A pleasure. You have shown us more curtesy than the Elders have. This is already a point to your favour.

I am Armin Jansen, first contact representative and speaker for the directorate. It is true the entente between Pacifica and Crete us has soured over the last year, despite the Union swinging into your camp against the Hessians for the late thirteen month war and the persistent Unioner supply convoys to your positions in the Frankfurt and Munich systems, in spite of the Federal invasion of Xi. Unioner artefact transports haul countless millions of artifacts from Cretian extractors in the Malvalda to market places in Manhattan, all at great personal cost, our transports bring food to your people from the fields of Stuttgart whilst running the blockades of the Bundschuh yet Crete has laid us under an inexplicable embargo. You must be more than representatives of your people, Apostatas. You must be exceptional, for us to heed you.

However, our syndicates hardware reserves have been depleted against the Red Hessians and the pressures of the globalists in Bering. For the first time in years, our need for hardware replenishment has been outstripped by our capacity to rebuild – aid, I will add, the council has refused to provide, despite our sacrifices for the empire time and time over. The majority of our resources have been forced into the manufacture of additional cruisers and minefields to render Bering impenetrable to the Liberty navy, and in the re-indoctrination of the LWB to turn away from the Hessian cause to one more… worthy… of our common history. My people are exhausted by the recent, appalling murder of our very own Arbeitsdirektor by Coalition saboteurs – yet the government of Crete has done nothing to help its sole Rheinland ally, in our time of greatest need.

If you wish to formalise diplomatic contact between us, I will need proof of your honesty. Bring three thousand units of Thorium MOX to Pacifica base, and we can explore our diplomatic ties further. Any further questions about your organisation requires an understanding that goes beyond diplomatic niceties, especially in wartime.

Honour us, and we will honour you, Commander Walker. You have my guarantee. I look forward to collaborating with a fork of the Cretian people more closely aligned with our common interests.

With respect, I remain yours.

We're listening into this transmission. We have prioritised you to Dross as she is responsible for the majority of Unioner artefact export. She is as tough as nails and naturally distrustful. If you can win her faith, then you will win the faith of every Unioner. It's part a trial of good faith, part functional - she will be your point of contact if you wish to earn artefact revenue through our movement.

You have the trust of the high command (represented by me), if you can get the trust of the people on the ground (Represented by Dross), then we will stick with you for years. I apologise that this is hard-won, but we do not have the munitions to take another knife to the spine.

Make her rendezvous and I will will grant the Apostatas unlimited access to station your vessels within Frankfurt and Munich. Not just refuel - re-arm, and make use of our munitions stockpiles, even though they're running light.

This is just the start, Walker. You do have my faith.