Bowex InfoNet (inRP)

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Incoming transmission from:
Hans Liljefors, Canterbury station, New London.

Encyption: Medium.
Priority: Medium.
Subject: Convoy report.

Convoy participants:

• Standard deployment Eagle, Hans Liljefors.
  
• BES Montford, Shire, employee Roy Stinger.
  
• BES Orange, Shire, ExSec manager Richard Farbridge.

General information:
We moved two Shireloads of luxury food from planet Cambridge, Cambridge to planet Manhattan, New York. From there we moved general consumer goods to planet Pittsburgh two lanes away, and then boron back to Thames, New London from there.

Incidents:
No serious attacks were attempted against the convoy.

Additional notes:
I must hereby officially file a complaint against Mr. Farbridge being eligible to captain a transport. He has on numerous occasions shown that he is not capable of doing so, being outclassed by even most non-supervisors/managers; with his position it is downright shameful. As ExSec manager he'd be the one person I expect to follow protocol. I here attach some audio logs of Farbridge from just this convoy alone.

Breaking standard convoy protocol by not reporting status properly to scout:

Bowex)Orange: Sheffield already? Hold there will ya
Bowex)Hans.Liljefors.: Why, are you forgetting to report your location?
Bowex)Orange: Richard: 'Cause the lead transport is supposed to do that
[...]
Bowex)Orange: Richard: Well officially... We're both supposed to do that

Unnecessarily endangering another ship:

Bowex)Orange: Sorry 'bout that, Montford
Bowex)Montfort: Roy: No problem, shields are stable

Encouraging breaking of protocol:

Bowex)Hans.Liljefors.: Clear [to Fort Bush]
Bowex)Orange: Moving to Fort Bush, entering lane now.
Bowex)Montfort: Roy: Moving to Pittsburgh [without any complaints from Farbridge]
Bowex)Hans.Liljefors.: Without clears? Excellent showing of how you deserve your rank, Farbridge
Bowex)Orange: Richard: Experience Hans. Pure experience... Pirates hardly ever hit a convoy inbound to Pittsburgh.

Yet it was not even a year ago that myself, Mr. S. Wolfe and G. O'Farrell were all but killed on this particular lane (Bowex convoy incident #93.223095 - the BES Wilberforce, BES Redgrave and BES Rutherford, Fort Bush/Pittsburgh incident of 820 A.S.).

Further encouraging breaking of protocol:

Bowex)Orange: Protocol schmotocol. It was written by pencil pushers and legal attorneys

Using improper and unclear terminology when reporting to scout:

Bowex)Orange: Slow poke is slow
[...]
Bowex)Orange: In the bright light [Note: Meaning "Lead now moving towards Mojave"]
[...]
Bowex)Orange: Roger, handbrake turning [Note: Not an official maneuver covered in any version of the Bowex Captain's Handbook]

Abuse of rank by insulting a lower ranking employee:

Bowex)Hans.Liljefors.: [Clear to Sheffield station]
Bowex)Orange: You mean the only place you can afford a decent home in Manchester?

As is clearly audible, the emphasis on the second "you" indicates my income is inferior to his own.

Abuse of power by ordering attack on government property to a lower ranking employee:

Bowex)Montfort: Roy: Uhh got a problem with the gate
Bowex)Orange: Shoot it until it listens

This is even without mentioning most personal insults and a general lack of respect towards employees. I hope Mr. Farbridge's behaviour will be investigated and appropriate actions taken.

Transmission ends.

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