Giving Peace a Chance (part 2)

Posted on Mon Dec 15th, 2014 @ 5:14pm by Commodore Samantha York & Lieutenant Arnon Barak MD, PsyD & Lieutenant Ignatz Jones & Captain Cameron Bourne & Lieutenant JG Teenah Spartacus

1,011 words; about a 5 minute read

Mission: Deadly Diplomacy
Location: VIP Conference Room

[CONTINUED]

[OLD]

The Commodore walked over to the table. "If you would all kindly take your seats, we can begin."

Once everyone had settled, Sam continued. "The PADDs before you have the list of terms both sides have requested. What do you wish to discuss first?"

[NEW]

Arnon looked at his PADD. Nothing much had changed since he, Ignatz, and Spartacus had presented their recommendations to the Captain. The two groups needed to come to some workable arrangement between them before their application would be accepted. They didn't have to like each other, but they did have to get along and set policies and procedures in place that helped to guarantee this. The three of them had also advised against accepting a separate application from each party, rather advising that a joint application would be preferable, something that would force the two parties to get along in order for the application to be accepted. However, they realized that this might not be possible.

Standing just behind and to the side of Sam, Cam kept a careful eye on the proceedings. He was also in visual contact with all ten Marines he had stationed inside the conference room, two of which were combat medic's who Cam wanted there incase something did happen and one if the delegates was harmed. Pearing over Sam's shoulder, He quickly read through the terms that had been offered by both sides.

"Have you discovered who killed the first delegation?" one of the Panerians asked.

"Not yet. We've found where they transported onto the ship from a cloaked vessel, but we're still trying to track it down. We do haev several leads," Sam assured them. "And I have several teams working on it while we help negotiate the peace treaty. I want to get this treaty signed before they try to stop it again."

"And what if the Octurians are behind the murders?" he asked.

"There has been no indication that anyone from either of your planets was involved," Sam assured him.

"Ladies and gentlebeings," Arnon said. "There is no reason we cannot negotiate in good faith. If at some point evidence arises that in some way implicates the Octurians, we can halt negotiations and the Panarans can even back out of any treaties signed by claiming a breach of good faith. Until then, like the Commodore, I encourage us all to use this time wisely and move towards an agreement that ends the dispute between you and moves you toward entrance into the Federation."

All three of the Panerians looked at Arnon, then Sam, then the Octurians. "And what do they say?" the leader said, nodding to Lynta.

"I believe it is time for peace and know we, the Octurians, had nothing to do with the killings, nor did we sanction any actions in that direction." Lynta said with regal calm. "Too many of my people have died I for one wish to end it."

"As do I," the Panerian replied. He turned to Sam. "So, let us begin."

"Please proceed Commodore York." Lynta sat dwn with all the regal grace she had in her, she was not giving into the war, nor would she be admitting defeat but peace was a way to have her people survive and not keep going out to die.

Sam nodded. "You each have a PADD in front of you. On it you will find the requirements each delegate put forth. The third document is one Lieutenant Jones put together. This represents what we believe to be the best combination of both. It does involve some compromise, however, by both parties. Please look it over carefully. Then we'll go from there."

Ignatz shifted and hid his face for a moment behind a mug of coffee. He wasn't sure how his suggestions would be recieved, and used the mug somewhat of a shield.

"Lieutenant Jones?" Sam asked. "Do you have anything you wish to add?"

Ignatz froze like a deer in the headlights for a moment. "Not really, I think that what I wrote out was about the best compromise possible, given everything. I really want to see this succeed, and that was about the best possible way. Opening fair trade between the two of them and the Federation, helping them learn to work together again, and all the minutiae involved.

"Agreed." Sam looked to the two different delegations. "What do you think?"

"I do not like this suggestion about marriage," the Panerian delegate stated. "Apart from that, we agree to the terms."

"I second this ... very badly thought idea." Lynta asserted. "Aside from this point I too would agree to the terms." She kept her tongue as she waited for the final agreement. "Shall we just end this meeting and the conflicts?"

Sam took the PADD and looked it over, mentally sighing at Jones' suggestion. She quickly removed it and sent the changes to the other PADDs. "The change has been made. If we are in agreement, we can sign it and make it official."

All three of the Panerian delegation carefully looked over the PADD again, just to be sure nothing else had been added or changed. Then, satisfied, all three of them signed the electronic document.

Sam turned to Lynta. "Does your delegation also approve?"

She consulted quickly with her delegation; after a few hushed words the decision was made. "We approve the terms as so written." Lynta said and gave her signature as well as the two others.

Sam affixed her thumb print to the PADD, then she sent the signed document to the two delegates and then filed it in the computer to send to Starfleet Command. "Done. You each have a copy of the treaty to take back to your respective governments. It will take time to iron out all your differences, but this is a fine start. Thank you for your cooperation in this endeavor."


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Lynta
Leader of Octovian
Piloted by Newmark

Panerian Delegation

Commodore Samantha York
Commanding Officer

Captain Cameron Bourne
Marine CO

Lieutenant Ignatz Jones
Chief Diplomat

Lieutenant Arnon Barak
Chief Counselor

 

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