Kowalski: well first off, some people from my colony went North to explore the ice caps, see if there was anything usable up there. Haven't heard back from them in weeks though, so I could use a team to go up there to try and find them and finish scouting.
Second, raiders. I know it's dirty work but there's vermin out here in the bad lands, and I'm having trouble with a particularly nasty bunch out in an independent village a few kilometers to the east, I've sent some mercs to handle it but it would be nice to know people from centerpoint are taking part.
my third issue is kind of similar but I need some people to go out on the water to guard some salvagers. The beach is a nice place...really really nice...but once you're in the deep blue shit can get weird, including pirates or dangerous wild life.
I've probably got other shit I need to deal with too but that's just what I have off the top of my head in addition to negotiating with Skoisau.
Kowalski: woah people, I'm not in charge of assigning you to your missions. As far as I'm concerned you're here to help so you'll do what you're good at.
Anyway I'll schedule some transportation, in the mean time, you can either head down to the beach, get to know the land or hang out in the civilian parts of the colony, life there is pretty relaxed compared to here on the outer edge. If you're gonna stay out here though, try not to bug the grunts.
Kowalski: around 40,000 kilometers from here to the Northern polar region. You can expect consistent below freezing temperatures. As for how many there were, there were 5 of them, some of my best scouts and they had enough supplies to last them three months. It's only been 1 month since they left but it's been two weeks since the last reported check in.

Kowalski: aaaaanyway...We hired some mercenaries from a planetary firm to bolster our defenses and while it's enough to thwart the occasional raid, it's not going to be enough if they really try to assault us. and frankly besides Skoisau there are multiple issues I could use some extra man power on if you all are here to help.
(@Turax) No, I think destroying a nation entirely would just piss everyone else off at us.
(@Quartz) depends, what are you good at?