To: Outcasts of Malta

[Vulkhard Muller]

.:Incoming Transmission:.
.:Comm ID: Rick Tiltman:.
.:Topic: Weapons:.
.:Security: [Chenzo's Eyes Only]:.


Chenzo,

I do apologize for my lack of understanding, I'll commit to doing better in the future. I had no idea that The Maltese had such a deep cultural connection to their technologies. I was fully aware of The Maltese have a deep connection to life however I was unaware of that connection extending to their technology as well. With this in mind I think I will rescind my request, while I would love to have access to the most potent weapons in human space I do not believe that we would do such technology justice simply out of a cultural respect for your peoples.

However as you have mentioned there is other business to attend to, namely restoring the strength and confidence in the "Orange Dream".

You want to know what happened to Rochester?

You want to know why the trade of Cardamine slowed to a trickle?

Look no further than those good for nothing xenophobic pricks in Colorado. They came out of no where and assaulted Rochester blasting our storage facilities and destroying much of our on hand supplies which is how we kept the damned market so stable. This means much, if not all, our Cardamine now has to go to Allentown for redistribution which is massively more dangerous for all involved from all fronts including the previously mentioned Xenos, Liberty Law Enforcement, Gaians (depending on how we travel) and most recently there has been an uptick in damned Aliens across the independent worlds and the ever annoying Order to boot. So, even as good as we are at moving product, and you of all people should know Congress is very good at our job. Even we are loosing more transports then we'd like moving Cardamine. Add on to that the fact that many less dangerous places are now interested in the stuff (Seems the war ravaged Bretonians have gained a taste for the stuff).

Long story short; Liberty has become significantly more dangerous of a place for Cardamine Smugglers, and for many the profits just are not worth the risk.

Rick Tiltman,
Arbiter

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