To: Independent Miners

[Deity]

Incoming Transmission

To: Finalizer, IMG Enforcer
From: Friedrich Krüger
Subject: Re: Your… colorful message

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Frau… Finalizer, I assume,

I’ll address your last point first, since it seems to be the one that lit the fuse.

No Unioner gave an IMG convoy a “tax.”
No escort, companion, tag-along, or tourist at my side issued one either.
If someone waved a weapon in your convoy’s direction and tried to pass themselves off as acting with my authority, then they were lying through their teeth.

The Unioners do not issue demands to IMG vessels unless fired upon or directly interfered with. That is standing policy, and it has not changed.

If you can provide the name or callsign of the individual involved, I’ll have the matter handled internally.
If they were an impostor, we both deserve to know.

Now—onto your general… tone.

You’re angry.
Fair. Rheinland’s a pressure cooker, and Omega-7 has a habit of grinding everyone’s patience into dust. But don’t mistake a diplomatic enquiry for “boot-kissing.” The Unioners extend courtesy because we still remember when the Guild was a refuge for workers instead of a battleground.

You mentioned “wrong crowds.”
We work with who we must to keep our people alive.
That does not make us disciples, vassals, or converts of anyone.
We’ve stood alone before, and we still can.

What we reached out to you for was simple:

Skilled miners, engineers, geologists—people who deserve better than being shot at by half of Sirius for doing honest work.

Nothing more mystical than that.

If you’re not personally interested, that’s fine.
If your people want clarification before they even consider talking, also fine.
But if someone fed you a story about Unioners leaning on IMG convoys under my authority, then we should correct that fiction before it becomes a problem neither of us needs.

So—
You have my channels open.
Give me a callsign, timestamp, or location, and I’ll walk you through exactly what happened and who was actually involved.

Until then, take a breath.
Omega-7 has claimed enough tempers for one lifetime.

Mit Respekt,
Friedrich Krüger
Unioner Diplomatic Ambassador
Syndicliga der Unioners

Transmission Ended

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