2658 GS, Council Chambers, The Citadel
For the fifth time now, the council re watched the message that the 12th Defense Fleet had sent. The emotions of the Councillors were random, confused and varied, with the turian councilor,
Councilor Delio Tanidros, seemingly radiating rage and hatred. To whom, no one knew, but a few would guess that the rage was directed at the humans. While the salarian councilor, Councilor
Retant Aelarni, seemed to be more vague about her emotions then the other two councilors, both confusion and curiosity perhaps, an ambivalence between the two. But the most varied of all
the councilors was Councilor Tevos, whose countenance seemed to possess a cross between confusion, curiosity and rage. They were watching the message a sixth time, after thirty minutes, it
stopped. Tanidros let out an angered breath turning off the message and yelled at the nearest C-Sec officer "Call Ambassador Goyle up to the Council at once!". The C-Sec officers nodded
and started heading to the elevators, Tanidros then turned to speak with his fellow Councilors, anger filling his voice as he spoke...
2158 CE, System Alliance Embassy, The Citadel
Ambassador Anita Goyle worked quietly at her terminal, busy herself looking over issues she could show to the Council in the coming months, and hoped they may listen to her case. But then the door to her office pulled back to reveal several C-Sec Officers entering the office, "What may I do for you officers?" was her first thought and question. The lead C-Sec officer came forward, a turian, he cleared his throat and spoke "The Council wishes to see you Ambassador", Anita looked at him in amusement, then she stood up from her desk, nodded while she replied "I'm honored to come before the Council" she then headed to the door to walk to the Council Tower.
2658 GS, Council Chambers, The Citadel
"It's obvious that the humans lied to us! And as such, I demand that the humans be reprimanded!" Councilor Tanidros intoned.
"We don't know if the humans know about this, we must wait and see their reaction... Councilor" Said Councilor Aelorni in a dry tone, the two of them looked at Councilor Tevos, whom hadn't said a word as of yet, but just as she could speak, Councilor Aelorni saw Ambassador Goyle coming up the stairs, and cutting Tevos off as she spoke, "Thank you for coming at such a short notice." said Councilor Aelorni "The pleasure is all mine, Councilor" replied Goyle with a smile.
In contrast Councilor Tanidros spoke in a rather hateful tone "Ambassador Goyle, would you explain why we have contacted a human military fleet outside of Council Space?"
Ambassador Goyle looked at him in confusion then asked "What gives you that thought Councilor?" the Councilors looked at each other, then Councilor Tevos pulled up her omni-tool and typed into it. Ambassador Goyle's omni-tool started up and blinked to inform her of a newly received message, she then opened the file and proceeded to watch the message, her face started to twist and turn first in confusion and then shock. Goyle watched it several different times before she stopped the message and deactivated the omni-tool and stared at the Council with the same level of confusion and shock and then, after thirty seconds of silence, she abruptly broke her self-imposed stuporous silence "How...how is that possible? We... we don't know what this is nor do we know about the races shown".
The Councilors were now either shocked or surprised by her reaction and her reply. Councilor Tanidros shifted his position and looked at the other councilors, then looking at Ambassador
Goyle one last time, spoke "It appears that I was wrong, but, we still need to discuss this... situation" Councilor Tevos absorbed all that had transpired before her and spoke in a rather neutral tone "If we could, we should meet with them peacefully". Councilor Aelorni nodded in agreement, she then asked "Should we vote on this issue?" the other two Councilors nodded in agreement.
Aelorni activited her omni-tool then typed her official authorization before deactivating it, the other two councilors did the same, but Councilor Tevos' omni-tool remained active. Looking at it once more, then deactivated it then said with finality "We will meet this new species". The salarian councilor smiled while the turian councilor looked agitated.
"This meeting is now dismissed" spoke Councilor Tevos. Councilor Aelorni raised her voice and spoke out swiftly in the salarian way "But before we leave, i believe we should have the humans accompany us" this surprised Ambassador Goyle but irritated Councilor Tanidros of which he voiced his irritation "This is a purely Council issue". His turian intransigence only earned frustration from Ambassador Goyle and the same level of irritation from Councilor Aelorni, but before Ambassador Goyle could vocally object, Councilor Aelorni beat her to it "The humans have just as much a right to meet them as we do... Councilor" she said, then turned to looked at ambassador Goyle "Inform your leadership that the Council has invited them to join the Council in participating with this diplomatic mission, but do not inform them of our... problems... just yet".
Ambassador Goyle nodded, thanked them for their time and proceeded to head to the elevator, all the while thinking of the coming discussions with the Systems Alliance leadership.