To: The Unione Corse (UC~) From: Orbital Spa and Cruise (OS&C|)

[Stoner_Steve]

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* ID: James Blackwood, Public Relations Manager
* Location: Planet Curacao

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Good Afternoon,

My name is James Blackwood with Orbital Spa and Cruise. Orbital has recently received, what I would interpret anyways, to be a request to visit your so-called Luxury Planet Marseille. While Orbital is always interested in making inroads to Gallic Corporations and Government. I must be blunt. You organization isn't very well liked by either of those entities; and I can't help but feel that working, even overtly may jeopardize what little goodwill (if any) that they may possess for Orbital.

Then there is the small matter of you requesting to host us then also charging us, what you will undoubtedly claim to be a donation, but I will classify as a blackmail at best and extortion at worst. So our so-called friends. Why exactly should Orbital risk its good and clean name bringing guests into your claimed space. For the sake of being extorted? Not exactly something I think the lads in Marketing can make a banner for, "Come Have An Exciting Extortion at Planet Marseille", see it just doesn't sound very friendly does it?

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INCOMING TRANSMISSION

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RECIPIENT: OS&C James Blackwoods
SENDER: Pierre Alard, Principal
LOCATION: =~- Unkown =~-
ENCRYPTION: High
SUBJECT: The incident

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As the transmission is received, it appears in front of you a Gallic blonde hair man, With an eye patch on his right eye. He wears formal clothing and is sitting on a black office chair. Then he speaks.


Bonjour Monsieur Blackwood.

My name is Pierre Alard, and I am the chairman of the Unione Corse. I think I got a transmission from a crack house in Planet Curacao. I don't think your goodwill do any good for us, Mon Ami. I don't think I want an organization that treats their "resort" planets like a crack house allowing some drugs and synthetic marijuana inside. After all, You came into our zone of operations.

Don't expect that we will roll a red carpet to you and welcome you like the nobles we welcome to OUR planet. If you wanted to keep on good relations, it was a bad idea to gloat on one of the most exotic and luxurious places that the Sirus offer.

When I have met one of your employers, he insulted the Gaul people by throwing stereotypical meanings. Not to mention in his own words, and lemme even transmit what he said to us.

[10.04.2021 15:18:27] OS&C|TE-The.Stagecoach: Dylan: Whatever, you gallics are all the same, I certainly won't be visiting your hellhole of a house.

Maybe you should teach your employers to speak with respect and put stereotypes aside. If OS&C wishes to come on good terms, I will be glad to overlook this incident. Cause spreading what he said won't do any good to your organization. At least, I have respect for competition and to people.

I hope for a swift response from you, James Blackwoods.






After Pierre's speech, he takes a sip from his glass of wine, he presses a button, soon the screen flickers, and his hologram disappears.

P.Alard

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[Stoner_Steve]

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* ID: James Blackwood, Public Relations Manager
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Hang on, lets go back a few moments to from your quoted line,

"[10.04.2021 15:11:59] UC~Aigle-2: I don't wish to melt your ship... since I enjoyed the talk with you.
[10.04.2021 15:12:20] UC~Aigle-2: Maybe lets say pay me five million sirus credits?"

I would love to sit down and explain why my employees as a whole don't like being pirated. But I don't care to teach those who can't listen. The reality of the situation is you need us, we don't need you. Otherwise why wouldn't you be working with your equally as stuffy counterparts at IDF to bring tourism to your planet?

So here is the only deal I'm going to offer you with regards to me visiting. Firstly, you will return the five million credits your man pirated from The Stagecoach to our inter-department banking account "OS&C|Offshore.Account", that will likely do wonders for their perception of you and Gallia as a whole. Secondly, figure out how to roll out a red carpet for me like I'm one of your nobles, or more importantly, a paying guest. A paying guest who would not want to be immediately shaken down for every credit they brought the second they step off the transport. Please let me know if I need to send you a protocol sheet on customer service techniques. Finally, I'll need updated information on Marseille and Provence as a whole. It appears that most local news organizations stopped reporting on the system after trash, excuse me, "debris", started falling on the planet.

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RECIPIENT: OS&C James Blackwoods & GSB]- Gallic Security Bureau
SENDER: Pierre Alard, Principal
LOCATION: =~- Unkown =~-
ENCRYPTION: Low
SUBJECT: The incident

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As the transmission is received, it appears in front of you a Gallic blonde hair man, With an eye patch on his right eye. He wears formal clothing and is sitting on a black office chair. Then he speaks.


Oh, Mon Ami James Blackwood! Good to hear from you.

Funny thing you mention that we need you, In a matter of fact we don't. We have gathered valuable allies, and it took me a while until I heard that your faction chairman is a junker. You know, with my personal experience, there is no business to deal with Junkers. We have encountered too many of them in Tau-37, making the route to Malta to sniff some of that Cardamine. I like that you didn't try to hide you sell the drugs I have mentioned inside your planet, which proves that you are bunch of crack heads.

Maybe I should share this Comm to my government how you disgusting beings call our house a hell hole! I think it best you remain shut, Cause your organization is lead by an unprofessional individual. It is amusing that you didn't even deny in your reply that your organization is selling drugs. We have done a great duty to keep such addicts away from Gallia, and we shall do so, and you have the nerve even to demand payment?! But more importantly, you have insulted Planet Marseille, Home of over 1.5 billion Gallic citizens, and you dear gloat on their death even. That won't go unnoticeable mark my words.





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P.Alard

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[Stoner_Steve]

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I couldn't help but notice that you intentionally lowered your encryption protocols and added the Gallic Intelligence Service. Hello you fantastical little spooky fellows. It looks like I'll need to start at the beginning otherwise this conversation will likely look as insane as it is one sided. By the way Pierre, my second favorite piss-head, this explanation is for them not for you, I'll let you know when I need your attention again.

I'll need you to entertain me for a moment while I start over, again. In short one of our Liners was returning from a charter service in the Tau's. Empty I might add. This Liner was held up by an individual by the identification of "UC~Aigle-2" who spent a significant amount of time upselling Planet Marseille, only to then turn around and demand 5 million credits, or else, and I quote, "melt your ship". So after the pirate was paid his demand and everyone went their merry ways. I thought it might be prudent to reach out to the part time pirates and find out why someone would take the time to advertise to a Luxury Passenger Service about visiting their planet only to hold it up afterwards for credits. It just logically doesn't make sense. After some back and forth I believe it is likely because this UC member is a heavy user of the very drugs he claims we distribute.

While I would classify Pierre's misconceptions with Curacao as unhealthy at best, and his obsession with our Chairwoman problematic at worst, I would be happy to direct any Intelligence Service Members to our legal department. Who will undoubtedly pull out something from somewhere that will hold us indemnified from any liability issues that may arise from our guests while planet-side at Curacao.

Which brings us back to the point of this transmission. Pierre darling, this is the part where you can start to pay attention again. If you possess such a character trait. My original three requests still stand, I'm sure you can figure out how to hit a replay incase you already forgot. And please do me a favor, don't respond if you are going to continue to spew your tinfoil hat conspiracies. You'll just embarrass yourself further in front of my new friends in Gallic Intelligence.

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Gallic Security Bureau
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Sender: Operative Edmund Lambert
Recipient: James Blackwood; Pierre Alard
Subject: RE: The incident

16/04/744

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Monsieur Blackwood, your approach raises a question about suitability for a Public Relations Manager position. If Orbital Spa & Cruise personnel are incapable to communicate politely with any of Gauls, which are not listed in a shot on the sight list by the Gallic Laws, then this will be the last communication of ours in a neutral tone. Consider this as a warning for your entertainment organization.

Principal Alard, provide us with pieces of evidence, confirming your accusation. The Security Bureau will investigate this matter. No organization with ties to Junkers and, what's more important, the Outcasts will operate in our House.

Edmund Lambert

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[Stoner_Steve]

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Hello Operative Lambert,

Its nice to finally have someone to speak to who doesn't immediately debase themselves with crackpot conspiracies'. As I'm sure you can see, this was a private transmission, initially anyways. And I tend to use more loose and less formal language especially when dealing with pirates as I find they generally are put off and think I'm speaking down to them otherwise. Especially when they use such delicate and subtle language like "melt your ship".

Did I say subtle, I meant blatantly blunt. However your warning has been received.

Now onto Principal Alard's more troublesome of the two accusations. Orbital will be happy to provide evidence of more than a dozen Outcast, or their many agents, attacking, threatening, or pirating various Orbital Liners and Employees. Which we believe would serve as more than ample proof of our organizations mutual hostilities.

Regarding Caitlyn, I've been stuck in that fiery redheads shadow for far, far to long. Now to be very clear I'm not saying Cait is a junker; I know nothing about the woman other than she's tighter than her purse when I'm trying to pay for upgrades. What I am saying is it would be very favorable to my long term career prospects if any evidence of her, underhandedness were to make its way to me in an expedient manner. Our first quarter shareholders meeting is scheduled for the end of this month, so that's the sort of expediency we'd need if we are to enact any sort of change. Of course should this evidence assist me in becoming Chairman I would obviously be indebted to such individuals for bringing it to Orbitals attention.

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RECIPIENT: OS&C James Blackwoods & GSB]- Gallic Security Bureau
SENDER: Pierre Alard, Principal
LOCATION: =~- Unkown =~-
ENCRYPTION: Low
SUBJECT: The incident

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As the transmission is received, it appears in front of you a Gallic blonde hair man, With an eye patch on his right eye. He wears formal clothing and is sitting on a black office chair. Then he speaks.


I bid you a good day, James Blackwoods and Operative Edmund Lambert.

I want to Apologise for the meaningful behaviour, and I don't think the continuation of this behaviour won't do any good for you and my factions. So lets us start from now on formally and respect each other.

Firstly, About the incident, I wish that the OS&C would overlook that since the incident happened in the Taus systems and no laws are being enforced in those areas. Besides, The OS&C have a large treasury, and I don't think we need to make a hassle of five million credits and I believe that UC~Aigle-2 turn hostile to you since you mention that you attempted to contact IDF.

Our faction competes for the designs of liners, and it seems it triggered our Aigle-2 pilot a bit because UC~ and OS&C have made a few contracts, and Aigle saw it as disloyalty. I want to ask you personally now if it is true. Cause if not, that whole story is just a mess, and I believe we should start a new page.

If you preferred to continue with such meaningful manners, I would take my aces up in my sleeve and start to be again hostile to you and your faction. I hope you will progress with open-minded about it since I see an opportunity in this manner. Don't test my patients Mon Ami.





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P.Alard

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[Stoner_Steve]

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* ID: James Blackwood, Public Relations Manager
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Principal Alard,

While your change in tone is most welcome we will need to work on a mutual understanding of Orbitals business practices. As I'm sure you are aware Orbital is a Trans-Sirius Corporation. With that in mind; if it is convenient, or more accurately, cheaper to work with say, Rhineland Shipping over USI, we of course will make that decision. For our economic benefit. Which is to say you are more than welcome to have your corporate disputes with IDF, provided we are left out of it.

While I am intrigued by the inner machinations of your House, we do need to move onto actual business. Which is to say our terms. I am willing to concede that the 5 million credits is a measly sum to our treasuries and wave repayment. But I must be firm about the other two. We cannot have our guests shaken like children trying to get candy bars from vending machines for free. There needs to be an understanding that your men will be able to restrain themselves at the sight of one of our delicate Liners. Furthermore we cannot simply arrive at Marseille without some further information on planet-side conditions. While we have been looking at purchasing the Antibes we haven't put much time yet into actually researching the system or its planets. Most of the work done so far has been on debt schedules on transportation analysis. We will need you to provide us with more intimate knowledge of the people, their tastes, needs, local hotel capacity numbers for the last 90 days. Those sorts of things.

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RECIPIENT: OS&C James Blackwoods
SENDER: Pierre Alard, Principal
LOCATION: =~- Unkown =~-
ENCRYPTION: Low
SUBJECT:Fruitful relation

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As the transmission is received, it appears in front of you a Gallic blonde hair man, With an eye patch on his right eye. He wears formal clothing and is sitting on a black office chair. Then he speaks.


Bonjour Monsieur Blackwoods, I would like to apologise for the late response. Glad that we can see on the same page and forget that incdent behind. I have informed the Unione Corse members not to engage the orbital spa and cruise vessels.

In addition, I have taken a trip around our planet trying to figure what our population desire the most and mainly what are tourists seek on our planet. It seems the tourist love the Gallic wine, and there is a need for tobacco on our planet. After all, a glass of wine and a cigarette on the side and a look at our beautiful beaches.

Maybe you should come over as well? Take a short break and enjoy the extraordinary gaze?

Your dear Pierre







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P.Alard

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