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A diplomatic drone, which had been left in High Diplomat Chul's place when he took to his vessel to join combat against the strange new aliens if necessary, spoke, "The Khurlassian Republic votes aye."


Having made its statement for its master, the inscrutiable spherical hoverdrone went silent.

"The Congress of Congressional Settlements votes aye," President Mitsuishi said, unaware that the folks back home had already sent a small task force to Earth for the express purpose of combating the so-called "Worldeaters."

Thirdfain wrote:"Next measure- As suggested by the servants of the Uche of the TGA, that the CoN votes to support the defense of Earth against th Worldeater swarm which has appeared over Mercury. Analysis suggests that the Worldeater bugs are a type of life-form dubbed an "Aggressive Self-Replicating Hegemonizing Swarm," as evinced by the impossibility of communications with them and their vicious and mindless attack on the American research facilities on Mercury, launched we presume as a side-effect of their mad rush for raw materials. The TGA extends a vote before the Coalition that the Worldeaters be dubbed a clear and present threat, and that the resources of the Coalition, military and otherwise, be mobilized against them in defense of Earth and any other system they threaten."

"Unfortunately, my vote on this must remain the same as it was for the last vote. However, I have the authority to have the frigate that brought me here brought into the fight."

The presence of the Worldeaters in any civilized system cannot be tollerated. We vote in favor of this motion.

Trans Genetic alliance Votes aye.

From the quickly completing Herald's Embassy in international waters a message winked out.

We have been silent in recent weeks, preparing Our defenses against the aggressive incursion threatened by the NGTO, and now the members of the Coalition have seen why. Having already manipulated events against us, in a futile attempt to declare war, and now We see that their reserve fleets are moving. Clearly this is a precursor to another underhanded attack. We also think that it might not be unreasonable to suspect them of having manipulated the attack of the 'Space Monsters' in order to inspire fear in the Coalition. The exotic FTL methods used would seem to coincide with the exotic technologies that members such as the Kirotir'nah use. They have proven themselves a plague upon the peace loving races of the galaxy, and stand in the way of the Future. No more!

As of today, We, whom you have called the Herald's of the Xylyx, are declaring war upon the NGTO. Any member of the group who does not cut off all diplomatic relation with it will be a target. And do not misunderstand us, but We do not show mercy. Your militaries will burn, your industry will be crushed, and all who do not sue for peace will be killed. This is Our Ultimatum. Comply or perish.

We furthermore petition the Coalition to declare war upon this clearly hostile force. They have repeatedly threatened the harmony of the galaxy, and should not be allowed to continue.

And lastly, to the Kirotir'nah, who have repeatedly proven to be the most difficult of the NGTO races, we have a separate message. You will be shown no mercy. Go home, hold your children, so they can die in your arms.

"The Kitaka move that the Coalition of Nations not make any effort to protect the Heralds of Xylyx, given their obviously provocative posture, and declaration of intent to commit genocide. Let all nations of the galaxy know, the Coalition will not countenance this sort of saber-rattling."

High Diplomat Chul looked somewhat surprised...or at least as surprised as a squidlike sentient could look: his mid-tentacles quivered in slight discomfort, and his eyes widened in his brief moment of shock. Tone carefully neutral, he addressed the entire chamber with carefully-chosen words, "The Republic has guaranteed the independence of the Heralds of Xylyx in wars waged against them. Should the Heralds choose to engage in preemptive strikes, then we will formally withdraw our guarantee. War should not be waged on mere suppositions."

"The Polish Republic can only reiterate that it's treaty with the Heralds is a garuantee of independence, nothing more, and is clearly void should this mad crusade be carried out."

"The Logos Centrality does not and will not defend attempted genocide."

Ambassador Felsith had been in a bad mood lately. First there was the issue of how their relationship with the Republic of the Skybear, an NGTO member state, had put them in a tight position and forced them to declare neutrality in this whole mess. Then there was all the shit that had been flying about in Africa and his people's involvement.

Thus, when the Herald ambassador made his statement, Felsith had already given up his last shred of patience for warmongering dipshits. His superiors agreed.

The representative for the Hegemony of Heavens raised his voice.
"The Hegemony will not move to protect or aide the Heralds."

"All in favor of ignoring the paranoid android's ranting, please say aye," President Mitsuishi uttered rather flippantly.

"In other words, the Congress of Colonial Settlements does not and will not condone warmongering and attempted genocide. We will still guarantee the sovereignty of the Heralds of Xylyx as per the Coalition charter, but should they actually wage preemptive war against the NGTO, consider that guarantee null and void on our part."

Dark Hellion wrote:From the quickly completing Herald's Embassy in international waters a message winked out.

We have been silent in recent weeks, preparing Our defenses against the aggressive incursion threatened by the NGTO, and now the members of the Coalition have seen why. Having already manipulated events against us, in a futile attempt to declare war, and now We see that their reserve fleets are moving. Clearly this is a precursor to another underhanded attack. We also think that it might not be unreasonable to suspect them of having manipulated the attack of the 'Space Monsters' in order to inspire fear in the Coalition. The exotic FTL methods used would seem to coincide with the exotic technologies that members such as the Kirotir'nah use. They have proven themselves a plague upon the peace loving races of the galaxy, and stand in the way of the Future. No more!

As of today, We, whom you have called the Herald's of the Xylyx, are declaring war upon the NGTO. Any member of the group who does not cut off all diplomatic relation with it will be a target. And do not misunderstand us, but We do not show mercy. Your militaries will burn, your industry will be crushed, and all who do not sue for peace will be killed. This is Our Ultimatum. Comply or perish.

We furthermore petition the Coalition to declare war upon this clearly hostile force. They have repeatedly threatened the harmony of the galaxy, and should not be allowed to continue.

And lastly, to the Kirotir'nah, who have repeatedly proven to be the most difficult of the NGTO races, we have a separate message. You will be shown no mercy. Go home, hold your children, so they can die in your arms.

"Is this some kind of sick joke? The purpose of our most august coalition is to preserve peace and stability! One of the most sacred duties of this coalition is to mediate disputes and prevent wars. Indeed this was the impetus for the formation of the Coalition to protect not only interstellar stability and trade, but also the innocence of your people. I implore you, Ambassador, cease this madness! It is difficult enough to maintain and nourish interstellar trade without terrible wars. I implore the Heralds of Xylyx to see reason and revoke their absurd declaration!”

Preserve peace you say? And yet the NGTO were the first to amass a fleet, the first to threaten. Preserve stability? One of your members is torn apart by civil war, slaughtering its own citizens for what? Some petty politics. Your mutual defense pact cannot even protect its own citizens against pirate attacks. You are failures on the grandest scale, and now you seek to drag down the rest of the galaxy for your lack of competancy.

Don't insult us with hollow words. We have offered service, offered aid, and been forever truthful. What have you done? Bullied other powers, flippantly caused havok and loss of life. You are a scourge to the galaxy. You deserve to be purged.

However, the Coalition does not seem to share Our... enthusiasm... for this course. Rest assured, we will not pre-emptively strike. Whilst a state of war exists between Ourselves and your rabble we will not attack your planetary assets. But anywhere your warships meet Ours We will destroy you, anywhere your soldiers encounter Us, you will be slaughtered and no longer will your politicians be met with trust and honesty, but belligerance and apprehension.

Play the pariah if you want. You act as if We care. What do you hope to do? Hurt Our fellings?

A cacaphony of laughter echoes over the speakers

We sought such strength of arms to build Our future, now see how we use it to destroy yours.

The Co-Operative drone then pointed its pulsed phased rifle at the Member of the Heralds, while the current chief Diplomat Mark would look upon the Herald, the man confident that he would not say any more garbage. "Members of the Coalition, This is self-Evident proof that the NGTO reports, however biased they were, had some level, of truth within them. The Heralds are a species, bent on intergalatic destruction! I propose we stop our infighting, and send a pacification fleet to their space. We should make this a pan galactic effort, to pacify their space. We will run the area, with a joint military Task Force, of course. I present this proposal, to the Coalition.."

"Poland can only agree with the suggestion of our African friends. The Heralds seen to represent a clear and present danger both to themselves and those around them. A Coalition force could be dispatched to secure their surrender and end the threat they represent to Galactic peace."

High Diplomat Chul's expression was unreadable, his considerable bulk not moving save to blink and draw air through his breathing ring, "The Glorious Republic respects the independence of all nations, even those whose attitudes and mannerisms are offensive or unacceptable by our own cultural standards. We will not participate in a "pacification" of any nation based merely on harsh words. We do, however, suggest censure of the Heralds in the Coalition and perhaps a military blockade as precautions against Herald militarism," the seasoned diplomat's many eyes focused brandished rifle of the Co-Operative drone before returning to their neutral forward gaze, "on another matter entirely, I must express my concern over the arms borne in this chamber. This is a forum for discussion, not thuggish brandishing of weaponry. I suggest that all present be forced to surrender all arms immediately, and in all future coalition meetings. Those who possess built-in weponry," now the Khurl glanced at the Herald ambassador, "could speak in the chamber through use of unarmed drones. I would gladly volunteer my own diplomatic drones until those affected may procure their own."

Portugal is committed to maintaining order in the sphere and will not shirk its responsibilities. Though Portuguese commercial interests in the region are limited, no war has limited consequences. Ambassador Chul, I respect your position but I feel, and I hope that other members of this august group will agree, that any significant threat to interstellar peace and commerce must be met head on. Portugal will back this resolution.

Gary would look at the drone defender, the grey wolf carrying a solemn look on his face. The old diplomat looked at the Dinosaur, and responded quickly “I will carry that Motion, that no one carries weapons into this assembly of peace. I will have the Collective place their arms with our escort. However, we will retain our Honor Guard, as a merely symbolic measure only.” He would wave to the Drones, who walked out, carrying their pulsed weapons with them

TGA votes Aye

"the Polish Republic places a motion before this assembly: That the Heralds of Xyxyl immediately stand down their fleets and prepare for Coalition multinational occupation for their constant and violent actions, upon pain of military intervention by a multinational, volunteer Coalition fleet, this surrender to be accepted by a Coalition member force. Their rampant aggression must be cut off at the pass before it can cause any further damage or ignite interstellar war. Such an ultimatum would be the Herald's last chance. Will the Coalition support this?"

Drastic measures must be taken to preserve stability in the sphere. Today we must set a precedent; the interstellar community cannot, and shall not, tolerate the actions of any nation or group whose actions would embroil the sphere in chaos and war. Portugal supports this motion.

"Respected Ambassador," Chul spoke, tone kept typically neutral, "you speak of occupation of the Heralds. To what degree do you propose this extend? Will this proposed multinational coalition have a presence on Herald worlds, or merely in Herald space? Will the Heralds maintain autonomy outside of things involving military might?"

And I have a proposal, that I would like the entire region of voters to hear. The grey wolf looked, and contained “As the denizens of this fine establishment have voted, the North Galactic treaty originations, which I am a part of, has been censured. That measure, however, has lead to an splitting of our galactic efforts to bring peace and stability to the Known Regions. The Polish Government, and the Combined North galactic Treaty origination are sending large fleets to the heralds. I propose that both groups form a temporary combined fleet, and as my Star-Nation is a member of both groups, I will volunteer one of our ships to serve as a Liaison office between our glorious stellar nations. How does this proposal sound to you, fair representatives of Known Space?”
The wolf waited for the many beings to each say their piece