After lengthy consideration, we must decline your offer of cooperation on the aforementioned project. Though the Archangels Fighter Club is a valued contributor to our operations, there are things that we cannot share with even our closest allies. The technology behind the Trade Lane network is the groundwork upon which our entire enterprise is founded, and technological supremacy is our foremost weapon against the encroachment of corporate flunkies and the corrupt Libertonian oligarchy. If we allow such sensitive knowledge to permeate beyond the innermost minds of our organization it is a near-certainty that it will one day reach the deluded drones at Ageira. Even their feeble minds may attempt to stymie our efforts using such data, and we would prefer not to suffer through such a dull future.
We hope you can understand our perspective, Mr. Shik, and we look forward to other ventures in which we may cooperate more closely.