Greetings, commander. Your name's familiar... we might've met for a brief time back at Pinnacle, couple years ago. My callsign is Piranha, and this is our first meeting despite the familiarity I have of your name.

Yes, I'm painfully aware of the situation in the Omicrons. Our way of live is being bombarded from all fronts, that is something we all know.

You know how that happened, Elias? We allowed Bounty Hunters to stay on our station. You know what happened at Erie, Elias? We gave refugees asylum at Erie. Sounds like a coincidence to you?

Look, I'd love to have Free 9 back in our hands as much as you do. But we've got a much bigger problem back at Pennsylvania. Erie is blockaded by a battleship, several of our stations were taken over by corrupt and bribed Liberty corporations, Bethlehem is nothing but a token of "look how merciful we are!" for the Navy. I'm afraid it won't last long, though. We're already stretched thin and sharing breadcrumbs among our men here. I'm sorry, but we do not have the men, the ships, nor the munitions to help the Omicron Zoners.

But, Elias.... be careful. The Navy has an image to maintain, corporate investors and politicians behind its back. Corsairs don't. Corsairs will kill anyone that doesn't look towards them the way they like. There's no "taking back Free 9", Elias. Corsairs notice they're going to lose the station, they'll blow it to scrap. I know you're upset, but taking the fight against the largest military power in the Omicrons paired with extreme indifference to life is doomed to fail. I suggest a more careful approach.

For Freedom.

'Guess things are way, way far off than what we'd wish. Glad we can count on each other. Again, if we had the men and the ships, we could try something... but, we can't. That's our somber reality.

Enough with this pessimism. If you stop by Erie sometime, I'll know. We'll have a cold drink, sign songs and share our stories. Stay alive, buddy.

I've saved your contact.

For a future with freedom.