Permission to Purchase and Fly

[werner]

[font=Fixedsys]From: Werner Mazursky
To: Malaclypse, TAZ
Topic: Re: Order Gunboat purchase


Dear Madam,

Actually I should thank you for your interest in the negotiations between the Zoners Trading Consortium and the Order. Maybe this was not the strongest support from the Zoners Community I could imagine, but -- heck, noone said it would be easy and that no astonishing opponents would come.

As to your suggestions:

The Zoner Conference class Gunship is a marvel of technology and agility. Your denigration of this fine new design is a slap in the face to the designers and builders.

We compared two numbers and stated that one of them is bigger. We try to standardize our fleet equipment -- and "Denigeration", "slapping in the face" or "marvels" is not our preferred level of abstraction. We try to lead some rational negotiations here.

Might I suggest that your boast of neutrality with Factions, both regular and Guard, should serve you sufficiently without the need for twice the guns and a quarter more armor.

Being a better/worse negotiator you regulate only the probability of avoiding the conflict. In situations where you fail at it, you have to defend yourself in a best possible way. It's untrue that twice as good diplomat, needs a half amount of guns. No - he needs the same amount, he will just use them twice as rarely.

In the last six month, sir, TAZ vessels have documented less than six cases of piracy against our traders. If your traders feel so threatened, perhaps we can offer you some pointers.

1) Who said we are talking about piracy?
2) Do you know anything about the trading routes we are planning to take?
3) piracy statistics of another factions have zero meaning in this case, according to points 1 and 2.
4) As to the ironic tone of this remark: Madam I beg you for mercy. I'm sure we both graduated from our highschools long time ago, please let us treat each other seriously.

The TAZ Guard are in process of converting all their IMG Gunboats to the new Conference. We are happy as clams with it. Take another look, eh?

We did before starting this entire thread, otherwise we would not bother our allies. We have come to the conclusion that the Order Gunboat would fit our security strategy in exceptionally dangerous areas.

Now if you don't mind, I would like to get back to the negotiations. As you may see, they are very difficult and our partners - very sceptic. God only knows why you decided to devote your time to lower our negotiating position, but I have to do my best to provide the best level of safety to my colleagues.

Werner Mazursky