Origin 5: WHITECROSS issues of Controversy
(Narration by Xavier)
(Italicized paragraphs are said by the individuals mentioned in the paragraphs before.)
While WHITECROSS may be the most influential group of people in all the kingdoms, like all of the major factions and corporations out there, there were times when WHITECROSS was targeted with controversial issues.
The first controversial issue that emerged was when WHITECROSS was starting to butt heads with the Atlas Navy and Military Forces. It had all started when a group of high-ranking officials in the Atlas Military started to complain about the strength of the WHITECROSS Paramilitary Corps, accusing the group of attempting to undermine them and steal the mantle of military superpower from Atlas. These rumors began to agitate Samuel Asher, the current director of WHITECROSS at the time, who then gave a statement during an interview on a popular Tv show which said...
"To address the creators of these allegations that WHITECROSS is trying to steal the title of military superpower from Atlas, I am here to say that you are being childish. The WHITECROSS Paramilitary Corps isn't the military force of a nation, it is made up of men and women who dedicate their blood, sweat, and their very lives to the protection and preservation of the society that each kingdom has worked and toiled for centuries to build. They also dedicate themselves to making that both humans and Faunus can sleep at night without having the fear of viral outbreaks and bioterrorism occuring on their soil and killing them while they sleep. Atlas fights the seen war, in which they can see the enemy that is about to attack them in the front. WHITECROSS fights against the enemy that attacks you from within, that does damage from within, an enemy that cannot be easily beaten by the clash of a blade or a shot from a gun. That enemy is disease, and it doesn't care about the size of your army, the strength of your law enforcement, or even how your society functions, all it cares about is tearing it all down. So I beseech you to cease these claims, as you're acting like a child who whines and complains about how things are not their way or someone else is doing much better than you. We know are our place, and our purpose in this world, so why don't you remember yours?"
That little speech of his moved a lot of hearts and minds, and aggravated the men who had accused them. When they attempted to retaliate, the Atlas council issued a serious ultimatum to the ones who had started the accusations against WHITECROSS. It was "cease your claims or face demotion of position" , and boy did they stop after that.
The second issue that WHITECROSS was faced with was not centered on the Paramilitary Corps, but the Biomedical Division instead. It all started when a group of Pharmaceutical companies tried to accuse the Biomedical Division of WHITECROSS of undercutting their profits by creating better medicines than theirs. Patrick Drayer, the current director of WHITECROSS Biomedical Division at the time, spoke at a meeting before the Committee of Pharmaceutical Management, and spoke out in the defense of WHITECROSS...
"There is a line that separates WHITECROSS from these companies, and that line is made up of the purposes we follow. WHITECROSS develops medicines to aid the stopping of biological outbreaks and viral threats, while a pharmaceutical company works to make that money. We supply medicines that help people during a crisis, a company supplies medicines just to make a profit on their products. You do not see us charging people to use the medicines that we use to cure those who are affected by either a virus or Bacteriaphages that are trying to destroy the lives they built, you see the brave men and women of WHITECROSS using these medicines to treat the sick in a time of crisis. Do you see a pharmaceutical magnate openly giving out their medical supplies and products to people who are sick? You might see them giving out little amounts of medicine or none at all. WHITECROSS shoulders the responsibility of keeping the peace during a viral crisis, we shoulder the burden of developing treatments, cures, and medicines that are the only strong enough weapons to dominate in the unseen war. So when you have a responsibility like that, why don't you give us a call and we might give you some pointers!"
After that statement, the major pharmaceutical companies that made the accusations against the WHITECROSS biomedical division immediately ceased their accusations against them.
While WHITECROSS remains in existence, they were always targeted by people who are going to cause trouble with the biggest biomedical superpower. However, it takes a certain virus to shut them up because this virus...was all the rage.