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[Nicole Hunter]

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Dear Hackers,

After completion of the operation Exposure we have received information from the Order that it caused a major turmoil within the agency. Some time ago we have intercepted an LSF operative in Colorado. Mr Raul Silva interrogated him and learned that Sonya Mosby, former head of internal affairs in the LSF, after being fired by new directorship, defected to the Xeno Alliance and is known by the alias Rinkhals. I decided to find her and ask her couple of questions in order to learn what exactly happened within the LSF. This time a carrot was more efficient than a stick. I attach interrogation logs for reference.

Kind regards,
Nicole Hunter

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Surveillance log: Kepler, Nicole Hunter's Sabre, 20th November

Nicole Hunter: Good evening Ms Mosby.
Sonya Mosby: Ah... you again. That explains a lot.
Nicole Hunter: I hope so.
Sonya Mosby: It's not everyday that my autopilot malfunctions. So what is it this time?
Nicole Hunter: I hope I that I have not misjudged you when I expected you to be more flexible than your Xenos friends.
Sonya Mosby: Let's say it depends on the situation.
Nicole Hunter: You pretty much know what I am after.
Sonya Mosby: But I still don't know why.
Nicole Hunter: Curiosity, intelligence gathering, name the reason which suits you best.
Sonya Mosby: I'd go with the intel.
Nicole Hunter: You have nothing to gain or lose by doing it. But on the other hand you can always trade your intel. This is a win-win scenario. Easiest for all concerned.
Sonya Mosby: So it's only a win-win situation for you? I have a strong feeling that no matter what I'll do you'll be still a pain in my behind. As you've always been if I may add.
Nicole Hunter: What I will say now might hurt your ego. But The Lane Hackers have rather very limited interest in the Xeno Alliance. For us you're just a Legion's pet. Since the not-so-recent change of Legion's heart, we simply avoid you both. But if some of your kin sticks his nose into our operations we deal with the situation at hand accordingly.
Sonya Mosby: Don't underestimate us, we may not be well equipped with all that fancy Legion stuff, but we know our plays. However, since my little party with the LSF I don't give that much about the Hackers. So I guess we're even, huh?
Nicole Hunter: This is what I tried to tell your trigger-happy friends.
Sonya Mosby: Yet it seems you need my help regarding your operations... Pretty odd, isn't it? And you can't tell me it's because you're curious about the spooks or me in person. There's somethin' bigger behind all this. I am simply looking for missing elements of the puzzle. So what's the picture on it?
Nicole Hunter: Well, from my perspective our operation, which was aimed against LSF and LN newest research programme, caused a serious turmoil and struggle within the LSF ranks. I want to know details.
Sonya Mosby: Well, there's been some trouble, yes. But I don't think that the stuff I know still represents things they're now.
Nicole Hunter: What I want to hear is your perspective on the whole situation from the beginning of our operation against Copperfield to the moment of your departure from the agency.
Sonya Mosby: I see. But I guess there's not as much to it as you'd like to be.
Nicole Hunter: Let me assess it.
Sonya Mosby: Things just went outta control, the new puppet on top went nuts and the show started. Some other nutters made some fireworks, my folks tried to re-establish order and that's when I were showed the door.
Nicole Hunter: By the new puppet you mean John Leroy who replaced Miss Brown?
Sonya Mosby: Yeah, that's the puppet I was talkin' about.
Nicole Hunter: What was the primary cause of Miss Brown's resignation?
Sonya Mosby: Don't think so. Leroy couldn't handle things. Ya know, there's this old sayin'. Give one power to reveal one's real face. That guy just deserves to sit in a padded cell all day long. No idea how he passed the psych guys.
Nicole Hunter: Tell me more about these fireworks.
Sonya Mosby: Let's say it this way. You knew about somethin' that isn't anymore. You remember the LSF base you knew about?
Nicole Hunter: Naturally. It was a prime target of our operation against LSF. The base itself and its logistics fleet.
Sonya Mosby: Well, some folks decided it'd be best to "help" you in this matter. During the internal clash some weirdo set off the auto-destruct and blasted the whole thing through space.
Nicole Hunter: The Order passed us information that the base was destroyed by the order of John Leroy.
Sonya Mosby: Dunno, can only tell you what reached me.
Nicole Hunter: So this was the main cause of the split within the LSF? Those who were supporters of the project lost with those who wanted to reroute the funds elsewhere.
Sonya Mosby: Kinda, yeah. Those of us who tried to act like the laws say where overthrown by those who'd like to do their own stuff.
Nicole Hunter: Do you know what happened with Miss Brown and the rest of your party?
Sonya Mosby: My former department was sent to some not so nice place. For Brown you'd better ask your sources from the Omicrons.
Nicole Hunter: That's interesting. We knew that miss Brown was transferred to regular Navy but then we lost her from our radar.
Sonya Mosby: Ask your sources in the Omicrons about her. They know where to find her. At least from what I know.
Nicole Hunter: Well, I don't really think it's necessary. According to our profile, she's rather emotionally unstable.
Sonya Mosby: Comes with the fact of bein' a spook, I guess.
Nicole Hunter: Well, I have one last question to you, Miss Mosby.
Sonya Mosby: But lemme ask you somethin' first.
Nicole Hunter: Go ahead.
Sonya Mosby: As it seems you've got sources everywhere in Liberty and you said this might be a win-win situation for both of us. I don't want any names but do you have access to Navy tech?
Nicole Hunter: Depends what technology you're talking about.
Sonya Mosby: Well, engine parts, navigational computers, spare parts to repair a Li-117.
Nicole Hunter: The main benefit of not being a trigger-happy terrorist in Liberty is that you retain access to one of the biggest black markets in Sirius.
Sonya Mosby: So I take that for a yes.
Nicole Hunter: These parts are your price?
Sonya Mosby: As I've got the feelin' that we might meet again with more questions it is the price for now.
Nicole Hunter: Leave a list of requested parts. They will be delivered to Ames. Now's the time for my last question.
Sonya Mosby: Alright, let's hear it.
Nicole Hunter: You're a trained agent. Not that we consider LSF training to be even half as good as the induction procedures used by us. Nevertheless, your profile fits rather a more sophisticated organisation than Xenos.
Sonya Mosby: You wanna know why I haven't been knockin' on your door?
Nicole Hunter: Why, of all choices, you joined Xenos, instead of, well, us.
Sonya Mosby: Well the answer's rather simple. I haven't heard from you folks after the rumors spread around in Liberty. That's the whole deal behind it.
Nicole Hunter: So it was a simple psychological need to remain in pack.
Sonya Mosby: You could say so.
Nicole Hunter: Interesting. Thank you for your answers.
Sonya Mosby: I guess now's the time to say the magic words. This conversation never happened, right?
Nicole Hunter: Actually, we usually kill people in such situations. Dead people don't talk. But it's pointless in this case. And there is another thing. We might be perceived as assassins or backstabbers, but the main reason we are able to do such things effectively, is that when we offer deals, we always abide them.
Sonya Mosby: That's what civilized people do.
Nicole Hunter: It's possible that when we meet next time it will be on purely hostile terms, but you will get your parts.
Sonya Mosby: We both know the rules of space, don't we?
Nicole Hunter: Just leave a list to that handsome bartender, and you will get delivery in 24 hours.
Sonya Mosby: I'll have a ship standing by to pick'em up.
Nicole Hunter: Anyways, good night Miss Mosby.
Sonya Mosby: Miss Hunter.

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