I hope this letter finds you well. I am reaching to you with regard to an interesting proposal. You indicated in your previous communique that you left the service with the Kusari Naval Forces. You still remain an experienced officer of the imperial navy and I guess you would prefer keep applying your expertise in this direction to the benefit of Kusari, even if not as a member of the KNF. Therefore, I would like to invite you to join my clan as a military advisor, whether as a person outside to the clan structure or within it.
If you decide to agree, you would need a ship. Shimamori clan is relatively new and does not have enough funding or influence to construct you a new capital vessel. However, I recently came across an old hull of Kusari "Date"-class cruiser on the auction. It cost me a price of a good large transport but it is worth it - the ship does not need to be constructed from the scratch, saving us a lot of time and finances. "Date" is a bit old for the KNF to employ, so you should not wonder why the KNF had no interest in the hull itself - "Takeda" is a fine vessel as it is. Regardless, we will need to restore the ship and this will require some additional funding that I will try to provide. However, we will need a contractor to repair the ship and upgrade it. While I can use my ties at Tenmei University for some scientists to have a look at the ship, the works itself are to be carried out on a shipyard. I was thinking about Yukawa of Kishiro where I usually run maintenance for "Zuiryu". I hope, Kishiro will be interested in the project.
At any rate, this is the plan should you agree to work with me. My plan is to continue the exploration for new habitable worlds and finally reach Sigma-63 now that the war is basically over. The ship itself will be a good deterring instrument in Honshu against the unlawful elements in the sector. I hope that my proposal will be intriguing for you, Okamoto-san. Please, consider it.
I am looking forward to your reply.
敬具島森正仁 (//"Keigu Shimamori Masahito" - Best Regards, Shimamori Masahito)