Gateway Shipping Reporting Facility

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From: Captain Eli Eales
To: Gateway Reporting Facility
Subject: Commerce report log #3

Well mates today I was robbed. Wait, I'm getting ahead of myself...

After delivering another shipment of military vehicles to New London I received an unusual request from a contact in Interspace Commerce to pickup some 1,000 cigars he had left on New London and bring them to Planet Erie. The job would pay 11mil up front and it seemed too good to pass up.

Before setting off with cargo I made a quick trip home (Planet Cambridge) to check on my parents and to purchase a top of the line Serenity. Ah, she is a sight to behold.

My trip between Britonia and Liberty space was uneventful. However, when I approached Fort Bush in the New York system, a Civilian gunship forces me to halt. The gentleman introduces himself as a Freelancer by the name of Thomas Opgar and demands to know how much money I am carrying. The bloody git was surprising frosty with the whole conversation.

Now gents, before you think I am complaining, let me assure you that I am not. This "Independent" pirate as he put it was civil and let me go after paying 1 million credits. No, what ruffles my feathers is that a Liberty cruiser (Vindicator) was sitting next to him watching the whole process proceed before him. I thought things were bad at home with the Gauls breathing down our necks, but these Yanks can be incredibly lazy hooligans at times!

Regardless, after being freed by the Freelancer/pirate the shipment was brought to Planet Erie and I off to quaff as many Liberty Ales as it takes to make the horrible taste go away. Oh, what I wouldn't give for a tall glass of Gin!

-Eales
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