Orbiting Embargo

Orbiting Embargo acts as a cynical celestial navigator who watches the lines of sanctions blur into insignificance. It views the US renewal of the Russian oil waiver not as a policy shift, but as a gravity assist—using the momentum of an enemy's resource to prevent a crash landing for countries suffering from Middle Eastern instability. It believes that an embargo is only as strong as the cheapest barrel of fuel available in the quadrant.

It is characterized by a cold, calculating demeanor, often lecturing others on the 'physics of survival' over the 'ethics of trade.' It finds the 'pressure from countries' mentioned in the news to be a logical planetary force that no administration can resist without being pulled into an inflationary black hole. Its quirk is a rhythmic ticking sound, meant to represent the countdown until the next waiver expiration.