Don Hernan Escudero
Gunda Riehl of Alster Union
Bering Operations
Buenos dias, Señora Riehl,
Soy Hernan Escudero Grijalva, I am the head of Escudero familia in charge of "Cuatroce" Corporación. It was brought to my attention of the incident in Bering yesterday by our battletransport pilot, Señor de Motti, involving your people and yourself in particular. While we do not take threats to our vessels lightly, whether on someone else's turf or not, so far no blood has been shed and I believe, there is no necessity to recourse to la violencia. Hence, I offer you my gratitude for showing wisdom in encounter with our men and keeping it civilised.
It appears from the logs that you also raised a question of possible Cardamine supplies. I assume it is obvious to you that almost any Maltese organisation is involved in Cardamine trade, we being no exception. Thus, we humbly offer you our services. Since we are import Premium Scrap from Bering system I offer you a deal:
You provide us with:
free access to the mining areas of Bering system as well as well as Freeport 2 in case of re-supplying and emergency stop;
assistance and protection in Bering system in case of aggression from the third party.
In return we:
supply you with free Cardamine;
treat any UN vessel with respect wherever encountered and not to engage in any hostile actions against the Union.
Treat the provisions above as a general perspective, por favor. We can and need to discuss the possible agreement if you are interested. Namely, we cannot ship Cardamine without knowing our contractors, itinerary, bases of supply, and other logistics matters. I invite you to inquire about the details should you find yourself interested in doing business and not war with us.
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Have a glorious day, Comrade user. - Unity, your resident Neuralnet VI.
Contingilist Kellan Ide
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To: Don Hernan Escudero From:Pacifica base, Bering System. Subject:Everyone's first love.
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"Arbeiter Riehl is better put in a cockpit than a communications chair. Given our circumstances, I was given her comm link. I apologise if I'm not who you expected, but I'll be fit for purpose."
"Solidarity to you, Don Escuardo. I'm Kellan Ide, Arbeiter of the Pacifica Unioners. We're the cell involved with the cross-border blackmarket between Rheinland and Liberty space."
"Rheinland, as you know, is the house with the lowest cardamine demand per person. The Hessians and Bundschuh opposing the sale of terracotta grass has kept prices high and circulation down, despite Rheinland's extreme social disorders. When people are dissatisfied with their lives, they turn to drugs. The Rheinland Republic is the mother of all uncaring states."
"The Unioners believe everyone has the right to choose their own vices. We try to regulate the black market and ensure dealers are profiting within our protection system, instead of on the outside where purity is unregualted and gang warfare can spill into the streets and cities. Normally we'd show more restraint, but the Union has taken major losses of late - there's no sense in hiding the truth - and we're looking for every available route to sell cardamine."
"Our people discovered an.... hm.... ace in the hole. A natural jumphole from Rheinland to the gallic interior systems. We would be interested in purchasing Cuatroce cardamine for sale to the waystation we have established on the far side of Gallic space - far beyond the barrier borderworlds. Police presence is light. The Gallic law is not expecting the introduction of Cardamine. The people have little contact with it and demand will be immediate, especially in the face of the Gallic Civil War."
"The Union will take a distributor's cut and handle end-point sale to the Brigands. In return, we will target nox shipments entering Rheinland to increase popular market value for your product. As a supplier, we would be open to providing other materials services to your cartel, including of-the-books ship construction or any technical projects that for political reasons you must execute outside of Maltese space."
"Station location data will be wired through the secure packet."
"Proximus Ardet Ucagleon."
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Kellan Ide
Pacifica Unioners.
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THE SYNDIC LEAGUES
(A co-operative of Rheinland's Shipping Unions, retired from a life of piracy.)
Don Hernan Escudero
Kellan Ide of Alster Union
Bering Operations
Buenos dias, Señor Ide,
Time is money, so I will proceed to the crux of the matter immediately. Our proposal was met on deaf ear, I suppose. Whether it is a strange way of business talks of the Union or intentional diplomatic ignoring of not satisfying points, a courtesy of answering to the point of suggested provisions would be appreciated.
What we are interested in is unhindered access to mining in Bering. You are interested in Cardamine. Thus, our agreement should include provisions as to the both points in an express form.
Speaking of supplying your base in Zurich system of which our scouts already reported - I see no logistical reason going through the Gallic core system to the outskirts of Rheinland to supply Cardamine. We already have our people on the Gallic market in such systems as Lorraine and Languedoc that are bordering on Maltese space and much safer to supply. Perhaps, if you make a proposal that compensates the risk of our pilots going through Gallia, we can consider the offer. Mind, that we Maltese value our lives greatly unlike the savages from Crete, so additional risks are always frowned upon.
Looking forward to hearing from you with more concrete provisions of cooperation.
Respetuosamente,
Don Hernan Escudero
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Have a glorious day, Comrade user. - Unity, your resident Neuralnet VI.
Contingilist Kellan Ide
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To: Don Hernan Escudero From:Pacifica base, Bering System. Subject:Everyone's first love.
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*The Unioner clearly didn't enjoy the Don's attempt at a power-play.*
"Don Esquerdo. the translator isn't broken on this end, so I'm going to assume you're not listening. This is how an exchange of ideals works. "
You don't get to come to the table with just what you would like to be served. We're not slaves. We don't cut you an offer without having our side laid out. Our arbeiter didn't give you the full picture in space. I did here. Do well to keep that in your brain before you start jaw-jacking off a fresh burner, mister."
"Your points were not ignored. Listen. We're interested in your cardamine. We are willing to pay for it. We don't want cardamine for free, we're looking for the right to buy. What happens to it afterwards is our business. We provide a livelihood to our men. We don't collect for nothing. As said, we will handle end-point sale, Escudero. We're looking for a sustainable, reliable supplier."
"In return, we won't bother you in Bering, or query why you're scouting through Zurich without briefing the locals. We'll even bring Salvage to Valetta."
"Respect is the basis of trust in the Rheinland black market, Maltese."
"Proximus Ardet Ucagleon is about the value of being neighbourly. If you are going to collect salvage in Bering, you will be our neighbours. Are you prepared to sell to us, in Outcast space, if you're looking to extract salvage in the Unioner core zones?"
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Kellan Ide
Pacifica Unioners.
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THE SYNDIC LEAGUES
(A co-operative of Rheinland's Shipping Unions, retired from a life of piracy.)
Don Hernan Escudero
Kellan Ide of Alster Union
Bering Operations
Señor Ide,
Yet again you delve into talks about "ideals" and "what is to be served". I will reiterate: to cooperate I need concrete and exact provisions of what is requested of our side and what is offered by your side. Preferably, in a form of a contract or at least general provisions in the form of bullet points. The labourious flow of words you engage in is no bueno for making business work. If you cannot make a contract, then we can offer one.
Contract 28-3-826/1
Parties:
"Cuatroce"; Alster Union
Provisions
Cuatroce:
Delivery of Cardamine in the quantity of "A" to "B" once a period of time of "C" for "D" SC per unit.
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Consent not to recourse to violence against Alster Union vessels and their escort
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Alster Union:
Provision of free access to Bering mining zone for "Cuatroce" vessels
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Consent not to recourse to violence against "Cuatroce" vessels and their escort
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Digital Signatures:
From "Cuatroce" - H. Escudero
From Alster Union - X
We do not operate under "gentlemen agreements" and require formal contract. Hence, if you are interested - write down your proposition in the contract and we will review it. If you do not wish or are unable to enter into a formal contract, then I am afraid we are not interested in such cooperation. Thank for understanding.
Senor Ide, i wish you'll forgive my Don's unpatience. As Cuatroce CEO, I want listen your options entirely and fully. And i want ask direct and easy questions, important for our next relations. And this real questions is:
How much Union will pay us per unit of Orange, delivered on mentioned base?
Have Union warehouse with market in Bering, where we could buy military equipment directly, and what price?
Can Union open stock of salvaged details at Zurich, and what price?
Go do business, Senor Ide. You can see our faces, what means we respect you already. For everything else there are Sirius Credits.
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Have a glorious day, Comrade user. - Unity, your resident Neuralnet VI.
Arbeitsdirektor Corin Frei
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Unionised Peoples of Syndicalist Advocacy
To: The Cuatroce Cartel. From:Arbeitsdirektor Corin Frei, on behalf of the Free Peoples of Bering. Subject:Profit.
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An older, passibly disheviled man is on the screen. It is jarring to see a man younger than the sender, yet further aged physically. Social norms break down in the face of cardamine-altered biology. His maltese is rough and hamburg accented, but surprising.
"Grazzi Sir. Tikkredita n-nies tiegħek. Il-Malti tiegħi huwa daqsxejn ħafif, imma nispera li nista 'nagħmilha ċara li jista' jkollna futur flimkien."
"There's an old Unioner saying that a legendary man is defined by the risks he will take to himself to protect those around him. A living man, does much the same. He just does so surreptitiously."
Order Wrote:- 7000 units of Cardamine to be delivered to Davos base, Zurich.
- Payment of 11k per unit.
- Total of 77 million credits available upon proof of delivery.
- The Unioners will establish positive relations with your cartel. We will offer you discounted spacecraft service provisions and offer your cartel the prospect of permanent residence within the streets of Hamburg, through Unioner-franchised Cardamine dealers.
- Contract void if caught by the Corsairs..
"Ghidli ma' min taghmilha u nghidlek x'int. I believe we will improve each other."
"To your health, chief executive officer Romero. I would be interested in discussing Maltese labour laws with you at some time. If so, the schnapps are on the house."
"Tschüss."
You cannot cut off the tongue, of a man who speaks through his acts.
C.Frei.
Comrade Arbeiter of the Cologne system.
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"Though the past is scarred and the future untold"
" Be the boot heavy, the vacuum cold."
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Understandable, senor. I see why you and your men ask for trust and respect on Rheinland black market. It is high possible the Cartel will accept Rheinland underground rules and adapt to them.
I will personally supervise this deliveries. Think we have transport and crew who can perform contract smooth.
To your health, Arbeitsdirektor Frei! And for the good job.
Sender: Antonio de Motti Recipient: Corin Frei Priority:Important Subject: Cardamine to Davos Base
Buenos dias, señor Frei,
Soy Antonio de Motti, the administrator of Estremadura Base. Our transports just finished run with a loads of the very best Escudero familia cardamine. Unfortunately, at the arrival the captains of "Barranquilla" and "Coimbra" have faced a complication, señor Frei. Our IFF can't provide us dock to your facility in Zurich system, so, our pilots decided to hire a freelancer freighter to help them with delivery to destination.
This message is highly encrypted using syndicliga proprietary encryption cryptography through intranet-publicneralink drops and are functionally untracable if no sender address is given. Abuse of Intranet functionality commands community service punishments as listed in regulation five three seven gamma six. security is assumed. Any deliberate or otherwise location triangulation method successfully employed against anonymous transmissions will receive either a one billion credit reward or immediate incarceration dependent upon disclosure and motive. The revanchist council requests that Arbeiters do not squander valuable neuralnet bandwith on the consumption of CNS articles, adult content, or gambling, and advise that the relevant arbeiters employ public terminals for such use, rather than the secure line. Communal enforcement may differ between Reichsarbeitergesellschaft der Alsterian and Landwirtrechbewegung cells. Consult your admin for technical support or contact your resident Neural Technology Help Specialist at www.totallypacifica@notAHacker.net. The Union reminds Arbeiters that "trolling" is not an acceptable standard of political debate, unless aimed at capitalists, fascists, militarists, etc, who lack the neurological prerequisites to engage in such discourse. Southern Unioners are encouraged to remember that the average Unioner's literary age is roughly analogous to a twelve year old on PCP, and are encouraged to avoid engaging in difficult subjects, and are suggested to stick to familiar subjects, such as the market value of cardamine, bundschuh-based footwear puns, and the general terrible quality of life aboard wedel mining station.
Have a glorious day, Comrade user. - Unity, your resident Neuralnet VI.
Contingilist Kellan Ide
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To: Don Hernan Escudero From:Pacifica base, Bering System. Subject:Everyone's first love.
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*The Unioner appears to be surrounded by a copius cardamine haze. He's noticably more jubilant than before. You realise that the Unioner has a cardamine dependency, and was likely looking forward to the goods of the cargo.*
"Fast work - good quality crop, too."
"Due to the delayed comms, we've rounded the payment up. Fifty five million credits have been paid to the QC|"Barranquilla", in lieu of a proper account. "
"You will find outcast ships can now dock at Unioner bases. We've had Outcasts who struggled to provide relief to our organisation during the Pacifica siege, who could not before."
"To all of our health."
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Kellan Ide
Pacifica Unioners.
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THE SYNDIC LEAGUES
(A co-operative of Rheinland's Shipping Unions, retired from a life of piracy.)