Frederick grinned a decidedly unfriendly Rheinlandisch smile while speaking, "Certainly Frau Shoemaker, as I had stated prior, this hardly proves anything. However, the repair work would have to have been done by at the earliest 804 A.S. Wuppertal's completion date. If of course it was repair work to begin with. I will ignore your implication that ALG's ship hull panels are anything short of quality and continue on to the second piece." Removing a slightly charred rod of solid steel he grunted with slight exertion from its weight before happily resting it on the table, the rod having one end that was obviously damaged by weapons fire, while the other was a much more recent and clean cut.
"This is part of the Smyrna's core structure. Now as we all know the Smyrna was destroyed by weapons fire, this much is certain. However it is the core of the structure that we are interested in. Due to vacuum and the frigid temperatures of the void, steel over time becomes brittle. However the Smyrna's structural integrity is still up to code. In fact, it is almost factory fresh in terms of condition. Of course these are simply the field results and proper testing will be done at Wuppertal, and perhaps a more neutral location should you choose."
Leaning forward on the desk slightly Frederick stared down the Interspace CEO and stated blandly, "However I will admit a small curiosity as to why you keep referring to my competitor Daumann. In both first requesting their engineers and now admitting to using their yards. But I digress. Is there anything you would like to add Frau Shoemaker? Any questions perhaps?"
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