Letters to Krampus

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from: Crimson Veil
to: Krampus
subject: Happy holidays?

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"Hi there! I was wondering if I'd get the chance to connect with you again after our recent meeting at Sigmas. It was short, but extremely amusing. And valuable. Whoever you really are, I'm grateful."

"And heeeeey... Are you sure you don't want to donate that armor on your ship to a righteous cause? Totally, completely sure? Oh well."

"A bit of introductions! You may call me Crimson Veil. A few months ago, I led a salvage operation in the Deep Omega systems, where a Coalition cruiser was drifting in a state close to irreparable. My friends and I repaired what we could, rescued whoever we could find... and delivered this metallic wonder to Saverne. It worked out quite conveniently for everyone: instead of bothering good people at ALF with manufacturing a new cruiser, we simply focused on restoring this one. Which allowed me to redesign some of the parts to suit my specific tastes. Now, after a near-complete restoration, this reborn cruiser bears the name (=)"Himbeersee" — a proper, fitting one, if you ask me."

"While most of the work is already done, I'm still missing a few final pieces... One of them is the engine. While the current one is already working properly thanks to our efforts, a different kind of technology would be more suitable for my design. Specifically, the CNO-X cruiser engine. A Gallic marvel of engineering, and... as it happens, more pliable to my needs. I trust you won't be too bothered to help me, given the appearance of your own ship?"

"Naturally, I have something to thank you for such a generous gesture. One of my birds sang that you're interested in a very specific type of product. I made sure that a substantial amount was collected for your needs. Exactly twenty thousand units of Prototype Components are at your disposal, details in the attachments."

"Ah, and you can keep the transports they're stored on. I have little use for those."





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attachments

Ships with Prototype Components:

Yellow.Beaver
Yellow.Whale
Red.Five
Red.Six

Engine in question:

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