To. Phoenix, Pygar Administration | From: DTR

[RedEclipse]

Good day,

My name is Christian Burton, leader of the Phoenix group. Pleased to make acquaintances. The rumors were right, Jack Anderson has indeed recently been appointed as the new administrator of the planet Pygar and Corfu station, since Mr. Voncloud has lost confidence on behalf of our organization. In any case, all external agreements are determined by Phoenix departments, not administrators, I would like to personally clarify the whole situation. Now, let's back to the matters.

On behalf of Phoenix I would like to express my appreciation for your concern for the population of Pygar and your zeal in restoring Freeport 9, I hope this does not lead to a famine on Crete, as previously the biodomes on the ninth were designed mainly to grow food for Crete.

As for our perspective on the Omicron Theta incident.

It is impossible to forget the conflict and the bloodshed that was caused, with the speed at which you are disposing of the remains of warships. You invaded our station and killed our people as they had the courage to prevent the station from being boarded. However, now that enough time has passed for emotions to settle, we are taking a rather pragmatic approach to the issue of coexistence with the Corsairs.

Let's just say that we don't have one iota of confidence in your actions at this point. Why should we help a group of individuals who invade our home and dictate terms to us? We're not Stockholm syndrome people, not at all. I may be letting you in on a great secret, but Zoners are not a party to the conflict between Outcasts and Corsairs; your forcing them to take a side of the conflict that involves the general administration of Freeport 9 will worsen the situation on Freeport 10 and other stations and planets under that banner. You are not the only one to use Trojan horse tactics on a civilian station. Rest assured, when word gets out about Zoners cooperating with the invaders, no one will count us out - why tolerate Zoners' independence if they'll be just as malleable if invaded?

Like any empire, including even one like the Corsairs, expands by growing and capturing new ones when it is strong enough to absorb the target. And we certainly believe that Freeport 9 will not be your last victim.

However, we are willing to cooperate if you express an interest in restoring the status quo that existed prior to the annexation of Freeport 9 and returning the station to our jurisdiction and demilitarizing the station. In return, we can restore the biodomes and all Freeport 9 infrastructure by Livadia Shipyard as soon as possible and resume daily deliveries of food and any other services or goods the Corsair Empire requires. Moreover, deeper cooperation is viable option. In order to reconnect the faith of good neighborhooding, we need a trusting relationship between us.

We understand your concerns about the security of your borders. You may leave as many ships as you wish in the vicinity of Freeport 9 for protection from groups unfriendly to you, since Phoenix does not recognize the NFZ you are free to destroy any ship except Zoners. All we need to do is return the station to our control.