The Separatist Crisis
In wake of the attack on Starfleet Headquarters, instead of coming together, the divisions within the Federation only seem to have deepened. Numerous Federation member worlds have demanded secession from the Federation. With so many systems wanting to secede, the Federation has a full blown crisis on its hands as systems swear allegiance to a breakaway government called the "Confederacy of Independent Planets," led by Tanaka Miyahara, a former Starfleet Admiral.
The Federation council remains undecided as to how best to handle this separatist crisis. Some believe that it should be dealt with by force, while others believe in pursuing diplomacy and negotiating with the aggrieved systems.
With a new presidential administration taking office following a vote of no confidence in the previous leadership, times are most uncertain for the Federation.
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Junichi Koyama
Post Count: 236Jim Crow in the 24th Century? Surely an absurd thought!
Yet, for the citizens of the Gamma Zednor system, under the administration of Governor Ambrose Hartley, it is but a fact of everyday life. In recent years, Gamma Zednor's government has passed a series of xenophobic laws restricting the rights of citizens of Japanese descent, and enforcing a strict segregation system.
These "Junichi Koyama" laws as the have come to be known by, fly in the face of the Federation's values of equality, and now, following the destruction of a Federation outpost in the system, Governor Hartley is among a growing number of planetary governors seeking to leave the Federation altogether.
When the USS Myogi is dispatched to the Gamma Zednor system to assist the crew of the USS Akagi in negotiating with Governor Hartley, the crew discovers firsthand the cruelties of Junichi Koyama, with not even Captain Takahashi being safe from xenophobic ridicule.
When Governor Hartley proves he cannot be reasoned with, the two Starfleet crews are swept up into a conspiracy to assassinate Governor Hartley so that his more moderate deputy governor would be sworn in. A more moderate governor would mean potential repeal of the Junichi Koyama laws, but moreover, might guarantee Gamma Zednor's continued Federation membership. However, Starfleet personnel involved in such a plot would be seen as a violation of the Prime Directive at best, and (if the plot were to fail) treason at worst.
With Gamma Zednor's future at stake, the two Starfleet crews must make a choice: Stand by the Prime Directive and risk Gamma Zednor potentially falling to the Confederacy of Independent Planets, or intervene in the affairs of others to guarantee its continued Federation membership and the undoing of its political backsliding.
Captains and Contraband
Post Count: 111The Myogi is dispatched to Sector 813 amid allegations that the Federal Rheuysian Republic; an important Federation defense contractor, has been producing and selling arms to the Confederacy of Independent Planets. The Myogi and Kaga are sent to Rheuys to convince the Kaiser to end her contracts with the Confederacy.
However, as the negotiations reach a crucial point, the Federation's new president arrives, wishing to resolve this dispute personally. While a welcome change from the more traditional politicians; a more hands-on president might be more trouble than the two Starfleet crews had bargained for: