To: The Administrator of Ames Research Station

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Comm ID: Thomas D. Smith

Hello Administrator, I guess before I explain why I am sending this message you should know who I am. I
am a Independent Arms dealer, recently expanding from planetside sales to sector sales. As a independent
seller, I can ship arms, ammunition and equipment at lower prices than some of the larger shipping
companies, like Universal Shipping Incorporated. Now, on to business.

Last time I was on the station, I noticed the security forces on-board the station where pretty under armed, and I would like the chance to fix that.
If you or your security personnel want any specific weapons I can sort that out(legal or otherwise), but if not then I can bring some unbranded munitions.
If a foreign state such as Kusari or Liberty tried to take the station for whatever reason, arms I supply would make it harder for them to take the station.

Secondly, I would like to purchase some storage space on Ames, preferably space that has radiation
shielding and if scanned by whatever lawful decided to scan the station would not detect the contents...oh,
and 3 hangars, one for a Camara freighter, one for a Border Worlds Transport, and a Sabre. Lab space will
not be required, unless I can covert it into living space, or shielded storage space.


If you want, we can come to some sort of agreement combining the deals, or not.


-Thomas D. Smith

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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

[Ames Research Station]

COMM ID : Edward Malrone, Co Admistrator
Topic: Storage


To : Thomas D. Smith


Greetings,

First of all thank you for your interest in our company.
Then You said we are under armed ? Yes that may be true. But Kepler is a calm place and bringing huge weapons is not a good idea. We want to keep this place calm. So no big guns are needed now.
During the last years our 'police' wings and crew never fired a single shot.
However our defense system on the private part are different and I hope you will never see it.
And We try to maintain some good relation with our huge neighborhood, and since Kepler is a desolated system, I don't see why they will take over the station. Freeport 2, as example, had a strategical place between the two house. But none of them tried to take over Freeport 2.

Finally concerning your request, I will send you a contract soon.

Sincerely Edward Malrone.

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[Ames Research Station]

COMM ID : Edward Malrone, Co Admistrator
Topic: Laboratory


To : Thomas D. Smith


This will be our contract, replace the X by your name.

The first payment can be send when you want during the month just send a proof on the chanel.

Just sign it if you find it correct then I will sign too.
And I will add you name to the system to let you in.

Edward Malrone, the current Co-administrator of Ames Research Station agrees to

1) Give the docking right to X

2) Lend the storage bay n°7 located at the -1 floor, dock 4.

3) Lend a ship storage bay to X.

4) Supply X in basic goods

5) Lend offices & rooms to X.

6) Lend a storage bay on our mobile lab and the transport to go there.


In return X agree to:


1) Not infringe Kusari & Liberty laws.

2) Pay the rent for 500.000 SC/month to Ames.Research.Station and share research.

3) To not go on the Laboratory bay.

Signed X,



Administrator, Ames Research Station

Sincerely Edward Malrone.

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Comm ID: Thomas D. Smith

Interesting. If you have the time, I would like to schedule a tour of the facility I will be renting, possibly about a
week from now? Then we can discuss the finer points of the contract.

-Thomas D. Smith

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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.