A patrol in the Tau-23 system found a vessel laiden with ore. After determining it had come from territory we claimed, I enforced an appropriate tax upon the vessel before dismissing it from my presence.
While involved with this, a Colonialfighter arrived. It presented no interference with the taxation, so I moved to an appropriate position to prepare for the inevitable combat. The combat was swift, and I tripped the vessel's pilot over his own ordinance. It was not the only fighter to arrive and contest my presence, as a Joker had arrived to oversee the failure of the previous vessel. A third fighter arrived, however this Hotdog was tripped up by Signore Castro. He then departed and left me to finish up my own fight. I state that while I fought hard and did much damage, I was not able to overcome the second vessel. Another time I will be victorious.
After returning to Savona Compound I met up with Commandante Orsini, and we proceeded to make a run to our Junker friends upon Rochester, where we made a good profit. Nearly arriving back at our home with a shipment of arms we ran across a Brigand carrying the orange. Commandante Orsini made it clear that while he would let the vessel depart this once without incident, it should contact us via Neural Net means before making any further dealings. We then landed, where I dispensed the light arms to our compound's armory.
This is all to be reported.
Addio.
~D. Celestino
(--- USER SIGNING OFF: Drago Celestino, Cavaliere ---)