Jordan went ahead and passed this correspondence up to me. A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Black. Do you prefer Castor? Anyway, where the heck did my manners go? I'm Daniel White, recently voted in by the board - but please, just call me Dan! As we wrap up our quarterly reports, take inventory, plan or various itineraries, ensure everything's properly balanced, and make the rounds in the usual financial news, yadda yadda, it's always a busy time of year. However, we've been looking mostly on ops in the Alberta System, the border with Rheinland, the gate/lane networks, and our shipyard.

Enough about bookkeeping though! In what ways were you hoping to put our heads together, and what sort of goals are you setting? It's gotten real quiet in recent times, but the Humboldt System has traditionally been a pretty volatile place. Still, the trade of copper and silver have always been a boon and I sure won't dissuade you from mining, though you may want to ensure you've got some protection ready as your operations become more regular.

I'm right there with you in appreciating the fact that it all comes down to the bottom line, though as I mentioned before, lately we've been looking into stuff outside mining and logistics. Still it's always good to hear about gumptious go-getters out there working the other fields, and those space station crews sure do know how to burn through their supplies. What I mean to say is, I always was a fan of specialization so this'll work out great!

Looking forward to hearing all about it Cast-o!

Well Mr. Black, that's quite a bit to take in at once, where's the fire at, partner?

It sure sounds like you've got your mind on your money - maybe even your money on your mind, but you can squeeze credits out of dang near anything with enough gumption. Now, around Houston where my family started off hammering out hull panels, we got where we are today not just by the sweat of our brow, but through shaking hands and having a few drinks. Pirates move in, fields dry up, but favors and deals are priceless. Still, I'll definitely see if I can round up some transports not already swamped with a backlog of orders to fly alongside you fellas.

Anyhow, your rumor mill might be a little outdated and busted. I can recommend a good technician to fix it up. If you've managed to somehow, some way, slip in spies and meet some slaves, I'd say you're sitting pretty on better intel than I am. Just so you know, I haven't even met their new Orbiter or whatever the guy's title is. Things have been pretty lukewarm with them because we've got engineering to take care of. I'm not sure what those folks did to get you mad, but I'd be interested to hear all about it.

So, we've laid down some of our plans and objectives, discussed where the money's going, and I'm hoping you'd be willing to return the gesture by hearing more about yourselves, maybe some hard goals. Sure, I hear tell plenty of stuff about money, but then what? Even dining with Interspace executives, you hear all sorts of smart ways the guys and gals put their credits to work.

Anyway, don't run yourself too ragged now, you hear? In Kusari they've got this thing called Karoshi that you might want to read up on if you get the free time.