comm link established Persephone communication array, broadband frequency, no encryption
"This is comm officer Elias Dhar - - - sending on a broadband frequency wide beam to Omicron-74 - - - I am seeking contact to a representative of the Alliance on behalf of Dr. Ásgærðr Varðrdottir, head executive of the JIVA corporation.
Please respond - - - once we have established contact, we can switch to a secure channel - - - Further information are not available on this public channel yet.
I will transfer the communication to a secure channel momentarily and relay the transmission to Dr.Varðrdottir.
Have a nice day."
*** the transmission is shut down - with a short crackle and is almost instantly re-established. An artificial computer voice announces "A secure transmission was established and full encryption enabled" ***
"Good morning, Mr Udent, -
- I might need to excuse my informal addressing you, but here at JIVA we are not used to use our titles and ranks. Everyone here has at least a phd level degree or more so we simply stick to names. It is a habit that sticks, so i do hope you are not offended.
Now, I will try to cut the purpose of this as short as possible. - However .. it is a sensitive subject so i need to consider my words well, - as will you.
First let me introduce myself properly.
My name is Ásgærðr, - for some years, actually nearly a decade, i have worked for a sponsor on genetic research subjects. JIVA is a research group that partly funds itself and partly is funded by private sponsors.
Our focus of research is xeno biology, xeno genetics and gene splicing, especially the human genom. JIVA has a 10 phase program running, which has currently reached phase 5. Our main objective is the alteration of the human genom to make humans more resistant to spacial radiation, gamma radiation and theta radiation.
In order to do so, we have experimented with space bound organisms that survive the hostility of space, conducted tests on macro organisms and also active and inactive biomass.
We are currently running a mobile high security laboratory in deep space but recent Order "laws" made further research - ahh... - more complicated.
We heard rumors from travellers that your group might be a promising business partner that might assist us in our research. Since this is a first contact, I would appreciate to get to know you a bit better. Most of what we know about the Alliance comes from hearsay and rumors; and that is usually inaccurate - so I appreciate a first hand description of who you are.
Based on that, we may consider how and if further business is agreeable.
< Zoner Alliance Communications Station Active....Sending Message... >
Good Morning Dr. Ásgærðr Varðrdottir,
Well were a small Zoner group that reside in Omicron-74, our humble beginnings are mainly trade related.
However we now produce many special items that are hard to come by and trade in certain goods that many may frown upon or find hard to comeby.
We do also trade in many other shall we say legal commodities aswell within Sirius, but we also have had to move onto a more militarised form of goverment within the Alliance due to outside influences.
However in recent times we too have conducted research, into Xeno ships to help with our Cloaking technology which we now produce for all types of ships. This research has since been concluded, once we reached the stage of perfecting our cloaking technology it has ceased.
Your buisness proposal, i would like to hear more..as always like any Zoner we seek trading partners.
Regards
Lord Commander Tri Udent
***Transmission Lost***
< Zoner Alliance Communication Station Powering Down....Comms set to passive Alert >
"From what i can see - it seems we might have a solid basis there. - now you must excuse me for being blunt. - - just recently a sponsor of us has approached us with - let me say... unconventional focus on research.
We have conducted a lot of research on alien spores, micro and macro organisms - but things would be much more efficient if we could do the real deal.
Let me relay you the encoded message
It is a code within a code - you can use a common codebreaker for that type of code - if you use setting 1hb392-2839-238c.
As you will see, we are interested in those particular commodities. It is nearly impossible to get a trade for those, unless you are doing it yourself. And even then - the watchdogs have grown to a semi authoritative policing force even here in the outer rim.
While we can most certainly deal with the occasional patrol - deep space is such a dangerous place, and pilots get lost never to be seen again - we still wish to maintain a clean image.
You should consider this trade, but you must take your time. We do not wish to suggest actions that might lead to - - complicated situations, but rumor has it that your group is the only one that has defied the watchdogs command - which makes you a primary contact for our case.
Conditions of trade would be negotiated if you decide to continue. - But as you can see, JIVA is nothing but a messenger for a sponsor in need. It is a very sensitive topic - but it might be a very lucrative one for both of our groups.
"This is very good news indeed. I feel like we do have achieved a basis of understanding of the suggested trade. - However, nothing beats the personal touch. Or lets say, some kind of personal touch in a trade.
How do you feel meeting up in person. While i am afraid i cannot meet myself, i would send a representative with full authority over the decision making process along with any need-to-know-information about it.
My suggestion would be Freeport 11, the bar.
There are a lot of things we need to discuss, terms of trade, terms of payment, legal issues, security measures, insurence measures, tactical and strategical deployment of convoy ships, meeting point, logistics and of course the terms of worst-case-possible.
I can send a man to Freeport 11 within the following week, if you can send someone there, too. He will bring all the papers and certifications to seal this deal.
A man dressed in a cargoworkers jacket and reinforced spacer overall enters and heads to the bar. He checks his wristholo for some information and then starts to look around the establishment, evidently seeking someone.
After looking around the main room he turns to the barkeeper and speaks to him in a low rasping voice; but the barkeeper just shrugs without a reply and keeps wiping a mug clean...
After passing his ident card to the barkeeper, he nods to a shadowy corner at the far end of the room. He reaches below the shelve of the bar and grabs two bottles off liquor before he retreats to that corner.