on the Admiral, watching for any sign that he should hold his peace...

"We learned that the Qarl plasma weapons are more dangerous than we thought...that, unlike typical energy plasma that we've dealt with in the past, it's more like some kind of energized fluid, and that it can be delivered in various methods.  We learned the Qarl here had incorporated elements of technology from other races into at least some of their machinery...the structure that Sergeant Helmsly and I were working through had design and architectural elements of at least two other races."

He paused for a moment, then added, "We should be able to send teams in to investigate further, even with it flooded, though they'll need some non-standard precautions...we're used to operating in vacuum, not underwater, although a lot of the same gear is applicable...more will be turned up once they get a chance to poke around a bit more."

 TX-5 seemed to understand.Qarl, are like Harvest bugs.. they seem to be every where, but are only dangerous  if there are many...

 Shadow   and  Beth ate their steak, Mc-1 broke the silence  and asked,..So..I  I am not mistaken... we  sign the  Pact here..... then in the morning  put on a show  for the Naragrans, before proceding to Niavr  where  all, Including the Naragrans    will sign, another pact?

 Shadow   snorted  and shook his  head.

 Bale  dabbed his mouth again and  took a  deep pull of his wine,..Yes....MC-1... you are Mistaken.... he  gave him a  puckered lip smile, MC-1 Looked  confused ...The Pact we  sign this  night, is not complete, until the Naragrans  sign....It is  true, we could draft a seperate Pact... but there is seniority of the APF planets to consider...so... every one  must have thier place..... The Green and Black Moons of Nivar, under the leadership of the Cavet,  and her  council that will include, Naragrans... will be senior to  Rouss...... Rouss will be senior to Nivar

 NC-37 placed her  fork down and Looked at  Hack,..A pair of Moons, will be senior to us?

  Indeed...  They will be known as  The GreenMoon Colonies... Since there is nothing  really alive on the Balck moon, save for odd  insects... there is plant life under the Balck moon... but it serves only to feed those  creatures.... work has  already begun on Terriforming and  Enginners  have  found  water sources, and  are  creating  two...rather  large , Lakes...

 Shadow  spoke up,..and since you came late to the show.. you  come in , under  the   Moon Colonies.....but ahead of Nivar, since they seemed to what to test our limits...

  ..The Signing on Nivar , will be at the Air base that we pounded.... we will send  down colonists there, Both fleet and Naragrans.... it will be a fortified Colony, for certain, but as time passes, the naragrans  will roam free, and  our People will build off the   baee...should the Nivarians  chose to  harm the colony..in any way... they will lose thier planet.

 Mc-1  nodded slowly ..Tell me...SGT MAJ..... we have been hearing  cross talk for  some times, as we came into the system... we have heard of exploits  and such from you warrior  types.... I find it  Odd..that the LC carries  such fame, when he owes  most of it to a dead machine...

 Beth's   right  arm   rose  quickly to Slap MC-1... Kray's left hand, Like  a snake , caught it....thread....carefully...MC-1.... we won't be in this  dinner forever...

 MC-1 Flinched and was  surprised  by beth's  reaction, and  Shadow 'snag' of her hand...is that a threat?  LC?

 ..call it what you will...  he   bite  a bit of steak off  and  grinned, then began to chew... Beth Loked  across the way at  The Admiral, who just gave her a wink

 Shade was making grinding  noises   , his eyes  black as he glared at MC-1
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"I am interested..." Henry said to MC-1.

"Is your very aggressive and argumentative style of debate standard amongst your people? You appear to go out of your way to provoke those with whom you are speaking. Is this a personal approach or is this the way that your people conduct discourse? A cultural thing?"