The Atlantean Conference - Young Justice: Phantoms (2021)

 POSEIDONIS, April 21, 09:58 UTC-2

Orin:

Was he really the best we could get?

Mera Nereus: 

It was all I could do to get my father to send him.

Orin:

I hereby call this conference to order and welcome the delegate from Xebel. Bishop Beluga. 

Nanaue Sha'ark:

King Nereus continues to mock us by sending one insignificant. 

Lori Lemaris:

More experienced leaders would be here if Nanauve wasn’t killing them in raids staged across our borders.

Nanaue Sha'ark:

I’ll take that as a compliment. 

Orin:

We have lost some of the old guard to recent battle. 

Mera Nereus:

While others have voluntarily stepped down in accordance with our teachings and prophecies. 

 

Orin: 

We are here to discuss many issues, including increased hostility between our borders, and inside our algae bars. But we must remain civil if we hope to find solutions. 

Lori Lemaris:

Nanauve’s incursions upon the territories …

Nanaue Sha'ark:

Our waters are warming, thanks to your surface friends, Orin. It’s killing my kingdom's krill, the backbone of our food chain. Nanauve must take more territory to survive.

Ronal:

Keep moving or die.

Nanaue Sha'ark:

Exactly!

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Topo: 

Climate change and pollution from the surface is devastating our oceans.

Nanaue Sha'ark:

Thought your embassy was supposed to fix that. 

Garth: 

It is my highest priority. But too many surface dwellers are foolish and stubborn, obsessed with short-term economic concerns that blind them to the larger issues facing our planet. 

Calvin Durham:

We have larger issues down here. I left the surface world because a lack of opportunity created an anger which Black Manta was eager to exploit.

Ronal:

Yes, yes. We all know your history.

Nanaue Sha'ark:

How you betrayed Manta, took his woman, and raised his son as your own. 

Kaldur’ahm:

Let me be clear, my biological father is immaterial. Calvin Durham is my father in every way that matters. 

Ronal:

Indeed. For how else does a man of his low status and dubious history merit this table if not were he not father to the great Kaldur’ahm.  

Lori Lemaris:

Ronal, can you please, for one minute stop being such a pompous codfish. 

Ronal:

I … I’m sorry. I meant no offence. 

Calvin Durham:

Everything said of me is true. My absence of options on land caused me to make bad choices. Now I see many of the same problems in Shayeris that I saw in my native San Diego. The wealth that begets opportunity, seen on easy display in Poseidonis is largely absent from the other cities. 

Nanaue Sha'ark:

Aye, that we can agree on. 

Orin: 

I appreciate your directness, all of you. I will not pretend the way forward will be easy, but my Cabinet and I believe we have viable solutions if we work tog … 

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