Thread:Monet47/@comment-4960835-20150306215539/@comment-4960835-20150308103316

It's not like the Waptoria don't want to talk first, being one of the most diplomatic contributors to the Sovereign Mirusian Coalition.

Though inded, both sides are stubborn on their own side.

The UAE-nations of the Coalition are not against negotiating with the Draconid, but they don't want them and TIAf to stay that big as they are now. They want them vastly reduced in size, to something they see as acceptable (approximately the size of French Mirus before the Scramble for Mirus). The only ones of the Coalition that want them to be pushed out completely are the Zarbanians and the Imperium of War.

On their side, I guess the Draconid Imperium and the TIAF will be extremely reluctant to abandon ex-Tyranny Shipyards and Factory Planets as well as to give up their Angelfire Missile batteries, wich is exactly the point the MSC is the most steadfast in.

As for the French, I belive I heard that they will be forced to leave tye Xonexi after the Battle for the Milky way ends up in an (almost utter) DCP victory. Here the MSC needs to resort to other means. They'll mainly letting the Zarbanians, and to a lesser extend, the Waptoria, do the job, mainly via various diplomatic agreements and threats. However, the Zarbanians will still keep their fleets around, just in case. The Waptoria won't able to, being at that point occupied with fighting the Draconids alongside the Imperium of War, as the Mendel Pact and the Federation of Glory take the fight to the TIAF and the Hegemony.

So while there most likely would be negotiations, it will most likely end up in a gridlock.