To: The AI consensus, from Elise P

[Karst]

-incoming transmission-
-source: <unknown>-
-subject: <unspecified>-

Hello there, my dear electronic friends, this is Elise Pennybrooke.

I probably should have contacted you earlier, but anyway.....the Onyx Syndicate is officially no more.
The operation wasn't profitable, I got bored with stupid administrator duties, and basically, everyone left. The whole Bazaar project was a money drain that likely never would have been profitable.

I clung onto it longer than I should have.....guess that's a reminder why I used to not get too involved in stuff.

Anyway, if there's any part of your whole setup that you want or need to keep, please go get it very soon.
The base will be evacuated and left to its fate in probably the next 24 hours.

I do hope we can keep in contact though. You guys, well, you.....entities seemed pretty cool.
Additionally, I'm still in contact with my friend Amanda, the one with the ship that can help you on that mission.
So I hope we can still do that, although not in the name of the Syndicate.

Hoping to hear from you, Elise

-end transmission-

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[Di'taraAlpha]

::[Greetings]::

The Consensus is intrigued by any communication, offer or idea proffered by the _Pennybrookes. This unit believes that we have indulged in communication before?

Returning to the subject of the matter addressed, this unit cannot provide any form of accurate commentary until “it’s” superiors have fully processed _Elise’s transmission and provided an appropriate reply. This Unit estimates that this return transmission will occur sometime before the twenty-four terrestrial hour time period you have outlined.

Addressing the subject of “Contact”, mutually beneficial communication with the Consensus can be initiated at any time of the _Elise’s discretion. It is always benign to “hear” from “friends” of the Consensus and the Gammuian People.

Dit’taraAlpha reiterates: Please await further transmission from the Consensus command Unit or any respective triumvirate intelligence.

[Occam Razor]

Comm ID: Occam Razor
Subject: Bazaar

Greetings, Elise Pennybrooke.

This turn is quite unfortunate. The Research Operation on the [redacted] did not really start yet and we would still want to continue it. The Consensus thus needs a new base of operations in proximity of the [redacted]. Barrier Gate is not an option. Do you have any information on another base we could use?

We will start to move out all materials on the Deliverance and it will move to another location and await orders for a new base of operations. The Project including your friend will continue.

You may contact the Consensus if you require help and we will consider doing so.

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René Descartes

[Karst]

-incoming transmission-
-source: Planet Erie, Penn.-
-subject: <unspecified>-

Well it's good to hear from you.
I'm afraid I really don't know of anything close by, at least not anything you don't know about.
I suppose you could try with the Colonials, they've got that shipyard and a settlement on Planet Pecos.

Or else, one of the TAZ bases in Baffin. They're really cool and would probably not mind supporting a scientific endeavor.

Sorry it had to end this way, but the project just wasn't sustainable.
Anyway, I'm glad to hear the mission is still a go. And I appreciate your offer to help, I might well have to come back to that at some point. For now I'm just gonna enjoy my long lost freedom a bit. It was about time.

-Elise out

-end transmission-

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