To: Natio Octavarium - From: GG-

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Identification: Taskmaster Harold Kane
Affiliation: Natio Octavarium, Fourth Fleet

To: Michael Jones, Gaian Guard

Subject: RE: Cooperation
Encryption: Quite.
Location: Canberra Star City, Tau-44

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Keeper Jones,

I've heard rumblings of this latest development. This open war is going to be unsupportable after long, and for what? A pair of rocks and a hastily-built shipyard? Disappointing.

Our aid efforts were out of respect for the Union and the sympathy we have for their blockaded civilians. We ourselves experienced a similar blockade in 821 A.S., at the hands of the Gallic Royal Navy. They blockaded our main jump hole in and out of the Kansas system, where we were settled at the time. It cost the lives of several hundred of our civilians and three dozen servicemembers. Despite not being an open party to the Gallic War at the time, we were targeted, with no care given to keep the lives of innocents out of their line of fire.

We may be able to move relief supplies to Pacifica if needed, but if that AO ends up any more of a charlie foxtrot, we're going to have to reduce our scale significantly. We're pretty good at blockade running, but it depends on how the skies are at any given point of time. I'm a bit concerned about the breakdown of the deal with the Lane Hackers and whether or not they'll interfere, though. While I suspect they won't open hostilities with us, I am not sure if they'd be inclined to give our positions as we move through Liberty and into Bering to Harmony. That deal went sideways incredibly violently.

We're glad you have the right parts. I think two PT-HN retrofit kits each for Bullmastiffs and Pitbulls would be a fantastic start. We'll worry about answering the questions they're asked -- our technology stack is enough of a mix that usually we can come up with some convincingly creative answers to handwave away an otherwise volatile situation. Comes with the pirate and smuggler heritages of our people.

Canberra Star City in the Tau-44 system is the best place for delivery. It's a short shuttle ride from there to ADSV Fort Resolution, the liner-turned-mobile-factory that Aquila Defense Systems bases its major repair and refit operations out of. Just let us know what the numbers look like for the order and labour and we'll wire it to you right away.

Regards,
Taskmaster Harold Kane
Fourth Octavarium Fleet

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