Eritrans throw spanner in the works

Oojok met with Firefly for a second time during their summit in deep space (this time on Firefly's flagship SS Cicero). Oojok said the DDS' offer of an alliance in return for not accepting Utrek coin was "the basis of the start of a discussion". However the Free Eritran States, who are of course Tier 1 DDS allies, have said that no alliance with the Clone Star Empire can take place until the Clones withdraw from Kontai and Unatel Gamma 540.

The planets are of little worth to the CSE and indeed it is well known that Oojok was enraged when Benito invaded them to add to his CSE-E however giving them up would be difficult for Oojok. He would be unable to force Benito to do so and instead would have to find some way to persuade him.

It is thought both Firefly and Oojok are now returning to their respective empires but will hold further talks soon.

• The Provider 71A transport A107 Condor suffered serious damage on a cargo run between Solaris and Liberation when its main meteorite deflector failed and it was hit by a large piece of rock. Two crew were killed and 6 injured. The ship lost main power and is now being towed back to Solaris by another ship. Sea Urchin has ordered checks on all deflector systems on other SUP ships just in case.