Rita felt the change of attitude coming from the Conglomerate. She perceived them as much more cooperative rather than just dictating things and act as if the Tamoran delegation was a nuisance. Also the pace of discussion no longer felt like a sprint and there was actually time for pleasantries. That allowed Rita to relax.
As Maxime mentioned the former member of the Tamoran delegation, Rita realized that she didn’t actually formally introduce Zara to the Conglomerate representatives. She was used to the very fast way of doing meetings and didn’t think the TC members would care.
“It does, thank you for your understanding” said Rita referring to the issue about on which side the traffic will be.
“I also realize I haven’t introduced Zara. She will be replacing Mr. Iravani who is now in charge of other affairs in Djerb. Zara is very familiar with the business environment in Djerb and has great expertise in that regard”. Rita hoped that by her introduction she managed to conceal the fact that Rita, as an ex-slave, didn’t have a family name. She quickly continued:
“Let me also provide you with a status update. We have finished all expropriations in designated area for Elysium and now all assigned land in the contract is available to be used by the Conglomerate. “
Zara sensed Rita’s predicament and awkwardness; she knew that in Attica people were less familiar with slavery. She didn’t mind however and address the Conglomerate representatives:
“For my part I would like to inform the Conglomerate that Djerb has approved for Elysium to be a part of the
MidAranye corridor which was announced at the Elysium Economic Forum. Unfortunately, the civil war in Clysperis makes it unlikely that we will be able to connect Elysium to the Gulf of Safren, at least in the short and medium term, but we are already working on connecting Elysium to the most Northern part of Tamora, Pramoria and Royal Seleucid. This corridor will also link the Midaranye Free Trade Zone in Royal Seleucid. So I believe there is every reason to expect cargo traffic in Elysium to increase in the medium and long term. “
After Zara was done, she motioned for the Conglomerate delegation to resume or ask question if they had any.