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November, 11th
It's been an evening at Corsica, all working bees are resting and station decks are mostly empty. Enma, who's now walking the same corridors after some years seem to be a little nostalgic. Maybe only Manoel would squeeze more feelings out of her. She would spend some weeks here as the leader of NC, and despite treason that she suffered, those memories and nice and warm.

Looking at the time at her PDA, she kind of remembered that there's Antonio de Motti that should meet her soon. Oh though, his intentions are not quite clear, he seems to be friendly so he is probably worth talking to regardless. Her old office is a de-facto half bar, got a little bit dusty and rusty, but cleaning bots would take care of it in no time. Some lighting went off too, but there's no time for that, nor does she care really. She has DMed him it's location and now only waited, while scrolling the feed at her PDA.

With her heels at the table, she would feel fairly relaxed, not being concerned about good manners. Having two of her man behind the door and barmen that she knows for years preparing some snacks. Now thinking if that guy will be late or not.
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It was not the first time on Corsica but every time when he sees the massive silhouette of the station Antonio has felt delighted and pride for Maltese people. Families wich business was shipbuilding for Malta have lived here for centuries and doing their job well - Nation always had the best ship which Maltese military engineers could offer to rich families, cartels and other organizations. But the nice landscape was not enough to distract de Motti from the crux of the matter, so the man returned thinking about the deal he would like to make with the Loyola and her group of thugs.

Antonio's PDA has beeped a bit when it announced about received message. He opened the message and read it. It was the coordinates from Loyola - not far from the hanger where he landed - just about 20 minutes of walk. He took a bottle of gallic wine and went to the place of meeting with the one bodyguard as his escort. Corsica, Malta or any other Maltese or allied base were not safe, so the people who have cash hired bodyguards to protect themselves.

Antonio has fixed his tie and hairs, then he asked the bodyguard how he is looking. Matteo Amore, the bodyguard of younger of de Motti family, nodded approvingly. Antonio made a deep breath and ringed to inform about their arrival. The clocks at his hand showed 20:29.

And there was DM from De Motti, 20:29, right on point. She would still have her feet crossed at the table, eating some snacks while giving an order to a guard.

— Let him in.

She would use PDA's frontal camera to check how she looks the last moment, checked her nails as well. Everything seems to be alright. Guard would welcome Antonio, inviting him in. It was a weird and efficient hybrid of office and the bar, Enma knew how to organize the working process. It looked like it was empty for the last couple of years, but is cozy nevertheless.

— Don Antonio, please sit, welcome to my place.

Enma did not stand up to greet him or anything, just sitting there leaned back into the chair with legs still thrown at the table.

— Excuse me, it's evening and I am terribly tired today, but make yourself comfortable.
"Buona sera, Dona Enma,"- he nodded to the woman. She was sitting at the chair and her legs were thrown at the table. Antonio disliked that gesture of disrespect to him but tried to hide his discontent. The man sat down to one of the chairs at the room, - "I surprised by your knowledge, signora Loyola. Not many people know about my small promotion to the noble title of Maltese Don."

With a smile, he put the bottle of wine at the table. This was a bottle of expensive gallic wine which de Motti got from one of his friends which uses to live in Gallia.

- "The business always was a hard craft so I can not blame you for being tired. I can understand you as well as wish to get some relax." - he tried to smile and look charming, - "I hope your mind to drink a bit before we start to speak about the business?"

En finally lifts legs off the table, but still behaving overly relaxed for that situation. She seems to be fluent in meetings like this, but she's exhausted so she cannot be bothered to keep up with the conduct. Now moving her chair a bit closer to the table, she would cross her legs under it. Expressing certain sympathy towards a neat and polite person that came to talk to her.

— Sure, I don't mind drinking. Sorry, from the food there are only basic snacks. The restaurant from which I usually ordered food down here is now closed, and I did not have time to find a new one.

With a gesture, she would signal a waiter who brings them expensive glasses and with quite a professionalism opening the bottle. Making art of just something simple like filling their glasses. En's sipping it slightly, tasting it on her tongue for a few moments before swallowing.

— Not bad.

She only adds a short comment.
"The food is not a problem, signora," - said the man and drunk a bit of wine. It was the soft drink which was hard to find in Sirius but at the very time, it is strong enough. Antonio has smiled short and was looking at the woman. She was not looking like the person who likes long talks so he decided to proceed to the crux of the matter as soon as it possible without wasting time for unnecessary talks. - "Glad to hear you liked it."

"I do not want to spend your time as well as mine so I hope you will not mind if I proceed to the crux of our meeting." - Antonio crossed his legs and continued, - "I came to you with an offer and a business proposal. I do hope you will agree with me in their profitable for us both."

Antonio put a small holoprojector on the table. After few actions on his PDA, the device began to glow and in a moment the three-dimension model has started to rotate above the device. The silhouette of the newest "Hasta" was easy to recognize even if you are not interested in the Military craft - Maltese news services have broadcasting about the ship few days about the first "Hasta" which has left Venice and gave into the hands of Maltese Navy.

"This is the "Hasta" - one of the newest Maltese battlecruisers. I have no doubt you already heard about her so I will not waste time to speak about the technical characteristics of the ship." - the model was keeping her slow rotation, - "As far as I know your organization owns no capital vessels so I offer you to buy it with a discount. In return, I wish you to do a bit of dirt job from time to time by my request. You or your men will not ask any questions but just doing my small missions and getting paid if you complete it."

"I said I will not speak about her technical characteristics, well it seems I was not fully honest with you," - he smiled to her. Few moments he was thinking and then continued his small speech, - "This ship has been upgraded by my engineers. The "Vega" was built by my request by a well-known organization which operating at this station as well as few other stations within Phi. The ship has been upgraded by our engineers. Now it can create a jump bubble and move the fleet from one position to another. Yes, I am speaking about the jump drive of 4th generation. The whole Sirius faced a technological break threw. I think such a ship will be useful for your organization and can serve as the mobile headquarter, light carrier and long-range relay when it will be a necessity."

Antonio has spoken much and at his throat got dry. He coughed and drunk a bit of wine so then he continued.

"Except for the abovesaid we can to set capital armour upgrade at the ship to make it more defended or to upgrade the scanner antennas if you are interested to get increased detection range. That's all about the ship."

"Including discount the price of the ship is five hundred million and of course I am open to negotiate the details if you found what I offered enough interesting." - Antonio drunk a bit of wine once more and looked at Loyola in expect of her answer.

Enma is listening politely, nodding from time to time. She's losing the track of what he was saying for a moment and would start thinking about her stuff here and there. It looks like she's thinking about what he was saying, while casually sipping expensive wine. Also looking at the funny spinning hologram, well, he must be keeping her for some child and trying to seduce with the look of some toy.

In the middle of his speech, she's leaning back, getting herself comfortable. Loyola got a little flashback from the boring lectures when she was a student as well. Such a good and simple times, what she's even doing here now? Is it really worth it? Wants she or not, she's stepping back into the swam of relations of groups on Malta. And that's one of the most disgusting things she ever touched.

Enma is about to raise her hand and stop him, but a moment after he's finishing his advertising speech himself. Well, at least she doesn't have to be rude here. Not for now at least.

— Yeah, thank you, Don Antonio, I appreciate your proposal.

Enma moves her glass a little away, it's a bad idea to get drunk during the important negotiations.

— And I will consider it. You know, it also makes sense to buy a clean ship from the shipyards. In any case, I would never accept this right here and right now without studying alternative proposals. The warship is no candy bar.

Enma pauses, scrolling her PDA while keep talking at a slower pace right now.

— You really want me to work for you? I mean do tell what do you have in mind, but LTS is a thing mostly for foreigners to cover-up my operations and make some money too. I did not quite plan to use my people to secure the interests of the other families. Especially such a young one like yours. If we are having them crossed on a certain point, I don't mind coordinating our actions. But you will have to speak it up. I might have a proposal for you as well, but I'd like to hear from you first.

She would look at him kindly, as if her was a pretty child.
- "I want to use your men not for the family interests but for my own," - shortly answered him and made a breath before continued, - "I am sad to hear your refuse but it is your right. Perhaps an alternative deal could make you more interested. Well if I would really had it but I did not so I will leave this place empty-handed if you understand what I mean, signora."

Enma is moving her head a little bit to the side, trying to understand him. That was a little bit confusing.

— I did not refuse anything yet. I am considering all options. And I am listening.

Is he just shy or what was it? Maybe she's too hard on him? Or maybe it's about the impression that he wanted to make but didn't. What's wrong with him?

— To refuse I need you to at least tell me what's up... come on.

Enma now sounds more warm and caring.
- "So you want to know what's up? Well, I will tell you. I have reasons to leave Malta as soon as possible," - Antonio looked at her over a minute and thought about something that concerned only him. He nodded lightly for himself and proceed to talk, - "These reasons are not what should concern you but I will appear somewhere at independent worlds or I just will disappear at all."

- "Depends on what you will say I can offer you different rewards for helping me to cut off all my old connections and to help people to forget me. Actually, I want them to think I died," - he sadly chuckled a bit, - "To be honest I would prefer just to disappear from Sirius and start to live somewhere in Gallia with part of cash I have got when I worked at Cuatroce."

He thought a bit before the finish to talk, - "Perhaps I would start my small business there. Making wine, like the one I brought here at the meeting, as well as living somewhere on New Paris without sh*t as I many of us have on Malta sounds a bit well is not it?"
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