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Location: Etti IV - CNN Conference Center
Time@ Early Evening
''I cannot believe the....''
''Do you think it's even poss....''
The news drone caught snippets of discussions from the throbbing tumult that served as the crowd, passing overhead ignored yet not unnoticed, the CNN Logo emblazoned on the side as it worked with its counterpart drones to catch the best angles of the stage, and shots of the audience. Thousands stood in attendance, within the main compound of the vast domed room, huge video screens active for their viewing pleasure and ease, showing the dominating figure of Jedan Ridan, talking people through to the holo-screen behind him.
''We will not stand idly by whilst the Galaxy tears itself apart with war, we shall move onward into the stars!'' boomed Jedan Ridan, Director of the forthcoming Colonisation mission for which purpose the conference had been called. ''Though the Galaxy seeks to destroy itself, let us seek to create new worlds, new civilisation out there in the infinite space of the Galaxy, like the Colonists of Old we shall forge opportunities anew!'' he continued, falling silent to the applause of the audience, as he invited fellow crew members to take to the stage and say their piece, before a break to mingle with the executive and VIP guests, in which recluse more questions could be asked...
OOC - This is a non-violent thread for the crew and interested parties of the forthcoming colony arc to meet one another and to meet potential allies, enemies or sponsors from other factions.