[b]Message to the Equiis Pact[/b]
A message has been sent to the Equiis Pact from the IFV Unity, Emily's flagship.
"Peace and harmony. That is what you claim to want, it is what I want, and it is most certainly what Faust wants. But it is not what you are promoting. You are promoting revenge, yes, it is well-deserved revenge, but it is not peaceful nor harmonious. It is possible to stop their genocides through diplomacy, but instead you have chosen to kill them all, even the innocent civilians! That's the kind of thinking that brought us the Common Sense War and Doctrinal Conflict, it's the kind of thinking that killed one hundred billion through planetary annihilation, it's the reason revenge is carried out without a second thought. There can be a peaceful resolution to this, just refrain from destroying species for now and we can work this out."

[b]Hach Evacuation[/b]
As the boy wandered around the ship, floating weightless due to the complete lack of a gravity ring, the Dolphins took note of him as well. They had extensive experience with "landswimmers" as they called land creatures, but they still wondered what it was like to walk on the land without a robotic avatar. For all the envy land creatures had for them, they had an equal amount of envy for land creatures. Some of them stopped to look at the boy, as none of them had ever seen a Hach before. However, they all left after a while towards the clicks and whistles of their commanding officers telling them to get back to work. They boy also saw the unique instrumentation of the ship, and he could see the Dolphins gracefully manipulating the craft using echolocation to ripple the water in just the right place so as to be picked up by scanners connected to control circuits. Yes, they could have used AI, but Dolphins seemed to love doing things on their own. Eventually, the boy came upon a translation interface used to communicate with the Dolphins. Seeing the opportunity, one of the Dolphins quickly looked around the tank to make sure nobody was there, and swam up to the interface. 
"Sorry, but are you a Domu Hach?"

[b]Council Meeting[/b]
Interestingly enough, a new candidate for the Council has been elected prematurely due to their extreme popularity! It seems like his policies were very popular, and they were so persuasive that even those who didn't agree with the policies voted for him! A meeting has just begun as well, the first for the new council member.
"Alright everyone! Let's welcome our new member... Adam Agata!
Dmitri's statement caused everyone in the room to welcome Adam, shaking his hand and then greeting him in the traditional way for their religion and species. Two or three greeted him in the traditional way for a CoF member.
"Now, there is another reason for this meeting, of course. The Equiis Pact is just about ready to wipe out the Makudan. It is our duty to prevent as much loss of life as possible. That's why in the last meeting we decided to begin a diplomatic campaign to heat up the relationship between the two empires. However, things have only gotten worse. Both of them have placed units across their borders, and it seems like the only choice we have is to mobilize our own forces should a war break out. It is regrettable that we have to fight our brothers and sisters in the stars. Of course, this will be held to a vote. 2/3 of the council need to vote yes for it to pass."
The council was quite divided on the issue, and eventually it all came down to Adam, who had not spoken since the discussion began. If he voted yes, mobilization would begin. If we voted no, then bureaucracy would ensue as other politicians debated the issue.
"Well, what do you think, Adam?"