Ok - they need to build a LOT more of these world ships! (Expecially because this one took less then a week to make) And they need to get busy relocating lots and lots of humans to those freshly territories worlds they are making as well. That overcrowding needs to stop!

Yep! Expecially because every single Larkinson exclusive mech has Goldie as a primary or secondary design spirit! Maybe that "ancestral knowledge" feature will finally come into play?

Keep in mind all those Experts fully intend a *temporary* leave of absence from Ves. Imon in particular ain't gonna stay away from his sister forever!

After all that "training" by Gloriana... could we really expect anything different from Ves? He really does need an emotional payback before starting those commissions tho. A Ves that is reluctantly holding his nose is VERY different from an excited Ves willing to hold his own against a Master!

Ves really does need a MUCH wider pool of recruiting to filter for "comfortable in space". Plus his "fleet country" is far too small. Too many essential services still need to be contracted out or built planet-side. And keep in mind Ves eventually will want to build First Class Branches! And upgrade his Fleet to "Super State" status. He needs to build in a culture of both upward AND downward mobility without shame and without prejudice. And without intense "brain drain" of the "lower classes". Encouraging people to move "down" the ladder to be bigger fish in quieter waters will be key. And to not disparage the "small dreams".

Not only did Ark go behind Ves's back... he wants Ves to pay him for the privilege! Any pilot who wants to volunteer should have to leave their mechs behind. And only mechs paid for out of the Branch's funds should be allowed. Yeah... Ves needs that 1% share back. And use it to pay for all this volunteer war stuff.

I think the Clan would be well served by putting branches in the LOWER zones as well. How many others in the clan have enough Merits to purchase "pioneer status" at the 3rd class level? And how many of those people have not been disqualified yet by acquiring "2nd Class citizenship"? After all - Ves's dp is utterly dominant at the 3rd Class level! It might be easier to gain premium spaces in Middle Zones if they are already dominant in the allied Lower Zone groups. And Splintering the Clan further by immediately setting up more Branches will allow Ves to give a diplomatic middle finger to Duvalt.

Ves should just SELL his entire "Cat's Nest" to the Larkinson Family in exchange for his 1% shares. (Keep the Temple property and the store) Make the break official.

Simple - Aquire more cruise ships! And the new ones can cater to a different set of physical parameters. Like the super-delicate species. Or ones that need low light. Or low humidity. (Terminus has the high humidity ones covered already)

So.... it's entirely possible the humans might have accidentally committed genocide? If the politicians were the only REAL Volga around? Those 4 remaining members might really be the last of their species!

My goodness, the Volgia seem so very, very uninformed. I wonder if a deliberately "edited" file on humans was maliciously supplied to them?

Well, looks like this little "defensive reaction" is barely gonna last a day.

With portal tech... how long is this war gonna take? A week? Less if someone manages to figure out "how to surrender"?

Why would humans NOT use every avaliable gun type at their disposal?

I wonder if coffee needs to be a regulated substance for some Alliance members?

Given how intensly specialized each tribe is - and the lack of "total war" conflict. I suspect the different tribes might not actually BE different entities the way countries on the content are. I suspect they are more like Martial Sects. And regularly recruit youngsters no matter where they were born.

Almost widh we could have heard the story the General told.

There is no WAY the Martial Union is gonna wanna let go of Rui after he just demonstrated his extreme proficiency in diplomatic reality.

The pessimistic reason to be indifferent to basic supplies is a lack of care to the general population. Explains why this mission is only interested in a handful of esoteric techniques and NOT the basic childhood education that allows for such a high population of Martial Artists.

Well, it looks like this diplomat is far too professional to make the mistake of patronizing Rui! Expecially because the Martial Union should know Rui memorized the entirety of the file by now.