To: Erich Klugmann

[LunaticOnTheGrass]

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[Gloaming Flotilla Communication Stream]

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Sender: Erich Klugmann, Gloaming Flotilla
Origin: GFS New Colossus, Dresden
Encryption: High


Recipient: Augustus Howe, INS Klaxon, Insurgency Naval Forces
Subject: RE: History Repeats

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Commander Howe,

I wanted to thank you for having sought to reach out to us, and I wanted to offer my personal apologies for not having been able to reply until now; my compatriots and I have actually only just returned to the Bundschuh this month. Or at least, what's left of it. Pragmatically speaking, defeating it in a brief and abortive Civil War and then offering highly conditional amnesty and nominal "legalization" was one of the wisest things the victorious Imperial regime could have done to the Bundschuh. It's going to take at least several more weeks by my estimate to rally what disillusioned elements of the organization I can to begin actively trying to pry open this regime wherever the opportunity presents itself.

But I digress; at the moment, the Bundschuh can likely provide at least for the material and survival needs of your crew, if not your ship. The latter will depend on how badly damaged or in need of repairs or more than rote maintenance the Klaxon is.

Feeding and otherwise providing for your crew - A few hundred or so at most, I'm assuming? - Shouldn't be too difficult. If anyone is in need of medical aid or examination, most of the Bundschuh's bases should be able to handle basic-to-intermediate care. Freeport 8 of Sigma-15, should you be willing to attempt to risk flying through open space, should be able to handle more specialized medical needs as well as repurpose some of its transport maintenance staff for your ship. At least, I'd hope so.

The Bundschuh still lack anything amounting to a "shipyard", "drydock", or anything more than a simple "moor". If you need a place to "lay low" under our protection for a short time, I would personally recommend the Chiemsee Nebula in Stellar "Southwest" Munich, where Eltmann Moor resides. The Imperials are too busy fending off Corsair incursions from the neighboring Omicron Xi to likely devote much effort to scouring a Bundschuh-territory nebula for one battleship.

Alternatively - And though I am personally loathe to suggest it - The Red Hessians in Dresden have a substantial shipyard rivalling Oder's and Alster's, ringed by a dangerous nebula and a minefield; whether you want to risk engaging in parley with them for more specialized repair is entirely your perogative, unfortunately. Should this be the route you attempt - Or at least, manage to get their permission to reside in Dresden for a time - You'll likely find it even better a hideout than Munich. There's a rumored Corsair battlegroup somewhere in the system, but their attacks and raids are significantly less heavy here than in Munich.


I'm afraid that at the moment I can't offer much more; we're still attempting to regroup and gather what intelligence we can regarding the situation here in Rheinland. And I won't presently be asking for payment for any services we can render save, perhaps, a lengthy explanation regarding what exactly it is the Insurgency and its predecessor or component organizations wants to change in Liberty. You're welcome to extrapolate either here or in person, and if need be, I will personally escort the Klaxon to Bundschuh holdings should you need the advance warning or jump hole directions.

I eagerly await your reply, Commander.

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