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from: Crimson Veil, The Platform
to: SCRA
subject: Brothers and Sisters in Arms

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"Comrades."

"My name is Crimson Veil. I represent a major Bundschuh branch called the Platform. I send this message in hopes of establishing a channel of communication between us."

"Over the past several days, I have had the honor of personally witnessing the bravery of your people in battle against the Kaiser's minions of Rheinland Military. My crew and I aboard the gunboat "Handmaiden" fought side by side with you, spilling the blood of our enemies and our own. I have also received information from the crew of the transport "Retainer" about your vigilant presence in the Omega Systems and your contribution to the security of trade arteries."

"Given our similar interests and the vast number of common enemies, I believe it would be wise to foster friendly and trusting relations between our people. I am sure we will have many opportunities to strengthen our mutual trust, but I still wish to observe formalities."

"While our forces are not as large as yours, we possess a wide range of capabilities in the Rheinland black market. For example, we have a substantial amount of munitions; we are also working to strengthen our influence in the Sigma Systems to gain access to aluminum and helium-3 reserves. We could cooperate with you in precision strikes against Kaiser and Corsair forces; where our mutual friends, the Hessians, reach their goals with brute force, we can operate covertly and undetected."

"There is a one specific thing I would like to discuss with you. Several months ago, we made contact with a Coalition group, the Ashborn Liberation Front. We requested a weapon to combat the oppressors of the common people: a Typhoon-class cruiser. Their response was positive, but not immediate. It so happened that while exploring the deep Omega Systems, we came across a wrecked Coalition cruiser named the "Seliger"."

"After examining the wreck, we discovered that the cruiser had been almost completely depressurized and disabled. This tragedy was caused by an attack by a large Corsair group, forcing the "Seliger" crew to retreat through an unstable passage into unexplored systems. Although most of the "Seliger" crew perished, we detected the signal of a small shuttle carrying survivors nearby. We provided everyone who wished to return home with an opportunity to do so."

"After working on what remained of the "Seliger", we managed to restore its engines to a partially functional state and deliver it to Saverne, our base in Cologne."

"Since we had the resources to refit and repair, we felt it would be wrong to request the cruiser from the ALF when we have the opportunity to breathe new life into what would otherwise be left at the mercy of the Void. I am providing you with this information in advance hoping to receive your blessing to use this reborn ship against our common enemies. It will become an essential tool against the corporate servants of the Kaiser. As it stands, our gunboat proved to be... insufficient."

"All the best."




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> Sender: Delegate Helge Steinberg, Supreme Council
> Source: Volgograd, Omega-52
> Subject: RE: Brothers and Sisters in Arms

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Greetings, Crimson Veil.

I am Helge Steinberg, delegate of the Sirius Coalition Supreme Council, responsible for external relations.

While the Coalition is always willing to help forces fighting for a more just Sirius, it is no surprise that the Ashborns were unable to lend ships quickly. You heard right - the Omegas front currently requires much of our attention, so as not to fail our Hessian and Mollys comrades, who are fighting hard against their oppressors.

Now, regarding the “Seliger”. Thank you for clarifying the ship’s fate. The crew was successfully found by a patrol in New Beijing and is currently recovering on Tangier.

As this destroyer has already been written off the fleet lists, there will be no harm in officially transferring it to your movement. However, we have one request - the Ministry of Truth wishes to inspect the vessel to see whether any sensitive equipment remains intact, and to recover classified datacores, should any have not burned.

If needed, we can send an engineering team to help adapt the ship’s power systems to Hessian standards, which I guess would better suit your needs.

That's it for now. Deputy Seamus Campbell is authorized to act as your liaison with the Sirius Coalition Supreme Council. He will gladly discuss any further matters and connect you with the appropriate Coalition officials should future projects require it.

Regards,
Delegate Helge Steinberg,
Sirius Coalition Supreme Council

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from: Crimson Veil, The Platform
to: SCRA
subject: Inspection

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"It's a pleasure to meet you, Comrade Steinberg."

"It warms my heart that these survivors were able to reach you. They've been through a lot, and I hope they can return to their former lives. Please let us know if there's anything else we can do to help them... I feel a certain personal responsibility for their well-being."

"Regarding your request, I see no problem with it. We would be happy to welcome your people aboard and ensure their safety during their stay. We can either meet near the Saverne base, or we can transfer the destroyer to a convenient rendezvous point... However, if the latter option is more optimal for you, I would ask that we be allowed to complete the work first to ensure the ship is fully operational. Otherwise, the lives of ours and yours will be put at unnecessary risk given the number of our common enemies."

"We've already completed most of the optimization work on the new core, so there's hardly any need for a whole team of engineers. However, I would be grateful if your specialist could review and evaluate the work. And, if necessary, provide further recommendations."

"I look forward to strengthening our future collaboration."




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Message received on 35.836

> Sender: Deputy Seamus Campbell, Supreme Council
> Source: Planet Volgograd, Omega-52
> Subject: RE: Inspection

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Comrade Crimson Veil,

An Engineering Corps team, accompanied by Ministry of Truth personnel, will be dispatched to Saverne Base tomorrow. As Comrade Steinberg mentioned, their tasks shall include recovering any classified information from the ship’s datacore and salvaging or replacing any equipment your engineers may have missed due to unfamiliarity with this class of vessel. If there is something else you would like our engineers to inspect, please prepare a task list prior to their arrival at Saverne. That concludes all matters regarding the Seliger until I receive a full report from the appointed Chief Engineer.

Since the demise of the White Rose, the Coalition has had limited contact with the Bundschuh movement, which may have led to the perception that we have abandoned our allies. However, this is not the case, and to demonstrate this, we would like to restore cooperation between our state and your organization to the same degree, or possibly extend it further. Allow me to ask whether you are authorized to conduct such negotiations.

Regards,
Deputy Seamus Campbell,
Sirius Coalition Supreme Council

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from: Crimson Veil, The Platform
to: SCRA
subject: Going further

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"Comrade Campbell."

"Your sincere desire to assist us is most wonderful. My only request is that your people act as instructors rather than as direct implementers—you can entrust the latter to us. Our appointed Chief Engineer for this ship, callsign Ashlander, will undoubtedly be grateful for their guidance, as will I. However, the destroyer already possesses some implementations of our own technology, which we would like to preserve intact, even though they do not exactly meet Coalition or Hessian standards."

"I am indeed authorized to speak on behalf of the Platform in general, although you must understand that Bundschuh is a fairly decentralized group. Depending on how extensive you envision our cooperation, we could arrange a meeting of our delegations to discuss matters of interest to you. I have no doubt that we can derive much potential benefit from each other. And perhaps you will also be pleased to know that we have Generaloberst of the White Rose among us that you can meet with."

"In the meantime, we will prepare a fitting reception for your people. It would be a shame if our dear guests were not given the hospitality they deserve."




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Message received on 35.836

> Sender: Deputy Seamus Campbell, Supreme Council
> Source: Planet Volgograd, Omega-52
> Subject: RE: going further

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Comrade Crimson Veil,

Understood. This makes perfect sense to instruct your crew, under Comrade Ashlander’s leadership, in the proper maintenance of this vessel. Since the transfer of the ship has been approved by the Supreme Council, it is now under your rightful authority; therefore, our standards no longer apply. We may, however, provide counsel on improving your tactical doctrines and quicken integrating this warship into your fleet, should you be willing to share relevant combat data.

The Coalition understands the decentralized nature of the Bundschuh movement, which is precisely why we seek to continue cooperation with you as one of its most active cells. Thus, once all matters related to the Seliger are settled, the Coalition is open to discuss the future scope of our cooperation.

Regards,
Deputy Seamus Campbell,
Sirius Coalition Supreme Council

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from: Crimson Veil, The Platform
to: Deputy Seamus Campbell, SCRA
subject: Retrieval

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"Good day, Comrade Campbell."

"We received Coalition inspectors aboard destroyer formerly known as the "Seliger", now rechristened as the "Himbeersee". While we couldn't reveal everything on our new ship for security reasons, vital equipment belonging to your people is now in their hands. As we agreed."

"I must say, there were some... oddities. Specifically, a body was found in one of the hidden compartments. We provided your people with a... container to preserve it during transportation."

"During the inspection, we were attacked. First by Unioner forces; then, almost immediately, by the Rheinland war machine. An extraordinary "coincidence"... Quite possible it was a deliberate attempt to disrupt our cooperation. I wish to express my thanks to your men for their bravery and fortitude. Their presence and willingness to stand shoulder to shoulder with us made the defense easier and only minor damage to destroyer's hull was sustained."

"You will find the recording of the meeting in the attachments to this message. Hopefully the crews of Volga 73 and Chaika 28 will soon return safely to their home port."

"Until then."




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