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My name is Julia Morrow and I would like to apologize for my less than very polite and somewhat inadequate behaviour when contacted by Mr. Wolfgang Weisen. You can believe me that even a routine questioning by Order agents takes the full attention of a Convoy Leader, and leading a flight plus answering the questions is already very difficult.

This does not excuse the shortness and the perceived (however unintended) rudeness and direct rejection of your benevolent offer. It was a hectic situation and I could not afford to divert any of my attention from the too many tasks that I was trying to accomplish at this moment.

Perhaps, if you do not think this as inappropriate, I would just give you a private number and whenever you are around the Taus, call me. I find it easier to explain things and to actually not be misunderstood over a dinner conversation.

I hope you can forgive me for this rudeness.

Thank you for bringing the communication issue that occurred between Ms. Morrow, Mr. Marsh and Mr. Weisen to our attention. Ms. Morrow has already been instructed to find ways to fix this regrettable failed interaction and she has reported that she wrote an apology yesterday. I assume that there should not be much of a personal conflict after reading the log files, however explanation and de-escalation are always a good concepts.

However, I think we both know that the picture is bigger and that we should have a look at the situation in general, I agree fully on that point you brought up. Let's face it, the changes that were forced on the IMG in Magellan - the forceful takeover of Freeport 4 by the Liberty Navy in the wake of unavoidable occupation by the GRN - also affect more than just us. I am aware that this change has consequences for the Lane Hackers who we regard as esteemed friends and respect them for their extraordinary skills. It is indeed a difficult situation at the moment, however I think there is still the working agreement we have had for a long time - I'd call it a sort of invisible cooperation, and I'll just briefly point on the figures of intercepted Lane Hacker vessels by Tau patrols, in comparison to other major players that use the same route.

You are right, Mr. Tarn, if you reach out now and I agree it is a good moment for the Guild to show their continued friendship and support for your cause. What comes to my mind would be to deploy a few discreet logistical capacities and personel towards the region and to make sure that necessary goods or access to infrastructure as well as intel are in place.

Anyway, let me hear what our resources can do to help you with your projects.

The Hypnotainment Bands should not be a problem, and I'll try to get some of my shippers onto the task. With recent Sirian developments and the necessity to turn towards a more interventionist and active foreign policy at the moment, there is some strain on transportation capacities, but I am rather sure that we can reroute some resource shipments discreetly. Expect the first batches of Hypnotainment Bands within the day.

Embedding Lane Hacker vessels into our missions can be done easily, however the area of operations has to be chosen wisely. I assume that missions against the Outcast in the Taus might not be exactly what some of your pilots are particularly fond of. Same for us engaging Liberty Rogues, I assume. Missions in Dublin or Omegas against Corsairs might work better, and depending on the sort of cooperation you look for.... or... you do not ask questions and we go for a "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. I am find with every choice. Tell your pilots to contact IMG vessels in space.

I would like to ask for a little favour myself. I need a safe way to transfer money into regions of crisis and regions of new interest with limited banking infrastructure for some discreet business, without leaving any traces, no breadcrumbs that lead back to me. Rheinland banking and transmission infrastructure has to be strictly kept out of it, to even keep the Nachrichtendienst from catching a scent of the financial movements. This is not a Guild undertaking, so we have a lot more freedom in the handling of this, as IMG regulations are not applicable.

And, to add some little small talk to our rather direct and business conversation: what's your take on recent Omicron Delta developments?

My name is Julia Morrow and I have to say we managed to put some extra effort into fixing this little thing that I created. I apologize again for my rudeness and I am a little proud that we managed to run a convoy loaded with contraband goods from Gallia to Liberty without being seen by anybody. We might have broken 22 to 43 laws on the route, and like every single transportation guideline in the Guild, but here you are: your cargo has been delivered, even more than you needed.

Enjoy this cargo that I totally mistook for the harmless version of the holotainment bands, but ye. Anyway. My apologies again for having been rude, and, ye. Have fun!


Oh and, don't worry about the color of the scanners of my ship. As convoy leader, I get checked often, so I make sure that they see my settings and you show red of course. We had three transports that did the loading and unloading action. Naughty naughty, I do know.

I will make sure to remind our pilots to honour and actively further the special relation that links the Guild and the Lane Hackers. While I do not see our relation as one-sided, I understand what you are implying, and I am sure we can agree that there are always ways to improve. That's what the Guild will be striving for.

I have been informed by Ms. Morrow that there will be a meeting soon. I'll entrust her with the data needed to set up the monetary transaction infrastructure because I suddenly most definitely feel that my privacy rights in my social life need a lot more protection. I would be glad if the system could be set up as quickly as possible because of urgent matters to attend. Furthermore, Ms. Morrow will carry a set of intel about some ideas regarding the Delta and Sigma conflict, and I would be very happy if you could find the time to discuss these with my agent. I think we might have some shared interests, and assets that could profit from each other.

Furthermore, in order to make the cooperative mission possible, it would likely be best to notify our patrol coordination center via the encrypted Sky-P-Three uplink. You'll find the data key attached, but I am actually pretty sure you do not even need it.

I am looking forward to more cooperation!