Scattered Diary Entries of Iwakura Reiko

[Amba]

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Planet Honshu, Honshu System, Kusari
09/04/834 AS

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I can now proudly state that Iwakura Armaments is officially incorporated! All is proceeding well within schedule, my now clearly modest expectations had not foreseen this step to arrive for another two or three months. Progress on the next two phases has also been steady, the list for optimal locations for our installations is shrinking by the day and as for staff, I have a plan to get started on that.

While we are not yet at the point where we can start manufacturing ship-grade equipment I have taken the liberty of opening a small planetside facility in Honshu specializing in light arms development. I believe if we buy up licenses for slightly outdated models from Rheinland and Liberty we can easily bring them up to spec using modern components we can acquire cheaply in Honshu. The result should be a competitively-priced product with only minimal R&D.

The benefits for this will be twofold: for one we will get some income to help bootstrap our further operations. Of course, I could easily cover the venture's expenses with the profits from my investments elsewhere, but this is far better for morale. For two this will let us onboard staff and give them hands-on experience before we move on to bigger and better things.

Once I am sure the operation here in Honshu is running smoothly I will once again board the Paracelsus. There are at least two organizations that, from what our market research has shown, will be absolutely vital to our operation. If that is the case, I need to see their operations for myself. Maybe schedule a few meetings.

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