To: OS&C | From: Anton Strout

[Anton.Strout]

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User ID: Anton Strout
Recipient: OS&C Board of Directors
Subject: Enterprise Luxury Liner

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Greetings!

I am reaching out to you to discuss the possibility of the purchase of one of your used luxury liners. As a bit of background, I am the captain of the B|-BCV-Oldenburg which is a Pitbull, more commonly known as a "Pirate Train". I am employed by Bristol Constructions and Manufacturing, which focuses on base building, trading, and mining industries.

While it may seem a bit of an unusual request, please hear me out. Recently my crew and I took a breathtaking and awe-inspiring cruise with OS&C through Kusari and the Sigmas to the Luxury Liner Hawaii where we spent a few days before coming back to Liberty space. As we had never been to any of the Kusari systems (due to the restrictions on the transport we currently fly) or on an OS&C cruise it was truly an enlightening and wonderful experience. As part of this we had several tours of the ship and came to appreciate the comforts and ruggedness of your liners.

After returning from the cruise my crew set to work with a renewed vigor and efficiency that I hadn't seen from them before. When the crew and I discussed their efforts it was pointed out that comfortable crew are happier crew.

During our daily line out meetings we discussed the status of the Oldenburg and maintenance that was needed to resume our regular transportation duties. After listening to reports from my crew over several days I realized that the Oldenburg was reaching the end of it's journey for us. I initially recieved the ship used, and have been captain of it for several years now. I estimate that the Oldenburg, while it has served us well, is well on it's way to retirement.

Given the type of ship the Oldenburg is and the type of work it does I started looking for a replacement for it. Initially I considered a replacement in the same line as the Oldenburg as it was rugged and had previously served us well, however there were serious shortcomings in the shipline. Also the restrictions on entrance into Gallic and Kusari space resulted in limiting future opportunities for Bristol, which caused me to discard it quickly. I also considered the Liberty "Bison" or the Rheinland "Uruz", however after feedback from my crew I started looking at other options. My crew and I were so enamored by luxury liners and the level of comfort in the crew quarters we saw, as well as the potential ruggedness and cargo capacity that we decided we would like to pursue that route instead.

I would think it is obvious that a new Luxury Liner is unsuitable for us, as well as a waste of a good ship with many years of passengers ahead of it. However, a used liner, possibly nearing the end of usable passenger service, would be perfect for our purposes. I would expect the liner to still have many more years of potential service left in it as a regular cargo transport, while still providing comforts above that of regular transports.

If we can come to an agreement on the purchase of one of your used liners my only request would be the removal of all passenger quarters, leaving only the required crew quarters.

Seperately, I will coordinate the fitting of two docking modules for the express purpose of hauling small miner craft as part of Bristol's operations, as well as the necessary armaments and weaponry necessary for regular transport after receiving the liner.

Thank You,

Cpt. Anton Strout
B|-BCV-Oldenburg

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