As requested in this transmission we have delivered all requested amounts of human organs. Credits can be sent to JM|-Bank#1. I understand that life in the Omicrons must be harsh and that obviously medical supplies such as these might be needed for transplants and other honest endeavors.
Regarding payment however, I would like to request something different. As you are a manufacturing group, I thought you might be pleased to note that I personally have seen the efficiency of your designs. With that in mind, I believe that by us aiding in helping keep your own personnel alive it would be appreciated if you could return the favor. We often suffer from attacks by the group known as Xenos along with Hogosha mercenaries in Texas on our scrap mining operations. With that in mind, I would like to request that a Bottlenose class gunship be built. It is an ideal vessel for our conditions as it is small and thus easily able to navigate the scrap fields most of our work takes place in. I hope this is agreeable to you.
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ID: James Clarke Location: Alabama Shipyard, Omicron Rho Subject: Business
Greetings.
Whilst I am glad to see you have fulfilled your end of the delivery, you make the silly assumption that APM would be willing to sell technology to Junkers of all people.
As my tone implies, we do not sell our ships to Junkers. I asked you for a delivery, you made the delivery and I kept my end of the deal. That is all there is to it.
As it stands, no, you will not be receiving any ships from us. For now I encourage you to wait for the next business opportunity I present to you. In time, we might warm up to the idea of making a single exception to the Junker Marauders. In the coming months if you prove yourself to be a viable business partner to us then you may find yourself owners of one AP-Line vessel. Whether that is the Bottlenose you desire or not is up to us.
If the Junker Marauders have any idea of any other possible business ventures they can offer us, I am listening.
Whilst I am mostly interested in gaining access to ships that might better protect us from the constant dangers we face - this trip into the Omicrons included, I will concede that my previous request may have been a bit...unfair. As THE primary shipbuilding faction in the Omicrons, i'm certain APM has certain needs and issues that need resolving that are somewhat complicated due to distance between the Houses.
I am also sure that when doing business, certain organizations might be prioritized. I doubt the same level of detail and care is put into ships made to be sold off to Freelancers and the like as what you'd put into making a vessel going to say, the Bounty Hunters Guild. While it isnt that I in anyway doubt the prowess and skill of your engineers, certain prioritizing must take place when resources are in demand. Since I originally requested a ship, it would only be fair if I helped to give you ships in return.
Our main salvage operations are in Texas, where many ships are lost in the radiation and scrap fields. If certain recycled parts were to go into the construction of APM vessels, i'm sure it could potentially cut costs by a significant amount where it doesnt matter or when the contract isnt particularly important.
Quite simply put, we can easily manage to send some of our salvage your way to be reused in your shipbuilding process. Due to the hazards of taking raw materials into the Omicrons I believe it would be far simpler for you to use recycled parts when needed in order to keep production costs low when it counts. I offer regular transports filled with salvaged ship components to be delivered to a station of your choosing. You've already seen twice now how efficient our transports are at getting things to their destination.
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ID: James Clarke Location: Alabama Shipyard, Omicron Rho Subject: Business
Mr. Ivankov,
Hm... your proposal indeed does sound intriguing. We do have our reasons for basing ourselves out here in the Omicrons, however as you said getting the resources to produce the top quality vessels that we are famous for can sometimes be daunting - not only due to lack of resources, but due to certain hazards which like poke their noses in from time to time. We could use some of these salvaged parts at Alabama Shipyard in Omicron Rho. Substantial deliveries may convince me that selling you our ships may not be a terrible idea, however the thought of Junkers flying our fine vessels still somewhat disturbs me. *Sigh*.
Deliver 50,000 units of quality salvage to Alabama Shipyard. We can start from there.