Flora.

Last bit's music to my ears. I'll have routine patrols done just to make sure nobody's taking up refuge under both our noses. If we ever find anything - you'll know.

The help's appreciated.

Mary Ward.

A familiar face, three years and no call though. Am I to understand that your admission of this fact you'd usually keep to yourself is a subtle request for assistance? If so, I'd be glad to set corpos on fire and split the goods with your compatriots on the Gate.

Can't let the Republic get fat off mediocrity.

Crayterian or Libertonian.

A vassal and its master, symptoms of the same disease. It really makes no difference in practice.

I'll deploy a squadron to the system and be personally present in a supervisory capacity.

Flora, and Fleet Captain Harrington.

One of my operatives recently shot down a DSE security ship in Vespucci. During this routine response that same operative discovered the existence of a new installation in the system. It goes by the name of Tijuana Freeport.

We have not made any attempt at contact just yet. But I would presume that it fully intends to try and exploit its namesake by opening the doors to all and sundry. Obviously this is far from ideal given the persistence of former Legionnaires that have sided with the Technocracy.

I would recommend we act. But given your stake in the system and recognised custodianship over Veracruz, I felt it proper to gauge your intent first. For all I know you might have permitted the construction of this base subject to certain terms.

We should be on the same page regardless.

Fleet Captain Harrington.

I've received a response from the apparent base administration which is as follows.

Quote:Communication channel opened...
Encryption: Unbreakable
Origin: Tijuana Freeport
ID: Jacob Mason
Subject: Hello there!

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Greetings good Sir!

My name is Jacob Mason, head of the small exploration group thats set up our home in the Freeport here. My group and I are freelance explorers who seek out the interesting reaches of the sector and chart what is to be found out there, and warn of any dangers like dying stars or new navigation hazards.

I assure you Sir, we are not out here to cause harm to anyone, merely to provide navigation and refueling assistance to those entering the less explored reaches. Our operation isnt sponsored by any large house funding foundation or anything of the sort. On the contrary, we haven't much interest in already well charted space.

You may ask why we chose such a location, and I shall answer ahead, rumors persist of a jump anomaly that leads to completely unknown space here, and that new unstable anomaly that directs to the Omegas. We came to chase these rumors and see if whats on the other side is a danger to us all or not.

I ask that you forgive our perceived tresspass, as there seemed to be nothing around when we first arrived barring decaying, years old wrecks and derelict facilities. The only thing of note we found on arrival was a luxury liner, staring very intently at a barren moon.

If there is anything more you require or wish to know about, do inquire! I shall respond as quickly as possible.

Regards,

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Jacob Mason, Head of Exploration
Tijuana Freeport