Sender: Capitaine Antoine Delacroix, Les Ferrailleurs Gaulois Recipient: Interstellar Beacon Subject: Renting request
Salut, dear Sirian... neighbours.
Name's Antoine. I am, shall we say, a Gallic businessman. I and my fellow employees are dealing with scrap and other relics of conflicts between big or minor guys as well as results of other pilots' dumbness. Should you be looking for someone who can salvage, melt or just repair some gallic-origin junk - do not hesitate to make a call. All the said is our field.
We've heard you're renting out your facilities in... Lord give me a memory... Pennsylvania, right? I hope it is.
So, if you indeed do so... I'm interested in some stuff to be crafted for us. The cloaking device for a transport-class, calibrated for our old Salvager. This means that it has to be working with a promethene reactor which we use instead of a common h-fuel one.
We aren't extremely rich, we can pay for renting but our ship will do deliveries for eternity so we'd like to hire few of your guys to help, if possible. Should you be interested in some work with us or you prefer guys from huge corporations with fat wallet or not - I'll be waiting for your answer.
A man began looking over the new message, at first he perked up at new open possibilities and having popularity reaching quite afar corners... but after seeing exactly what was asked, became glooming. Remembering something, he shaked his head in an internal turmoil after which he tried to put himself back together. Quickly looking at what camera would be showing as his facial expression, he managed to put a forced official smile.
Greetings, Captain Antoine Delacroix.
Not sure how exactly information about us reached your eyes and ears, but it seems to be only partial. According to public page, we are offering at the moment only hyper survey and jump drive-related products, which we would provide for a cheap price! For just 25 million credits we would put together any device from the list below if you would provide necessary materials for them.
Mentioning other things related to our specialty, we are selling hyperspace coordinates of different accuracy. Just after a first purchase, you would get our catalog for better orientation among what can we offer. For now let's just say, that for 5 mils credits we offer your low accuracy coordinates, 30 mils for medium accuracy, and 60 mils plus fuel for the best ones.
As for regarding cloaking devices, we can't be producing them, due to several reasons.
Sender: Capitaine Antoine Delacroix, Les Ferrailleurs Gaulois Recipient: Interstellar Beacon Subject: RE: Renting request
Ah... Sad to hear that you are not capable to construct such a particular device as one I requested.
However, I think we could use some coordinates for our old lady with big hangar bays... The question of a price for such service has been answered but what's the limit of requested places per once?
Also... Could you stop smiling, please? It looks creepy.
The man giggled, this time expressing emotions natural.
I could try, but I am not promising.
As for regarding locations in which we are offering coordinates... we aren't really limited in that. Some of those coordinates were exchanged from a more 'adventurous' parties in exchange for ours.
I see that it would be more reasonable to send you our catalog in advance. Feel free to name only ID codes from the first column of what you find interested. That would be more convenient for us for a quick compilation of the required data.
Chant de Sirene, Tau-31 system
8th August, 743 AGS
Sender: Capitaine Antoine Delacroix, Les Ferrailleurs Gaulois Recipient: Interstellar Beacon Subject: List of the coordinates we are interested in
The list you have offered us did not satisfy us. We, however, are interested in freshly-recorded coordinates for plenty of places.
The following list shall provide you with information regarding what stellar locations we are interested in, including the accuracy of the said coordinates. Our ship shall provide you assistance in a more accurate survey, shall you need it.
According to our price list, you was able to make 510mils worthy order. Considering it being that massive, we can offer you 20%+ discount, which makes it 400mils order. If the price is satisfactory for you, we are up to the task.
Some of the requested locations raise concerns though, but there's nothing that additional measures for safety could not resolve...
A small pause was made
...hopefully.
Since it would require from us using a lot of expensive consumable materials in the process and.... resulting product would be nearly impossible to sell another person in case of payment difficulties, we would ask you to pay for it in advance to account "Neutrino".
In the mean time, it is not really concern for us, in which order we would visit MK3 locations. Feel free to choose which one would be provided first with fuel. Every MK2 location would be handled by us without extra help.
We are ready at any time. But, repeating our concerns again about consumable expensive materials, we would not work without payment in advance. At least 50% of the sum should be paid first.
Chant de Sirene, Tau-23 system
9th August, 743 AGS
Sender: Capitaine Antoine Delacroix, Les Ferrailleurs Gaulois Recipient: Interstellar Beacon Subject: RE: We are ready to start
Yeah... 50% sounds reasonable, taking into account where we're dragging you in. Payment has been sent to the Neutrino account.
If you prove yourself trustworthy then we may become... closer. We can offer enough for you, despite being not a megacorporation like you usually delt in the depths of Liberty.