Surprisingly enough, though the situation on Affati could only be summed up as "Sup-Par" due to the technological decline of the planet (even if it had held to a far higher standard than most other known worlds and those only known through stories) and the socio-cultural environment, it was not in such a state where the Furina De Fontaine and her crew would be required by the charter of the UNSC and United Nations to intervene for the good of the people. Instead, it was merely a state that caused a few headaches throughout the discussions on how the world may be aligned to that of the (hopefully soon reality-aligning) standards of the UNSC.
Opinions were split. TAUBENMUTTER and Captain Adams favored a more martial approach, with the first more liberal in its drafting of potential invasion liberation avenues and post-conflict hearts-and-minds campaign, with the latter favoring a more subversive approach. Clorinde Ellis was more reserved in the matter, with Sigewinne Matthews, Lyney Daniels, and Neuvillette Clement seeking a more long-term strategy that wouldn't de-stabilize the planet without robust systems and intra-system infrastructure being present, alongside existing buy-in by locals and a media-campaign to ensure that when, not if, a political revolution occurred, the people would see it as native-driven, not outsiders coming in to dictate a new way of life.
As such, it was eventually agreed that the planet wouldn't be immediately diplomanced like Gunhallow and Sigar IV, but done so over the course of the next two to three decades. Enough time for a shift in culture to occur, especially if driven and sponsored by the UNSC. There were only a few problems.
The first, of course, was the matter of what would drive such a change. A colony, most likely, yet the Council of Ten was the rightful, if rather shakily, sovereign authority of the local star system, and, as such, would need to be convinced to hand over land for such a colony. Placing it on the local moon would be the best choice in regards of security, if making ferrying goods up and down somewhat of a chore. Regardless, negotiations began once Affati, and the Council of Ten, stopped panicking and began more wondering how the fuck some people they had never heard about had created an alien FTL-Drive and stuck it into a donut-ship of all things.
The second problem was that the same Council categorically refused to sell any land to foreign colonists. But, and that was the critical part, they were willing to lend it to a foreign corporation for, say, fifty years? Of course, the payment needed to be discussed.
The third problem was that the Shimmering Petal Mercenary Company had contacted the Furina De Fontaine, and thus TAUBENMUTTER, on the down-low to inquire how much it would cost to get them the heck out of the system. Apparently, the locals very much appreciated having a local group of experienced BattleMech Pilots and their machines (a Dragon, a Catapult, two Panthers, and the 'Scriptor Petala' (an UrbanMech with an artillery cannon and 37 confirmed BattleMech kills)) on-site, and were very willing to put on the thumb-screws when it came to maintenance parts and supplies after they got stranded on the planet for three years longer than they thought, with the trader that had been chartered to carry them back home demanding higher pay than they could afford to pay (without selling a 'Mech, which their pride utterly refused).
This willingness to try and bail the system with utterly alien strangers could be beneficial. For one, the company was very eager to answer any questions of TAUBENMUTTER in hopes of increasing their chances of obtaining a lift out of the system that they could afford...or stomach to afford.
What Questions Do You Ask The Mercenaries? What Do You Want To Know?
(6-Hour Moratorium)
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What Are You Willing To Offer The Council To "Lease" Land For Your "Company?"
(Things like small bespoke space stations, space industry for intra-system craft, educational primers, mass-quantities of industrial goods, etc.)
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