Greetings, fellow Associates. Shinsuke Kobayashi, hailing in.
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I managed to speak with the Unioners' high command and I managed to meet with Armin Jansen, their leader.
The logs found below will explain more than my words.
[26.03.2017 09:28:47] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Konbanwa, friend."
[26.03.2017 09:28:59] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "At last we meet."
[26.03.2017 09:29:04] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: I have your signature, Hogosha. Remarkable.
[26.03.2017 09:29:15] UN|Anton.Eins: Navigational accuracy within a kilometre.
[26.03.2017 09:29:50] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Allow me to introduce myself."
[26.03.2017 09:30:09] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "I'm Shinsuke Kobayashi, representing the Hogosha Association."
[26.03.2017 09:30:31] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "I came with a small sign of goodwill."
[26.03.2017 09:30:46] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Charmed. Armin Jansen, Reichsarbeitgeselshaft. Of course, you are aware of such details.
[26.03.2017 09:30:57] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Of course."
[26.03.2017 09:31:26] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Jansen-sama, allow me to give you a small token of goodwill."
[26.03.2017 09:31:55] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "He was floating near Nuremberg."
[26.03.2017 09:32:15] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "I tractored his pod, and I thought to give it to you."
[26.03.2017 09:32:24] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "As a sign on no ill will."
[26.03.2017 09:32:43] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: *he scans the manifest logs, jaw tightened shut.* Peturbing.
[26.03.2017 09:33:08] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Irregular to see a federal officer denuded of his warship.
[26.03.2017 09:33:32] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "His warship did...implode near Nuremberg's atmosphere."
[26.03.2017 09:33:45] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "No debris fell onto the planet."
[26.03.2017 09:34:48] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: The federals alter between predictabillty and prophecy. They are unoriginal, but rarely stupid.
[26.03.2017 09:35:32] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Back to us, shall we?"
[26.03.2017 09:35:38] UN|Anton.Eins: This is bizzare. On behalf of teh Unioon, I thank you.
[26.03.2017 09:35:53] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "We dislike those Hunters in Kusari as well."
[26.03.2017 09:36:22] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "We normally don't meddle with them, but if they cross our paths, well..."
[26.03.2017 09:36:28] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "You just saw."
[26.03.2017 09:36:58] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Mercenaries present an intractible contradition to your ethos, of that, we can understand.
[26.03.2017 09:37:19] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: But they have their uses. A gun for a coin is never entirely dispensible.
[26.03.2017 09:37:28] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Back to us, how can the Association help the Union?"
[26.03.2017 09:37:50] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Ah. The subject of our discussion.
[26.03.2017 09:38:04] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Hai."
[26.03.2017 09:38:18] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: I will be curt. It is irregular that the Union plys fortunes with foreign entities. It's a matter of honesty.
[26.03.2017 09:38:35] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "We can understand."
[26.03.2017 09:39:06] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Honesty is a pillar of Hogoshan culture."
[26.03.2017 09:39:17] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "As much as honor."
[26.03.2017 09:39:25] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: The rise of Kusari has played an iredeemable role in the Rhein's decline. Profiteering is rampant. The GMG retain...
[26.03.2017 09:39:38] UN|Anton.Eins: the distinction of being the most irascible of Kusari's bastard sons.
[26.03.2017 09:40:01] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Hai. The GMG is a grave nuisance for us."
[26.03.2017 09:40:11] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "They always meddle where they shouldn't."
[26.03.2017 09:41:41] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: The evolution of societies, respect for nationhood, carries little principle when there is gold to be got.
[26.03.2017 09:42:11] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: We maintain the philosophy that it is possible to profit in the company of your neighbours, without parisiting them.
[26.03.2017 09:42:22] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: That a respectful distance is tolerance enough.
[26.03.2017 09:42:32] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "I concur."
[26.03.2017 09:42:49] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: It is not the place of any Rheinlander to dictate to a Kusarian, any more than it is the place of Kusarian to dictate
[26.03.2017 09:43:06] UN|Anton.Eins: Rheinlandic affairs to a Rheinlander. The system holds historical proof.
[26.03.2017 09:43:19] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Of course, Jansen-sama."
[26.03.2017 09:43:28] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Rheinland, Kusari - we are both houses which have been maniplated for the cause of external entities.
[26.03.2017 09:43:36] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Parisites.
[26.03.2017 09:43:40] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: *nods*
[26.03.2017 09:44:25] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Yet philosophical parity is no basis for friendship. Idealism is immaterial ignorance without pragmatism.
[26.03.2017 09:44:46] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: We both share a common opponent, who we hold in common suspicion.
[26.03.2017 09:44:58] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Let me guess...The GMG?"
[26.03.2017 09:45:11] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: But mere parity of diplomacy is child's play. We share many ideological and diplomatic precepts with the Xenos, say.
[26.03.2017 09:45:24] UN|Anton.Eins: Yet we are still at war. A common opposition, is not enough. Yes, the GMG.
[26.03.2017 09:45:48] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "We shall join our efforts, hai."
[26.03.2017 09:46:17] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: A moment.
[26.03.2017 09:46:27] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Sure."
[26.03.2017 09:46:36] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: I have not yet defined the fundaments of our relationship. In a word - Artifacts.
[26.03.2017 09:47:19] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Konbanwa."
[26.03.2017 09:47:26] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: You are the primary source of distribution in Kusari. Us, through Liberty.
[26.03.2017 09:47:31] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Hai."
[26.03.2017 09:47:51] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Through both routes, our goods end up on the streets of manhattan.
[26.03.2017 09:48:14] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: The routes differ - we contest the Omegas, the Hogosha, the Sigmas, but the end product is the same.
[26.03.2017 09:48:25] UN|Abomination: Mary: Konichiwa *she bows down*
[26.03.2017 09:48:35] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Agreed, Armin-sama."
[26.03.2017 09:49:23] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Opposition surrounds us. We have evidence the Bundschuh has been collaborating with a cabal of Kusarian and...
[26.03.2017 09:49:53] UN|Anton.Eins: Edge world traitors alike, to undermine our shared trade. They have a term for it - the so-called 'Sigma Alliance'.
[26.03.2017 09:50:12] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Hai, I heard of it."
[26.03.2017 09:50:14] UN|Anton.Eins: A tripartite cabal between the Order, the GMG, the Blood Dragons.
[26.03.2017 09:50:14] UN|Abomination: Mary: I will secure the area. Herr Armin.
[26.03.2017 09:50:38] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Confirmed, Voarbeiter. Good on your crew to provide AAS support.
[26.03.2017 09:52:39] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: We find their Union concerning, in understatement.
[26.03.2017 09:52:49] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "We understand."
[26.03.2017 09:53:01] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: We believe that a suitable counter-agreement must be formed. An alliance of opposition.
[26.03.2017 09:53:20] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Agreed, totally."
[26.03.2017 09:53:33] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: We believe we may rally other organisations to our flag. Kruger would readily assist Samura in undermining the GMG...
[26.03.2017 09:54:08] UN|Anton.Eins: stranglehold over the Sigmas - we maintain positive relations with Kruger, and improving reputations with Daumann Heavy...
[26.03.2017 09:54:10] UN|Anton.Eins: Construction.
[26.03.2017 09:54:16] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "We
[26.03.2017 09:54:36] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: *ahem* "We can also count on our Corsair ally."
[26.03.2017 09:54:48] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Equivilently, remain on, obvious, positive terms with the Corsair Empire, of course.
[26.03.2017 09:55:23] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: And the Gaians, as the Bretonian distributor of Artifacts, would readily assist us. *pause*. The Outcasts have their...
[26.03.2017 09:55:27] UN|Anton.Eins: 'Orange Alliance'.
[26.03.2017 09:55:30] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "We can also recall the Farmers Alliance."
[26.03.2017 09:55:33] UN|Anton.Eins: It is time we countermand them.
[26.03.2017 09:56:09] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Mhm."
[26.03.2017 09:56:14] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Excellent. I have heard only positive attributes imbibed within the Alliance. Comparable to our LWB, yet undeluded...
[26.03.2017 09:56:17] UN|Anton.Eins: by socialist causes.
[26.03.2017 09:56:41] Death: ORFEUS was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[26.03.2017 09:56:41] UN|Abomination: Mary: *speaks very silent* Herr Armin, DHC is working at their base, they will not find us but...
[26.03.2017 09:57:04] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: More will have to be consulted. *she motions.* We will attend to them promptly. Are they representatives of the...
[26.03.2017 09:57:11] UN|Anton.Eins: cooporation itself, or subcontractors?
[26.03.2017 09:57:17] UN|Anton.Eins: *he motions*
[26.03.2017 09:57:27] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Hai. More has to be contacted and consulted."
[26.03.2017 09:57:47] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Quite. However, we have the potential to threaten the Orange Dream in a manner not achieved for centuries.
[26.03.2017 09:58:02] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Hai."
[26.03.2017 10:00:09] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "A counter-alliance to both the Order/BD/GMG cabal and the Orange Alliance..."
[26.03.2017 10:00:14] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "It intrigues us."
[26.03.2017 10:00:47] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: It would be more than a martial endeavour. The potential for price-fixing within the black market would be without...
[26.03.2017 10:00:48] UN|Anton.Eins: measure.
[26.03.2017 10:01:07] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: We have the potential to gain near-total control over the non-Maltese blackmarket, in union.
[26.03.2017 10:01:17] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Yet, all parties would like to know the benefit for them, hai?"
[26.03.2017 10:01:23] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Quite.
[26.03.2017 10:01:51] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: In short order, smuggling benefits. Hogosha vessels may depend on our assistance and guidance in our territory, if the..
[26.03.2017 10:01:56] UN|Anton.Eins: same was offered in return.
[26.03.2017 10:02:00] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Of course."
[26.03.2017 10:02:31] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "I would add the possibility for us to land on Unioner installation, with the same in return for you."
[26.03.2017 10:02:31] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: We do not believe in parisitic deals, Representative.
[26.03.2017 10:02:46] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Yes, but with slight contractions.
[26.03.2017 10:02:59] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Of course - no parasitism."
[26.03.2017 10:03:12] Death: Drvova was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[26.03.2017 10:03:15] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Just the minimum to repair and restock."
[26.03.2017 10:03:18] UN|Anton.Eins: // need the toilet, back in a moment.
[26.03.2017 10:03:44] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: UN|Anton.Eins // ok
[26.03.2017 10:04:54] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: *looks around* "I do remember how beautiful was Munich before the disaster..."
[26.03.2017 10:05:09] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "It grieves me to see how it is now."
[26.03.2017 10:14:33] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Grevious destruction. Poetic, isn't it?
[26.03.2017 10:14:52] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: The violence an unfeeling cosmos projects on the works of men.
[26.03.2017 10:15:10] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Rheinland is the cause of many of its own grievances.
[26.03.2017 10:15:14] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Men, harm men.
[26.03.2017 10:15:51] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: there is no room for this degredation into chaos for an act of God. This is why the strife which afflicts both of our
[26.03.2017 10:15:56] UN|Anton.Eins: houses is completely unsound.
[26.03.2017 10:16:37] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Reality sees our paltry wars and scoffs.
[26.03.2017 10:17:39] UN|Anton.Eins: Order must be restored, Hogosha. Be that through the stabillity of goverment in your own house, and the restoration of our...
[26.03.2017 10:17:48] UN|Anton.Eins: peace of mind in the Rhein.
[26.03.2017 10:24:17] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Hai. We shall focus our efforts in the way you just underlined, Unioner."
[26.03.2017 10:24:35] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "The Hogosha Association will be helping you in such efforts."
[26.03.2017 10:25:24] UN|Anton.Eins: I must depart, Hogosha operative.
[26.03.2017 10:25:35] UN|Anton.Eins: Please consider the lines as we have drawn them.
[26.03.2017 10:25:41] UN|Anton.Eins: To peace in our time.
[26.03.2017 10:25:48] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "We will."
[26.03.2017 10:26:03] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "We shall meet again."
[26.03.2017 10:26:13] [HA]-Tb|Fortune's.Winds: K: "Sayonara, Armin-sama."
[26.03.2017 10:26:22] UN|Anton.Eins: Armin: Of course, Hogosha.
[26.03.2017 10:26:28] UN|Abomination: Mary: *bows down*
What it intrigued me the most is the idea that Armin-sama put on the plate - forming a grand alliance to counter both the Orange Alliance and the infamous cabal between Order, GMG and Blood Dragons.
Of course, I assured the Unioners our help within Kusari space, and the same will happen with our ships within Rheinlandic space.
More talks will follow.
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This is all for today.
May the Fortunes bless your paths and your pockets. Kobayashi, signing off.