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To: Vin Chezno, Ghosts of Ragriz. Encryption:Very High Topic: Contact.
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To: Vin Chezno, Ghosts of Ragriz. Encryption:Very high Topic: Contact.
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Good day to you, Mr Chezno. I'll be dealing with any... enquiries you may have pertaining to Borderworld Exports. Should you wish to continue, I'm all ears.
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To: Vin Chezno, Ghosts of Ragriz. Encryption:Very high Topic: Sales.
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I see. You have indeed come to the correct people - I'm sorry for the delay, but I've been discretely checking our service records for appropriate vessels. I've found fourteen across our corporate fleet. Three could find their way into your hands before extreme suspicion is aroused. We're still planning the exact method, but we'll be done shortly.
We have a number of Stork and Shetland class trains that are due to return to Scarborough either for decommission or re-fitting. Both of these would suit your purposes. The Storks are considerably more elderly, while the Shetlands may required some fine tuning. In any case, we need to know what you're offering in order to countermeasure the political and physical difficulties involved in this endeavour.
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To: Vin Chezno, Ghosts of Ragriz. Encryption:Very high Topic: Sales.
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That goes some way as to assuaging my fears, I must admit. I've picked out three of the least decrepit Shetlands and arranged for them to be moved as a single convoy to Scarborough later on in this week. We've also worked out a rough plan as to how we're going to get these ships to you with the least possible risk.
The Shetlands will be unmanned, and towed by a single Heavy Lifter through Newcastle. Our plan is to have the lanes between Scarborough and and Lancaster fail "unexpectedly", where the Shetlands will go missing. The public story is that they were intercepted by a GRN raiding party and destroyed, while the 'Lifter crew flee.
I've picked men who can be relied upon to have seen GRN patrols. I've also sourced some surplus scrap metal and a few stray transponder cores to make the scene look relatively convincing. If your men can be trusted to be discrete and professional, there's no reason why this should look like anything more than yet another Gaul war crime.
As for cost... The brand new sale price would suffice. The difference between the current value and the RRP would be ample compensation.