Vagrant Raiders (VR-)

[Anaximander]

Hi, thanks for the answers. I'm sorry for being a p.i.t.a., I was just curious about stuff. Also good to hear that you're in it for the long haul, I was just being cynical because of the history of RoS and others, that doesn't mean that every faction have to go that way.

It's not absurd that you don't want to get shot, that's only natural, but we live in a world where states spy on their closest allies and friends, steal their technologies and so on, where "might is right" when it comes to security-related issues. Extrapolating from that line of thought to Disco fiction, a fleet of vagrant raiders is a liability to House gvt. no matter how genuinely nice they think you are and how friendly you want to be to them.

Can Lib gvt really be sure that you aren't targeting Liberty ships outside of Lib territory? Can they be sure you don't pirate Freelance Traders bringing supplies to Liberty? And so on and so forth. They'd have to keep you under surveillance to some extent to see if your words check out, at least if they are as concerned about homeland security as they seem to suggest, and that means you become an expense to Liberty - and who likes expenses? Lib gov could also go down the other route and not keep a close eye on you, which is irresponsible from a security point of view - and how long does irresponsible governments last? From a hardline PoV, you would be more of a bane than a boon to Liberty unless you were somehow heavily in debt to them or otherwise "ensnared" to a point where there wouldn't be a shred of doubt regarding your actions and intentions.

Again, views differ and we all have different interests. I find hardline power politics and intrigue interesting, but I am wholly aware that that is a choice, Disco is fiction and everything doesn't have to be overly "realistic" so don't take what I say too seriously. It's a very good writeup, you are dedicated to the project, and you've been around for a long time, so you deserve it just as much as any other group who got their ID in the past.