Buenos Dias Senor Rhyme. We have met before I believe, near Freeport Eleven. Anyways, we need
to talk to you to discuss a possible proposal. Contact me back in this channel if you feel you are able
to meet whatever requirements we may have.
[font=Comic Sans Ms] Well this is an unexpected pleasure. Didn't expect to hear from you again after dropping off that whatsit.
While the lawyer in me is reluctant to proudly proclaim that I'm sure we can handle whatever it is you might ask of us, the curious fellow in me is enthusiastic to claim that we can handle whatever you might ask of us.
<div align="center] COMM ID:Commander Santos Bolevara
Commander Bolevara here Senor Rhyme. The following list should tell you what we require
from you....
Quote: ManifestOrd.vtf
The following materials are required to be shipped to Order to supplement our supply lines...
Four Thousand Tonnes of Ship Hull Panels
A Thousand Tons of Superconductors
Two Thousand Five Hundred Tons of Food Rations (standard fare)
A thousand Robotic Components (Geared for ship and other construction)
Three Thousand Tonnes of Deuterium (From Gran Canaria)
A Thousand Tonnes of Hydrocarbons
We shall need these supplies every week. What we require is that you cite a figure
which will be reasonable for both parties. We are talking about Money Compensation
for these shipments. Also, a Security Deposit may be arranged to ensure our goodwill in
this matter.
Signed
Santos Bolevara
Secretary, Order High Command
[font=Comic Sans Ms] Well, this is rather a surprise. It seems that I need to forward the Premier another round of thanks for his shining recommendation.
That request is one we can meet. However there is the small matter of to -where- we'll be delivering goods. Even in my youth of shipping goods between my native Freeport Nine and the deep my understanding of where the Order might be found largely consisted of cocksure pilots smirking and gesturing "over there".
As to financial compensation... The road you mention is an extremely dangerous one, but navigatable. Between the Nomads, discovery and interdiction by the Bounty Hunters Guild, Corsairs, angsty Zoners and the other troubles surrounding a region plunged into war I would cite roughly sixty million per run for hazard pay.
But given the nature of your organization and the uniqueness of this request, I'll offer a retail price offer of half of that. Thirty million credits to cover the cost of goods and expected damages encurred.
Given the nature of your organization I trust that you'll be as proficient in spreading the word of our shipments to ensure our speedy navigation through Order checkpoints as you will be discreet in ensuring that we're able to meet your demand without finding ourselves harried by your enemies.
Get working then. You have a week to get the first shipment across. The coordinates
to Planet Toledo have been attached. All deliveries to that or the Battleship Isis.
You have civilian clearance.
Unfortunately we weren't allowed to dock planetside by one of your Captains. Docking at Battleships is not a problem, but it simply needs more time. And time's expensive these days.
Anyway. As you can infer by the evidence, the outstanding deliveries are:
Vice Admiral, i'm quite sure your people are busy over there, keeping the house clean of bugs, helping the Zoners in that "matter" and so on. But see, we are busy, too. We have to avoid a lot of problems in the Omicrons these days.
Ah, but where are my manners. Let's get to the point.
No Payment was made yet!
[color=#CCCCCC]Hansen leans back in his leather seat, waiting several seconds for his words to take effect
The payment will be made to the [IND]Financial.Backbone
We're currently at an outstanding value of 60million Sirian Credits.
I.. We hope, delayed payments won't become a regular base.
[font=Comic Sans Ms] The second round of shipments has been completed. We are simply finalizing the paperwork.
The current situation in Delta with the guild is making things extraordinarily difficult. Given that Delta is not a through way, that shipments to the Freeport are being blocked and they know we are not shipping to them the presence of any and all transports coming in and out of Delta is nearly impossible to explain away.
The guild seems to be maintaining a near constant blockade of the system. We are not equipped militarily or politically to combat the Core in order to ship you supplies.
This is a challenge, at present, that we are willing and able to overcome. But we may need to discuss alternative approaches if the current state of affairs is not altered. Shelving our fleets waiting for the BHG to wander off so we can make shipments is far from optimal.