"If they were just lost little puppies that needed a hug, as you suggest Prime Minister, they would not be grabbing up Nepleslian territories without diplomatic talks. What reason do they have not to contact them? None. You give them far too much credit. We can negotiate with Yamatai, if you pander to Melisson, who carried the attitude of a superior, haughty child and more or less talked her way into them trying to detain her with threats and ultimatums, we will be in a worse place than we are now." Ayumi fired back. She didn't think highly of Yamatai, but she didn't believe pretending the Mishuu were so benign and only laid waste to billions of lives was some childish game. "I don't believe they were wrong in excluding the Lorath They are a protectorate state, not a voting body of the UOC and as such not qualified to represent us, their chosen government. Picking and choosing when to suddenly play soveriegn does not sit well. However, I do agree that is probably not the reason they prevented her from attending. It is why I said nothing about it."
"Have you forgotten Taiie so easily? Yamatai may not have sent help, but they also did not make the system a nebula. Those scattered people who died at Halna don't even compare to the utter massacre and torture the SMX set upon us. I was there. I fought in the first war. Please don't suggest to us that you would go negotiating with someone who thinks she is a goddess of our sector, based on those factors? If again, our misgivings are ignored, I would like to raise a vote to require someone more hard-nosed to go along on this expedition. I'm in no hurry to throw my arms around anyone, but we have few options and I do not consider this one of them, very respectfully Madame." Ayumi felt annoyed, no, more than annoyed that the SMX could be given another opportunity to make demands while they had them over a barrel, and treat them like the petulant children of the universe." Sighing, the woman spread her hands slowly, "I would not contact them but as a backup plan, and not deal with someone who had such personality flaws as the creature Melisson. If we are given no vote on such an important matter. I believe if we could all form a united front across all nations, it would be the real defense. Pitted against one another, kept from helping one another, they are free to sow billions, trillions of deaths throughout known space. Together, there is probably a chance. Who better to facilitate this than us? Wasn't this the point? Secure peace and unity- if we could show we are ready to defend each other together, maybe that would open negotiations? Both roads are very, very difficult but we cannot stop walking, I do agree Madame Prime Minister."
