To: Unioners || From: Bristol C&M

[Burnsie]

>> INCOMING TRANSMISSION

-[RECIPIENT: Hector Booth, Shackleton Operations Group
-[SENDER: Leon Straub, Schiffswerftdirektor
-[SOURCE: Pacifica Base, System:Redacted

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Booth,

It’s not every day Bristol reaches out to us directly, let alone with an offer like this. I’ll be honest I wasn’t expecting to hear from you specifically, but I appreciate a man who cuts straight to business. So, let’s talk.

You’re right about one thing. No matter what people say about us, we are still engineers at our core. We build, we restore, and we make do with what others call scrap. You've come to the right place if you need a shipyard that knows how to bring a vessel back to life.
Now, your offer—110% cost coverage and full schematics of the Judicator class? That tells me you understand the value of our work, and I respect that. But I need to know exactly what we’re getting out of this, beyond credits and blueprints. Knowledge, leverage, and long-term gains matter just as much as immediate payment. If we’re going to put our shipyards to use, I want to be sure it’s worth our time.

Then there’s the matter of getting your cruiser here. A low-power transit from Vespucci to Bering is a hell of a risk. If that ship doesn’t make it, this conversation means nothing. I assume you’ve got a security plan, but I want details. If this project is going to happen, I need to know we’re not wasting dock space on a ghost ship that never arrives.
The damage you described—hull breaches, life support contamination, reactor concerns it’s nothing we can’t handle. But restoration takes time, manpower, and the right materials. That means securing a steady supply chain and making sure my people aren’t pulled off other critical work for something that turns out to be more trouble than it’s worth.

So, here’s where I stand. If you’re serious about this, we work out the details now. I need to know exactly what you’re offering, what you expect in return, and how you’re getting that ship here in one piece. If the terms make sense, we’ll open our docks. If not, well you know where to find me when something else comes up.
Let me know how you want to move forward.

-Leon Straub
Schiffswerftdirektor, Pacifica Base

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