In the midst of disaster, the station's races weren't any more united than they were in diplomacy. The station commander told his officers that the black hole was draining the station's power, hostile forces were stealing valuable secrets, and all the station commander's buildings had been destroyed. The commander intended to destroy his enemies and then abandon the station. Arrayed against the commander was "the Alliance", elder races, and "Station Riffraff", although the status of the alliances may have shifted during the battle.