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Proselyte · (This post was last modified: 03-27-2025, 06:00 PM by Proselyte.)

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User ID:__Dr. Aspen Harlow
Target ID:__Tijuana Freeport Admin
Subject:__Curious About Associating

Hi there, folks.

I'm a lone Zoner pathfinder that passes through your neighborhood with some frequency, and I'm truly happy to see civilian life still stirring in a pretty forlorn place like Vespucci. The way civilization got demolished here was a tragic waste of its people's potential, I think.

Under normal circumstances, I don't ever stay long. Although, if you're quartering a group of freelance explorers like your station advertises, I think that speaks to values of independence and curiosity that we might share. That, and your station's perfectly positioned to set off to near most places in the Border Worlds, isn't it? Color me intrigued.

Could you enlighten me towards any residence requirements, if I wanted to keep a room on-board? I'd also like to help out some kindred souls, if I can. I've got a Dromedary built more like a scout but I can still move things around, if you need material.

Be glad to make your acquaintance.

Tijuana Freeport · 03-28-2025, 06:05 AM,

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: : ID: SALWORTH, JAMES A.

: : TARGET ID: DR. HARLOW, ASPEN
: CC: --

: : SUBJECT: RE: Curious About Associating

Hello, Ms. Harlow!

My name is James Salworth, owner and administrator for the Tijuana Freeport. I'm always happy to hear when people take an interest in our little station out here. Wandering the stars was, in my youth, a great passion of mine, and it always brings me joy seeing others follow in the footsteps of the legendary explorers of old. The depths of space are far too vast for even the most dedicated spacefarers to ever get bored, hm?

I would be delighted if you would call Tijuana a home in the deep empty, and despite the Society's numbers there's still plenty of rooms at quite the bargain to boot, many of which rotate frequently between our patrons that come and go. Since you've offered to help with supply movement, however, I would be more than open to offering an abode aboard the station without charge, as I do for my other supply runners, should you bring in the occasional load of hull maintenance supplies.

If there's anything else you'd like to know about, I'm more than happy to help.
I hope to hear from you soon, miss. Have a wonderful day.

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Tijuana Freeport | Voyagers Society
"Let the weary find rest, the lonely find companionship, and the eager find cause."

Proselyte · 03-30-2025, 05:17 AM,

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User ID:__Dr. Aspen Harlow
Target ID:__James A. Salworth
Subject:__RE: Curious About Associating

Thanks for the warm welcome, Mister Salworth.

Your veteran's intuition is plenty sharp about the lack of boredom. For me, it's the perspective that comes with the career, that's what follows me around. Even with all the internecine struggles here in Sirius, whoever wins or loses, we're set against a universe that pays our presence no special care. That terrifies some people, the degree to how small we really are against Creation, but to my mind it brings into focus what matters in life.

We're as much a part of the stellar landscape that we're charting as any of these stars are. That we're here to perceive deep space with our own senses at all is sublime to begin with, so endeavoring to do precisely that, learning from our surroundings and seeking fulfillment, that's a life lived well. I just try to stay grounded, and keep the value of other peoples' perceptions and what's around us in mind, that's all.

Speaking of that, your offer's plenty generous and I'm happy to partake. I've already delivered some material from the open market to one of your loadmasters the other day, so I can keep doing that any time I'm coming this direction. See the invoice, if you want.

I'm looking forward to seeing what the lodgings entail, but I'm not choosey. I'm sure it'll be lovely.

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Proselyte · (This post was last modified: 01-30-2026, 06:14 PM by Proselyte.)

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User ID:__Aspen Harlow
Target ID:__James Salworth
Subject:__Local Danger?

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Hello, Mister Salworth.

Thanks once again for the hospitality in letting me layover out here. I'm still making material deliveries from Penny and Magellan for the quartermasters. Have to say, your station's still doing well for itself, and I hope the same can be said for you in a neighborhood like this, with all the effort you put in. In fact, Vespucci itself is why I'm sending this message.

I'd recently accepted an open job posting to investigate the Guerrero cloud for some missing ships, since I needed some serious funding for a few larger purchases. The mission itself wasn't a problem, but the circumstances around it are. Talk of vanishing ships, pirate raiders, the scrambled sigs on scanners throughout the cloud? It's painting a bad picture, and closer to both you and Pennsylvania than I care for.

A Gaian patrol craft identifying under "Badb Catha" attested to the rumors - tinged with a threat of violence or two, which is normal, I reckon. Transcript to follow. I'll try to refrain from entering the cloud of my own accord again, given what was said.

What's the perspective on this danger within the Guerrero from your office? I can't ignore signs that might shape up to be a threat to my system, too. Am I worrying too much?

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Tijuana Freeport · 02-05-2026, 11:45 PM,

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: : ID: SALWORTH, JAMES A.

: : TARGET ID: DR. HARLOW, ASPEN
: CC: --

: : SUBJECT: RE: Local Danger?

Hello, Ms. Harlow!

I am terribly sorry about the considerable delay in this response to you. Some other matters drew my attention, and your message was an unfortunate casualty.

The Guerrero does indeed attract its share of attention, whether it be the Legion or Insurgency of old, or the new denizens that have taken something of a liking to it recently. The Society has the occasional close pass when Chief Doyle authorizes a patrol, but on the whole the Voyagers tend to keep out. There are a great many dangers within the field there, although I am myself not aware of the specifics, but I am sure that the years since the fall of Veracruz have only reinforced the potential list of threats within. Needless to say, as the pilot you encountered can attest, it is not a place that should be traversed lightly.

With all of that being said, I am fairly confident in its containment for now. The Gaians of Atacama know very well of the dangers that lurk within, and those that have come out are handled with regularity. I have trust in their capability to watch over the cloud, and I believe that you should as well. Despite their language, they are quite accommodating to the realities around here.

I do maintain an active link with a Gaian source that works with the Atacama group, and would be happy to inform you of any information they make available to us regarding safety within Vespucci. Likewise, if you discover anything that may be important to the safety of the system's denizens or those that traverse through that you feel would be useful to their efforts, I would also be glad to relay it in their direction.

I hope to hear from you soon, and should you plan another venture into the cloud, please do not hesitate to ask the Society for any help they can offer. Have a wonderful day, Ms. Harlow.

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"Let the weary find rest, the lonely find companionship, and the eager find cause."

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