VP Operations Caratore has dropped his opposition to the NS-UNP merger (Project Epiphany) following a three day conference of NS senior staff at a secret location. It is thought some contentious issues involving Epiphany and the influence the UNP would have over day to day operations were discussed and some compromises decided upon.
Chief concern was who would run Epiphany, the elected president or a UNP appointed official. President Sea Urchin said that his successors would continue to run the organisation largely as before. It is speculated that Caratore's concerns are due to his own ambitions to be president, though he has said he has not thought about it. Not that many believe that.
