08-06-2025, 10:01 PM
Alex's expression remained neutral, but he allowed a small sigh to escape him. There was no point trying to explain it to Mala further. It would serve no purpose. How the planet sorted out their differences and who offended one another were not for this crew to sort out. The planet had to solve those issues without them fixing them for them, or manipulating them along the way. If there was to be such assistance and guidance, then it had to be though the Ambassadors. The only way the crew could step into that role was if the Captain did so, as the General Orders did allow for a Captain to step in and act as an Ambassador, if the situation called for it.
Based on what Alex knew of this planet so far, he would guess that it might be a number of years before they were able to sort out their differences enough for the Federation to be able to work something out with them. He didn't admire the job the diplomats had ahead of them. WHo offended each other on the planet while those things were sorted out was not something they should be trying to alter without better input from the Ambassadors. They didn't have a full briefing on what had been done thus far, nor what pieces were in motion for the benefit of future gains.
Glancing around the room, it was hard enough trying to simply assist the mission in an advisory capacity. Alex felt it was not the time or place to try and teach Mala a class on General Orders, regulations or the finer points of the art of diplomacy within the Federation. She had a great deal of knowledge and even more experience than the average crewman, but it was not what was in the text books that she needed to understand. That was where experience in the field and apprenticeships came into play. He had been in dire need of it in his youth and had learned a great many hard lessons along the way. He supposed she would have to learn her lessons the hard way as well, but hopefully not at the cost of too many lives along the way.
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Based on what Alex knew of this planet so far, he would guess that it might be a number of years before they were able to sort out their differences enough for the Federation to be able to work something out with them. He didn't admire the job the diplomats had ahead of them. WHo offended each other on the planet while those things were sorted out was not something they should be trying to alter without better input from the Ambassadors. They didn't have a full briefing on what had been done thus far, nor what pieces were in motion for the benefit of future gains.
Glancing around the room, it was hard enough trying to simply assist the mission in an advisory capacity. Alex felt it was not the time or place to try and teach Mala a class on General Orders, regulations or the finer points of the art of diplomacy within the Federation. She had a great deal of knowledge and even more experience than the average crewman, but it was not what was in the text books that she needed to understand. That was where experience in the field and apprenticeships came into play. He had been in dire need of it in his youth and had learned a great many hard lessons along the way. He supposed she would have to learn her lessons the hard way as well, but hopefully not at the cost of too many lives along the way.
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