Zero slid his drink towards Taiko, but it was waved away. One booze at a time.

Flo nodded. " Don't see why they wouldn't, if they've got the manpower. It's just the Empire coming back around again, really. Just a little different."

"No clones," Taiko chipped in, now that he'd steadied a bit.

"We were too good for them," Bubbles had downed half his drink right at the start and now was going slow. "Even the old Stormies here think they're crap."

"Command has the final decision on what we do about them, though," Taiko warned. Best not to get anyone fired up for something that might not happen.