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ID: Hermann Schmidt

Location: Planet Baden Baden, Stuttgart

To: OS&C Directorate

Subject: Concerns about Baden Baden safety

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To our directors in Curacao,
Schmidt here, speaking on behalf of the captains and personnel, both on board and on land, stationed here in Rheinland. Specifically, this communication is intended to shed light on a series of issues and concerns that are affecting your employees here in Baden Baden.

Since our company took over management of the planet, it has consistently been placed on the back burner and somewhat neglected in comparison to Curacao, partly due to its lesser fame and its more secluded location. In recent years, with the closure of the gate to Omega-11, this secluded position has turned into a veritable dead end.
The first and most immediate impact of the closure of the communication artery has been the reduction in civilian traffic and, consequently, a decrease in police patrols. This has also led to the relocation of the border station that previously controlled access to the Omega-11 system to another position.

Up to this point, there was nothing unusual. With the Strausberg (formerly) and the Westphalen (later) in orbit around Stuttgart, along with the SEC squadrons stationed here, security was assured.
However, with the reopening of the Jump Gate, the situation has rapidly changed. Baden Baden has found itself as the first and only outpost just this side of a system that was believed to have been reduced to atoms by an imminent supernova. It is now devoid of any military or police control and entirely at the mercy of individuals of all kinds, from rogue elements to organized pirates.

What's worse is that, despite the reopening, nothing has been done to restore the situation to the previous status quo. With the current numbers, the SEC squadrons are unable to ensure security on the planet, in orbit, and the escorting of our convoys. As long as we're talking about employee concerns, I'm sure additional financial bonuses can pacify them. But when our customers realize they're no longer safe? I assume you're all capable of doing the math and understanding the real and reputational damage we would incur. And I would like to remind everyone of the disaster in Cologne. Baden Baden cannot become the new Saarbrucken. The corpses and wreckage of my fellow citizens' ships are still in orbit, as a constant reminder.

After extensive discussions in our assembly, we have come up with three options, each necessary but individually insufficient, which the Directorate should consider for the well-being of Baden Baden and its employees:

1. Contact our Starfliers associates: Obtain a detailed and up-to-date picture of what is actually happening in Omega-11.

2. Increase SEC presence: We are not just talking about fighter squadrons; we need heavy firepower. Gunboats, Corvos, bombers—until there can be a more substantial presence of military or police forces.

3. Establish contact with the Imperial Police of Rheinland (or directly with the Navy): the most challenging one. We need to involve them in our concerns. We need to emphasize that currently, the right flank of Rheinland's most important agricultural system is completely vulnerable and in direct communication with a lawless territory. The best outcome would be the relocation of the border station, although I fear that with the current issues plaguing Rheinland, it will be a long and uphill battle.

While awaiting your response from Curacao, we will continue to fulfill our duties and entertain our guests, both on the planet and on the cruise ships departing from here.

Unsere herzlichsten Grüße,
Herman Schmidt und das Team von Baden Baden.

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