Bristol Constructions - Message Dump

[Jaina Wheeler]

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User ID: Jaina Wheeler
Recipient: Bristol Constructions, Board
Subject: Bulwarks, Technocracy, Starfliers
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Good day,

I was overseeing one of the last Bulwark test flights before we call the ship suitably tested. The goal was to pick up Galway Superstructure Systems In New London. There we encountered a Freelancer. The conversation was initially nothing out of the ordinary, the usual interest in our new ship and wanting to know the value of it.
But it did turn interesting as the Freelancer not only saw the ship in Omicron Delta but flying Technocracy identifiers. I will attach the conversation for board perusal.

This is most worrying, though something we should have foreseen of course, having had no prior contact with this Starfliers organisation. And I have clarified that it must be them after contacting all the companies who are holding Bulwarks at this time. As it was only Bristol Group members this was a swift task. And while the name "Bristol Bastard" is definitely distasteful, it is still flying under Ganister Demolitions. With the only craft ever sold out of our company being the Starfliers craft it can only have been them. While this would usually not a problem, a customer selling a craft we sold, in this case I do very much believe it is. Not only did they hand it to a group illegal in various houses against our negotiation terms, but they undermined the deal with Auxo we could have picked up at a later date. As discussed we'd wait with selling our flagship project to controversial groups until a certain market saturation would be reached. Starfliers is now taking that out of our hands.

My conclusion is that this group is not just risking a major PR problem for us but they cost us very tangible values.
The Auxo deal falling through permanently now means a loss of 2 million credits, 5000 Chiromaterials and 5000 cargo units of Azurite Gas. A wealth Akutan would have turned over swiftly, sharing their profit participation to the board. We cannot let them step over us like this. If a group that is advertising themselves as "unarmed" can just do this to us without any repercussions, we need to expect every group they work with to soon offer us underhanded deals. I am aware there is not all that much we can do directly but It must be made clear that we will not accept such treatment.

Conversation

[01.11.2024 18:40:52] Ods-R: Yo!
[01.11.2024 18:41:02] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: Good day Freelancer
[01.11.2024 18:41:04] [CSA]Star.Of.Midnight: Hey
[01.11.2024 18:41:23] Ods-R: You're the ones who build that thing, right?
[01.11.2024 18:41:38] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: This transport? Yes that would be our company.
[01.11.2024 18:42:02] Ods-R: That's a sick ship, man. How much do they go for?
[01.11.2024 18:42:38] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: Well that entirely depends on how quickly your organisation would need one. We're willing to create a quote on demand.
[01.11.2024 18:43:03] Ods-R: How about in a month or two? What'd be the price?
[01.11.2024 18:43:03] Death: Warp-Wanderer was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[01.11.2024 18:43:46] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: I'd really rather not be nailed down on a price right now. Public rating agencies assume the value between 13 and 20 million
[01.11.2024 18:44:09] Ods-R: Fuck, that's a bit more than I thought.
[01.11.2024 18:44:29] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: Well it is usually requested by companies with existing fleets.
[01.11.2024 18:44:41] Ods-R: I saw one of these yesterday and thought they were more like, you know, Hegemon price class.
[01.11.2024 18:45:03] Ods-R: 20 mills, man, that's a lot.
[01.11.2024 18:45:20] Ods-R: Might need to make it three months!
[01.11.2024 18:45:22] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: Another one of our fleet most likely? this ship is very well protected but cannot mine.
[01.11.2024 18:45:54] Ods-R: No, not owned by Bristol, it's one of them Technocrat ones.
[01.11.2024 18:45:57] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: Oh you are- still willing to proceed with an order? Well do send us a message for contractual reasons.
[01.11.2024 18:46:06] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: Technocrat?
[01.11.2024 18:46:37] Ods-R: Yeh, the guys were in Omi Delta and were snooping around, and then asked me why I'm snoopin' around.
[01.11.2024 18:47:03] Ods-R: I was just checkin' the factories for a cloak and they were full on aggro mode.
[01.11.2024 18:47:15] Ods-R: Heckin' arses.
[01.11.2024 18:47:18] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: You must be mistaken. There is none of these craft that we built or sold for the Technocracy.
[01.11.2024 18:47:44] Ods-R: No man, they have one. They had an entire fleet at that one jump hole in the nebula.
[01.11.2024 18:48:05] Ods-R: Many small ships, one really big one and one of them Bristol Heavy Explorers!
[01.11.2024 18:48:15] Ods-R: That's why I want one, too.
[01.11.2024 18:48:25] Ods-R: Bigger is better!
[01.11.2024 18:48:36] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: And it was a... Technocraft ship? Not one of an affiliated research agency maybe?
[01.11.2024 18:48:46] [OOC] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: *Technocrat
[01.11.2024 18:48:56] [OOC] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: *Technocrat
[01.11.2024 18:49:18] Ods-R: No, it was techie, man. Even gotta gunny screeny.
[01.11.2024 18:49:33] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: A "gunny screeny"?
[01.11.2024 18:49:43] Ods-R: Guncam, dude.
[01.11.2024 18:49:54] Ods-R: Hang on.
[01.11.2024 18:49:55] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: Oh... right. Well we'd be interested in that.
[01.11.2024 18:50:25] Ods-R: Interested like, "I give you a discount" interest?
[01.11.2024 18:50:53] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: A discount. Well should this information turn out correct, we'd be willing to, yes.
[01.11.2024 18:51:19] Ods-R: How 'bout 15 mills?
[01.11.2024 18:51:35] Ods-R: In three months. Gotta do some tradin' until then.
[01.11.2024 18:51:54] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: I'm certain that can be arranged should we find the information usable
[01.11.2024 18:52:09] Ods-R: Well, that's a go then. Hang on.
[01.11.2024 18:52:36] Ods-R: *** Incomming data file *** Guncam
[01.11.2024 18:53:00] [OOC] Ods-R: files.catbox.moe/klza.png
[01.11.2024 18:53:24] Ods-R: Got it?
[01.11.2024 18:53:36] [OOC] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: Might be a typo in that? I'm getting a 404
[01.11.2024 18:54:04] [OOC] Ods-R: the l might be an i
[01.11.2024 18:54:14] [OOC] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: Tried that too
[01.11.2024 18:54:40] [OOC] Ods-R: gonna try again
[01.11.2024 18:55:00] [OOC] Ods-R: files.catbox.moe/k2plza.png
[01.11.2024 18:55:38] [OOC] Ods-R: missed the 2, sry
[01.11.2024 18:55:45] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: Alright we've received that. Well. We'll have to bring that information back home but we'll make this worth it for you.
[01.11.2024 18:56:02] Ods-R: Hot, man!
[01.11.2024 18:56:20] Ods-R: A'ight, so gonna go back to tradin'!
[01.11.2024 18:56:27] B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit: Very well, we appreciate the information. Good luck, Freelancer.
[01.11.2024 18:56:30] Ods-R: Gotta earn that dosh!
[01.11.2024 18:56:38] Ods-R: Seeya in three months, man!
[01.11.2024 18:58:27] 2024-11-01 18:58:27 SMT Traffic control alert: B|-BCV-Pioneer.Spirit has docked

Thank you and good bye.

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