Comrades, I have just returned from my trip to the Hispania. The trip was mostly uneventful, which is fortunate. When I got to Alpha, though, I was nearly intercepted by two Outcast military vessels. They attempted to prevent me from reaching the Hispania, however their Cruise Disruptors were no match for my Insurgent's Countermeasures, and I made it to the Hispania without a scratch. The two pursued to me, eventually joined by a third. To evade them and make my escape, I looped around the back of the Hispania, flew into the rear engine housing, and out of the front of the ship at cruise speed. I scratched the paint a little on my way through, however. Here's a picture from my guncam. The damage you see was from my flight through the Hispania, not from enemy fire.
On my way back to base, though, I was hailed by a CR fighter. Normally, alone in hostile space, I wouldn't stop at all, however he proposed meeting at the Freeport in Tau-29. I was intrigued, so I agreed to the meeting. I was concerned about Kusari patrols in Tau-29, so I suggested we move to the Baffin system, to which he agreed. Here is my communication log.
They asked me to pass along their desire to open diplomatic relations, though they wouldn't tell me more. I, of course, understand completely, and I'm passing along their request, as asked.