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Caprica City - Quorum Building
Office of the Minister of Defense

The sun was slowly beginning to set over the skyline of Caprica City. The cogs that were Imperial Aschen Government had been running smoothly, everything with it's purpose in this Empire of laws and order.

Minister Chaska, one of the few remnants of the former government was silently considering a large holographic projection of the Milky Way Galaxy, with several regions highlighted as being under control of the United Aschen Empire. There were several holographic screens surrounding her, a joint teleconference with some of the highest ranking military officials in the United Aschen Empire. All of them coming to discuss the fate of one newly discovered world; long before Parliament would decide the fate that lies ahead.

Prior to her return from Eterna, Admiral Hanley compiled a preliminary report and submitted it through the Datalink to be reviewed by her superiors. The report included the planet's coordinates, geography, topography, and an estimated technological level of the inhabiting civilization.

"Good Afternoon, Minister Chaska, Admiral Nagala, Chairman Inviere." Admiral Hanley reported. "I've come before you to discuss a recent discovery I made following a glitch in my Reverence's FTL Navigation matrix." She added, as Chaska went over the reports.

"This world appears to have no technological capabilities beyond it's own gravity well, and is in Pre-Contact stages of civilization." She said, zooming in on a lonely star system in the Scutum-Centaurus arm. "It would be an ideal candidate for conquest in the name of the Emperor."

"Segmentum Centauri." Chaska said, bringing up a large holographic representation of the Ris Solar system. "I would move to assemble a military force to seize this world for the benefit of the Empire." Chaska asked, as Nagala spoke up.

"I Disagree." Admiral Nagala said, voicing her opposition to invasion. "I'm skeptical that this won't be another Terra; if an invasion is assembled and executed. I think it would be an unwise move, strategically. Our forces are already spread fairly thin." She said. "We cannot risk expending what little resources we have for something that would yield little return" Nagala admitted, with Chairman Inviere nodding.

"With alien incursions in the Isirian Sector becoming a regular occurance." Inviere explained. "And reports from the Cosmora Archipelago that there's an Iramorbus outbreak. The Planetary Governor is concerned it will turn into a pandemic." She said, transmitting several reports across the datalink.

"We can't authorize an Invasion without the Emperor's Approval, either."

Chaska offered a nod. "I'll forward invasion plans to the Quorum." She said before she turned to Hanley. "Chairman Inviere, I want further investigation carried out before I bring up the discussion of an Invasion of this world to the Quorum. If you could, I'd like you to dispatch a stealth ship to investigate this new planet. Learn as much as we can about it." Chaska ordered, and Inviere offered a nod.

"I'll send Commander Torres on it, she's fairly diplomatic in the event contact is made. I don't want to alienate them if we decide to proceed with peaceful first contact. The Emperor will no doubt want to uplift them as a society." Inviere added.

"Conquest might not be a viable solution."