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While I didn't flesh it out or anything, since I wouldn't be writing it anyway, I guess Mac would first get to gather and talk with the Sanallites outside the station, and by the time the unusual gathering was reported to Jonathan and he got there with his boys, the group would be big enough and on the fence about the ideas Mac presented to them that they would kinda keep things from spiraling out of control (even if they have weapons, Jonny's group would still be outnumbered extremely, and he ain't stupid. He wouldn't try anything too drastic in a situation like that, though he would still be kinda agressive). Basically, the meeting would be barely in time before the security department went out and initiated a hostile takeover of the station.
And for the wildcard, the priestess could intervene in the discussion if things started going bad, revealing that Jonathan and some others were in fact marked with a ritualistic tattoo that enhanced their feelings, which influenced them to cling and enforce the Grand Directive even more than they would usually (while Jonathan is most definitely a staunch believer in it, due to the tattoo he would border on maniacal(think ecclesiarchy in 40k)) and since she encountered them before, would be able to remove them(read: Tear the skin on which it's placed off), difusing the situation a bit (at which point the Mac and Jonny could talk normally). And then BAM, shadow figures were watching all along muahahaha, and they say "fuck it, get the rock, we bouncin' mate". And that would kinda be it, the talks would be long, but in the end, a compromise would somehow be met, and everyone lived happily ever after, fucking squirrels and robutts, at least until the shadowy figures try to summon AO-chan. Perhaps not the best ending to the season, but I ain't a proffesional writer so fuck it