To: The 75th Mosquitos | Mansel-Alcantra Contari

[Squad]

Comandante Leslie,

While I admit our previous encounters have indeed increased my already high opinion of the 75th, your true value to la Nación has been embarrassingly lost on me until now. I hope you've found quite a number of proper uses for the funds I've donated to your cause over the past few weeks. I believe we'll need them.

The Gallic Junkers have proved to be more receptive than usual to our small-scale operations within their home space. Increasing demand is a boon to la Nación economically and politically. As it stands now, the Orange is indeed our greatest hope for debilitating our greatest threat, and the profits from its sale further strengthen our defensive might. In light of the promise this booming market has for Malta, I'm arranging to have my own Malta fitted for her initial expedition to Maine. It will be the first large-scale operation we have formally organized, and the Mosquitos would serve an instrumental role in seeing this through properly and guaranteeing the safety of my crew.

Simply put, how many of your pilots could you spare for this endeavor?

Para la gloria de la Nación

Mansel Alcantra-Contari

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[75th Mosquitos]

*Claes salutes respectfully*

"Signore Alcantra, its a pleasure to hear from yourself directly, everyones spirits are flying to new heights what with the crushing of that pathetic zoner installation in the taus. the funding you have provided has been instrumental in the outfitting of several new Dromedary class freighters to help increase our own self suffiency somewhat"

"To your inquiry, we of the mosquitoes are very versed in the Gallic space, however that came at a cost, the dreaded illness Gallic Blues did strike down many of my personel and i was forced out of their space due to several medical emergencies our outpost out there was simply not fit to handle."

She takes a pause to think

"We would be proud to be able to guide you and your men wherever it is they are seeking to go, this Maine system is known to us. though I am erring on the side of caution, how long do you intend to stay in gallic space, the void is poisenous and my men may not take kindly to being put at such an unavoidable risk without seeing any compensation."

"I know that sounds like im asking for rewards and the like, but I assure you that isnt my concern at all. I can send log files of our last visit, it wasnt pretty, one of my pilots only just woke up from a coma the affliction induced as it mutated to cope with our special genetic structure.."

"I will stay their minds for now, compensation aside, I too fear for my health visiting that place, can you assure us the visit will be in and out?"

[Squad]

Comandante Leslie,

I admit, I've been to this point unaware of such illness among my own transport pilots, but I will say our larger distribution ships have an exceedingly more advanced, and likely effective, atmospheric generation and maintenance systems lacking in individual craft. That being said, money will not buy everything, and the safety of your pilots is paramount. We cannot afford to lose our men and women as the Gauls can afford to lose theirs.

The venture would indeed be swift. I have arranged for a load of neodynium to be made ready via the Brigands at Ecommoy. The material will be used to form magnets to power electrical generators on craft in production at Valetta.

As to compensation, this endeavor has much more import as a demonstration of Malta's reach and our ability to supply growing quantities of the Orange regularly. The psychological and propaganda value of a successful venture heavily outweighs its value in credits. As such, I'll reserve the first ten million to pay for repair and maintenance costs, if any, and enough to pay my crew for their work. The 75th is welcome to the remainder of the profits.

I'd also appreciate any more information you have on what has afflicted your pilots, ways you've found to cope, and all other information relevant to how we might consider combating this threat.

Para la gloria de la Nación

Mansel Alcantra-Contari

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