To: GNS Grande Harmonie

[bakugone]

SCRAMBLED
18, March, 750 AGS

Sender: Aliisa Lemaire
Recipient: GNI Director, de Villiers
Subject: RE: Activation

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I would be honored, De Villiers.

Sitting down is not my type, as well, I've been commanding this a rather thirty year-old "Richelieu"-class Battleship. I've already ordered after this activation refits for it on Maintenon Shipyard - Rambouillet was supposed to do this in two years, as they're occupied with whatever Confederal shipwrights called "Charlemagne-II" and "Remembrance"-abomination at best. Crews from there hearing your name knew what to do already - even time won't be wasted for transports from Evreux and their tech.

I would like to remind however, that this activation is only for me only. This does not extend to the entirety of the warship, command staff and crew. Protocol didn't cover this, and as such I've created a contingency: I will give an active command to my XO, Commandant Thomas Majewski, while I will oversee activities on the warship under cover of "Monthly Ship trials". Most of the crew who has been under my command, during Ange Blanc times, veterans of course, are gone and filled with greenhorns, as such need training, baptism in fire I would say.

In the old days you had the Bretonians, at best Libertonians, today you do not have luxury of resources and manpower being thrown at you. As such I suggest our warships coordinate actively and start training exercises as soon as possible. House warships are a moderate threat to this Battleship, bombers even lower - if we ever encounter them. Extreme? Aliens. Active Infiltration. Someone actively having insights into this warship will be damaging to everyone, even you and the Union - we're already fractured as it is.

Confirm that you've received this message. And if anything, needs to be done, contact me immediately.

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