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nq210501_msg0001 |
Hey, what can I do for you? |
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| 2 |
nq210501_msg0002 |
We heard you're doing well for ether at
the moment. Do you have any ideas how
you're going to use it? |
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| 3 |
nq210501_msg0003 |
Ah, you want to know? Yeah, we're sitting
on more ether than we can collect. |
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| 4 |
nq210501_msg0004 |
The work's been going better than
we could ever have imagined since
we perfected the ether probe. |
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| 5 |
nq210501_msg0005 |
Ah, that must have greatly improved
the efficiency of your mining operations. |
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| 6 |
nq210501_msg0006 |
Me and Varen are the minds behind it.
We wanted a more effective way to find
ether channels. |
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| 7 |
nq210501_msg0007 |
Not bad. |
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| 8 |
nq210501_msg0008 |
It's done wonders for our ether stocks,
but yeah, lately it's a bit excessive. |
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| 9 |
nq210501_msg0009 |
What a problem to have, right? Oh no,
we have too much ether! How awful! |
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| 10 |
nq210501_msg0010 |
If you've got too much, why not use it? |
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| 11 |
nq210501_msg0011 |
OK, let's think about this.
Any good ideas? |
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| 12 |
nq210501_msg0069 |
Any good ideas? |
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| 13 |
nq210501_msg0012 |
Share it freely among the colonies |
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| 14 |
nq210501_msg0013 |
Donate it to colonies in need |
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| 15 |
nq210501_msg0014 |
Give it to whoever wants it most |
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| 16 |
nq210501_msg0015 |
I suggested that, but it was rejected.
It doesn't benefit us. |
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| 17 |
nq210501_msg0016 |
Tulgrim from the survey branch's
pretty stubborn about this stuff, so
there's not much way around it. |
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| 18 |
nq210501_msg0018 |
Hmmm... Not sure we can
just give it away for free. |
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| 19 |
nq210501_msg0019 |
I made a similar suggestion, but
the sergeant shot it right down. |
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| 20 |
nq210501_msg0020 |
She's not cruel, but she's very...
by the book, shall we say. |
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| 21 |
nq210501_msg0021 |
Unless we got some kind of compensation,
we'd never get Tulgrim on board, not to
mention captains like Sif. |
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| 22 |
nq210501_msg0022 |
If we can hammer out more concrete
criteria and narrow down the possible
recipient colonies...then maybe. |
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| 23 |
nq210501_msg0023 |
We really can't just be sitting on
this ether surplus, like you said. |
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| 24 |
nq210501_msg0024 |
It's a difficult problem, certainly. |
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| 25 |
nq210501_msg0025 |
How about narrowing it down
to a nearby colony? |
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| 26 |
nq210501_msg0070 |
Which colony will you work with? |
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| 27 |
nq210501_msg0026 |
Work with Colony Tau |
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| 28 |
nq210501_msg0027 |
Work with Colony 4 |
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| 29 |
nq210501_msg0028 |
Work with Colony 30 |
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| 30 |
nq210501_msg0029 |
Colony Tau? We won't get anything
out of trading with them. No good. |
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| 31 |
nq210501_msg0030 |
What kind of colony is Colony 4?
I don't know much about them, myself. |
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| 32 |
nq210501_msg0031 |
Does it seem like the kind of colony
that can make a fair trade for ether? |
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| 33 |
nq210501_msg0032 |
Oh, they could probably pay us
back for ether in Levnis tech. |
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| 34 |
nq210501_msg0033 |
Mate, you're never going to shift
that ether at this rate. |
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| 35 |
nq210501_msg0034 |
You need solid justifications if you
want to get approval and convince
the top brass to back you up. |
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| 36 |
nq210501_msg0035 |
If it's not a colony like 30 which
can pay us back in kind, we're
just not going to get the OK. |
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| 37 |
nq210501_msg0036 |
What an utter faff. |
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| 38 |
nq210501_msg0037 |
I agree. Ideally, I'd like to be able
to distribute it more widely. |
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| 39 |
nq210501_msg0038 |
But that's not really my job. And without
any other bright ideas, I think we'll have
to settle for this one. |
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| 40 |
nq210501_msg0039 |
Yeah, I'm the same way. |
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| 41 |
nq210501_msg0040 |
If you can get your ether's worth,
they'll agree to the plan, yes? |
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| 42 |
nq210501_msg0041 |
What are you thinking? |
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| 43 |
nq210501_msg0071 |
To get their ether's worth... |
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| 44 |
nq210501_msg0042 |
Distribute it free of charge. |
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| 45 |
nq210501_msg0043 |
Sell it directly. |
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| 46 |
nq210501_msg0044 |
Sell it through Nopon. |
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| 47 |
nq210501_msg0045 |
I can't think of much, aside
from just giving it away. |
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| 48 |
nq210501_msg0046 |
Right? If you can't use it all,
then what does it matter? |
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| 49 |
nq210501_msg0047 |
Couldn't you just straight up
sell the stuff? |
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| 50 |
nq210501_msg0048 |
Not a bad idea, but logistically,
it'd be a pain to lug around. |
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| 51 |
nq210501_msg0049 |
Yeah, I guess it's hard to go selling it
without creating a load of work... |
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| 52 |
nq210501_msg0050 |
There's only one way to ensure that
you get a fair price and avoid incurring
extra work on your side. |
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| 53 |
nq210501_msg0051 |
And that is? |
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| 54 |
nq210501_msg0052 |
The Nopon who travel with the
caravans. You sell through them. |
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| 55 |
nq210501_msg0053 |
There's always demand for ether.
Trading in it should net plenty of profit. |
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| 56 |
nq210501_msg0054 |
And you have the added benefit of
utilizing the Nopon trade routes. |
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| 57 |
nq210501_msg0055 |
Colonies suffering from ether shortages are
sure to be somewhere on their itinerary. |
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| 58 |
nq210501_msg0056 |
Oh, yeah...! |
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| 59 |
nq210501_msg0057 |
Talk to the Nopon - I'm sure they'll
be happy to buy from you. They won't
have any trouble selling it. |
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| 60 |
nq210501_msg0058 |
That's a great idea! We should do that! |
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| 61 |
nq210501_msg0059 |
This way Lambda gets to sell its ether,
and ether-starved colonies get to buy
it from Nopon. |
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| 62 |
nq210501_msg0060 |
But you're going to need to get some
kind of approval for it, aren't you? |
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| 63 |
nq210501_msg0061 |
Yeah, I'll put the request in. |
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| 64 |
nq210501_msg0062 |
What, just like that? |
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| 65 |
nq210501_msg0063 |
It's better to get the ball
rolling straight away. |
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| 66 |
nq210501_msg0064 |
First we have to open talks with the
Nopon. The merchants, preferably. |
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| 67 |
nq210501_msg0065 |
We can take care of that, if you want? |
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| 68 |
nq210501_msg0066 |
Would you? |
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| 69 |
nq210501_msg0067 |
Of course. No trouble. |
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nq210501_msg0068 |
There's a Nopon trader near the entrance
to the colony. Thanks for this. |
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