Transmission received! Sender ID: Izumi Nessel Sender's Location: Newark Station, New York Recipient: S.W.; C.L.
We've somehow managed to return unharmed!
We managed to find the wine that you've asked for, in fact John just bought ten of all kinds to be sure... If you don't manage to find his ship lurking around Liberty, then we can arrange a time for him to come by and transfer the package to you.
On the 'side job' that you've asked us to do, we managed to snag everything along the way that we figured you might be interested in. Unfortunately, we couldn't exactly risk trying to find out more information and were content with whatever was publically accessible about them without lingering for too long.
I'm surprised to say that there weren't any Navy patrols that questioned our stay there, but I think we might've just been lucky and found the right time to pass by. The military presence inside Gallia is unreal, if we count them by their battleships alone! They really struck as if they aren't bothering to patrol as often in their core space, I mean, they have the Police doing most of the work in keeping peace. This is what we found on the systems we passed through:
There was a huge military presence here in this system, this was the last place that we've seen serious patrols take place. Everything beyond that was a lot more.. relaxed. I was told it was the gateway to Gallia itself, so it makes sense!
We managed to notice and find two battleships in this system! The first one was La Riche, the other De Grasse. Both were probably just ensuring peace within the system.
There was another battleship on the way to the capital. Battleship Montmorency was overlooking and protecting the jump gate leading into Gallia's 'core worlds'. This system seems to have taken big hits from their internal wars...
We didn't encounter anything noteworthy in Dauphine, save for a shipyard named Fourchambault. I'm not sure if this is interesting to you or not - it wasn't clear what it was producing!
We didn't find anything interesting in this system as we only visited to get what you requested, but there were other Sirian ships flying around and doing trade. There were so many elegant ships! I think Gallic nobility in transit was an amazing sight to see.
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Identification: Operative Susan Ward
Location: Juliet Zero
Encryption: Secure
Good evening Ms. Nessel.
I'm pleased to hear you - along with your follower - could complete the agreed-upon assignment with no difficulties. This data you could gather will be analyzed diligently to increase House Liberty's chances in a full scale conflict close to reach a critical state.
While I am uncertain of which interests you feel compelled to protect, if any, you at least appear to be interested by monetary gains.
We do hope this sum will make up for the H-Fuel expenses and maintenance fees you had to pay to proceed with this assignment.
That said, Ms. Nessel, I have to admit I would be rather interested to know if working for Agency 404 in a more regular way was a possibility you could consider. Now I can understand the term of 'Secret agent' has been depicted in countless Holo Movies and that it may sound quite dangerous, perhaps even exciting.
But those depictions could not be farther from the truth. As a matter of fact, Liberty Security Forces uses agents since centuries. Those people are often part of a larger information gathering network. A few of them are even tasked to fulfill difficult missions. From the shadows they operate in, these people probably saved more lives than any military organization could have.
By all means, such an occupation would either way lead to fair rewards and you could certainly count on hefty monetary transactions for your services.
I can understand such an opening might be disturbingly surprising, Ms. Nessel. There is no pressure however, and you are free to decline this opportunity. Regardless, I would be obliged if you abstained from revealing this offer to your friend, 'John'. He is certainly a remarkable individual, but his rather flamboyant past makes it hard to trust him, especially for people with my occupation.
To conclude, I believe Mr. Lonnigan will probably try to contact you to see with your friend when his precious bottles can be delivered.
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Identification: Operative C. L.
Location: Texas System
Encryption: Secure
Hello Ms Nessel,
I am happy to hear that everything went smooth. Thank you for your work, this will come in handy for our future plans.
Now, about the other side of the "expedition". My bottles...
Please meet me in Planet Pittsburgh's orbit on 15 of October, between 22:00 and 23:00 Sirius Time* //(*Server Time)
If you cannot arrive at this time, please notify me.