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Discuss how to stop these dumbasses from murdering each other and blowing it all up - can either decapitate one side's leadership and ensure the other's quick and easy victory, strike both sides and assume even more direct control, just sit back with some popcorn, threaten them both to keep away from each other or try and mediate.
Coming down on the side of the nobility would maintain the status quo, but do we *really* want to be sustaining this system that's nasty enough to begin with and that we're going to make an enemy of sooner or later anyway?
Coming down on the side of the rebels would bring us closer to our goal, but it seems premature. They're still a rabble that may not actually be able to run the planet afterwards, may end up infiltrated by Chaos as rebellions often are, the planet is unlikely to be ready for real democratic responsibility for a long time and it may provoke an Imperial response.
Taking over in full ourselves would be extremely dangerous, we may not have the temperament, processing capability or human interaction ability to run the place either and it would put an end to any charade we maintain with the Imperium
Remaining neutral would condemn the planet to a devastating civil war, wrecking our work and violating the second clause of the First Law. We may have the ability to try and corral the mess to minimise casualties and destruction, but we'd end up with one of the first two options anyway.
Planting ourselves in the middle would keep them from each other's throats, but we still have a divided planet that cannot function properly and a powderkeg waiting to explode the moment they are no longer more scared of us.
Attempting to find a compromise may be impossible. By the sounds of it, they are diametrically opposed and lack any common ground, though should we try anyway?
So, in short, lots of shit options.
Also, picrel RE the toaster molesters. I don't like this.
