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From: ICMG Director of Foreign Affairs, Roger Sterling
Location: Dunby Station, Orkney
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Dear Artisan Farmer Alliance Chaps,
Haven't really heard much about you fellows. The title implies you all being an organization of farmers and whatnot. So, hello me fellow farmers, who farm the earth wile we at the ICMG farm rocks.
Really there t'is not much to say. One of your men informed one of my men to inform me to contact one of you. So I'm broadcasting the system-wide message in the system of Kyushu in hopes that it finds one of you. That is the system where we made contact with you so I'd guess that would be the best bet.
If you wish to reply to this message in and encrypted form, just send it to Room 053, Dunby Station, Orkney, Bretonian Territory.
So, hello chaps, what can I do you for?
ICMG Director of Foreign Affairs,
Roger Sterling
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We had an interesting and enlightening ..meeting with two of your vessels yesterday piloted by a Mr Walker and a Mr Black.
Mr Walker was interested in the Farmers Alliance, and was very keen to point out where we were similar. He was also keen to make a kind personal donation. I greatly enjoyed my conversation with him.
Mr Black was not very keen to talk, and in the end insulted me greratly by making a run for the nearby planet while I was still conversing with Mr Walker. I think the damage done to his ship will teach him some manners in the future.
Now Mr Stirling- do not forget- you are still Gaijin to us, and any attempts by you to steal work from the honest people of kusari will be met with all our forces. Howver for now I am interested to hear words from you, how could you help us? and how could we help you ?
In the mean time we would appreciate it if your vessels did not pass through Kusari, as at this time, that could still lead to a ... nasty accident.
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Former leader of AFA (Farmers Alliance)
Former leader of [ALG] faction
Former GMG Trade Director
Retired due to career focus. Returned due to career de-focus.
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From: ICMG Director of Foreign Affairs, Roger Sterling
Location: Dounby Station, Orkney
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Dear Farmers,
I have received your comms transmission and have reviewed this carefully. I do hope that this "donation" was not one that may have been influenced by outside factors. We in the ICMG do not really look to fondly on "taxation", but this one incident is a small matter, and i will not put a possible future relationship at risk for a small issue.
The thing is, I do think we can help each other. I have done some research into your organization and I have found that you and the ICMG share common enemies, the outcasts. These men and women continue to smuggle Cardimine into the proud nation of Kusari, eroding it away from the inside. Groups like the Cartel smuggle many metric tonnes of the poison into your nation daily. We have been fighting the Cartel in TAU 23, and we are exploring the possibility of a blockade imposed on the TAU 37 jumphole, restricting all Cardimine traffic from passing though. So far, we have had varied success with this new tactic, but we do not have the manpower to keep it up for more then 5 hours out of the day.
We could use help in dealing with the Cartel, your help. We would also like safe passage through Kusari space.
In return you would be helping to save the Kusari people from the poison that is cardimine. We would also offer you docking rights on our carrier, the ICMG-Malachite, so that you may expand your operations into the TAUs.
Unfortunately, we must state that we can in no way attack any Golden Chrysanthemum ships. Our hands are tied in this matter.
With that one setback being put in the open, we have shown you what we might offer.
In confidence,
Roger Sterling, ICMG Director of Foreign Affairs
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We have had many reports of Cartel vessels bringing evil substances into our space from your area of operations. We would greatly appreciate your help in preventing them from enetring Kyushu. We also hope that you will block and Cardamine shipments that you find.
We have heard rumors of your impressive large vessels and feel sure that you will be able to blokade this hole admirably.
In return for preventing these particularily nasty Gaijin from entering Kusari and feeding the Golden Chrsyanthemums terrible habits, we will allow your vessels to pass through Kusari. On a few conditions :
1) You may not stop. We do not want to see ICMG Vessels docking a trading all over Kusari! You take out what you take in.
2) You will not ship any synth paste or gate lane parts! These items Damage the livelihoods of kusarian farmers.
3) you will endeavor to inform any AFA vessels about approaching dangers from your space, if you are unable to eliminate them yourselves. Any other information about vessels that you encounter, which may be of interest to us, is also expected.
4) you will break no Kusarian Laws.
We will, in return for point 3, endeavour to inform you of any threats that we are aware of in Kusari space.
Please note however that we will not side with you should you aquire the attention of one of our allies and your agreement with us does not protect you from them.
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Former leader of AFA (Farmers Alliance)
Former leader of [ALG] faction
Former GMG Trade Director
Retired due to career focus. Returned due to career de-focus.