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[TheKusari]

Albert McKenzie, Starfliers To: Administration, Ionic Incorporated Subject: Staff Checkup Hello, Ionic Incorporated. My name is Albert McKenzie, head of the Starfliers. It has been some time since select staff of mine were sent to Shikoku. How are they doing at your Laboratories? I am sure Kusari space is treating them better than the Independent Worlds. Scientifically, Godspeed

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The Starfliers are the best faction.

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[Ionic Inc.]

Target: Albert McKenzie
Sender: Emily Furukawa
Subject: Staffing

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Mr McKenzie,

Good to hear from you again. You should be able to ask your staff members what they thought of the first semester yourself, I imagine most of them will have returned for the New Years holidays if they haven't taken up permanent residence in Shikoku. But I'm happy to give you a quick rundown.

I'll be honest, with the station still undergoing major construction and this having been the first full length academic semester, things were a little more chaotic than they will be in regular operations, but that was to be expected. Hyperspace Tunneling and Exploration proved to be one of our more popular courses. The novelty of the field gives it something of an improvisatory character, but despite or maybe because of that, the students are by all accounts very pleased with its presentation.

As are our backers, we've secured enough in grants that we should be able to organize more excursions next semester to expand the hands-on aspect of the course.
Now that we have a little more experience and feedback, and the infrastructure and services of our facilities are becoming more established, I expect the upcoming semester will run better yet. We are finishing up work on a new library and study hall which will be open when we resume courses on the 10th.

If there's anything we can do to make our campus more amenable, do let us know.

Emily Furukawa
Chief Executive Officer
Ionic Incorporated

[TheKusari]

Albert McKenzie, Starfliers To: Emily Furukawa, Ionic Incorporated Subject: Plans for the next Semester Hello, Emily Furukawa. A couple have returned to the Sol to be with their families across the holidays. The rest have returned to their homes elsewhere, perhaps. I will not bother them with questions regarding their time with your own teams, I feel It is more appropriate to hear this from you. I am pleased to hear you have had a great benefit with the Starfliers team on board Ionic. Whilst everyone is on break and my work remains never-ending, this may be a great opportunity to pitch the next project before the new semester starts. If you are planning on preparing a more hands-on project, I would strongly recommend we tailor this to the Exploration side of your course. If you would like more detail, please do ask. What I have in mind will surely benefit Ionic, and likely Kishiro as a whole. Scientifically, Godspeed

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The Starfliers are the best faction.

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