Name: Kurgin Wright
To: Bowex Employees
PoI: Helgoland Station Sigma-13
Subject: Ship purchasing- Shetland Class Transport
Salutations,
Thank you for your time upon reading this message. As you are wondering as to the perview of this communication I am sure. I have recently become greatly interested in a vessel developed in your yards in the Newcastle system, a one Shetland class transport vessel.
Myself and my financial backer are fully aware of such an odd request this is coming from and understand any and all intrepidation forthwith. Before I make a final request, let me explain my interest in the fine craft from the great House of Bretonia.
During my last voyage, I was a Captain of a Colossus class Transport. We were moving through Rheinland space before we were set upon by infernal pirates hailing the Unioner IFF upon my ships comms. We defended ourselves well enough till we recieved a torpedo through the rear of our container modules and suffered an explosive decompression to our cargo; the subsequent secondary explosions as a mix of H-Fuel and radioactive waste created tertiary explosions within the exhumed container modules shut down our power supply to the vessel and sent the entire ship into a powerless glide. We were saved only due to the heavy frontal plating of the ship, but the vessel itself is in dry dock and I have been dismissed of its Command.
Reviewing the allocated damages from the yard itself and the damage reports themselves, I have come to the conclusion that I require a different class of vessel. Designed with ultra thick cargo plating to be able to take the damage of plasma melting the shell.
I understand your current stance with Gateway and can reassure you, this vessels cargo is not within the realm of thought for transporting under Gateway's umbrella, I have yet to find an escort vessel willing to take on the risks of defending my transport. I doubt I will ever find one at this rate.
My family name may be of interest as well, so I will explain it for you to remove any misjudgement there as well. My mother is Bretonian with the last name of Kimbol and my father was Douglas Wright, a private trader from Liberty. I grew up with my mother in Bretonia and my father was gone to the four winds; I haven't the scantest idea where he is now either. Being in Bretonia for my life I decided I wanted to return our space to cleaner state and joined up with ALG, by hualing away radioactive waste, scrap, and the occasional assortment of headquarters issued assingments kept me busy up to this point.
Mentioned before is my financial backer, he is not from Gateway or any other large shipping firm but a lone body as it were. He has agreed to finance this new vessel and the licensing fee has already been forwarded to the directed account as well, confirmation is enclosed with this message.
=Incoming transmission=
Name: Liam Adama
To: Bowex Employees
Source: Lancaster Trade Center
Subject: Employee of the month.
Greetings, after collating the results of the votes on this award. It was exceptionally close for these awards with many pilots excelling all the attributes that the board and I specified previously . Now I will announce the winner of the awards from them one person will be awarded with a golden watch, A monetary gift and an executive parking bay on Scarborough.
The winner of employee of the month for March is Ms Stephanie Bennett.
Yes well done, now that is it from me have happy April and expect you to be productive as you have been over these past months.
Mart Bellock here. Just dropping a note here that I just finished a trip to Alpha hauling hull panels. The 101st were quite the well-mannered lot. I really like them.
I took a full load of engine components back to Southampton. God knows the BAF will need them.
This is Mart Bellock onboard the Wheatstone, signing off.
Not much to report.... but hey who blames a girl who does her job? Today we came home from Liberty with a shipment of Boron, it was delivered on Thamesoutpost for further processing. From there we were loaded with 4500 metric tons of mining equipment en 480 tons of frozen meatballs for Graves station.
Meatballs, typical something man would eat *shiffers* well to end my report, currently we are loading gold into our cargobays and heading of for Rheinland or Liberty, the route is classafied due security reasons.
Yea yea i know its a boring report, but hey bosses see it this way, atleast you know the Woodford and her crew are still out there and making money.
On a sidenote, Matt when will we continu our match of Sirian starpoker? hope you don't chiken out on me hon!
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To: Bowex Infonet. From: Flight Instructor Andrew Peterson. CC: Standard report.
Hullo there! Just the standard report, really. Currently the Bowex Training Academy stands at 4 prospective pilots educated, with one joining our ranks proper. That would be Mr Clark, and a fine candidate he was. So far, the pilots outfitted with Clydesdale freighters and Bowex independent contractor paperwork are as follows: Taikoo, Widowmaker, Toploader6 and Aron.Clark; another, Pile, has shown interest in enrolling.
Other than that, standard fare really. Had an accidental chat with a Samura fellow, after the fiend hijacked my local take-away's neuralnet IP address. The audacity of the scoundrel! I've also been flying the flag on Port Jackson. The Leeson has shuttled at least 5 contingents of refugees to the colony, and a better life. I'm just glad we can help - the Colonial Authority will take care of em, ey?
I'll leave it at that then.
~Peterson.
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To: DO Liam Adama. From: Flight Instructor Andrew Peterson. CC: Forwarded message.
[31.05.2011 13:41:19] Terrance.Chamberlain: *Incoming transmission*
[31.05.2011 13:42:20] Bowex)Leeson: This is the BES Leeson patching a signal through. I've just picked up a Comm Recepit from your location.
[31.05.2011 13:42:29] Bowex)Leeson: Can I help you, sah?
[31.05.2011 13:42:51] Terrance.Chamberlain: Aye, you can Captain. Pass a message along to Director Liam Adama.
[31.05.2011 13:43:17] Bowex)Leeson: Certainly. I'll transcribe your communications now.
[31.05.2011 13:44:17] Terrance.Chamberlain: The message is: Director, I have a proposition. Contact me on a private channel.
[31.05.2011 13:44:32] Bowex)Leeson: Is that all?
[31.05.2011 13:44:37] Terrance.Chamberlain: That's all chap.
[31.05.2011 13:44:48] Bowex)Leeson: Jolly good. Message packaged. I'll send it along now.
=Incoming transmission=
Name: Liam Adama
To: Andrew Peterson
Source: Lancaster
Subject: Who the hell is he ?
Mr Peterson thank you for bring this to my attention how he got my name I haven't a clue must of read it some where but I digress thank you for the runs to Port Jackson the colonial authority appreciates you deliveries.
Mart Bellock here. I have some spiffing news. Today I took the Fenning on her maiden voyage as the Wheatstone is in maintenace to remove some kusari corpses from the hull.
The Fenning is a Clydesdale. And me and the lads took her for a spin to New York to deliver a small stock of basic alloy. In Magellan however, a rogue Werewolf attempted piracy! Dear lord me!
I say 'attempted'
The poor bugger got a mouthfull.
After he was removed, we pressed on and delivered the load at Baltimore shipyard. We'll wait for a proper return cargo before heading back.
This is Mart Bellock onboard the Fenning, signing off.
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To: Bowex Infonet. From: Flight Instructor Andrew Peterson. CC: Standard report.
Good day. This report is a little late, the actions mentioned herein having occurred the day previous. Mr Bellock isn't the only fellow having a good time (while serving the Crown and forces of the law)! Myself and Mr Clark of the BES Sheridan had an eventful flight too. Initially, I undocked from Planet Leeds with the express purpose of hauling Basic Alloy to Scarborough Shipyard. Despite this, my interest was piqued when a Spatial, Comandante, approached from the Stokes trade lane, with the docking ring immediately opening fire upon it. A hasty scan revealed the brigand was carrying 11 hostages that were broadcasting BAF SOS signals! Well, that simply could not be tolerated!
I gave the pirate an opportunity to drop the pilots, in an attempt to resolve the situation amicably. Ignoring reason, the fool instead chose to engage cruise engines and endeavour to flee towards the Newcastle trade lane. I foiled his escape with a cruise disruptor, while Leeds flight control shut down the lane ring he was intent on reaching. Having no intention of letting the brute report back to his probably-Kusari overlords with Bretonian prisoners, I engaged with full firepower. Mr Clark promptly diverted to my location, and together we pummelled the fiend into submission. The pilots were all recovered by the Sheridan, suffering from minor contusions.
Later, upon leaving Newcastle and plotting a course for Southampton Shipyard with a consignment of Engine Components, we ran afoul of a second scourge on the Bretonian way of life: the quite aptly named Barghest Horrible.Hone! This cold-blooded bastard had previously admitted to - and openly broadcast - his attempted murder of 1,000 civilians aboard a fleeing transport. Such transgressions could not go unpunished! With all the civility and restraint expected from fine, upstanding Bretonian citizens, we promptly nailed him to the wall and kicked his bloody head in. Last time that bugger'll be causing trouble around here!
That appears to be all for now. For the viewing pleasure of the company's men and women:
(Image Main:Sheridan (Clark) and Leeson (Peterson) take down the Spatial Comandante Image Right Inset: The last words of Horrible.Hone)
Mart Bellock here again. just thought I'd add to Peterson's message.
This bugger tried to pirate me as I left for New York with gold ore. Score 1 for her majesty again lads. The ore was delivered, and I took military vehicles back to Leeds on my way back.
Standing by.
This is Mart Bellock onboard the Fenning, signing off.