Cait smiled at Yoko as she heard about her enthusiasm for the Red Velvet Club. Cait smiled as she heard about her love for Bretonian Ships. She herself also thought that the Bretonians were among the most Beautiful ships that Sailed through the Darkness of Space. Steph had to chuckle a bit as she saw that the Cute Girl would React. But she had to admit that the Girl was pretty Similar to Cait in that Regard.
Cait: Well you are more than welcome to Visit us on the Red Velvet Club. I make sure to give you a First Class Ticked after we are done with this Meeting. You will get one of our Best Cabins and a Tour through the ship by me. I mean to fulfill the Dream of a fellow Palace Enthusiast is something that I gladly Fulfill.
But her smile would be switching to a concerned look as she heard what he would ask of her. The idea of her Shuttling People to that Continent yard for the ship to Disapere was something that could end up in Disaster should the LSF ever find out about this. But the Option to get her hands on some of the Insurgent's Technologies and to get some Intel from the Spyglass system was pretty Tempting. She had to think about this carefully and see if the Profits would outweigh the Risks. She knew that even with all the Resources that they had poured into the hidden Armament of Curacao and the Strengthening of the Security Service they wouldn't stand a chance against the Liberty Navy should they Decide to Invade Curacao.
Cait: Your Offer is Tempting that is something I have to Admit. And while we aren't having the Probelms that you have With the Xeno I would be Glad to get in on the Rouges and the Gaians. As for your Offering of Ships I have to say that I wouldn't mind of getting my hands on some of that Technology. But I fear we couldn't use them openly, I am sure that the Liberty Officials wouldn't want us to fly the "Prosecutor" or the "Inquisitor". As I already said our Neutrality is a Delicate Thing and while we would otherwise ask for Licenses and Permissions it wouldn't be a wise thing to do in this Case. We Would basically admit that we shared the bed with Liberty´s Enemies and it might Raise Suspicion when a whole Battleship disappears and shortly after Orbital gets into possession of Former Insurgency Ships. This would raise too many Red Flags even for the Sometimes quite Stupid LSF to ignore. But we would gladly take your Offer of having an "Inquisitor" for Study Purposes nonetheless. I might also take one Prosecutor for Study and my Personal Ship Collection.
She said with a smile as she sipped on her Drink some more and ate one of the hors d'oeuvre. She loved what her Cook Hilda could make and she had really outdone herself with these ones. The Salmon and the Mustard were a Perfect Match on the Crispy Bread. But also the Sushi that she made was Top Quality and wouldn't need to hide behind the ones that were served in Kusari. She had a lot to consider in this endeavor and she would have seen what she could do to Minimize the Risks.
Cait: We want to be Informed First should your Spyglass come across any information about a Danger for OS&C Liners and especially for Curacao itself. We have made the Mistake Once to believe too much in our Neutrality, and we have seen how that ended as the Gallics Used our Resorts for Target Practice During the War. I also want your Guarantee that you will Come to the Aid of Curacao Should Such a scenario ever become a Reality again in the future.
Cait would Lean a bit forward and would look into his eyes a she would make want to make some more Things Clear. She had decided to help them but this help would have some Conditions and would not come to them Cheap.
Cait: Furthermore we will Demand that you will Wait for at least 24 hours after our Ship departs before you Jump that Ship out of there. We want to have a possible deniability in this matter. Longer would be better but 24 Hours is the Absolute Minimum. Furthermore, we Demand the Delivery of Two "Prosecutors" and one "Inquisitor" to the Orbitals R&D Department free of Charge. As well as some of your Technical Expertise to Develop a Defense against the Boarding Blade of the Inquisitor. In Exchange, we promise to keep this Knowledge a Secret and not to share it with other companies or Government Institutions. As for your Promise of Business, I have to say as Lucrative as this Offer seems to be we have to Decline it. Orbitals Logistics Fleet is Only Big Enough to Supply our own Needs, to supply someone else as well would put too much strain on our logistics network. On Top of all that will be the Costs for this Endeavor that have to be calculated by us. But I can promise you that they won't be Cheap and might go into the Millions. But all of this is only a preliminary list of Terms as I need to discuss this all again with the Board of Directors. A Decision that is as Risky as this can't be made by the Chairwoman alone and needs to be discussed by the Board, even when it will be me who will play the Scapegoat should this whole endeavor go South.
She said with a sly smile that made clear that she wouldn't be the only one who would go down should this Endeavour Fail. She still would have some Aces up her sleeves that she would play in such a Situation. Even when this would mean that she would have to step down as the Chairwoman of OS&C and probably had to go into Hiding for a while before she could Return with a New Identity. But she hoped this wouldn't happen and that the Legion would know what they would be doing.
