To: Independent Miners

[Deity]

Incoming Transmission

To: Anton Fomin, Auriga
From: Friedrich Kruger, Unioner Diplomatic Ambassador
Subject: Re: Prospects for Cooperation

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Guten Tag, Herr Fomin,

First things first — no apologies necessary.
Outcasts have a talent for showing up where they shouldn’t, and derailing one’s entire schedule seems to be their most consistent skill. I’m glad you came out of it in one piece, and I appreciate you taking the time to reply at all.

Your message carried something rare these days: honesty.
That alone already puts you ahead of most “leaders” in Sirius.

I hear you clearly.
A skilled worker forced to spend more time dodging raid warnings than doing the work he was trained for — that is not a life. It is a slow death by exhaustion and wasted potential. We Unioners know that feeling intimately; our entire movement was born from that same frustration. Workers who wanted to build ships and improve their craft were instead pushed into conflict by corporations who saw them only as assets.

Your experience with the Borneo Mining Syndicate tells me you are a man who has tried, more than once, to build something better for your people. That alone earns my respect.

And no — we do not expect you to “switch banners like socks”.
If that were the case, we would not have survived as long as we have. Loyalty is a precious thing when it comes from conviction, not coercion. Your men are right not to move blindly. We don’t want blind loyalty — we want understanding.

You asked whether joining our cause would benefit your ends.
The honest answer: it depends on what your ends are.

If you want power, we cannot give you that.
If you want stability, protection, and the ability to work without pirates dictating your schedule — that we can offer.
If you want independence from corporations, and a chance to put your skills toward something that actually improves life for workers instead of fattening shareholders — then yes, Fomin, our goals align more than you may think.

But these are words. You requested something more valuable: a meeting.

Name the location, and I will be there in person.
Neutral space, Zoner station, your choice.
Somewhere your crew feels safe, and somewhere where we can speak without the noise of politics or the crosshairs of opportunists.

Bring your doubts. Bring your questions. Bring your men if you wish.
I’ve nothing to hide, and nothing to offer except what the Unioners have always stood for — dignity for workers, and a future we build with our own hands.

I look forward to speaking face-to-face, Herr Fomin.

Mit kollegialem Respekt,
Friedrich Kruger
Unioner Diplomatic Ambassador

Transmission Ended

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