Senior members of the Baxter's Exile Collective today called for calm as rumours that the recent expansion of the Kumo Crew from the Pegasi Sector to HIP 99878 were confirmed. In a so called "town hall meeting" with Claudia Larrsson and members of the more militant Hand Gang, Ms. Larson stated that the Kumo Crew had interdicted a number of Hand Gang vessels in and around the asteroid fields near the system's sun.
Ms Larrson went on to state that members of the Kumo Crew had subsequently visited Baxter's Exile for "negotiations" with the Hand Gang, the Confederacy of Cariaya, United Nganinks and Paletes Interstellar. Representatives from Cariaya and Paletes refused to attend and are said to be consulting with Federation officials on their next steps.
"Every day life on board the station, on our mining ships, for our allied traders will not change", stated Ms Larrson, "We are working with the Kumo Crew to ensure the minimum disruption to our way of life. We value our independence - it's a core tenet of our culture but there are advantages to a partnership with the Kumo Crew. For a percentage of our resources, they will be help us to preserve our way of life and ensure we do not fall into the clutches of the greedy, monolithic Federal corporations who would happily sweep us aside to exploit our system's resources for their own greed"
