To: Kusari Naval Forces; CC: Kusari State Police

[Ramke]

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Shido Kijima,

I appreciate your prompt response and the advice given the current situation within Kusari.

We will likely be able to manage the flow with a few freighters heading to Narita Station on occasion, but I would like to reserve the opportunity for booking a visit from the IKN-Abashiri should it become unsustainable for our fleet and overcrowding begins. I will let you know when we would like to request a visit should the situation develop further to reduce unnecessary trips and spent fuel.

This does give me a thought, however. With the current security situation, I believe there may be an opportunity to be found. As you may be aware, Musashi Innovations frequently cooperates on projects and contracts with the Chochinbi Special Operations Division headquartered in Tohoku. Most of our research is held under strict security clearance, but I believe there may be opportunity for the Naval Forces to get involved in developing next-generation fighter technology on a side-project. I may prod our project managers for more information on the specifics of requirements that they have - but the long story turned short, they have mentioned multiple times that our testbed platforms are limited.

Would the Kusari Naval Forces be interested in loaning military-grade test-bed platforms for experimental modifications as a project opportunity? With the pirate activity on Hokkaido, I believe this may actually be a perfect real case scenario for effectiveness of our modifications. If successful, these modified models may then be replicated and provided to the Naval Forces at an agreed cost featuring state-of-the-art technology and improved effectiveness - serving the interests of Kusari and safeguarding and her pilots and defenders.

As I am currently probing for interest, I do not have all the necessary project details draft and ready - but if the Forces are interested in co-operating, I believe our scientists would be happy with the older Chimaera and Umibozu models to retrofit, whereas the newly-built Kishiro Wyverns would also be appreciated, however we will understand if these are still available or offered in very limited quantities.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the matter.

Kurihara Michi, Tomakomai Research Complex Logistics Manager
The spearhead of the never-seen-before

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