[b]Combat Information Centre, Admiral Zhang He, Flagship of the Pearl Fleet[/b]

The collective command staff fell silent at Captain Magnus' revelation. From what he spoke, this meant that the Iskandarians of the Eternal Union didn't live on water. So where did they live in that case? On [i]land[/i]? Beings actually lived on the great dry ocean above? 

"Could be possible." The Chief of Science reported. "I mean, we do have signs of life on the dry ocean in atlantis, using what we describe as "noses" instead of our traditional "gills". If these people of the Eternal Union do not have gills, it is very possible they have some way of extracting oxygen from the air." 

The admiral fell silent, contemplating the revelations before turning back to the command console.

"...Captain Magnus," Admiral Hei finally repsonded, "We apologize for the communications silence; we were forced to consult with the chiefs of staff for possible solutions. We have, in fact, developed several methods of transportation and temporary survival upon the dry lands." 

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[b]Combat Information Centre, Combat Carrier Li Wen, Pearl Fleet Vanguard Squadron Flagship[/b]

Captain Hign had been awaiting instructions from the Admiralty. After listening to the conversation between the Admiral and the Eternal Union, the Captain finally made a few decisions of his own about the STC Acheron. 

"STC Acheron," he transmitted, "THis is the Li Wen. You are welcome to dock alongside us, but, uh, just for confirmation, our species is aquatic based and we do live in water. As a result, the decks of our ships are flooded." he said, confident that the STC Acheron and her crew were also an aquatic species - after all, how many intelligent dry races could there be, right? 

"That won't be a problem, would it?"