I hope this message finds you well, Overwatch. Recent turn of events had driven me from place to place, looking for replacements in terms of components for a certain project. Or projects, rather. Assuming you'd be interested such a request for help from one of your neighbours.
On the other hand, I would like to express my concerns regarding Liberty's expansion in the Omicrons, especially if they set their eyes on Omicron Minor. I hope The Order does not plan on letting Liberty kick the hornet's nestand draw the Nomads' attention to Omicron Minor and Omicron Nu more than they already might be.
Your concerns regarding Liberty's presense in the Omicrons is well founded, if only for the increased risk and spread of infection.
Rest assured the Order is taking steps on this matter.
As for your request, this would likely depend on the components you require.
Please let us know what you need and I will be able to give you a more accurate answer.
Regarding Liberty's presence in the Omicrons. I hope you wouldn't mind if I...let's say helped on that matter in my own ways. I prefer to keep my interests safe from Libertonian hands. Namely the Toledo Graveyard. I won't let corporate hands desecrate a place where thousands have died just because they can.
Regarding said services. To put it bluntly, I've reached a point where I am running out of ship spare parts to use on my Jackdaw. Every week, the wiring, reactor and engines tend to get overheated. Even the guns tend to have their barrels turn red only after a few shots. In short, the CV-2400 - with Bit included - keeps draining several million credits every week for repairs. This results mostly from a few custom-made components which tend to be a little too much for the rest of the ship. Added to that, Bit and his..."motivator" tend to go a little rough on the reactor.
So. Would the Order be able to provide a fix to this? I know a few ways to repay the generosity. One of them being a Nomad Power Cell found just a few hours ago after sending the last message. This thing has already set off Tarancon's alarms, and I'd rather have it in more skilled hands than my own. I would love to see what makes this thing tick, but something tells me it is a bad idea.
Nomad technology is extremely volatile, there is a reason the Order does everything it can to stop its spread as much as possible.
Fortunately, we might have something that could 'fit the bill', shall we say.
I have made arrangements for you to deliver the Nomad Powercell to Taba Starbase.
Some of our engineers will be there as well to discuss your vessel, as well as our potential solution.
Not what, Admiral. Who. "B220-I113-T100-V1.0.0". For short, Bit. I was planning to discuss with Agent Drake about it during some medical checkup to make sure I'm not infected of sorts. He never showed up, sadly.
Bit is urgh. What you'd call an "AI" behaving more like a person than a typical assistant. He's got benefits, I can admit that, but disatvantages are equal to them. He inhabits the CV-2400, providing the ship with improved target aquisition, energy management, and in conjunction with some custom made components, virtually no fuel consumption. These are the main benefits.
The downsides, however, are many. One of them being a certain addition that is used when cruising or emergency. That is the usage if Azurite. The energy surge basically boosts the ship in every aspect, minus hull strength, of course. This happens at the cost of ship integrity. The amount of heat is so high that wires, cables, the reactor and engines get worn out way faster than usual.
The engines are made to last. Built from blueprints handed out by Bit during his "high days". They tend to resist against heat unless a large amount of Azurite coarses through the ship in a very short time. Everything else, however, requires either repairs or replacement after a week at best. I found alternatives to diminish the problem, but it persists no matter what I'd do.
A sentient AI, seemingly not affiliated with the 'Gammu AI' we've had the misfortune of dealing with.
If anything, an interesting case to look into.
I will properly inform the engineers involved, there will likely be some scientists as well in order to gain some information on this "Bit".
Nothing invasive I assure you. Needless to say we will have to make precautions, we don't want to risk an AI being able to somehow access our systems.
How does one exactly 'interact' with it anyway?
Regarding the overheating, many of our more experimental equipment have special precautions to combat overheating.
Who knows, perhaps they will be applicable to your situation as well. However I best leave speculation like that to the scientists,
they're better at it after all.
I look forward to hearing of your arrival mister Vaughn.