To: GNI officer "Duke V," Freeport 6 | From: Task Force Prometheus

[Denelo]

Incoming transmission...

Identification: Yoko Mori
Source: HFL Ichihara
Encryption: 5N3-4K1-357

Beginning voice transmission...

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Okay, so here's where we stand on that: Our supply lines are long and our logistics bristling with all the firepower we need to bust down blockades, as you saw with your own eyes yesterday, but everyone is better off if it falls under the flag of Gallia. Less chance people are gonna come for a whole House than some random task force from half the sector away, yeah? We can fully manage and maintain it, we just don't wanna plant a flag in the Taus or Orkney. It'd give people the wrong idea. We can share military and support work, and once we have the manufacturing capability again we might even be able to manage to scrape together a new Spyglass to make it a better listening post.

I really appreciate the location of that base down in our area. I'm a little surprised GNI is so practical as to work with that group, but glad for it too. Other than Bretonia, most of the House intelligence branches are a little too into ideological puritanism for my tastes—which must sound weird coming from a Legionnaire, because most of our people are too, but that's why you're talking to me and not one of the old-timers. Glad to hear that you can see the bigger picture too.

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Looking forward to hearing back,
Yoko Mori (she/they)