User blog comment:GrandMethuselah67/Crossover Sheet: The Citadel/@comment-26962685-20150905213331/@comment-26322734-20150905223951

Vallantro Wozniak...there goes a name she'd heard several thousand times in her briefing. In fact, she hadn't bought any weapons in worry of the other guys there -- she knew they were at least reasonable, although Jack is quite questionable. No, she bought her weapons in preparation for Vallantro. She read his profile. They had similar skills, and now they were in the same room together, making negotiations. This was going to be a long day.

Tapping her finger to the table, a holographic interface appeared in the middle of the table. Mara controlled the interface with hand gestures, and eventually the hologram turned into a sphere. This sphere played a video, offering a panoramic view of what happened in hyper-realistic digital real-time. It was the scuffle that two members of the Cadre had with two members of the Ministry: Shay Ladon, Zarall Mirah, Ezekiel, and the Inquisitor.

"Now, Vallantro, I'm here to bring an event to your attention. Weeks ago, one of your people's pawns attacked the Venus colony, killing everyone within a mile radius. Death is impermanent to us, yes, but it bought questions from my superiors. Why are those under your power coming into our territory and attacking?" Mara's words were direct and firm, leaving no room for dodging. "Negotiations with Ezekiel have been made by Zarall, but Ezekiel isn't the one in charge, is he? In fact, I've done my homework. You don't let things happen until they're totally planned. I'm wondering, then, why he attacked a peaceful colony? While we had tourists, no less?"

"As for everyone else," Mara continued. "I'm not sure why you're here. What business do you have with the Republic?"