[quote=@Hael]
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[@Brink_] You ally with those federation pigs and we're gonna have a real problem! xD
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Hmm, the Xim appear to be of too little mercantile importance and severely lack the expansionist drive necessary to be considered fit for aiding the Republic's policy of rigid internationalism at the cost of native populations' cultural and economic integrity. We gleefully accept the Federation's offer of alliance.