Hi.

Sparks here. We spoke a while back on that base in Dresden that was giving your guys a headache. Not sure if you remember, from what I can see that headache's...Er... Still pounding. Sorry we couldn't be more help there.

Anyway, I'm actually writing regarding something totally unrelated, so I suppose I'll cut to that. I've got a few friends (and me. There's also that.) that have a pretty keen interest in the old Hel class cruisers, and I was wondering if there were any old or decommissioned models floating out there in the black that they could poke without it being an issue on your end of things. They're the tinkering sort, and I figured'd be a good project to keep them busy for a while. They're almost definitely not likely to fatally injure anyone with it, so there's that.

Besides, cleaning up scrap's practically a public service, isn't it? Even if you don't have the co-ordinates of one lying about, the plans would still be interesting reading, if you could spare the specifications on the older models.

Anyway, it'd be great if you could let me know if you have anything.

Hi Gotthold.

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I hadn't even had time to read your first message. Anyway, those friends aren't anything to worry about. They're not part of the Widerstand, but they've been working for the Bundschuh as a whole. It's hard for me to be precise in terms of names, since they're mostly individuals who banded together to help out after the Zwickau issue we had a while back. I'm not even sure they have a collective name. Sorry if it sounds like I'm being evasive here, I'm really not intending to, it's just that there's not much to tell.

After Zwickau, we ended up in contact with a whole range of freelancers and other loose groups of people who joined together to pitch in. There's a few there that are more mechanically inclined, and they came through and helped us get our stations and people airtight and upright respectively. Someone (can't recall his name, I'm afraid. I know.) mentioned that they'd love a chance to tinker around with something a bit more substantial at some point, and I thought I'd look into returning the favor. Like I said, it doesn't have to be an operational ship. In fact, knowing some of the attitudes I saw floating about, they'd probably prefer it wasn't. More for them to play around with that way.

Sorry I can't tell you more. I just don't like owing favors to people and this looked like a chance for us to plug one up, I 'spose. Feel free to ask if you've got any other questions. I can't promise the answers'll be horribly informative, but I'll do my best.

Thanks!

Hi Gotthold.

Thanks for trying, anyway. I mean, we didn't exactly hire them, in that there was no payment given in exchange for their help, but I can see where you're coming from. I'd be worried too.

That said, is there any chance your guys would know the location of a wreck? I mean, they're your ships (or were, at one point or another). Surely you've got some idea where I might find a battered old hull or something. Maybe if you've still got some old plans? Sorry to push you like this, but I'd just like to be able to go back to them with some sort of 'thank you,' even if it's a twenty year old preliminary drawing.

Alright.

Thanks anyway, Gott. I'm sure I'll figure something out. In the meantime, I'll get out of your hair.