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TO: Consortium Administration
FROM: Mr. Michael Ramsey
RE: Application

To Whom It May Concern:

Greetings. My name is Michael Ramsey, and I am interested in applying for membership in the Consortium. While I am an experienced businessman and trader, my experience has been mainly in the core worlds of the major houses. Of late, however, I have wanted to branch out and explore new opportunities.

My early career was spent as an investment broker on Planet Manhattan. After acquiring a bit of wealth, especially considering my young age at the time, I succumbed to the excesses of too much money and too much leisure. I will not go into detail on that, except to say that I became someone I wish to never be again. After a...spiritual encounter...I reformed, began trading independently, and established a respectable career captaining the Borderworld Transport, Metanoia. My crew has had very little turnover over the past few years, having become a tight-knit family; we serve each other well, and we have had no little success in our endeavors.

(CONFIDENTIAL: During this time, I became acquainted with Sir Alisdair Buchanan, at the time, CEO and Chair of Gateway. As we struck up a cordial friendship, he took me under his wing, and while continuing to trade independently, I acted as his personal representative in a number of situations, some of them involving delicate diplomacy.)

That said, I am ready to branch out, and am quite open to an entry-level position with the Zoners. I would be interested in trade, diplomacy, and research, as my progress allows. What I most look forward to is experience in systems to which I have not yet ventured, expanding my network of contacts and associates, and deepening my knowledge of this vast sector.

I will continue to captain the Metanoia in a part-time capacity (my first officer will take over most operations), and I may act in my confidential role from time to time as well. However, those will be purely independent activities, impinging upon the Consortium in no way whatsoever. In the meantime, I hope to learn the Zoner way.

If you find my experience and desires acceptable, I would be very interested in visiting with you further at your convenience.

Sincerely yours,

Michael Ramsey


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Sir Alisdair Buchanan, KBE ~ Gateway)Trafalgar