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From: arwyn, PH, New York, Manhattan, C4
To: Lars Johansen, Duchess Industries, New York, Trenton, D4
Dear DI associates,
I represent Private Holdings, SCAC (PH), an independent partnership financing traders and investors. We operate by sharing information on profit opportunities; organizing group-purchases of stock holdings and assets; and granting and recieving funding to and from our members.
One of our trusted members, arris, shared with us insider knowledge on your current plans of re-organizing your corporate base and going public on the Sirius Stock Market Exchange. Naturally, we are very interested in funding and investing on any and all newborn markets around all of Sirius. Arris has assured us your corporate ethics and methods are commendable, and conduct highly respectable. We have come to agree, that no such industry should go unsponsored.
We understand your planned initial worth before public stock exchange is 1 billion credits. PH is prepared to fund your corporate re-organization by securing 30% of your stock, namely with the amount of 300 million credits, payable immediately and before public share announcement. We wish to express our respect and good faith in you by not requesting discount prices normally associated with such pre-public stock exchange.
Your new share holders are:
arris (Junkers), holdings of 5% stock
arwyn (Junkers), holdings of 3% stock
Belicia Gerhardt (independent), holdings of 2% stock
Flea (Zoners), holdings of 5% stock
Mike Monroe (independent), holdings of 5% stock
Lilya (Zoners), holdings of 4% stock
Scavenger (Junkers), holdings of 2% stock
Silent.Day (mercenary), holdings of 2% stock
youngblood (independent), holdings of 2% stock
The reference IDs are attached to this message.
If securing our sponsorship is to your interest, we will organize the credit transaction as soon as you are ready. Please print out the necessary amount of stock certificates signed for the use of Private Holdings, SCAC, and have them delivered to New York, Rochester, D3, from where our representatives will pick them up for later distribution among stock holders. As we are a Societas Cooperativa Alpha Canis with unlimited liability, we are legally allowed to handle assets on behalf of our members.
Begin Transmission From: Trenton Routing Office To: Duchess Industries, Planet Pittsburgh
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Lars sits with his feet on the desk, head back, snoring. He had spent the day moving furniture and cursing the personel division. The pling from the terminal as the message from Trenton arrived woke him up with a start. It was dated two days ago, he noticed as he wiped drool from his cheek.
"Trust Universal to create delays where they aren't possible," he mumbled.
"What's that?" Nick, the company big cheese of finance, walked into the office with a large stack of papers.
"Hmm? Oh hi, Nick. What have you got for me?"
"Rental agreement. It's lengthy. Fortunately they neglected to include any terms that might hiner our plans." Nick smirked.
"Good, good. Apropos my plans, I think we'll be ready to proceed sooner than expected. What do you think?" Lars asked as he swiveled his terminal to show Nick the message.
Nick barely glanced at the screen before replying, "thirty percent, won't be a problem. I'll make the arrangements."
"Fantastic, just don't let them DSE politicians get wind of it."
"Don't be silly."
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Begin Transmission From: Nick Prescott, Duchess Industries Vice Principal, Finance To: arwyn, PH Manager, Customer Relations
We agree to your investment. Your stock certificates will be sent as soon as we recieve payment.
Each percentage point of stock you own gives you a single voice on our Board of Control. Board meetings are held every Thursday. You may attend from any DSE compatible secure terminal or in person on Planet Pittsburgh.
Arris sat at his desk, looking at the response Private Holdings had recieved from Duchess Industries. This would be promising. This would be the beginning. Beginning of a future for some. Beginning of the end for others.
"Sofia..." arris murmured in a soft voice, with a smirk so slight you barely noticed it.
"Sofffiaaa..."
He let his fingers, stiched together from torn flesh and metallic adhesives, slide across the screenpad. A sensual and tender gesture, though this time producing screetching noises and long, elaborate scratch marks on the sturdy equipment.
"Sofia... You've propably forgotten, innocent that you are. I know you sleep well at night."
"Keep sleeping..." arris reduced his voice to a whisper, like he were comforting a daughter taking a nap.
Servos grinding arris' closing fist suddenly tore off a corner of his metal desk, causing a violent noise echo through the corridors and cavities of Yanagi base. He raised his humongous exobody, turned around and started heaving himself towards his ship, lesser Junkers cowering away from his path before him.
Soon it would be the time. Very soon.
Quote:We agree to your investment. Your stock certificates will be sent as soon as we recieve payment.
Each percentage point of stock you own gives you a single voice on our Board of Control. Board meetings are held every Thursday. You may attend from any DSE compatible secure terminal or in person on Planet Pittsburgh.
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From: knoggelvi, PH, New York, Manhattan, C4
To: Lars Johansen, Duchess Industries, New York, Trenton, D4
WE APPRECIATE YOUR FAST RESPONSE. OUR DEBT HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO YOUR FLAGSHIP IN FULL. WE WISH YOU GREAT SUCCESS.
