you see now i happen to make may home on FP 11 and i am also the commander of a rather large soon to be jinkusu jugernaught, aquilon carrior. now i couldent help but to overhear one of the comms operators last night in the bar, talking about possibly taking abord a scientist who might be researching one of my areas of expertese, the nomads. i would be more then happy to supply you with any ammount of nomads you may need for a very small and most likley discounted price on account that you are doing your research on my home station. please dont think that you can possibly ask for to many nomads currently i have 750 common nomad brains, 4 minor brains, and 2 supirior brains. and please if you have a question about nomads dont hestate to ask considering i have had VERY close encounters with them on a few occasioin some of which i was even able to engage with rather lengthy conversasion with.
*** Location: Freeport 11, Omicron Delta system ***
*** Sender: Dr. Natalia Vale ***
*** Subject: Cooperation proposal***
*** Connection established ***
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Dear Sir,
Let me introduce myself first. My name is Dr.Natalia Vale, first assistant on our little IMG expedition here in Delta.
Concidering your proposal, I need to consult with my boss Dr.Lynchpin first, but I do not see any difficulties in reaching an agreement.
On your first offer - we really do not need that many common nomad brains, as we prefer to collect them ourselves and study them quickly before they deteriorate. We might take maybe no more than a 100 of those. We are however greatly interested in the minor and superior ones and will take those off your hands gladly. Please name a price and we shall discuss it.
On your second offer - we are very interested is hearing your story. I will inform Dr. Lynchpin and he will contact you on this channel to arrange a meeting.
Be well and wait for our next contact.
Dr. Vale over and out
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*** Location: Freeport 11, Omicron Delta system ***
*** Sender: Dr. Natalia Vale ***
*** Subject: Cooperation proposal***
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Dear Sir,
If I understand you correctly, that makes 2 superior brains x 8 mill each plus 4 minor brains x 2 mill each to a total of 24 million credits. Please correct me if I am wrong.
And I still need a price on the common remains.
As this is a rather large ammount, I cannot decide without consult with my boss. Also I do not have the required space on my ship to store all these specimens.
We do appreciate your willingness to share your adventures with us.
So please wait for a responce here from Dr.Lynchpin. I hope he will soon make himself free from his studies.
Dr. Vale over and out
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"Come on, people. We have a job to do, so let's be about it" - Lady Dame Steadholder Admiral Honor Alexander-Harrington, RMN A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind. The mind is the only battlefield that matters. Everything else is just ... fuss.
Lieutenant Lord Miles Naismith Vorkosigan / Admiral Miles Naismith/ "Always aim for the stars, boy. Even if you miss, you'll at least not end up shooting your leg"
Ascribed to General Count Piotr Pier Vorkosigan
<span style="color:#FFFF33">"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."</span>
Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear.
Greetings Commander!
I am very excited to hear that you have research specimens for us. And at such reasonable prices as well.
We have been astounded at the hospitality and cooperation we have experienced from the Zoners!
I confess i didnt realize how much knowledge you seem to have about the Nomads. I suppose when you are forced to guard yourself from them almost daily, you learn quick.
As to the specimens you already possess, we would be pleased to buy them from you. I believe Dr. Vale told me we would need to pay you 26 million credits, which seems to be a bargain considering the nature of the specimens we are getting. Keep in mind that we do prefer our specimens fresh, they seem to deteriorate so quickly! I do have hopes that the superior brains will last a bit longer.
I as well would like to inquire into your availability to escort us around the Omicrons. We had incredible sucess the last time we worked with the Zoners. We are working with the OSD as well, but as you know, every time a bounty Hunter comes along they go all "Red Alert" on us. We appreciate their cooperation greatly, mind you, but working with Zoners is much more.....stable.
Lastly we would indeed like to meet you in person, pay for our specimens and hear your tales of meeting these technologically advanced creatures. We are at FP 11 and will be there for some time. It would do us good to get away from the Lab and converse for awhile. Looking forward to meeting you in person.
it is good to finally be able to contact you personally i am here to tell you that i currently have a jugernaught class, zoner jinkusu under construction that is being specifically outfited to contain nomads and its construction should be completed by tommorrow. i am willing to let you use a portion of the this ship for your research project seeing as operating in a space as large as a jinkusu would be much easier then your current setup i am sure. due to your hassle free aggreements to the current offers i have made you i am more then willing to let you suggest a price to me so long as it is within reason. i will be patently awaiting you responce.
"Dr. Vale, Dr. Lynchpin, perhaps this should have been included in our prior agreement but it seems to have been passed over. I would highly recommend that your R&D division refrain from purchasing Nomad remains from this individual, he does not use proper containment methods and we cannot condone his profiteering from such dangerous circumstances. The frequency of his forays into Nomad-controlled space suggest something unusual about his character, as well, and I would not be at all surprised if he were an agent of the Nomads using this 'business' to spread their influence."
"Of course, the choice is yours, but that is the OSD's current recommendation on this matter."
my dear OSD agent i am most insulted by your lack of trust in me as i have killed over 1000 nomads and have the combat logs to prove it. as for my containment methods well.... on my current ship you are right to be rather skeptical about them. however i assure you that i have a jinkusu zoner dreadnaught with all of the proper containment precautions, and is even having one of its biodomes refited with stasis chambers and laberatories to better cope with my nomad research and business.
i am here to inform you that i have reviewed my prvious actions in dealing with nomads and gone back and gotten proper permissions, and equipment from the OSD and now authorized to collect, contain, and distributed nomads.
i hope that this will help you feel better about doing your business with me.