.:j:.Scrap.Monkey.Owen and .:j:.Hooptie.Hauler 'av had a bit of a natter with one of your blokes, Naga, NAge or something like that, flying the Corvo (]o[)Demophilus in Omicron Theta anyroads.
Long story short, kicked .:j:.Monkey.Mover.Owen out of bed and got him to meet up with Hooptie to bring a load of food goodies to Freeport 9 (including about 4290 units of the expensive stuff along with the 3000 odd units of the regular nosh).
Now, I understand that a Mr. Moebus is looking for goods and stuff for both Freeport 9 and, may be, Freeport XV and Livadia?
If so then us can does it. Fast, quiet and under the radar as it were 'cos that's what we do.
We can also bring yous other stuff if ya wants......................
..............and deliver stuff for yous an all if yous like.............
Like a load of those blue jelly brain things I see in your holds all the time to Cambridge or whatever. We can shift 'em for yous, no problems.
Also stuff yous wants moving around on the sly between places, nods as good as a wink and what not.
I think you get the picture.
Now, at the moment I am not officially speaking for the Congress, only for the Owen family (and all it's monkeys) but we have always got along, been mates and never nicked each others stuff or tried to drunkenly chat up your wives ('cept Finn of course but after a few beers he does that to everything with a pulse so it don't mean nuffin).
I reckon us lot could be better mates with yous lot, and vice versa.
Regardless, give us a shout an we'll see what can be worked out.
My people will get in touch with your people and all of that.
Now how does that saying go? "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."?
::incomming transmission::
::to Owen Family::
::copy to Junkers Congress and Omicroners::
::from Dankien Moebus::
::encryption level high::
Good day!
Thank you for all this food, especially the luxury products, we don't see them often in omicron systems!
I am glad to see that Junkers are interested to trade with us.
We are living strange days and all partners are welcome.
So if you want to supply our bases I am sure we can find an agreement.
Let s begin with a list of commodities with the location where they are needed:
* Consumer Goods (Corfu, F9, o-74)
* Fertilizers (o-74)
* Food Rations (Corfu, F9, o-74)
* Luxury Consumer Goods (F9)
* MOX (o-74)
* Neon (F9)
* Optical Chips (Corfu)
* Oxygen (Corfu, F9, o-74)
* Pineal Amulets (F9)
* Ship Hull Panels (o-74)
* Super Alloy (Corfu, o-74)
* Superconductors (o-74)
* Water (Corfu, F9, o-74)]
Note that for security reasons it is currently forbidden for almost all non-zoners to enter omicron-74 system (o-74). Therefore you should focus now on Corfu and Freeport 9 (F9). However if our Security Department gives you a special authorization, you would be allowed to dock on Freeport XV in omicron-74.
Some goods we required are bought at a good price in our stations, for instance neon or pineal amulets in F9 and it is quite profitable to deliver them. Others like food rations, water or oxygen generate low profits and we would be ready to give you some extra credits at the delivery to rise the ''credits earned per minute ratio'' at a reasonable value. Well, I am not sure it is very clear, but the idea is you don't waste your time when you bring low value commodities to our stations, so it would be like we buy these commodities at a better price than the price initially offered at the station.
The last point of this message may also interest you: in fact I was about to contact the Junkers Congress about this deal.
So here it is: our scientists need some counterfeit softwares however they work in a secret place really uneasy to access and clearly forbidden to non-zoners. So the idea would be to meet in space and to exchange the commodities : you bring softwares and we give something that may be valuable for you, for instance human organs, iridium or alien organisms. I know they have a high price on Sirius market.
If you are still interested I can give you some names and locations of sellers from whom you would be able to buy all the required commodities at cheap prices.
And to conclude I should also give a few words about the situation in omicron-theta. You may know that our relation is quite tense with Corsairs at this moment and so, as to low the tension we agreed to restrict the access to Freeport 9 only to transport ships and small military ships (fighter and bombers). Actually, I suspect corsairs to attack any bigger ships if they enter omicron-theta. I don't know what they fear, I mean they are supposed to have a powerful fleet that could destroy quickly any unwanted ship that enter omicron-gamma... I don't know why, but these days Corsairs makes me think to these small harmless dogs that bark all the time...
Anyway. You should be careful with Corsairs at this moment, even if you are flying transport because they like to pirate them.
Oh and I have a last question: are you really a monkey being? I met some of them in Kappa system, do you come from Kappa?
I am asking this because Corsairs had recently a bad experience with monkeys. It seems monkeys took control of a battleship and destroyed some Corsairs ship. It sounds weird to me but who knows?
So monkeys should be more careful than others in omicron-theta.
Well, I am now expecting some news from you and hope you enjoyed your last stay in Freeport 9.
Best regards,
Dankien Moebus
Administrator of Freeport XV
Mr. Owen here, the one who holds the big stick with the nail in it the Owen family get-together's, my apologies for the wait.
I should re-emphasize that this is an internal family matter between us (the Owen'ses) and your organisation. At the moment this is outside of official Congress policy but I am sure that at our next scheduled Congressional <strike>Fist Fight and Drinking Binge</strike> General Meeting the subject will be brought up for <strike>shouting and swearing</strike> discussion between the bouts of drinking and synchronized vomiting.
I digress.....
Many thanks for your reply, the information contained is both precise and to the point.
We will start with the deliveries to FreePort 9 and Corfu first and take it from there.
If you could provide a small, prioritized list of items for each base then that would be of help.
Don't worry about the money thing, we will probably make some profit regardless of the commodity which is enough for the family for the time being, at the moment the family accounts are nicely in the black.
The software thing - can do, won't be the first time we've moved the stuff. Let me know the base where 'your guy' is preparing it and when to pick it up (also the shipping/order code just so it's the correct "package" - last time we did this we ended up delivering 2k's of knocked off 'connoisseur' entertainment stuff when 'they' were waiting for the over rides and hacks for one of their rival corporations shipping schedules. Mightily embarrassing for all concerned as you can imagine. They decided to keep the discs though funnily enough........)
This information can be passed on to any of the Owen family whilst in space if you prefer.
As for the Monkey thing. No, we are not of the "primate persuasion". The name harks back to our roots, our lineage going back to one of the few groups of original settlers to actually make it off Planet Primus (as it's now known) many hundreds of years ago just before things started to go pear shaped for them.
Although we do have a pet monkey as the family mascot.
He also flies better than most of the other family members, which is both quiet impressive and very sad.................
Well Dankien, I've taken up enough of your time so I'll get things moving this end.
Myself, Monkey Mover or one of the other useless Owen family heads will keep you updated here.
*sigh*
Extended family eh? Lazy mouth breathing oxygen thieves the lot of 'em.
Monkey Mover informs me that the storage bays at Freeport 9 are "well 'n truly stuffed to the gunnel's Pops, even the rats are goin' out side to fart", what ever that means.
He also sent some guncam pics and docking invoices for your perusal -
His plan of action (in so much as the dunder head is capable of forming a plan, or carrying out any action for that matter) is "Corfu 'n stuff like that".
I will of course keep you informed and updated as soon as I get news at the head office.
thanks for all of the deliveries, I will register it in our trade database right now and ask the barmaids of Corfu and Freeprot 9 to offer you some meal and drink the next time you visit us.
I've been delayed with some technical problems but regarding to our needs I would say that thousand units (expect pineal amulets) of all the commodities that I mentioned in my last transmission are still needed, so you can keep on delivering it in Freeport 9 or Corfu, I will keep you inform of the status of our stock in the future. We will transport the good you provide in Omicron-74 fore sure.
Also, if you don't fear nomads you can also reach Freeport 11, they need a lot of stuff and you can buy iridium there at a really cheap price.
Once again, thanks for your efforts. I am quite impatient to meet you for real.
Note also that if your family or your friends need anything, feel free to ask, I will do my best to satisfy you.
Dankien Moebus
Freeport XV Administrator
Omicroners
Word from Monkey Mover is that the "barmaids are a bit of all right and even though the drinks are served in tall fancy glasses if I drink enough of them it still has the same effect as back home".
I think he could be there for some time...........
It is a pleasure to have some news from you,
your neon delivery has been recorded. I can say that neon won't be needed before several weeks.
Our priority are now Food rations (>5000 units) or Fertilizers (>5000 units), Luxury Consumer Goods (3300 units) and regular Consumer Goods (>5000 units), Water (>5000 units) and Oxygen (>5000 units).
Thanks again for your effort and be very careful, these days corsairs are in a bad mood and more aggressive than usual. Fortunately today a small fleet of our vessels destroyed a reasonable number of corsairs vessels so they may be shyer now.
Dankien Moebus
Freeport XV Administrator
Omicroners
Mr.Owen, you have shown great support to the Zoner people.
The Omicroners want you to know that we appreciate what you have done for us. It has not gone unnoticed.
We would certainly be ready to extend our coopration, so please tell us if you have any further ideas.
Omicroners are going to make some convoys to supply various bases during the next days.
I though that you maybe interested to join us, especially because we will mostly buy goods from Rochester Base and Kreuzberg Depot.
Contact me or any Omicroners about this if you are interested.
Cheers.
First of all I would like to offer an explanation (and apology) for our lack of activities over the past few weeks. Monkey.Mover managed to get his ass handed to him on a plate by a large pack of Wild recruits (out on a training exercise it would seem) while heading to Corfu and what was left of the ship has been undergoing extensive repairs.
At the same time it turned out to be financially prudent just to pull the whole thing in for a complete strip down and over haul at Vieques ship yard.
As the majority of the work is being carried out by Owen family members this is taking longer than usual, mainly because the in-bred idiots are drunk most of the time and treating the whole project as an extended holiday.............
It is now time for me to get out the stick with the big nail in it though to hurry the process along and I hope that in the coming days the ship will be (kind of) space worthy again to continue the deliveries.
I also feel that with your last request it is an opportune moment for me to bring up this private agreement we have with Arbiter Hawk and other members of the Congress.
As you know, our bases (and bars) are open to you but if my family wants to openly run in your convoys then I need to get the clearance first.
As you can appreciate, a single .:j:. tagged ship hauling goods to you 'under the radar' is very different to one openly steaming along as part of a (]o[) convoy............
I hope you understand that I/we also have other political and financial 'interests' in the Omegas and surrounding areas which means I need to get Congressional permission to take this to 'the next level'.
I will push for a more formal agreement between us (the Congress) and yourselves (the Omicroners) as I feel that it could be most beneficial for both of us, as it was in the 'good old days'.
I personally would like to see a return (or reinforcement) of our old relationship and all the positive things that brought...............
I will bring the matter up and you will be the first to know of any decision made.
Again. I apologies for leaving you guys hanging but Corfu will be supplied with at least the basics over the next few days or this week at the max.