To: Mr. Garcia.Ortega From:Scarborough Station - Newcastle / Bretonia Topic: Neural Offer Date:01/03/827 A.S.
Greetings, Mr. Garcia.
The Bowex human resources office obtained from one of our employees news of a brief meeting with his person in the Bretonia space, on which occasion there was the dialogue attached below, which we encrypted with a password, so that only his person can open it.
[29.02.827 15:20:40] -|-Garcia.Ortega: Garcia: Hola, Bowex!
[29.02.827 15:22:02] Bowex)Davenport: *Muffled* You, employee, bring the telebroadphone over.
[29.02.827 15:22:06] Bowex)Davenport: *Rustling*
[29.02.827 15:22:19] Bowex)Davenport: Hello, yes, speaking?
[29.02.827 15:24:15] -|-Garcia.Ortega: Garcia: Hola! Amigo. What are you in Bowex?
[29.02.827 15:24:53] Bowex)Davenport: Oh, I see. You're one of those foreign sorts. Yes. I'll speak slowly. Yes, I am 'in' Bowex.
[29.02.827 15:25:41] -|-Garcia.Ortega: Garcia: Ese, don't be playin' smart with me. I need you to do something for me.
[29.02.827 15:25:44] Bowex)Davenport: Wait, I vaguely recall your voice. Were you the chapette who tangled with that awful Enclave oike?
[29.02.827 15:28:10] -|-Garcia.Ortega: Garcia: Si, that was me. The Gaul relied heavily on mines and disabled my ship... Unfortunately
[29.02.827 15:28:31] Bowex)Davenport: A pity. Oh well. You said you wanted something?
[29.02.827 15:29:25] -|-Garcia.Ortega: Garcia: Si, si amigo. I need you to pass a message onto your superiors. We have came across some Ageria White Boxes, and since Bretonia looks like it could do with some 'extra' infrastructure. Maybe you're interested.
[29.02.827 15:30:46] Bowex)Davenport: Well, I don't quite know why we'd want white boxes specifically, we seem to have lots of other boxes of other colours that are perfectly serviceable.
[29.02.827 15:31:23] Bowex)Davenport: Why, I was walking through the spaceport only this morning and there were all sorts of boxes, filled with... well, things.
[29.02.827 15:32:01] Bowex)Davenport: It must be rather bland at Ageira if they only use white boxes...
[29.02.827 15:32:01] -|-Garcia.Ortega: Garcia: Ohh, ese... These are the cargo containers that Liberty corporations uses to transport jump gate and trade lane parts
[29.02.827 15:32:59] Bowex)Davenport: Oh, the bits that make the lanes work?
[29.02.827 15:33:20] -|-Garcia.Ortega: Garcia: Si si.
[29.02.827 15:33:25] Bowex)Davenport: Wouldn't that... void the warranty or something?
[29.02.827 15:33:42] Bowex)Davenport: I don't really know how those things work, honestly.
[29.02.827 15:34:37] Bowex)Davenport: Why, there was this one time while I was still attending jolly old university that one of my chums decided he was going to build his own quantum calculator as a bit of a lark.
[29.02.827 15:35:16] -|-Garcia.Ortega: Garcia: Look... look. Ese. Ask your jefe's if they're interested in some of these parts. They can reverse engineer them or something...
[29.02.827 15:35:27] Bowex)Davenport: But the silly thing burst into flames because he'd used some second hand parts from Kusari. Cheaper, you see?
[29.02.827 15:35:35] Bowex)Davenport: That's why it's not a sensible choice to be poor.
[29.02.827 15:35:38] -|-Garcia.Ortega: Garcia: Bretonia made trade lanes! How does that sound.
[29.02.827 15:36:29] Bowex)Davenport: But we already have those. Don't we? I'll certainly drop a memo off and let them know that you've got some white boxes though.
[29.02.827 15:37:04] Bowex)Davenport: *Muffled* Employee, draft a message and send it back to Cambridge. I'll proofread it later.
[29.02.827 15:37:31] -|-Garcia.Ortega: Garcia: That would be news to me, your lanes are all Ageria built. Anyway, I'm just the messenger.
[29.02.827 15:37:58] Bowex)Davenport: Hmm. Yes. I do vaguely recall hearing that Ageira had something to do with trade lanes. You may be correct there.
[29.02.827 15:39:55] -|-Garcia.Ortega: Garcia: Well, there you go! - Some White Boxes without Ageria oversight. I suspect you could do a lot with those.
[29.02.827 15:40:23] -|-Garcia.Ortega: Garcia: If your jefe's are interested, tell them to send a comm to Rodrigo Diaz.
[29.02.827 15:41:35] Bowex)Davenport: Yes well, I'm positive they'll treat your offer for boxes seriously.
[29.02.827 15:41:45] Bowex)Davenport: Toodle pip, and all that.
From what we understand, you have an offer for Bowex.
Our dilemma is:
a) - How many units is the product amount?
b) - What is the value of the amount of that merchandise?
c) - When would this merchandise be available to us, if we enter into an agreement?
d) - Do you deliver to our office in Scarborough / Newcastle / Bretonia?
We hope that your person will clarify these questions for us to continue this possible negotiation.
See you later, Karl Lower
President of Bowex and Director of Trade,
To: Mr. Garcia.Ortega From:Scarborough Station - Newcastle / Bretonia Topic: Neural Offer Date:01/03/827 A.S.
Greetings, Mr. Garcia.
Look, Bowex has information that this materiamprel was very safe, except for a box that was lost in a remote time to the past. And according to our sources, we obtained the following information:
These components are sealed in scanner-proof, tamper-proof white boxes that can only be opened with complex biometric keys. The boxes are also designed to detonate if opened outside of an authorized facility. Additional security measures are confidential, but Ageira has never failed to recover a missing white box.
In this case we have one more question:
How, then, do you offer us large quantities of Whitw Boxes, if Ageira Innovations lost only one box?
Given this additional information that we have in our files, we want to understand what we're getting into.
I believe that the friend understands our position before we negotiate with you.
See you later, Karl Lower
President of Bowex and Director of Trade,
From: Rodrigo Diaz To: Bowex Subject: Re: Neural Offer
Buenas Tardes, Karl Lower.
Garcia was kind enough to allow me to take direct control over the matter since it is getting more in depth. But allow me to ask you a few questions in return.
Ageria has said they have only lost one? - Well, it would seem we may have caught them in a bit of a lie. For they have definitely lost more than one. And we are offering some of them to you.
As for the information regarding the boxes security, I thank you for that information. We had suspected something strange when our scanners had difficulty getting a reading. The Bio-metric lock was one of the measures we could deduce from inspecting the boxes. However, these locks are not impenetrable, on the contrary, I would assume you would have access to or know someone with the ability to bypass this measure. They are not uncommon afterall, unless they are in Bretonia?
While the boxes maybe designed to detonate, presumable to prevent what is inside from falling into the wrong hands. That does not prevent them from being safely opened, in fact. Just knowing about it is a great boon, and so there would be no nasty surprise once the other measures are dealt with. Why else would they add so many fail-safes if it was 'tamper-proof'?
However, all of that is assuming you would want to open them. And not sell them back to Ageria. Which is your prerogative if you purchase some of them.
Regards,
Rodrigo Diaz.
Furthermore, I am of the opinion that Crete should be destroyed.
To: Mr. Rodrigo Diaz From:Scarborough Station - Newcastle / Bretonia Topic: Neural Offer Date:01/03/827 A.S.
Greetings, Mr. Diaz.
Welcome to this negotiation, considering that you came as authorized to decide in this case, we believe.
Well ... in relation to the amount lost, we have no way to deny Ageira, much less the amount of your offer. However, we would like to know exactly what quantity you have to sell, as it may be that we buy all of your stock.
As for the security system contained in them so that they are inviolable, at first we would only buy them to have in stock, for now. I have no intention of violating them.
As for our prerogatives regarding the fate of White Boxes, we have not yet defined what to do with them, only their offer interested us, as we may need them in some future project.
And to understand each other better, we ask what value you want for everything you have. Look, Mr. Rodrigo, under no circumstances will we put a price on another's product. Let us know, please.
See you later, Karl Lower
President of Bowex and Director of Trade,
From: Rodrigo Diaz To: Bowex Subject: Re: Neural Offer
Buenas Tardes,
I am not opposed to selling you such a large quantity of these boxes. I have to give you 200 of such containers, if you can afford such a price.
What you proceed to do with them is of no concern of mine.
As for the price of such containers, I would like to hear an offer. Of course, credits are accepted. But if there is something to trade, I am willing to hear that as well.
Malta has many needs mi amigo. I trust your company has much to offer, no?
Regards,
Rodrigo Diaz.
Furthermore, I am of the opinion that Crete should be destroyed.
To: Mr. Rodrigo Diaz From:Scarborough Station - Newcastle / Bretonia Topic: Neural Offer Date:01/03/827 A.S.
Mr. Diaz.
Well, friend Diaz ... we have reached an enormous impasse; we are interested in these 200 (two hundred) White Boxes, but as we said, we want to know the value and under no circumstances will we put a price on someone else's product.
Just so you know, Ageira supplies us for 5,000 units.
Now tell us how many you want for the 200 (two hundred) boxes.
See you later, Karl Lower
President of Bowex and Director of Trade,
From: Rodrigo Diaz To: Bowex Subject: RE: Neural Offer
Very well, I am interested in acquiring a Bretonian Train. The ones typically with a cargo hold of 5,000 units.
But not only that, I would like the contact details of someone of high importance within Bretonian Mining and Fabrication for a personal matter.
Also amigo, we both know that when buying from Ageria, it comes with their oversight. What I am offering comes with none.
Regards,
Rodrigo Diaz.
Furthermore, I am of the opinion that Crete should be destroyed.
To: Mr. Rodrigo Diaz From:Scarborough Station - Newcastle / Bretonia Topic: Neural Offer Date:01/03/827 A.S.
Very well, Mr. Diaz.
We have assembled the Bowex board and have an offer according to your need: We will give you a Setland for all your stock of White Boxes. No unit should stay with you.
We have a deal?
See you later, Karl Lower
President of Bowex and Director of Trade,