[font=Century Gothic]Incoming Transmission
Comm ID: *scrambled*
Bonjour. If this transmission reaches the right ears, let it just be known that a certain someone has a profitable
business proposition for you, concerning your prized posessions and a new horizon. If this transmission reaches the right ears, you will understand the intent of this message. Please pardon my brevity and vagueness, as I do not yet know whom I am dealing with, and trust is impossible.
Once I am assured that the right persons have heard the message, then the talks can proceed further, Oui?
[From: Administrator Jameson]
[To: Unknown individual]
[Re: Business proposal?]
Good day.
My name is is Dennis Jameson, and I am the administrator of the Maltese navy. Now... I don't normally bite on mysterious messages, but yours is rather interesting given your delightful greeting. You're Gallic, aren't you? I know you're not one of the Legion... no, so how about starting there before you proceed to speak your mind, hmm? Who do you serve, if anyone?
[font=Century Gothic]Incoming Transmission
Comm ID: *scrambled*
Administrator is it? Fair enough. As for your question...I serve no-one other than myself, but I am loosely affiliated with the Brigands, and here's the proposition for you.
I believe you are the producers and distributors of a narcotic called Cardamine, Oui? That substance interests me, for it is virtually unheard of where I live. In this, I see a business opportunity, and I am sure you do as well. I am sure you would have tried getting into the gallic market in the past, but Gallic dynamics are very different, not to mention both The Council and the Royal Navy have identified it as a narcotic and banned it. I can circumvent that.
With my assistance your product can gain a foothold in the market, on a few conditions, Oui?
The first condition is simple. Since Cardamine is virtually unknown in Gallia, I won't be getting a great price for the thing, and will have to distribute it in Gallia among my contacts at a very low price....that'll create a loss for me, that will have to be compensated.
The second is more complex. I'd like to gain control of one of your cardamine growing fields...It is grown, Oui? So I can arrange shipments for the product without bothering your existing shippers too much.
If you are interested in these terms and conditions, we can discuss the smaller details.Bonne chance, Monsieur.
My, you're a bold one... I cannot help but wonder if you can live up to the great expectations you wish to spark within me, so I think that a test of your supposed efficient nature is in order.
You have a transport, yes? You have men who serve you? I wager you do since you wouldn't dare to make such claims without having the means to exploit the product you wish to claim... A shipment of Cardamine awaits you on Malta and if you should manage to distribute all of it and encourage the people who purchase it to ask for more, I will consider your request... and perhaps even bring the small matter of obtaining a small plantation before the government.
Now... there is one more thing: I also want you to speak to one Enzo du Sable, or one Mr Etien Fitzroy. If you can obtain either one of their blessings it'll lend all the more aid to your cause.
[font=Century Gothic]Incoming Transmission
Comm ID: *scrambled*
I am pleased to inform you that the trip was made successfully with only one minor hitch. An Outcast Capital ship stopped the Adeline and asked for tax. We were carrying a load of Cardamine? Is it common? Anyways,
firstly we landed on Malta without trouble, and as a gesture of goodwill, delivered some Fine Consumer Goods of Gallic Design.
We then made the trip to Gallia, and stopped at a number of bases, unloading a part of our Cardamine shipment at each station. Two thousand tonnes was thus distributed among a number of bases, from where the local smugglers shall take it all over the system.
And in a happy coincidence, I also managed to meet up with Lord Enzo Du Sable of the Legion, who has assented to my independent operations for now.
Your performance is withing acceptable parameters... however such actions are not enough to earn you a piece of precious Maltese soil.
I would you to inform Mr Du Sable about this communications channel, and redirect him to it, so that I might hear his assessment of you as an individual, and whichever group you have chosen to affiliate with.
Oh, and I do believe that you forgot to introduce yourself. How am I to convince my peers of your worth without knowing who you are, hmm?
After you have seen to these details, we will begin to discuss just what is required of you in order to secure what it is you want.
[font=Century Gothic]Incoming Transmission
Comm ID: Ansel Xavier
Ah, my manners leave me. My name is Ansel Xavier, and as I said before, I work for myself, however, The Lord of the Legion, Enzo De Sable is agreeable to my actions...And also another person whom you might know of. Don Joel Orsini of the Union Corse approves of my actions and he might be able to vouch for me.
I will direct both of them to this channel, hopefully they will clear any doubts you might have.
Bonjour monsieurs.
As Xavier said,I can vouch for him.
He's a bright kid with the right idea.
I'm going to even make sure his ships reach their intended destination.
After all,security is one of our specialties.
Yours truly,Le Parrain. >Message Ends