[b]Stomia Presidential COmpound[/b]
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Piles of paperwork adorned the grand desk of the President. There was always paperwork after a planet is Federated. Laws and red tape needed to be set up to allow for industry and wealth to become a part of these planets. Otto Von Klebb was a patient man and he didn't mind paperwork too much however even he was having trouble with the vast amount in front of him. He threw down a pen before holding his head in his hands. He shall do it later, he decided. Stepping out onto his balcony he looked over at the shining metropolis that surrounded him. It was a beautiful sight and a true sign of the ICFP's improvement. Still faster than light speeds eluded them and he hoped soon that could be changed. However until it was discovered he would continue in investing into the areas that would make them players on a larger stage. The CEF was the pride of the nation but he didn't know how they would stand up against a truly difficult opponent, not the small time civilisations they Federated usually. Most of them hadn't even developed space travel yet. A breeze began to rise and he stepped back into his office only to realise his assistant had sent up even more paperwork, he sighed sitting down and picking up his pen again. 
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[b]The Bridge of the CEFS Polaris[/b]

The Flagship of the CEF Navy was an advance piece of machinery, it carried one of the largest engines and reactor s that the CEF had and still it did trundle around space like a behemoth. This is of course because of the thick armour and large guns alongside the field control center that was installed for coordinating invasions and battles on a vast scale. Grand Admiral Juns Klin was standing in front of the observation window looking into the vastness of space as the fleet begun to organise for the expedition that was planned. Their orders was to patrol the ICFP's borders with small flotillas of Gunships peeling off to see what was just outside the territories they had Federated. Making sure he reported anything that was found. It would still take a number of hours to run full diagnostics and bring in every ship needed. It was going to be a long few months, hell chances were it was going to be more like a year. Sighing he flicked through another report. His ship was ready however he always felt held back by the other ships, their captains never seemed able to keep up with him. It didn't help that the Gunship captains were all almost certainly new to command. Only a few more hours no, and they could see what was out there.