To DTR Battlefleet Halberd Command: From Marrok Cross; CC: Grand Admiral Michal Golan

[Slimalou]

[INCOMING TRANSMISSION]

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SOURCE: INS-Montana, Omega-48 system.
ENCRYPTION: Secure.

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SUBMITTER: Captain Marrok Cross
RECIPIENT:DTR Battlefleet Halberd Command
SUBJECT: Settle the debt

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Greetings DTR Battlefleet Halberd Command,

It has come to my attention that, the Order and DTR has come to an agreement about matters concerning the Montana. As such I would like to bring this debt that the Montana owes DTR to a close so we might both go on our own ways. We await your reply to the terms you and the Order have settled on,

Cross out.

[End Transmission]

[Fab]

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Sender ID

Montana Commissariat

Location

INS-Montana, Commissariat Offices

Recipient

Marrok Cross

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Captain,

Considering your current pace on paying your debt, which is... insufficient and unproductive, we're willing to accept a direct payment of the sum of 4 million Sirius credits to cover the expenses the Empire had with you, your ship and your crew. We expected more of you, captain Marrok. Maybe the Order has ranks where you'll fit right in.

After the payment, proceed to Rhodes shipyard to offload us and the rest of the Corsair crew onboard. For you and our safety, be escorted by DTR forces at all times.

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[Slimalou]

[INCOMING TRANSMISSION]

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SOURCE: INS-Montana, Omega-48 system.
ENCRYPTION: Secure.

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SUBMITTER: Captain Marrok Cross
RECIPIENT:DTR Battlefleet Halberd Command
SUBJECT: Settle the debt

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Greetings DTR Battlefleet Halberd Command,

I agree to the terms thus laid out, once our Order escorts have arrived we will make our way towards Omicron Gamma with your credits and to drop of the Corsair crew onboard. We will also take any insurgent refugees that have found themselves unable to integrate into your Empire.

Cross out.

[End Transmission]

[Fab]

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Sender ID

Montana Commissariat

Location

Planet Crete

Recipient

Marrok Cross

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Captain,

the Treasury reports that the payment has been received. We won't ask how you got the money. It isn't our problem. Remember, our deal and protection is forfeit. I would get out of Corsair space as fast as you can.

We also dismantled the commissariat offices inside the Montana, and issued a master override on the Montana's central operating system. All proprietary Corsair software was purged and replaced with an open source operating system. If you didn't like that, ask your friends at the Order for a new one.

All Corsair crewmembers are accounted for and are now at Crete or other facilities.

This is the last time we talk to each other.

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