From the Gaians (quotes are from my pm to them, normal text is Gaian response, italicized is my commentary):
Your action has been perceived as intelligence run to secretly obtain tactical data on our coast and it cannot be explained any other way. However, if Sparta gives navigational logs of the foil it will show that Sparta has been acting foolishly in attempt to prepare for the inevitable showdown when factions will be forced to conflict eachother, and not because of immediate plans to attack Gaia. This may silence voices in High Council which have been insulted since Sparta asked for tactical pact while secretly obtaining data on Gaian coast, not mentioning threat in your message. There's really no good way to respond to this one is there? Either we've been planning to attack them now or to attack them later. I'd opt for "we are already involved in a war, how likely do *you* think it is we'll take on another enemy at the same time? Hmm?
Mapping Gaian coast in secret is a hostile act. High Council have requested unfalsified navigational logs from your navy regarding our coast to disuade fears about Sparta. Does avoiding to answer it mean refusal? What is there in these logs that we can't reveal to them? Additionally, is there a way we could falsify them without getting caught?
Your previous and current actions, with added oportunity, have been reason to target you as prime suspect. Be lucky that motive and opportunity does not mean you are guilty. Gee, thanks.
Relations are not soured by words but by actions. Please understand that asking for tactical pact while secretly mapping Gaian coast deeply insulted High Coucil. Your threat did not help much either. If you show you changed your attitude High Council will be happy to cooperate with you as it does easily with Angels. However High Council is now seriously convinced that Junta is preparing for inevitable invasion of Gaian Union. Due to your past actions and as such, you'll need to prove yourself to be trusted. Our past actions? Could someone recap to me, what it is we've done to them? All I remember is a little disagreement over whether or not a deal had been agreed upon yet.
What new turn in attitudes do you speak of? Gaian attitude towards Sparta has not changed a single bit for past 15 years. Of course Gaians will be disturbed because of already mentioned reasons. Well I don't know, trumping up charges of territorial transgression and accusing us of past actions that never happened in the first place?
However keep in mind, Gaian Union does operate with profit in mind. Gaians will always accept a deal if it is good for them, regardless of relations with target faction. This is why your past offer has been accepted. Gaian Union does not break agreed deals unless the other side breaks it, so you have nothing to worry about. That's good to hear. We'll see.
Your comment about Sparta being lightning rod for Hive inadvetently laughed most of Gaians. Gaia is lightning rod, and sadly Gaians would be quite happy to change that position as production of an army forced redirection of resources from population expansion. If Hive does really move away his stacks of units towards your front Gaians will be happy to see them smashing against Spartan perimeters. Laugh at us if you may, but once we start bonking Morganite heads you'll realize how we've managed to keep them in the game all along.
Lab/energy output is changing every turn (each turn makes either emphasis on credits or labs), however it will be within 1-4 years. On the other hand, Gaian Union needs EE next turn, for the possibility that breakthough occurs next turn. You will receive II preaccepted as soon as research is finished. Nothing to say here, the tech experts, Maniac, Googlie, this is hopefully what you wanted to know.
Sadly, I need to inform you that no faction is allowed to probe Gaian Union in any case under any circumstances. This includes Spartan Federation. Additionaly, do not move probe foils/cruisers near our coast as High Council has passed a law that would give a directive to destroy any trespassing probe team, regardless of its motives and faction of origin. It is shoot first, ask questions later policy when it comes to probe teams and security, and diplomatic relations do not affect this. Yada yada yada. You already said you don't trust us, why not just say it again.
There already was an embassy and Junta destroyed it. Heh, touché. If it suits you, fine by me.
he Federation staunchly refuses to acknowledge any retroactive claims to sea territory. By default factional sea borders are limited to the coastline unless a coastal or sea base is in question. The green little lines on everyone's maps are considered to be this borderline.
Therefore any sea territory outside your coast has been considered, most likely by all factions so far, to be neutral territory. The Federation refuses to acknowledge transport through neutral waters as a hostile violation of territory.
We are happy to considering the acknowledgement of a territorial claim you are willing to make, the same way we have claimed sovereignity over our coastal waters (the Modo Doctrine) - however these claims can not, by common sense and logic, be in power retroactively.
Therefore any sea territory outside your coast has been considered, most likely by all factions so far, to be neutral territory. The Federation refuses to acknowledge transport through neutral waters as a hostile violation of territory.
We are happy to considering the acknowledgement of a territorial claim you are willing to make, the same way we have claimed sovereignity over our coastal waters (the Modo Doctrine) - however these claims can not, by common sense and logic, be in power retroactively.
As I stated, we have made no hostile act against you and will do our best to avoid doing so in the future, as well, since we harbour no hostile intent against you. Again, we'll be happy to oblige to reasonable sea territory claims you are willing to make.
Spartan exploratory vessels haven't had, haven't, nor will they ever have intelligence operatives onboard. The only possibility would be a shot shell going astray and hitting your venerable Lady, but our exploratory vessels have yet to fire a shot to this date (which may change with the Morganites commandeering one of them, though).
Please, do not make the Junta suspect the possibility that this is a trumped-up charge spinned out of nowhere to facilitate a souring of relations that is a part of some greater scheme against us.
Now, unless this new turn in attitudes in the Gaian Union has affected our earlier tech agreement, I would like to relay to you a few questions and statements from our experts wrt. the tech arrangement agreed upon earlier.
However keep in mind, Gaian Union does operate with profit in mind. Gaians will always accept a deal if it is good for them, regardless of relations with target faction. This is why your past offer has been accepted. Gaian Union does not break agreed deals unless the other side breaks it, so you have nothing to worry about. That's good to hear. We'll see.
First off, since we are at war with the Hiverian horde, we desire IntInt ASAP because we need it to establish a safe defensive perimeter. This perimeter is required because we see our position as that of a 'lightning rod', which is attracting the wrath of the tempest that is engulfing Chiron this present moment.
When, then, will you have Intellectual Integrity at the current rate of research you are using? When are you going to research EcolEng yourselves (we need this information for our own logistical setup of the deal).
When, then, will you have Intellectual Integrity at the current rate of research you are using? When are you going to research EcolEng yourselves (we need this information for our own logistical setup of the deal).
Lab/energy output is changing every turn (each turn makes either emphasis on credits or labs), however it will be within 1-4 years. On the other hand, Gaian Union needs EE next turn, for the possibility that breakthough occurs next turn. You will receive II preaccepted as soon as research is finished. Nothing to say here, the tech experts, Maniac, Googlie, this is hopefully what you wanted to know.
Also, can we agree to a clause that allows a party to use a friendly probe action to extract an agreed-upon tech in case sun spots obstruct normal diplomatic channels?
Which brings in mind my final question - would you like to re-establish more formal diplomatic communications in the form of an embassy, or do you wish to stick to our current system?
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