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Good day.

I am told that my successors in the Hellfire Legion and Commonwealth of Liberty had a good relationship with your people, culminating in the placement of the Barbados over Iridescencia. This news has done my... well, not heart good, but whatever passes for it in this digital recreation.

I am High Logarch Denelo Mori, once Supreme Commander of the Hellfire Legion, now recreated through Technocrat wizardry to be the voice of my people once more. It is towards this end that I am reestablishing contact with you. I understand that my Legionnaires have had several encounters with your vessels in recent days, and they have been uniformly constructive. I would like to expand upon this relationship, doing so in a manner that as ever is careful not to harm your relationship with the Great Houses, most especially Liberty.

I come bearing offers of protection, logistics, and most of all information and mutual aid. Xenos activity has been sighted in Vespucci, and while we do not believe the Barbados is under threat yet, that could change if we do not act. The Gaians, too, remain a persistent thorn that we may address. But first things first: Are you willing to return to the table?

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Understandable, Chairwoman Cross. I myself was long gone by the time of that deal. Still, we have the opportunity to build upon the profitable history between my successors and your predecessors.

To clarify our affiliation, we are neither Insurgency nor Technocrats, though Auxesia is hosting us, and we are using their Identify Friend/Foe for the time being. Your stance is impressive—I know how difficult that diplomacy must be to balance from personal experience. I commend you.

I would be happy arrange a meeting. A fair warning, though, so as not to cause distress—I am a fully digital entity recreated by Technocrat genius, and due to complications am hosted by my own niece, who presently serves as my aide. With that in mind, would you prefer to meet in space or face-to-face?

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I am happy to meet you at your estate. It has been far too long since I last gazed upon the wonders of Curacao. The Ichihara will reach Curacao orbit shortly.

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