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User ID:__"Bowman"
Target ID:__Commandant Chelsea Rhoswan
Subject:__Re: A Proposition

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Rendering transcript... I see. So it was all the truth, then, was it? My "associate" believes similarly, yes, and she'd shared suspicions to this effect. After she'd commandeered my ship without my authorization, for an unknown party. I knew she was hiding something from us, but I'd not have guessed it was these supposed ties to the infamous Order. Your reputation precedes you. That will rather exonerate her of treachery, if not her insubordination. Which just leaves you and I, and the matter at hand. I've spared much of my time in the prior week reviewing the likelihood of her claims, as our Edge Worlds counterparts within Phoenix had made mention of their hardships struggling against alien life. Living among the people here, I'd assumed them to be primarily a danger to faraway spacer pioneers, at worst. Between "Trouble's" testimony, my review of similar claims of puppetry made late last year against Task Force Prometheus by the Xenos, and now you... I believe that may be wishful thinking. If what I've been told is true, then it is all too possible that this planet may regain its independence, only to lose it to some new puppeteer. One that turns our own bodies against us? And their reach extends throughout Liberty? Many other Militant cells seem to take it for granted that such a threat exists, but establish no security measures. With so many divided agendas between our allies, I'd assumed any accusations like this to be simple propaganda. Many competing groups wish to pull as many Militants into their camp as possible, to our detriment. As a result, I've trusted none of them fully. But after this? I'll not ignore a threat that could jeopardize everything I'm working for. I'll take what you say with some gravity. With that, indulge me these questions, commandant. We've matters to clear up. Evidence has made the rounds in Pennsylvania that pilots of your 34th Brigade had engaged forces of Task Force Prometheus, as well as the now-defunct Ouroboros Militants which many voices under suspicion sought to stress, some time last year in the Coronado system. What were the circumstances of that engagement that led those pilots to attack these two groups? Separately, regarding the intelligence submitted by the Xeno Alliance, alleging these former Legionnaires to have standing orders to cooperate with said alien powers. Do you possess hard proof of whether this Task Force has been subverted in this way? I intend to verify this independently, but if you've intel to share as well, I'm interested. Their prior Technocracy affiliation is what spooked my own agent, and with the evidence mounting, so does my own suspicion. As they're a now-prominent force against the Liberty occupation in Pennsylvania, it's an imminent concern, to say little of their past ties to Vespucci itself. On top of that, we've all learned our lesson here the hard way. No assistance is given for free. There will be something expected of us in return for your aid, logistical support being one such favor you'll need by the look of it. If we accept your help, what would you want from us in return? Clarify these for me, and you'll find me interested in how you can arm us against this enemy. Attachments (0)