To: Totsugekitai Division

[Ionic Inc.]

Target: Totsugekitai Division Command
Sender: Emily Furukawa
Subject: Project "Infinity"

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Asset Goryō,

Understood. As you ascertained, we're a little bit more on edge about the conflict than more centrally located companies might be due to being on the literal edge of it. And I have to admit, I'm struggling to hold all the individual threads that are coming together here. I'm not exactly a trained strategist.

But my team and I can make some reasonable estimations.
It is our assumption that securing the platinum deposits in Galileo cannot really be the end goal of the Liberty aggression. As valuable as the resource is, the market is stable, and trade of the metal has been flowing north and south largely unhindered. Of course there is banditry by outlaws, and your typical friendly corporate mining conflicts, but nothing too extraordinary.

We really cannot believe this is simply about securing a DSE monopoly on platinum. It's something of a worst case assumption, but we believe it's not unrealistic to assume the Republic's goal are our facilities, and by extension, our hyperspace technology. Platinum is useful and valuable, but Ageira can't buy back its technological edge with it. That, Liberty's technological advantage that has now been challenged, is what we believe this is primarily about.

We consider it likely that whatever conflicts may erupt in Galileo, Liberty will use them to justify incursions into Shikoku, and that they will justify claims up to the Deshima junction on account of its and Tsukishima's "international status".

So, to actions. I will give the go-ahead to launch Infinity, with the understanding that she will not enter Galileo until further notice, and any other joint task force assets under my direct command. The vessel has passed every test and certainly for in-system observation, there should be no concerns.
The 66th elements of the task force should be ready for order anyway, and as for ours, especially Infinity: We will take your command readily, with the caveat that should Ionic's facilities come under direct threat, this would be made the immediate defensive priority.

Emily Furukawa
Chief Executive Officer
Ionic Incorporated