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ID:Domino Harvy Location:Durban Station Subject:Caesar ENCRYPTION:1PM-R3AL
Armed Forces, The Core bids you a good day,
Not so long ago, known to you Bretonia "Invincible"-class Dreadnought named "Caesar", returned to the docks of Alabama from sectors remote from Omicron Rho, in which military operations were carried out with the participation of Core, Bretonia and Rheinland in Omega sector.
From the number of transitions to hyperspace, the use of jump holes, and activating a jump drive module, the outer panels of the vessel were affected by negative factors: from overheating, ending with corrosion from alien organism. We will not even mention how many panels were replaced as a result of direct hits from enemy ships. But it would all be too easy if it wasn't for our recent observations of power spikes and temporary power core shutdowns.
We can cope with the difficulties in the ship's hull ourselves, but I'm afraid not with the power core, which was developed by your scientists. Maybe yes, but none of us wants to blow up Alabama and turn it into space dust...
According to our preliminary calculations, the energy loss in the power core is currently 17%. We would like to ask you to send a team of scientists to Alabama Shipyard, who will be able to inspect the power core issues and the ship as a whole, to make a technical conclusion and the suitability of the ship for further service.
We are ready to generously pay for your help, given the road, and the work of your people ... We will pay 700.000 S.C for the work of each of them. But keep in mind that there are no more than 30 guest cabins in Alabama, and each of them can accommodate 2 people, I think this will be more than enough, what do you think?
Encryption: Ceylon
To: Guildmaster Domino Harvy, the Core
From: Commodore John Khatri, BAF
*Incessantly drilled in rigid military discipline, the commodore almost starts with a salute, as if speaking to Fleet Admiral Spencer, but his trained reflexes stop the inappropriate gesture at its root.*
Good day, guildmaster! My name is John Khatri, I serve as commodore in the Armed Forces, and I am in charge of Oversector South, a duty which covers our contact with you, the Core. Your message did reach me, and I will talk with you about your requests, but first I must tell you something more important.
Reports from terrified travelers describe that a Nomad fleet has passed through the Taus and that it is currently somewhere near Orkney. This is very close to our border. I was intending to send the Norfolk Grand Fleet on a foray into Omega-48, but due to this threat I am forced to postpone all action in that system. Because of that we will, for now, stop sending patrols to Gran Canaria. While this foray is cancelled, I could theoretically keep sending patrols, but this would be expensive and as we have no short term goals in Omega-48, it would be purposeless. In essence, your base, Grand Vista, should not count on our support, unless I find a way to finance he additional patrols that is not dependent on Bretonia's military budget.
Sorry for the digression, but it was imperative that you are informed. Now, about your request... I have consulted with my specialists, mostly about navigation and financial issues. Technically, it is feasible. The Omicrons are very far from Bretonia and the way is dangerous, but it is feasible. We could, I suppose, send them through Rheinland, and then through Sigma-15 to Omicron Rho. But you must understand that if an enemy of ours manages to intercept the shuttle and capture our engineers, they might gain knowledge about our military technology. The shuttle will have to come under heavy escort, yet we are not allowed to send heavy escorts of ours through Rheinland, and it would be too dangerous to go through the Omegas. I must ask the Core to supplement our light escorts. I will send 60 engineers and no less, because an Invincible-class powercore is an enormous and enormously complex device, and I don't want to have to send more because the team I decided would be sufficient, proves insufficient. If any of them is lost or injured due to an oversight by the Core, or is mistreated by the Core, I demand 1,000,000 credits of insurance per person and no less, or I am sending none. I will remind you, you can't find engineers who understand an Invincible-class powercore anywhere but in Bretonia, and these requirements are something that you will have to understand if you wish to get the Caesar back up and running. While 700,000 credits salary per person looks like a significant sum, with this much risk taken into account, my finance assistant says that we might even finish this endeavour with a deficit even if some of the engineers make a profit individually. This endeavour will require every employee to be paid at least 1,000,000 credits. Naturally, I expect you not to speak with the engineers about their salary. We will do that. They are our servicemen, they will only work for you part-time. When you send your payment, I expect you to send it to the appropriate BAF bank account, and not to the engineers individually. As I said, they are our servicemen, and after you have provided us with the detailed records of their performance, we will decide who deserves how much. This will, I hope, serve as motivation to them, because each will be paid according to their contribution.
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ID:Domino Harvy Location:Durban Station Subject:Caesar ENCRYPTION:1PM-R3AL
He almost managed to hide the glass of Rum, the button for feedback was already pressed. The last strong and sweet drop of the drink flowed innocently down his chin, and the sparkle in his eyes betrayed his cheerful mood.
Commodore Khatri,
Glad to meet you personally! Let's take the same points, we will analyze the current situation, and questions of interest to both parties:
Omega-48
We know better than anyone that in this sector there are now fierce clashes of interested parties in this space. Grand Vista has already become a hub for Rheiland forces, Bounty Hunters from around of Sirius, and of course The Core pilots. Despite all this, Core is ready to supply and provide all the necessary resources to your small craft squadrons in Omega-48 system, if there is such a need. Unfortunately, Grand Vista not very intended for servicing and maintaining combat readiness of large fleets, which include ships of the Battleship and Dreadnought classes, that do not belong to the APM. This is certainly possible, but additional resources are needed from our side and yours to create all the necessary conditions.
Orkey
Very soon, one of the AP-540 units should appear at your disposal. Unfortunately, due to the situation and geopolitical changes, our capital ships cannot help you in this sector. But we are ready to increase the supply of Iridium to your Shipyards, for the production of ships by you.
Request
I fully understand your concerns and the security requirements of this operation. To attract less attention, we can send you one of our "Shukensha" Renzu Luxury Liner with the latest stealth technology installed. Fewer ships means less attention. No ship - no attention, right? Regarding risks and reimbursement in case of emergency, we accept these conditions. And questions about salaries, let's say, an intimate topic that should not be on everyone's lips. We pay them to you, and you yourself dispose of them as you see fit.
Name the amount of the deposit, and the account for receiving funds Commodore.
Encryption: Ceylon
To: Guildmaster Domino Harvy, the Core
From: Commodore John Khatri, BAF
Hello, sir. This is all fine to the core for me. Send the credits the account... write this down... B A F, vertical bar, Armoury with a U and a capital A. No spaces. (// BAF|Armoury). That is the code of our bank account. 60,000,000 credits. You can send the liner if you can spare the cost, I don't mind as long as it's on you, just make sure it doesn't fly in a straight line. I must add that the AP-540 was a good buy. Farewell.
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