To: Bristol Board

[Karmotrine Dream]

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☆ From: Hancock M. Fitzgerald
☆ To: Bristol Board

☆ Subject: Mississauga Station status report

☆ Encryption: [[FOR BOARD EYES ONLY]]
☆ Priority: Mid-High

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Esteemed Board of Directors,

I am taking the liberty of sending this report directly to you, as opposed to the public communications channel, in order to ensure it is given due consideration - as I believe the situation requires a resolution.

A number of days ago, I'd assessed the status of Mississauga Station, in Ontario, and detailed my findings here. Yesterday I had one of our explorers verify the status of the ongoing repair work--

--and it appears to be proceeding apace.
It'll be a while before full functionality is restored, but it is in markedly better condition and the crews onboard are somewhat assuaged. Not entirely, though, as there is uncertainty about the station's future.

Which leads me to the reason for this report: urging you to consider a stop-loss solution for the installation.

Financially, I regret to say, it is untenable. The refineries are currently lying mostly unused, as the resources needed to fuel their work is absent - I assume this is due to the closure of the jump gate into the system and the risks involved in moving the transports that would be needed through a dense asteroid field and into a lawless space - and the station struggles to feed itself via hydroponics.

The crews are well aware of this and are understandably anxious. For my part, I have assured them the repair work will continue while the situation is examined, but if no break-even point - at the least - can be identified, I would recommend Mississauga Station be decommissioned and its workers re-allocated elsewhere.
Arcetri is a refinery as well, so a retraining period wouldn't be as lengthy as one meant for the heavy industries of Akutan, so I would suggest this as a first option.

This concludes the report. I look forward to examining your business plans for the future.

Kind regards,

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Hancock M. Fitzgerald
CEO, Golden Road EG (Bristol Constructions and Manufacturing SSC)

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