This is going to take a while, so grab your mug. Last cycle, I got out on a routine patrol through the usual systems.
Encountered some Navy Ships with Exotic equipment; 3 fighters, all of the 46th - Ident: M.Kemp-Smith; Bravo-42 and Alpha-66.
Kemp had his ship full of Core equipment
Bravo-42 had an odd mix of equipment
Alpha-66 was flying an Order Anubis Fighter
Kemp stated that he's had his ship since he was a cadet. What about the equipment? How did they get their hands on Core, Hessian, Coalition and Order equipment or ships?
I continued to Penn where TFA popped on my scanner, somewhere between Eerie and Bethlehem.
I couldn't pinpoint their location but since they spotted me as well and I got to listen to their chatter, that means 2 things: they got good scanners but poor or no comms security. These can be exploited later. They evaded a further scan, I think they went for the Ralston Ice Field. I notified the Navy of their presence and continued my patrol.
Upon reaching New York, West Point, things got interesting, they popped up in full force.
3 Fighter Crafts, 1 Conference Gunboat and something foreign, a Grendel Rheinland Blackmarket Frigate, who's pilot claimed he was former Navy Rear Admiral, Independent Flotilla. They must have a connection to the Insurgency, since part of their equipment is Insurgency labelled. If this is valid, this needs to be looked into.
The fact that they brought a frigate in House space raises questions: what or who were they carrying to or from Bethlehem OR are they running low on funds that they need to resort to cargo piracy?
Liberty Navy popped up, another Order Anubis, designation Natalie.Cahoone. From the chatter, the Technocracy claimed the Navy ship was involved in some skirmishes all the way in Leeds with some of their companions.
Now the Navy ship is Order, with an Order Engine and Order weapons. Might I say that the Navy Officer is an Order Agent?
A mixed response of fighter crafts and heavy capital ships arrived, Navy, Aegis and another LSF agent - Ident:-V-Buzzard. What ensued was a skirmish between the Bounty Hunters and parts of the Navy against the Technocrats.
I swear, If I didn't have the recording, people would say I make this shit up; an Outcast Battlecruiser popped up while they were fighting. The Navy capital ships, I don't know what they were doing, drawing straws or tossing dice, had a good look at It before deciding to engage it. Hells.
Now this all was being kindly watched by a cloaked Lane Hacker gunship - Ident: Misconfig and a Corsair ship - Ident: Ooze_Goose.
Oddly enough, the Navy Natalie.Cahoone did not participate in any of the fighting.
To sum it up, in 1 Patrol: 4 Navy Ships either of exotic manufacture or full of exotic equipment, so that alone is a workload to see if it requires investigation; a Technocracy raiding party that should be investigated, from their bickering and infighting to their connections to the Insurgency and Rheinland Black Market; the Security Breaches from the Outcast Battlecruiser and Hacker Gunboat. And whatever that Xeno and Corsair were doing there as well.
Scout, Over and Out. I need a drink.
Quite the evening. Seems a lot of our focus is being pulled away from our operational responsibilities and being drawn into basic patrol duties and keeping the peace.
[She sighs but continues the report.]
We rerouted from Magellan to to Colorado to discuss some things with Cryer in orbit of Planet Denver. A Starfliers ship exited the Trade Lane from Galileo, one of the old Democritus liners. We decided to do a random inspection, and we were glad we did. The ship was carrying the very same gas we recently discovered in Omicron Minor.
We asked the captain, one Mark Hal if they had a license to transport this material through Liberty...to which they affirmed they did not. They also informed me that another ship was carrying more via Kusari. I informed them that their ship would not be impounded as it normally would due to the Starfliers regular assistance to the Liberty government in the past, but I did fine them both 10,000SC once the second ship arrived (one Renzu Liner) and began to escort them out of Liberty space. I strongly advised them to get this sorted out, as any future violations would be by the book.
What's more, before we departed, a fucking Crayter Battlecruiser popped out of the New York gate lane and beelined to the Galileo lane before we could react. There was no sense trying to catch them considering we were heavily outclassed. The LNS-Apollo who was on site with us, mentioned that they had said they were bringing marines to the Taus. Why they were passing through Liberty, and I assume Kusari after Galileo, instead of routing through Baffin is beyond me. It seems they were under orders to use this as a cover story. We will be reaching out to our colleagues in the 46th and Navy to inform them of this event as they have the proper channels to reach out to Crayter. A Liberty Agent reaching out instead would certainly ruffle feathers.
I began escorting them out of Liberty space, with the assistance of LNS-Apollo when we came across a separatist--one Katelyn Crow. Filthy traitor. They weren't worth the energy stored in my power core, so I told them to get lost and entered New York to find the Starfliers had disappeared. I attempted to catch them in California but lost their trail. I will be sending a strongly worded communication to their leadership on the importance of following official Liberty Agents and Officers in the future and see if I can use my act of mercy as leverage in getting more information on this gas they were hauling.
You fear oblivion. Yet you forget. The universe remembers every atom of your being. Even dust hums your name in the dark. Roleplay is dead. Long live Powertraders and PvP I guess.
You fear oblivion. Yet you forget. The universe remembers every atom of your being. Even dust hums your name in the dark. Roleplay is dead. Long live Powertraders and PvP I guess.
I swear Liberty sees more restricted ships and equipment than any other House!
Beginning Patrol Report L-N.153, 835 A.S.
Launched from Chadwick, usual route. Texas, Penn, Colorado, New York were clean, plenty of traffic, no problems.
Was making my way to New York > Cali jump gate when a convoy of Zoners belonging to the Phoenix Organization jumped in system, 1 Frigate, 4 Bulwarks and 1 hired gun, mute I presume. Or Illiterate by its ship name. I didn't bother with him and he didn't bother with me, or maybe he doesn't speak or understand English. They have quite expensive and military grade equipment on those ships.
Anyway, ships Identification:
1 Scarab Frigate - Asteria
4 Bulwarks - Trireme Alpha, Trireme Beta, Trireme Gamma, Thelema
1 Havok - Dream-huanter
Cargo scan came clean, all were carrying Niobium.
There has to be a "but".
Trireme Gamma was in possession of Nomad Missiles and Mines and the Scarab Asteria had mounted a restricted tech scanner, Wiretap. Order by manufacture, LSF by tech.
Upon questioning of where they came from, they claimed to be from Omicron Delta. When asked about the Nomad ordinance and why Its present in their cargo, they claimed they "picked it up by accident".
Now, upon being questioned for the provenance of the Wiretap, things got murky. They blatantly lied, stumbled and fumbled one another. Then they invoked a lack of a legal representative, lawsuit, Core Involvement and "rights". Hah!
[23.06.2025 19:55:20] S41|Scout: How did you come in the possession of the Order Scanner?
[23.06.2025 19:55:29] (\^/)Thelema: L: Ah long story
[23.06.2025 19:55:37] S41|Scout: I am all ears.
[23.06.2025 19:55:42] (\^/)Thelema: L: You know about Toledo
[23.06.2025 19:55:48] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Omicrons are no easy to live in.
[23.06.2025 19:55:50] S41|Scout: Afraid not. Whats that?
[23.06.2025 19:56:20] (\^/)Thelema: L: A planet that got glassed by nomads. A dirty war. Sometimes wreck drift into delta
[23.06.2025 19:56:24] (\^/)Asteria: ?: If you're coming from afar you'd know the situation I'd be in.
[23.06.2025 19:56:34] (\^/)Thelema: L: And since everything is hard to get we salbage what we can
[23.06.2025 19:56:41] S41|Scout: Liberty and the Omicrons are kind of far away.
[23.06.2025 19:57:02] S41|Scout: And from a Planet you salvaged a functioning Order scanner?
[23.06.2025 19:57:17] (\^/)Thelema: L: Oh no from all the wreck that drift around
[23.06.2025 19:57:29] (\^/)Asteria: ?: I had it crafted. With my crew mates.
[23.06.2025 19:57:36] (\^/)Thelema: L: They got sucked into the jump hole
[23.06.2025 19:57:41] (\^/)Thelema: L: And drift in delta
[23.06.2025 19:58:08] S41|Scout: See, funny thing about your story, is that the Wiretap Scanner is original from Liberty Security.
[23.06.2025 19:58:29] S41|Scout: And the technology, and all ships equipped with it, were and still are monitored.
[23.06.2025 19:58:37] S41|Scout: So, you salvaging it from a wreck is a lie.
[23.06.2025 19:58:56] (\^/)Thelema: L: You are making assumption there
[23.06.2025 19:58:57] (\^/)Asteria: ?: This is not salvaged.
[23.06.2025 19:59:14] S41|Scout: That I surmised.
[23.06.2025 19:59:19] S41|Scout: Now where did you get it?
[23.06.2025 19:59:22] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Had been crafted with time and caution.
[23.06.2025 19:59:27] S41|Scout: Oh, by whom?
[23.06.2025 19:59:49] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Me and my crew, it's a replica.
[23.06.2025 20:00:02] (\^/)Thelema: L: Time is money. So I will advise you as you are LSF, to ask for you command some data about Minor.
[23.06.2025 20:00:19] S41|Scout: Your crew has access to former LSF and currently Order equipment schematics?
[23.06.2025 20:00:19] (\^/)Thelema: L: You should be aware as core was involved
[23.06.2025 20:00:26] (\^/)Thelema: L: And you bankroll them
[23.06.2025 20:00:36] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Whenever I enter House space I have it on low frequencies to avoid radiation.
[23.06.2025 20:00:44] S41|Scout: So Core was involved with what?
[23.06.2025 20:00:52] (\^/)Thelema: L: In the omicrons
[23.06.2025 20:00:59] S41|Scout: With what exactly?
[23.06.2025 20:01:04] (\^/)Thelema: L: And they were the one wrecking order there
[23.06.2025 20:01:29] (\^/)Thelema: L: Well I think weird you are blatanly unawre of this
[23.06.2025 20:01:37] (\^/)Thelema: L: So I'll wait an attorney
[23.06.2025 20:01:45] S41|Scout: So let me understand this, as I am blatantly unaware.
[23.06.2025 20:02:00] (\^/)Thelema: L: Please provide us the liberty attorney we are offered by liberty code alina 12 civil code
[23.06.2025 20:02:25] S41|Scout: Asteria's captain and crew got their hands on the schematics of a LSF prototype scanner, currently of Order manufacture
[23.06.2025 20:02:36] (\^/)Thelema: L: Especially one we get after the pennsylvania "incident"
[23.06.2025 20:02:37] S41|Scout: And somehow managed to build a functional "replica"
[23.06.2025 20:02:44] S41|Scout: With Core "involvement"
[23.06.2025 20:02:50] (\^/)Thelema: L: So nobody talk until we got our attorney
Once Advocate-7 of the LSF, some Excelsus Squadron working in the Omicrons and Alien areas arrived at the scene, the Zoners fumbled once more, letting slip that they either have access or knowledge to Nomad Tech.
[23.06.2025 20:11:23] =LSF=Advocate-7: Ah.
[23.06.2025 20:11:26] S41|Scout: Took your time agent!
[23.06.2025 20:12:04] S41|Scout: Got some traders from Omicron Delta. They have an equipped restricted tech.
[23.06.2025 20:12:11] S41|Scout: And are refusing to cooperate.
[23.06.2025 20:12:31] (\^/)Thelema: L: Wez did cooperate until it gpt unreasonable
[23.06.2025 20:12:39] (\^/)Thelema: L: We dropped the nomad tech
[23.06.2025 20:12:43] S41|Scout: I don't want to damage their reputation or the profits Liberty makes by firing 6 warning shots in their hull.
[23.06.2025 20:12:46] =LSF=Advocate-7: Great. Violation of Liberty law from Zoners. I sure hope my shock and awe is audible.
[23.06.2025 20:12:51] S41|Scout: What nomad tech?
[23.06.2025 20:12:59] S41|Scout: You have nomad tech hidden on your ships?
[23.06.2025 20:13:31] S41|Scout: This requires expertise and warrants a ship search.
An LSF agent claiming to be working in the Omicrons and Alien Areas happens to drop by in New York as I stopped a convoy of Zoners claiming to come from Omicron Delta; who have knowledge of Nomad Tech and are in possession of Nomad Ammunition and Order Tech. How fortunate, don't you think? Too fortunate for my liking. You should have more information on these guys, you can handle it. I hope.
[23.06.2025 20:23:41] =LSF=Advocate-7: I've got it from here, Agent Mahill. Excelsus Squadron has priority over things in the Omicrons and alien areas.
[23.06.2025 20:24:19] =LSF=Advocate-7: Listen, nothing all too complicated. You work out in the Omicrons, yes?
[23.06.2025 20:30:41] =LSF=Advocate-7: Senior Agent Excelsus, head of Excelsus Squadron, and Advocate and Wavewalker teams. [23.06.2025 20:34:40] =LSF=Advocate-7: I deal with Order in my AO enough as it is. Order spies, Order saboteurs, hell even Order allies aren't privy to my patience.
He was useful in pressuring them to get to Norfolk for a thorough inspection without me having to resort to force.
At Norfolk, after the inspection, they didn't have any Nomad Tech or Ammo on board. The Security and Inspection crews came clean for the rest of their ships, except for Asteria. I decided to detain him for further questioning.
The captain buckled and admitted to be in possession of classified and restricted blueprints, presumably acquired from a "fighter wreck".
[23.06.2025 20:12:04] S41|Scout: Got some traders from Omicron Delta. They have an equipped restricted tech.
[23.06.2025 20:12:11] S41|Scout: And are refusing to cooperate.
[23.06.2025 20:12:31] (\^/)Thelema: L: Wez did cooperate until it gpt unreasonable
[23.06.2025 20:12:39] (\^/)Thelema: L: We dropped the nomad tech
[23.06.2025 20:12:46] =LSF=Advocate-7: Great. Violation of Liberty law from Zoners. I sure hope my shock and awe is audible.
[23.06.2025 20:12:51] S41|Scout: What nomad tech?
[23.06.2025 20:12:59] S41|Scout: You have nomad tech hidden on your ships?
[23.06.2025 20:13:31] S41|Scout: This requires expertise and warrants a ship search.
[23.06.2025 20:13:42] (\^/)Thelema: L: Please proceed to scan again
[23.06.2025 20:13:46] S41|Scout: Reroute from Manhattan to Norfolk.
[23.06.2025 20:13:57] S41|Scout: Scanner can't detect hidden tech.
[23.06.2025 20:14:16] S41|Scout: You dropped the ammunition. But you said that you have Nomad Tech.
[23.06.2025 20:14:19] (\^/)Thelema: L: And by liberty law zoner ship above 3.6k cannot dock
[23.06.2025 20:14:36] =LSF=Advocate-7: *sigh* Zoner "Scarab" Armored Transport, you have a Wiretap Scanner, which is Order technology.
[23.06.2025 20:14:38] (\^/)Thelema: L: Amminiton fall under technologies
[23.06.2025 20:15:08] S41|Scout: You will stay moored until the Security officers and the inspection crew finish their work.
[23.06.2025 20:15:17] =LSF=Advocate-7: Liberty Law section 4: Posessing Ship Identification, Weaponry, Equipment, or Ships from known hostiles is restricted.
[23.06.2025 20:15:36] S41|Scout: You wanted a Legal Representative. Here he is.
[23.06.2025 20:15:44] (\^/)Thelema: L: Well a civil one
[23.06.2025 20:15:50] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Alright then, lead the way.
[23.06.2025 20:15:51] S41|Scout: We are quite civil.
[23.06.2025 20:15:59] =LSF=Advocate-7: We can handle this in two ways. You comply, or I talk to the Secretary of Defence about your organization.
[23.06.2025 20:16:09] S41|Scout: You're resisting and making it difficult for us to be civil.
[23.06.2025 20:16:25] (\^/)Thelema: L: Well Asteria go with them as only you can dock
[23.06.2025 20:16:32] S41|Scout: All of you are up for inspection
[23.06.2025 20:16:39] S41|Scout: You are all coming from Omicron Delta.
[23.06.2025 20:16:43] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Lead the way, Officer.
[23.06.2025 20:16:44] S41|Scout: Maintain formation and course.
[23.06.2025 20:16:53] (\^/)Thelema: L: Well alright
[23.06.2025 20:16:57] S41|Scout: Advocate please take the lead to Norfolk.
[23.06.2025 20:17:03] S41|Scout: I will secure the rear.
[23.06.2025 20:17:21] S41|Scout: Take the trade lane and wait for the entire convoy at West Point.
[23.06.2025 20:18:20] S41|Scout: Proceed to Norfolk please.
[23.06.2025 20:18:26] S41|Scout: Advocate 1st.
[23.06.2025 20:19:41] =LSF=Advocate-7: Ah, damn, I was thinking we'd go three for three.
[23.06.2025 20:19:47] Mr-Smee: Arrr, ye scallywags! This be more like a Tea party than a battle eh? Shall i bring the crumpets next ?
[23.06.2025 20:20:02] =LSF=Advocate-7: Holy shit! Another pain in the ass!
[23.06.2025 20:20:04] (\^/)Trireme.Beta: S: Pirates now ...
[23.06.2025 20:20:06] (\^/)Thelema: L: Thank god we are in bristol ship. No zoner tech will be stolen
[23.06.2025 20:20:14] S41|Scout: Norfolk, this is agent Mahill, LSF. I need a security detail and an inspection crew.
[23.06.2025 20:21:59] S41|Scout: Trireme Alpha is clear. You're free to proceed.
[23.06.2025 20:22:05] (\^/)Trireme.Alpha: L: Got it.
[23.06.2025 20:22:09] S41|Scout: So is Thelema, Gamma and Beta.
[23.06.2025 20:22:14] (\^/)Trireme.Gamma: copy
[23.06.2025 20:22:26] (\^/)Trireme.Beta: S: Ogata
[23.06.2025 20:22:33] S41|Scout: Asteria, you are to remain and provide an explanation for the acquisition of the scanner.
[23.06.2025 20:22:44] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Fine then.
[23.06.2025 20:23:17] (\^/)Thelema: L: We will wait, we know how liberty opress zoners.
[23.06.2025 20:23:37] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Shall I start?
[23.06.2025 20:23:41] =LSF=Advocate-7: I've got it from here, Agent Mahill. Excelsus Squadron has priority over things in the Omicrons and alien areas.
[23.06.2025 20:23:55] S41|Scout: I am waiting.
[23.06.2025 20:24:19] =LSF=Advocate-7: Listen, nothing all too complicated. You work out in the Omicrons, yes?
[23.06.2025 20:24:22] (\^/)Asteria: ?: It all begun me discovering a totaled wreckage in the Omicrons.
[23.06.2025 20:25:09] (\^/)Asteria: ?: It had some interesting blueprints contained inside.
[23.06.2025 20:25:25] (\^/)Asteria: ?: About the so-called 'Discovery Scanner'
[23.06.2025 20:25:32] S41|Scout: So a ship in the Omicrons had the blueprints?
[23.06.2025 20:25:37] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Indeed.
[23.06.2025 20:25:48] S41|Scout: And It was a wreck?
[23.06.2025 20:25:55] S41|Scout: By any chance, what was it called?
[23.06.2025 20:26:26] (\^/)Asteria: ?: It was a lost heavy fighter.
[23.06.2025 20:26:34] S41|Scout: Totaled wreckage, but somehow the blueprints were intact?
[23.06.2025 20:26:41] S41|Scout: And a fighter by the way
[23.06.2025 20:27:11] (\^/)Asteria: ?: It had been nicknamed 'Easy Luck'
[23.06.2025 20:27:19] (\^/)Asteria: ?: The wreckage.
[23.06.2025 20:27:35] S41|Scout: Ok. One moment please.
[23.06.2025 20:28:25] S41|Scout: That ship appears in the database as an Order ship.
[23.06.2025 20:28:35] S41|Scout: You got the Blueprints from it?
[23.06.2025 20:29:06] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Indeed. Me and my crew managed to get the blueprints and craft one ourselves at the Omicrons.
[23.06.2025 20:29:17] S41|Scout: Understood.
Those blueprints are invaluable and must be acquired by LSF. Maybe I can get some information on how they were leaked. If they exist. If not, either Phoenix is tied with Order, infiltrated by it or a front for Order. Or Order is selling its tech for profit to Zoners. Either way, I'll not come back empty handed.
I will tag along with these Zoners, to see where this leads. Their destination is Freeport 11 in Omicron Delta. I am currently docked on Eerie, the Zoners are resting and visiting friends or family and restocking on Deuterium It seems. I will switch to a civilian ship and ID, and manage to report on route as they stop by. Since they can't dock in any House space, they will most likely dock on Freeports or other facilities.
[23.06.2025 19:47:47] S41|Scout: Greeting zoners
[23.06.2025 19:48:02] (\^/)Trireme.Alpha: L: Greetings.
[23.06.2025 19:48:08] S41|Scout: What is this?
[23.06.2025 19:48:19] S41|Scout: Hold a bit Trireme
[23.06.2025 19:48:27] Dream-huanter.: this is a convoy
[23.06.2025 19:48:40] (\^/)Trireme.Alpha: L: A convoy yes. Hold a moment, our leader is jumping in about.. now.
[23.06.2025 19:48:58] (\^/)Thelema: L: Any issue officer ?
[23.06.2025 19:49:12] (\^/)Trireme.Beta: S: Konichiwa officer
[23.06.2025 19:49:24] S41|Scout: Just a routine scan. Welcome to Liberty.
[23.06.2025 19:49:29] S41|Scout: Where are you headed?
[23.06.2025 19:49:38] (\^/)Thelema: L: Akutan bering
[23.06.2025 19:49:52] (\^/)Thelema: L: Bristol asked us to help with prop system
[23.06.2025 19:49:59] (\^/)Thelema: L: As we need more bulwark*
[23.06.2025 19:50:07] S41|Scout: The Bristol Installation. Understood.
[23.06.2025 19:50:24] S41|Scout: Cargo scan comes clean.
[23.06.2025 19:50:41] S41|Scout: Its Niobium all the way.
[23.06.2025 19:50:46] (\^/)Thelema: L: Yup
[23.06.2025 19:50:48] S41|Scout: But there are 2 small issues.
[23.06.2025 19:51:23] S41|Scout: Asteria has a nice scanner that is Order equipment, which is restricted in Liberty, to say prohibited.
[23.06.2025 19:51:47] S41|Scout: And Triereme Gamma has some Nomad ammunition.
[23.06.2025 19:51:48] (\^/)Asteria: ?: No worries it's disabled in here due restrictions.
[23.06.2025 19:51:56] S41|Scout: Might you explain that?
[23.06.2025 19:52:14] S41|Scout: Oh you have it disabled? And I am to take your word for it?
[23.06.2025 19:52:16] (\^/)Thelema: L: It's easy
[23.06.2025 19:52:25] (\^/)Thelema: L: We come from the omicrons
[23.06.2025 19:52:27] (\^/)Asteria: ?: You can take my word for it.
[23.06.2025 19:52:31] (\^/)Thelema: L: We have to deal with those
[23.06.2025 19:52:42] (\^/)Thelema: L: Gamma drop those and let the lsf take it
[23.06.2025 19:52:57] S41|Scout: Which Omicron you come from?
[23.06.2025 19:53:11] (\^/)Thelema: L: Delta
[23.06.2025 19:53:20] (\^/)Thelema: L: We export iridium
[23.06.2025 19:54:02] Mustrum_Ridcully: greetings, captains
[23.06.2025 19:54:11] (\^/)Trireme.Alpha: L: Greetings.
[23.06.2025 19:54:13] S41|Scout: Scan's clear Freelancer. You are free to proceed.
[23.06.2025 19:54:17] Mustrum_Ridcully: ty
[23.06.2025 19:54:25] S41|Scout: So you come from Omicron Delta. Where exactly in Delta?
[23.06.2025 19:54:36] (\^/)Thelema: L: Freeport 11
[23.06.2025 19:55:05] S41|Scout: Understood.
[23.06.2025 19:55:18] (\^/)Thelema: L: You have all you wanted ?
[23.06.2025 19:55:20] S41|Scout: How did you come in the possesion of the Order Scanner?
[23.06.2025 19:55:29] (\^/)Thelema: L: Ah long story
[23.06.2025 19:55:37] S41|Scout: I am all ears.
[23.06.2025 19:55:42] (\^/)Thelema: L: You know about Toledo
[23.06.2025 19:55:48] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Omicrons are no easy to live in.
[23.06.2025 19:55:50] S41|Scout: Afraid not. Whats that?
[23.06.2025 19:56:20] (\^/)Thelema: L: A planet that got glassed by nomads. A dirty war. Sometimes wreck drift into delta
[23.06.2025 19:56:24] (\^/)Asteria: ?: If you're coming from afar you'd know the situation I'd be in.
[23.06.2025 19:56:34] (\^/)Thelema: L: And since everything is hard to get we salbage what we can
[23.06.2025 19:56:41] S41|Scout: Liberty and the Omicrons are kind of far away.
[23.06.2025 19:57:02] S41|Scout: And from a Planet you salvaged a functioning Order scanner?
[23.06.2025 19:57:17] (\^/)Thelema: L: Oh no from all the wreck that drift around
[23.06.2025 19:57:29] (\^/)Asteria: ?: I had it crafted. With my crew mates.
[23.06.2025 19:57:36] (\^/)Thelema: L: They got sucked into the jump hole
[23.06.2025 19:57:41] (\^/)Thelema: L: And drift in delta
[23.06.2025 19:58:08] S41|Scout: See, funny thing about your story, is that the Wiretap Scanner is original from Liberty Security.
[23.06.2025 19:58:29] S41|Scout: And the technology, and all ships equipped with it, were and still are monitored.
[23.06.2025 19:58:37] S41|Scout: So, you salvaging it from a wreck is a lie.
[23.06.2025 19:58:56] (\^/)Thelema: L: You are making assumption there
[23.06.2025 19:58:57] (\^/)Asteria: ?: This is not salvaged.
[23.06.2025 19:59:14] S41|Scout: That I surmised.
[23.06.2025 19:59:19] S41|Scout: Now where did you get it?
[23.06.2025 19:59:22] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Had been crafted with time and caution.
[23.06.2025 19:59:27] S41|Scout: Oh, by whom?
[23.06.2025 19:59:49] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Me and my crew, it's a replica.
[23.06.2025 20:00:02] (\^/)Thelema: L: Time is money. So I will advise you as you are LSF, to ask for you command some data about Minor.
[23.06.2025 20:00:19] S41|Scout: Your crew has access to former LSF and currently Order equipment schematics?
[23.06.2025 20:00:19] (\^/)Thelema: L: You should be aware as core was involved
[23.06.2025 20:00:26] (\^/)Thelema: L: And you bankroll them
[23.06.2025 20:00:36] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Whenever I enter House space I have it on low frequencies to avoid radiation.
[23.06.2025 20:00:44] S41|Scout: So Core was involved with what?
[23.06.2025 20:00:52] (\^/)Thelema: L: In the omicrons
[23.06.2025 20:00:59] S41|Scout: With what exactly?
[23.06.2025 20:01:04] (\^/)Thelema: L: And they were the one wrecking order there
[23.06.2025 20:01:29] (\^/)Thelema: L: Well I think weird you are blatanly unawre of this
[23.06.2025 20:01:37] (\^/)Thelema: L: So I'll wait an attorney
[23.06.2025 20:01:45] S41|Scout: So let me understand this, as I am blatantly unaware.
[23.06.2025 20:02:00] (\^/)Thelema: L: Please provide us the liberty attorney we are offered by liberty code alina 12 civil code
[23.06.2025 20:02:25] S41|Scout: Asteria's captain and crew got their hands on the schematics of a LSF prototype scanner, currently of Order manufacture
[23.06.2025 20:02:36] (\^/)Thelema: L: Especially one we get after the pennsylvania "incident"
[23.06.2025 20:02:37] S41|Scout: And somehow managed to build a functional "replica"
[23.06.2025 20:02:44] S41|Scout: With Core "involvement"
[23.06.2025 20:02:50] (\^/)Thelema: L: So nobody talk until we got our attorney
[23.06.2025 20:02:54] S41|Scout: What Pennsylvenia incident?
[23.06.2025 20:03:09] (\^/)Thelema: L: We have the right to remain silent
[23.06.2025 20:03:12] S41|Scout: You have a legal representative in Liberty?
[23.06.2025 20:03:43] S41|Scout: Thats very fortuitous for some zoners that come all the way from Omicron Delta.
[23.06.2025 20:04:08] (\^/)Thelema: L: Planet erie, LPI bureau 75, 4 main street, capital city
[23.06.2025 20:04:28] S41|Scout: Let's see how to handle this. Why don't we go to Manhattan and have a chat there.
[23.06.2025 20:04:36] (\^/)Thelema: L: All zoner have an attorney now. Thank to what you do with neon in pennsylvania
[23.06.2025 20:04:45] S41|Scout: Proceed to West Point please. Maintain route and formation.
[23.06.2025 20:05:15] (\^/)Thelema: L: Article 74 of the free Sirius trade, all deviantion of a trade convoy without a warant will be compesented
[23.06.2025 20:05:24] S41|Scout: Anyone straying from formation or path with result in your entire lot getting a hard hammer of Liberty Lawful
[23.06.2025 20:05:30] (\^/)Thelema: L: Are you ready to compensate our fuel and time lost?
[23.06.2025 20:06:04] S41|Scout: Are you ready to compensate the possesion of Liberty Security Force restricted technology?
[23.06.2025 20:06:14] (\^/)Thelema: L: Please provide the lawyer
[23.06.2025 20:06:27] S41|Scout: You'll have everything you need on Manhattan. Proceed.
[23.06.2025 20:06:52] (\^/)Thelema: L: As 1st you are assuming it's a liberty tech, while it can be a damanaged Jintsuriki scanner
[23.06.2025 20:07:20] (\^/)Thelema: L: Are you a mandated expert on scanner technology to make such assumption
[23.06.2025 20:07:43] S41|Scout: You're in no position to make assumptions. Proceed to Manhattan.
[23.06.2025 20:09:02] (\^/)Thelema: L: We have no need to be rerouted to manhattan. Are your trying to oppress zoner once more ?
[23.06.2025 20:09:23] (\^/)Thelema: L: Are you trying to do a pennsylvania incedent again ?.
[23.06.2025 20:09:33] S41|Scout: You have failed to provide a proper explanation for restricted tech and the presence of nomad ammunition.
[23.06.2025 20:09:52] (\^/)Thelema: L: We gave them to you
[23.06.2025 20:10:00] (\^/)Thelema: L: And we told them we had to deal with nomad
[23.06.2025 20:10:00] S41|Scout: You're opening a space coffin. And in space nobody can hear you scream.
[23.06.2025 20:10:18] S41|Scout: That is no reason to pick up ammunition and who knows what else lies in space.
[23.06.2025 20:10:35] (\^/)Thelema: L: Are you treatening us? Well that will make a nice case
[23.06.2025 20:10:59] S41|Scout: You're in Liberty with a LSF agent present. Don't make me have fun here.
[23.06.2025 20:11:23] =LSF=Advocate-7: Ah.
[23.06.2025 20:11:26] S41|Scout: Took your time agent!
[23.06.2025 20:12:04] S41|Scout: Got some traders from Omicron Delta. They have an equipped restricted tech.
[23.06.2025 20:12:11] S41|Scout: And are refusing to cooperate.
[23.06.2025 20:12:31] (\^/)Thelema: L: Wez did cooperate until it gpt unreasonable
[23.06.2025 20:12:39] (\^/)Thelema: L: We dropped the nomad tech
[23.06.2025 20:12:43] S41|Scout: I don't want to damage their reputation or the profits Liberty makes by firing 6 warning shots in their hull.
[23.06.2025 20:12:46] =LSF=Advocate-7: Great. Violation of Liberty law from Zoners. I sure hope my shock and awe is audible.
[23.06.2025 20:12:51] S41|Scout: What nomad tech?
[23.06.2025 20:12:59] S41|Scout: You have nomad tech hidden on your ships?
[23.06.2025 20:13:31] S41|Scout: This requires expertise and warrants a ship search.
[23.06.2025 20:13:42] (\^/)Thelema: L: Please proceed to scan again
[23.06.2025 20:13:46] S41|Scout: Reroute from Manhattan to Norfolk.
[23.06.2025 20:13:57] S41|Scout: Scanner can't detect hidden tech.
[23.06.2025 20:14:16] S41|Scout: You dropped the ammunition. But you said that you have Nomad Tech.
[23.06.2025 20:14:19] (\^/)Thelema: L: And by liberty law zoner ship above 3.6k cannot dock
[23.06.2025 20:14:36] =LSF=Advocate-7: *sigh* Zoner "Scarab" Armored Transport, you have a Wiretap Scanner, which is Order technology.
[23.06.2025 20:14:38] (\^/)Thelema: L: Amminiton fall under technologies
[23.06.2025 20:15:08] S41|Scout: You will stay moored until the Security officers and the inspection crew finish their work.
[23.06.2025 20:15:17] =LSF=Advocate-7: Liberty Law section 4: Posessing Ship Identification, Weaponry, Equipment, or Ships from known hostiles is restricted.
[23.06.2025 20:15:36] S41|Scout: You wanted a Legal Representative. Here he is.
[23.06.2025 20:15:44] (\^/)Thelema: L: Well a civil one
[23.06.2025 20:15:50] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Alright then, lead the way.
[23.06.2025 20:15:51] S41|Scout: We are quite civil.
[23.06.2025 20:15:59] =LSF=Advocate-7: We can handle this in two ways. You comply, or I talk to the Secretary of Defence about your organization.
[23.06.2025 20:16:09] S41|Scout: You're resisting and making it difficult for us to be civil.
[23.06.2025 20:16:25] (\^/)Thelema: L: Well Asteria go with them as only you can dock
[23.06.2025 20:16:32] S41|Scout: All of you are up for inspection
[23.06.2025 20:16:39] S41|Scout: You are all coming from Omicron Delta.
[23.06.2025 20:16:43] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Lead the way, Officer.
[23.06.2025 20:16:44] S41|Scout: Maintain formation and course.
[23.06.2025 20:16:53] (\^/)Thelema: L: Well alright
[23.06.2025 20:16:57] S41|Scout: Advocate please take the lead to Norfolk.
[23.06.2025 20:17:03] S41|Scout: I will secure the rear.
[23.06.2025 20:17:21] S41|Scout: Take the trade lane and wait for the entire convoy at West Point.
[23.06.2025 20:18:20] S41|Scout: Proceed to Norfolk please.
[23.06.2025 20:18:26] S41|Scout: Advocate 1st.
[23.06.2025 20:19:41] =LSF=Advocate-7: Ah, damn, I was thinking we'd go three for three.
[23.06.2025 20:19:47] Mr-Smee: Arrr, ye scallywags! This be more like a Tea party than a battle eh? Shall i bring the crumpets next ?
[23.06.2025 20:20:02] =LSF=Advocate-7: Holy shit! Another pain in the ass!
[23.06.2025 20:20:04] (\^/)Trireme.Beta: S: Pirates now ...
[23.06.2025 20:20:06] (\^/)Thelema: L: Thank god we are in bristol ship. No zoner tech will be stolen
[23.06.2025 20:20:14] S41|Scout: Norfolk, this is agent Mahill, LSF. I need a security detail and an inspection crew.
[23.06.2025 20:21:59] S41|Scout: Trireme Alpha is clear. You're free to proceed.
[23.06.2025 20:22:05] (\^/)Trireme.Alpha: L: Got it.
[23.06.2025 20:22:09] S41|Scout: So is Thelema, Gamma and Beta.
[23.06.2025 20:22:14] (\^/)Trireme.Gamma: copy
[23.06.2025 20:22:26] (\^/)Trireme.Beta: S: Ogata
[23.06.2025 20:22:33] S41|Scout: Asteria, you are to remain and provide an explanation for the acquisition of the scanner.
[23.06.2025 20:22:44] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Fine then.
[23.06.2025 20:23:17] (\^/)Thelema: L: We will wait, we know how liberty opress zoners.
[23.06.2025 20:23:37] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Shall I start?
[23.06.2025 20:23:41] =LSF=Advocate-7: I've got it from here, Agent Mahill. Excelsus Squadron has priority over things in the Omicrons and alien areas.
[23.06.2025 20:23:55] S41|Scout: I am waiting.
[23.06.2025 20:24:19] =LSF=Advocate-7: Listen, nothing all too complicated. You work out in the Omicrons, yes?
[23.06.2025 20:24:22] (\^/)Asteria: ?: It all begun me discovering a totaled wreckage in the Omicrons.
[23.06.2025 20:25:09] (\^/)Asteria: ?: It had some interesting blueprints contained inside.
[23.06.2025 20:25:25] (\^/)Asteria: ?: About the so-called 'Discovery Scanner'
[23.06.2025 20:25:32] S41|Scout: So a ship in the Omicrons had the blueprints?
[23.06.2025 20:25:37] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Indeed.
[23.06.2025 20:25:48] S41|Scout: And It was a wreck?
[23.06.2025 20:25:55] S41|Scout: By any chance, what was it called?
[23.06.2025 20:26:26] (\^/)Asteria: ?: It was a lost heavy fighter.
[23.06.2025 20:26:34] S41|Scout: Totaled wreckage, but somehow the blueprints were intact?
[23.06.2025 20:26:41] S41|Scout: And a fighter by the way
[23.06.2025 20:27:11] (\^/)Asteria: ?: It had been nicknamed 'Easy Luck'
[23.06.2025 20:27:19] (\^/)Asteria: ?: The wreckage.
[23.06.2025 20:27:35] S41|Scout: Ok. One moment please.
[23.06.2025 20:28:25] S41|Scout: That ship appears in the database as an Order ship.
[23.06.2025 20:28:35] S41|Scout: You got the Blueprints from it?
[23.06.2025 20:29:06] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Indeed. Me and my crew managed to get the blueprints and craft one ourselves at the Omicrons.
[23.06.2025 20:29:17] S41|Scout: Understood.
[23.06.2025 20:29:40] S41|Scout: Lets proceed to your destination. As an LSF agent, I will accompany you to the Omicrons to retrieve the blueprints.
[23.06.2025 20:29:48] =LSF=Advocate-7: No, not so fast.
[23.06.2025 20:29:48] S41|Scout: That technology cannot fall into more wrong hands.
[23.06.2025 20:29:54] (\^/)Asteria: ?: The scanner has been tuned for safety just incase we're headed to House systems.
[23.06.2025 20:30:41] =LSF=Advocate-7: Senior Agent Excelsus, head of Excelsus Squadron, and Advocate and Wavewalker teams.
[23.06.2025 20:30:41] (\^/)Thelema: L: Better go directly to freeport 11
[23.06.2025 20:31:06] =LSF=Advocate-7: Everything to do with Inverness, Aliens, and the Omicrons is my jurisdiction.
[23.06.2025 20:31:09] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Alright, to the Omicrons I suppose?
[23.06.2025 20:31:20] =LSF=Advocate-7: Give me a minute, son.
[23.06.2025 20:31:38] S41|Scout: find a way to accompany me or cooperate.
[23.06.2025 20:31:50] =LSF=Advocate-7: Do you understand that Order doesn't have the same blind hero recognition in the houses, Zoner?
[23.06.2025 20:31:50] S41|Scout: Its not good to fight over it
[23.06.2025 20:32:03] (\^/)Asteria: ?: I do.
[23.06.2025 20:32:30] =LSF=Advocate-7: Right. So, you understand that that scanner is terrorist technology, and has a similar stigma attached?
[23.06.2025 20:33:28] =LSF=Advocate-7: Alright. Make sure that this information is clear to your group: Entering Liberty territory with terrorist technology will-
[23.06.2025 20:33:32] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Alright, though I know them as a different variety of a security force in the Omicrons, as a Zoner.
[23.06.2025 20:33:40] =LSF=Advocate-7: -mark YOU as terrorists, and Liberty Law will respond accordingly.
[23.06.2025 20:33:40] Stinging.Roger: G: Well that's unexpected .
[23.06.2025 20:33:54] (\^/)Asteria: ?: But I'll take your word.
[23.06.2025 20:34:40] =LSF=Advocate-7: I deal with Order in my AO enough as it is. Order spies, Order saboteurs, hell even Order allies aren't privy to my patience.
[23.06.2025 20:34:59] =LSF=Advocate-7: Is all of that clear?
[23.06.2025 20:35:02] (\^/)Asteria: ?: Yes, officer.
[23.06.2025 20:35:18] =LSF=Advocate-7: That's "Agent". Senior Agent Excelsus.
[23.06.2025 20:35:25] =LSF=Advocate-7: Carry on.
[23.06.2025 20:35:51] (\^/)Asteria: ?: I'm free then?
[23.06.2025 20:36:09] S41|Scout: Not free yet. You still have some blueprints I want.
[23.06.2025 20:41:42] (\^/)Trireme.Alpha: L: Alright wait for the rest to fall in line.
[23.06.2025 20:42:08] (\^/)Trireme.Alpha: L: We got to get some of that premium deuterium first.
I tagged along with the Phoenix convoy to Bering where they delivered the Niobium on Akutan. They turned back to Liberty and headed to Penn to acquire Deuterium.
I landed on Erie and the zoners are all over the settlements. I am surveying the captain of the Asteria, Jacob. He's visiting some friends it seems; Anne and John Lemox, 2 refugees from Gran Canaria, from their LPI records. Residence: Settlement No 76, coord: 40°48′04″N 85°59′29″W.
I will have a dossier ready with more information once I get aboard his ship. For the moment the crew is busy on it with repairs and provisioning it for the trip back.
I've placed a tracker on his vehicle and alarm on my pad.
I dropped by SL11 - SN76.
I took from storage some equipment: 8 ship trackers, 4 vehicle trackers, 2 blasters and ammunition, 1 compact plasma rifle, 2 close combat weapons, 1 electrobaton, 1 magscope, 1 full medkit, 4 debilitating grenades, 4 explosive and 4 smoke grenades, 2 incendiary grenades.
Switched to a civ ship and clothing.
The ships a CTE-19000 "Roc" Civilian Bomber, mat brown, Manufacture ID: L.M.-183.540. Transponder's functional, active and added into the system for tracking while outside Liberty. Additional Blackbox added to the ship, integrated with the system and functional.
We're applying pressure to the research and exploration group known as the Starfliers for data on Azurite Gas from Omicron Minor. They don't know about our access to the Order's former home or the fact we know that is the location where this gas originates. For now, we're pressuring them for data on said gas and are threatening them with impoundment of all their ships under suspicion of researching technologies with the intent to harm Liberty. Should they comply with handing over all of the data they have on the gas, we will leave them be. Frankly, I am remiss to burn a bridge of mutual cooperation with a organization that might help us in the future, but I suspect they would not play ball otherwise. Being an independent organization, no doubt they would be hesitant to give this data over to someone such as us. Time will tell if they comply, or if we have to escalate things.
Agent Faust's project appears to not be showing any signs of movement. While passenger travel from Liberty to the Omicrons should generate intelligence, at least in theory, it seems like this angle may be a moot point. I'm standing by for a report by the analyst to see if anything has shaken loose from his venture. If not, our best leads may be with our undercover operative in Omicron Delta who tentatively appears to be making some progress with the local Zoners there. Depending on his report, we may be pulling him back into the fold as an active agent rather than an undercover one.
In other news, some news on the LSF-RC-X1 project. Our technicians and engineers onboard Chesapeake have removed all of the experimental weapons from the hull and have begun a complete retrofit of the previous super structure to something more in line with recent discoveries. Unfortunately, they have discovered that the chassis has a unique flaw in it's design which may lead to catastrophic decompression under the right circumstances. This has lead to headquarters shelving the project indefinitely until such a time that these flaws can be ironed out. This means that the experimental design will remain in drydock for the foreseeable future. I will provide updates once the prototype project begins moving once more.
Finally, I'm drawing up initial plans to send a small recon force of one or two agents into the territory of our rivals beyond Galileo to collect some intel. Since relations have begun souring, it may be prudent to get more concrete data and intel on what is going on there. This also rings true of the former Bretonian system of Dublin. Though Bretonia is a loose ally of Liberty, relations have been worsening since the defeat of Gallia. It might be a good idea to collect intelligence related to goings on in their backyard and see if any data can be gleaned that might help us should hostilities break out and leave Liberty fighting in a two front war.
You fear oblivion. Yet you forget. The universe remembers every atom of your being. Even dust hums your name in the dark. Roleplay is dead. Long live Powertraders and PvP I guess.
You fear oblivion. Yet you forget. The universe remembers every atom of your being. Even dust hums your name in the dark. Roleplay is dead. Long live Powertraders and PvP I guess.
Full Name: Jacob Archibald Conrad
Place of Birth: Planet Gran Canaria; District 12 of New Leeds, one of the poorer parts of the settlement.
Date of birth: 799A.S.; Day 14th of the 5th Cycle, 19:34:00
Parents: Matthew & Elma Conrad (nee. Smith) - both Deceased
No Siblings, No Spouse, No Known Children
Dropped out of Obligatory Education Program in the 6th Elementary Cycle
Minor Incidents regarding Vandalism, Theft, Extortion, Battery
Reintroduced into the Education Program in the 8th Cycle by his father via Conscription Enrolment
Minor Accommodation Incidents in the first 3 months - Disobeying Orders, Assault on a fellow Cadet, Assault on a Senior Officer
Now, he skyrocketed and started excelling in all the Military Training Courses, Theoretical and Practical - this is linked to the death of his parents, which occurred when he was serving 1 Month of Penal Military Service for that Assault on a Senior Officer. Apparently, they didn't release him to attend the service, and the parents got burned and disposed of as all poor people on Gran Canaria, they feed the crops.
Graduated top of his class. Received a personal recommendation from his Senior Officer, the one he assaulted, to enable him to enlist in Planetary and Interplanetary Military Pilot School (PIMPS).
Graduated and started serving as a Frigate Pilot for the Gran Canaria Security Forces for a couple of years.
During the Bretonian Annexation, he was ferrying civilians from war zones to safe areas. Apparently his ship got shot down by 2 Cavaliers, a "mistaken transponder for a troop carrier". There were 8 survivors - him, his 2nd in command, comms officer and 5 civilians - 2 of them being the Lemox couple.
He didn't resume service, he managed to get an injury certificate to get him out of it.
Started flying a Frigate Interplanetary, ferrying refugees from Gran Canaria at first, then joined The Phoenix Organisation and started hauling cargo.
The rest of the information on him is in the Phoenix Organisation data base. You can get access to it.
I am assuming the Identity of John "Spook" Smith; Freelancer Interplanetary Delivery Pilot. The "Spook" part comes from my grey hair, which is natural by this age.
I will tag along them as I will have a delivery to make to Freeport 11 in Omicron Delta. The Data slate is ready with all the information needed to pass the inspection when leaving Erie, as not to raise suspicion.
They are planning on stocking the ships with Deuterium from the Bristol Facility, Cleveland Station. Seems they have a working contract with Bristol. I wonder what else they bring in from the Omicrons?
I infiltrated his vessel while the crew were out celebrating and planted an internal tracker. The eggheads from Chesapeake are good! This new one takes less than 2 minutes to mount on any power cable within the ship. Looks like a cable repair connector, and from what the eggheads said, the power drain is small but continuous, integrated with life support and the signal overlaps both the frequency and the wave length as the scanner signal and won't be detected. Fucking ingenious!
You will have to send someone here to investigate all the other crews and captains. This place has too many "refugees", corruption's ripe and I will bet you your left wooden armchair leg that at least one of them is connected to Militants or Order. Or both.
Waiting for the departure time. Will try to accidentally meet and befriend him in the Port bar.