[h3]Vitaifa of Endiohon[/h3]

"Concerning the pirate issues," Vitaifa spoke up. Her milky eye had twitched slightly at each mention of the possibility, but her tone remained neutral. "I imagine the anarchists and gangs hiding out on asteroids along the Eden's colonial trading routes have the same big problems to worry about that we survived. Gods willing, we shall be likely safe from undue harm while we remain in Eden's space." 

She stifled a dark chuckle before continuing, "Unless the Metacer have deduced how to fly ships instead of merely stowing away on them." 

Vitaifa moved to a chair next to an unmanned station on the bridge and swiveled, now opting to sit out of a concern of length of the meeting given the tangents rapidly propping up. "It would appear that most of us are not opposed to the idea of venturing on the route towards Old Terra. For the sake of transparency, we also know the route to an inhabited cluster but local government there is dangerous and there is a strong possibility of war breaking out. For those afraid of well-armed pirates and for the sake of those frozen below, I would advise against this."

She gestured to Mister Lockman with a wave of her hand, "Nor should we simply jet towards Sol."

"As Miss Sokolova mentioned," The older Kiel cracked a faint smile, "there are inhabitable worlds believed to be on the route. We scout them, as Mister Lopez suggested, while continuing to to the galactic crossroad. If there are any issues we find at Sol, we will simply double back to the most suitable world we found along the way."

However Mister Lockman," her neutral tone turned slightly frigid as she turned her attention directly to the human. "Separating the chaff is not an option. Out of those not frozen, there are far too few of us. "Dumping" some of us off on a wildcat colony, if we can find one, is not a guarantee of long-term survival for those who go and those who remain."

She paused for a moment, mentally tallying the room around her. "Now, I believe we had already established a quorum concerning Sol. So, unless there are any sudden changes of heart or other immediate concerns, I suggest we let Miss Fihlyn or Mister Lockman prepare a jump while the rest of us get to work."