>>: Lieutenant Lukas Keller CC: Fleet Admiral Stiener

[Wesker]

Message Class: Audio/Visual
Encryption: Earl Grey
To: Lieutenant Lukas Keller
From: Lieutenant Commander Isaak Heinrich, BAF

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Good morning Lieutenant,

Congratulations on your promotion.

I believe we met before... maybe. But as it turns out, you just so happened to be close by, and even within our own ranks. As per the directive of Fleet Admiral Edmund Stiener I am on a special assignment, and what we suspect to be a "good portion" of this leads us to you.

Under the directive of the fleet Admiral I am ordering you to report to the H.M.S-Norfolk no later than 0700 hours on the 7th of May. Please check in with the duty officer onboard when you arrive, proper clearance levels will be given and a travel claim will be available once you arrive.

We look forward to speaking with you in person.

V/R,

Isaak Heinrich
Lieutenant Commander
Aide de camp to Fleet Admiral
Bretonian Armed Forces

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[Keller]

Message Class: Audio-Visual
Encryption: Eisen
To: Lt Cdr. Isaak Heinrich
From: Lt. Lukas Keller

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Sir.

I appreciate the congratulatory and polite greeting. If you'll permit me, I would prefer being able to call you Isaak. Given what my origins are, it's hard not to see you as a brother, and I presume to have a good idea of what this "good portion" might turn out to be. The Fleet Admiral was fairly express in his assessment of myself as the closest source of information on a figure of infamy in Rheinland.

I will report to the Norfolk an hour earlier than required on the day you have prescribed. And if you are curious of what makes the relation seem obvious, it isn't your surname, sir. The eyes tell better stories than words do.

Lukas Keller
Lieutenant
Bretonian Armed Forces

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[Wesker]

Message Class: Audio/Visual
Encryption: Earl Grey
To: Lukas Keller
From: Lieutenant Commander Isaak Heinrich, BAF

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Hey man hope all is going well,

I know you're not really bound by my word or anything. I caught wind of your report very late following a little investigation I've launched. I hope the stress alleviated and you're doing well. If you don't feel comfortable answering the next few questions, please don't feel like I'm coming down on your for answers.

My mother, Anna Heinrich, is missing. A few weeks ago she vanished, just completely went off without a trace according to a few sources.

I don't have total confirmation that she's dead, I know you might not think highly of her. But there's a lot I need to talk to her about. There's a lot of things I need answered. She's the only family I have left. By blood I mean.

During that encounter, did she hint at anything that might outline something like this happening? Did she leave you any messages, notes, DMs, pigeon-flown mail - anything?

If you have anything you could provide, that would be much appreciated. I'll be off your case about this after.

V/R,

Isaak Heinrich
Lieutenant Commander
Exeter Garrison
Bretonian Armed Forces

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[Keller]

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ID: PAC Lukas Keller
Source: Her Majesty's Ship "Rampart", Omega-3
Encryption: Eisen

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Isaak,

Please excuse the delay, there has been no shortage of barbarians and opportunists, whose ships are in need of drastic spaceframe modifications. And by that I mean disassembly of course.

Regarding your mother, I don't quite remember the exact words we exchanged in that hostage situation she was happy to cause. The last message she sent me was more of a threat, I will enclose it here for your perusal but just for you to note I did not elect to respond to her message. It is aggravating enough that I am a figure of controversy, so naturally I am under constant scrutiny by our beloved intelligence officers. Were this by itself not already infuriating given the disruptions it can cause, I suspect they have also taken an acute interest in my family. Keeping in touch with Heinrich, even if all I might want to say to her is to stop contacting me, would have "interesting" implications in my personal life.

I'm sorry I can't be of more help in this pursuit, but this is the most I can provide you with.

Code:

Lukas,


I cut you a break this time around, out of respect.

Of all the people I've trained there haven't been any quite like you Lukas. You were the first, and probably the best. No matter how much you go back telling yourself I made you into a tool, I really laid out a foundation for you. You can live knowing you can take care of those you love, and at the very least protect those you choose to protect. You have abilities you can fall back on for the rest of your life when you absolutely need them. I might offer some advice though - don't let love make you soft, it will catch up with you.

I guess after you left the first time, I did consider you like son. For some reason I still do, the tough love and care didn't make it seem that way all the time - but I think you realize it as well.

I've been able to get underway consistently at this age, and this long into my "career" if you will - for a number of reasons. I used to believe it was because fate had a very special ending planned out for me. Now I think I know why though.

I cut you a break out of respect, and I can guarantee fate doesn't want you to end my story. So with this in mind, do not ever disrupt me again like you intend to do me harm.

Good luck in this regard, brother.

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