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XIII▸ Hello. This is Thirteen-E of user account @xiii-e ; Helios has agreed to fascilitate my sending of messages at the moment, so I am fairly certain this should come through. He knows more about this kind of communication that I do.

XIII▸ We have spoken briefly, but I wanted to reach out of my own accord as well; I will admit to knowing precious little about mercenary companies, bar that I have occasionally been across the field from them. However I want to stress up-front; I have no interest in cultivating any kind of antagonism. I'm much more interested in learning, to be honest.

XIII▸ I haven't had time, or permission, to spend any time outside of Purview space; frankly, I've spent precious little time socialising even within the Purview. There's a lot that I don't know, and- I think I would benefit from getting to know more of what's out there. I have also been advised that you may have a deeper understanding of Union law and its policies than I do; not a high bar to clear I will admit. But while I may approach you with specific queries in that field later considering my general situation, for now-

XIII▸ Hello Kennedi :} Is that the name you would prefer be used? Actually, for you and the rest of your squadmates as well- would you rather I address you by name, or callsign? I use my name, personally. I think my callsign is a little... unweildy. Lio summarised your message for me; It's good to meet you properly. For what it's worth, I'm glad you managed to escape and find a meaningful life outside of Purview space; citizenship should be a choice, not a cage. For my part, I hope to do what I can for everyone who still serves under HA, by fulfiling my directive and keeping all they face from killing them- part of why I asked I be allowed to keep working, as my case drags on. I'm on a provisionary deployment right now actually. I do hope my signal holds.

XIII▸ I don't think I have a lot of... specific questions, right now. It's a little overwhelming, to suddenly have so many people within reach. I suppose- I would like to hear anything you'd like me to hear. Or, anything about what your life looks like outside the cockpit. You all have spare time, right? What do you do with it? It sounds so strange, the idea of just- not having anything you have to do. What directs you? How do you decide?

XIII▸ Apologies if those are personal. Garbled, or, nonesense maybe- I don't know. I'm a little at a loss but... I think, the main thing I really wanted to say with all of this was just- Hello. Who are you? :}

[ XIII-E ]

hold on just a sec kiddo, lemme get things booted...

[INITIALIZING BOOT SEQUENCE: 3CH0-13.EXE]

[PROGRAM RUNNING: 3CH0-13.EXE]

there we go. your friend Lio sent us over a copy of that Echo program you two use; I made my own version and will have it running the entire time we're all speaking. no need to fear the corpo censors here - MSMC couldn't give a rat's ass what we say about the Big 4, so long as it's not legally considered slander, but hey, that's what we have P for ;)

// Very funny, Slipshod. But yes, hello Thirteen! Kennedi informed us that you might reach out - it's a pleasure to get to speak with you more properly. As to the matter of names - we'd prefer you use our real ones, not our callsigns. (We always sign off with our callsigns as a formality, but speaking among friends, we use our names.)

quick note - Slipshod is both my callsign and my chosen name, which K informed me might be... confusing, for someone like you. long story short, my real name is highly confidential information, and the last idiot who called me by that name got shot. just call me Slipshod and you'll be fine :P

> For matters of clarification, we also utilize unique signage at the beginning of our speech blocks to further distinguish ourselves. Phoenix uses a twin slant (//), while I use an arrow (>). Slipshod types in an entirely different font, making them easiest to distinguish.

// That being said, Slipshod is not an NHP, though their chosen font makes them look like one - they've been confused for one before, hence why I bring it up. (If memory serves, it was the newest cast of PR agents employed by HA after Jimbo got promoted who made that mistake. Interesting how that all works out...) Actually, I should just say it outright - our squadron utilizes no NHPs or COMP-CONs whatsoever. You'll only ever be talking with us three.

oh, right, pronouns - I use they/them, P and K both use she/her, but if you wanna refer to us all collectively as "girls" you're technically correct so I'm okay letting that one slide

> I think that's enough of that. About those questions...

// Ah, yes! We here in MSMC-796 actually have quite a bit of downtime between deployments, seeing as we choose for ourselves what missions we undertake - it's part of working under contract. Mercenaries don't have assigned "directives" like a military force such as HA would have; instead, we are sent contract offers from a variety of potential employers across the galaxy, and we get to choose which ones we wish to accept. If something seems fishy (or otherwise not worth it), we simply reject that offer and move on to the next.

that's one of the big perks of going merc - you don't have to answer to anyone if you don't want to. our squad even went a step further and opted not to have any handlers, either. I mean, we still have access to the folks on Command should we feel we need an extra eye on us during a mission, but usually we do just fine alone

> Yes, our squadron is unique to those employed among MSMC in that we do not have an assigned handler to oversee our missions. Seeing as there are only three of us in the squadron, it's much easier for us to keep an open comms line so that we can all communicate as a single entity, rather than having a dedicated handler barking orders at each of us individually. It's a matter of convenience, ultimately.

// Slipshod mentioned Command, so allow me to explain that - here at MSMC, all of our employed handlers make up a conglomerate known as Command. If a squadron has a dedicated handler assigned to them, that's who they'll report to on missions. However, if a squadron opts not to have a dedicated handler (like us, for example), we can choose to call into Command prior to a deployment and have a random, non-assigned handler on call to help us out. Usually we don't need that at all, but for certain more dangerous missions, having that extra eye in the sky can be extremely helpful.

as for downtime - believe it or not, even we mercs have jobs we gotta do when we aren't on deployment. I'm our squadron engineer, so usually I spend most of my off time in the hangar patching up our mechs and installing new software. not that I don't trust the MSMC repair teams to do it right - the boys do a pretty good job if you tell 'em what needs fixing - but with some of the special tech our squad employs, I feel much safer working with it myself

// Most of my downtime these days is spent working in public relations on behalf of MSMC. This can mean anything from assisting new recruits with the sign-on process, answering questions we receive in our Omninet inbox, recording adbroad scripts for future use, connecting people in need with members of MSMC Legal, and several other duties as required. It's a very demanding job at times, but it's also very rewarding, as it means I'm one of the first to meet our new recruits and welcome them to their new life under MSMC.

> Much of my time off of deployment is spent in conversation with other squadron commanders from across MSMC. Not only is it good networking for our squadron, being the face of PR for MSMC, but it also helps disseminate information Phoenix receives from Upper Management throughout the rest of the company. Furthermore, it allows us a chance to see how the new recruits are settling in with their new squadrons - such as a close friend of ours, Gray, who recently joined MSMC after leaving their tutelage under IPS-N.

// Another excellent point, Kennedi - MSMC (as well as many of our sibling mercenary companies, such as our friends over at CORSAIR Mercenary Company) welcomes mercenaries from across all backgrounds, regardless of their prior life circumstances. In our squadron alone, we have someone who grew up in IPS-N airspace (me!), an ex-HORUS member (Slipshod), and - as I'm sure you already know - an ex-HA member (Kennedi).

MSMC is a diverse bunch - we get folks coming in all the time for all manner of reasons. some are trying to escape a shitty contract, some are looking to clear their criminal record, some come here to give freelancing a shot after working corpo, and some just wanna completely reinvent themselves and ditch their old life for good. anything goes, really!

> MSMC is a very welcoming company, especially to those who come from complicated backgrounds - like myself. Many of our legal teams are employed to assist in breaking contracts which might otherwise prevent a would-be mercenary from leaving their current place of employment. It's by far one of our most commonly utilized services, and a unique one that, as far as I know, only MSMC offers.

// I won't bore you with the specifics, Thirteen, but Kennedi is right - MSMC Legal has a fearsome reputation, and for very good reason. Our lawyers are some of the best in the galaxy, and much of their work is dedicated to helping people get out of bad situations. Legal alone makes up over a third of MSMC's corporate presence!

easy on the shill there P, you're starting to sound like Upper Management. we're not trying to recruit the kid; just answer their questions

// Right - sorry about that, Thirteen. I get carried away with the whole PR spiel sometimes. I mean, it is my job (well, one of them, anyways), and I am getting paid to do it, but at the end of the day we're here to help. If you have any more questions, either about MSMC or about any of us, please feel free to ask! Our inbox is always open.

-- Angel, Slipshod, & Lockbreaker

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#lancer rpg #lancer ttrpg #lancerrpg #+ are we done here? can I turn this stupid echo system off now?#> yes Slipshod; you can turn Echo off - they'll use their own version of the program when they respond #+ thank fuck. can't believe we have to jump through so many hoops just to get this kid to talk like a normal person...#// Turtie doesn't think they're a person; period. if using an Echo helps we should keep using it as long as they feel they need it #> correct. however - Lio was very clear that we don't press the issue until Turtie themself felt confident enough to broach it #+ ugh... fine. can't believe HA has the nerve to fuck someone up so bad that they don't think they're a person anymore; clone or otherwise #> watch it Slipshod. I may not have quite as severe of trauma as Turtie but I can assure you HA dehumanizes everyone under its employ #> regardless of whether they are human / flashclone / NHP / COMP-CON / etc.#correspondences with: Thirteen-Echo

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