Bowex InfoNet (inRP)

[jammi]

Incoming Transmission from Tower of London, New London system
10/04/822 A.S.

To: Bowex InfoNet
Priority: Medium
Topic: Omega 3 incident. Again.

Convoy Participants:

• BES Johnson - Andrew Peterson.
  
• ExSec Casey and Tamara.
  
• ExSec Miranda O'Neal.
  
• ExSec "Brown".

Convoy Information:
Initially a fairly standard run. I'd laid over on Planet New Berlin for the night after yesterday's convoy, and the other chaps had headed home while I got some administrative duties done. Today, I loaded up with Side Arms from the Ring and then headed for home.

Convoy Incidents:
For the duration of the journey between New Berlin and Omega 7, the trip was as uneventful as a stroll through the interior of Clarke's cranium. Omega 3, as ever, was where the trouble could be found. As I passed Freeport 1, who should undock (again), but Silent.Scorpion?

Naturally I put an immediate distress call out for ExSec support, seeing as he effectively had me pinned at the Freeport. After a few minutes of 'illuminating' discussion, I was joined by the ExSec duo Casey and Tamara. During this time a Pelican transport called Jackdaw also undocked and cruised away towards Cambridge. I didn't pay it much heed.

I warned Scorpion not to follow us or he'd be getting a taste of antimattter from the pair's bomber. As of late, he's been waiting for our transports outside the Freeport, then cloaking and (generally unsuccessfully) attempting to follow us down the lanes. Most irksome. Ms Miranda O'Neal was also en-route from the Cambridge gate, waiting to join the escort detail.

Two lanes away from the Freeport, so, roughly 14k away, the lane was dropped by none other than Jackdaw who it transpires was actually an aspiring pirate. Not a very successful one either. He ordered us to stop, so I ordered him to die. Seemed to be a fair exchange. Scorpion dutifully turned up at this point and demanded we pay his unfortunate accomplice 5 million credits. We politely declined, although this is watertight evidence of his skullduggery and the fact that he is basing his attacks from the Freeport.

Needless to say, we turned about and set a course for Sprague, it being relatively close-by and a friendly holding. Jackdaw was served a delicious plate of void pâté, courtesy of Casey while Scorpion followed him through a few short minutes later with a large helping of Tamara's 'antimatter surprise'. The AB1 with Mr(?) Brown at the helm arrived in time to oversee the grand finale. A positive result for the company all-round. There is of course still the unpleasant matter of the pirates basing off the Freeport (and I had been led to believe the Zoners had taken action already), but there we go.

Oh, the guns got to New London just fine as well.

Comm Logs

[28.04.2015 10:31:06] Bowex)Johnson: Peterson: Hullo there, sah!

[Scorpion undocks]

[28.04.2015 10:31:15] Johnathan_drew: hey there
[28.04.2015 10:31:21] Frodo.Baggins: Greetings
[28.04.2015 10:31:41] /time
[28.04.2015 10:31:41] 2015-04-28 10:31:35 SMT
[28.04.2015 10:31:51] Ging: greetings
[28.04.2015 10:32:01] Bowex)Johnson: Peterson: Wonderful. You again.
[28.04.2015 10:32:21] Silent.Scorpion: hey dude
[28.04.2015 10:32:48] Bowex)Johnson: Peterson: The amount of trouble you've been causing around here, I'm surprised the Zoners haven't airlocked you.
[28.04.2015 10:33:01] Silent.Scorpion: i aint causing any trouble
[28.04.2015 10:33:11] Silent.Scorpion: im just chilling
[28.04.2015 10:33:12] Bowex)Johnson: Peterson: Oh ho ho. Not right now, but you have been.
[28.04.2015 10:33:20] Silent.Scorpion: havin a "Mud"
[28.04.2015 10:33:51] Silent.Scorpion: where you headed anyway?
[28.04.2015 10:33:58] Bowex)Johnson: Peterson: So, what you're saying is that if I were to move off, you wouldn't then attempt to follow me and levy an extortion attempt? And that's none of your business.
[28.04.2015 10:34:11] Silent.Scorpion: what 10%?
[28.04.2015 10:34:20] Bowex)Johnson: Peterson: Piracy.
[28.04.2015 10:34:32] Silent.Scorpion: im not a pirate
[28.04.2015 10:34:47] Bowex)Johnson: Peterson: Every interaction we've ever had with you, and the men you've slain beg to differ.
[28.04.2015 10:34:52] Silent.Scorpion: think of me as a safe guardian around here
[28.04.2015 10:35:49] Silent.Scorpion: i just make sure all my customer safes is all
[28.04.2015 10:36:03] Bowex)Johnson: Peterson: By killing anyone you disagree with?
[28.04.2015 10:36:18] Silent.Scorpion: im a lover not a fighter

[Casey and Tamara arrive]

[28.04.2015 10:36:45] Bowex)Casey&Tamara: Casey: whats the problem?
[28.04.2015 10:36:49] Bowex)Johnson: Peterson: Well, I warn you now, if you attempt to follow us, you'll be loving antimatter.
[28.04.2015 10:36:58] Silent.Scorpion: tooshay
[28.04.2015 10:37:04] Bowex)Johnson: Peterson: So I suggest you disengage your engines and bugger off back into whatever hole you came from.

[The BES Johnson and ExSec cover departs from the Freeport]

[28.04.2015 10:37:26] /time
[28.04.2015 10:37:26] 2015-04-28 10:37:20 SMT

[Trade lane is killed by the pirate Jackdaw some 14k from the Freeport. Miranda O'Neal arrives as support]

[28.04.2015 10:37:42] Jackdaw: stop
[28.04.2015 10:37:55] Bowex)Johnson: Peterson: You are joking?
[28.04.2015 10:37:57] Bowex)Casey&Tamara: Casey: more of em?
[28.04.2015 10:38:02] Jackdaw: not really
[28.04.2015 10:38:05] Bowex)Miranda.O'Neal: They are working together apparently
[28.04.2015 10:38:06] Silent.Scorpion: nope
[28.04.2015 10:38:10] Bowex)Johnson: Peterson: Chaps, I've had enough of these jokers. Cook the transport.
[28.04.2015 10:38:17] Silent.Scorpion: no you will pay jackdaw 5kill
[28.04.2015 10:38:18] Bowex)Miranda.O'Neal: Activating weapons!
[28.04.2015 10:38:19] Bowex)Casey&Tamara: Casey yessir!
[28.04.2015 10:38:22] Silent.Scorpion: 5mill

[28.04.2015 10:38:34] Death: Jackdaw was put out of action by Bowex)Casey&Tamara (Gun).

[28.04.2015 10:38:35] Jackdaw: they shooting
[28.04.2015 10:38:42] Bowex)Casey&Tamara: Tamara: I am!
[28.04.2015 10:38:44] Bowex)Johnson: Peterson: What was that Scorpion?
[28.04.2015 10:38:46] Bowex)Angry.Badger.1: incoming

[28.04.2015 10:40:22] Death: Silent.Scorpion was put out of action by Bowex)Casey&Tamara (Gun).

[28.04.2015 10:40:25] Bowex)Angry.Badger.1: Brown: Oi, get off the tr-

{AUDIO/VISUAL EVIDENCE}

Andrew Peterson MBE
Trade Combine Manager
Borderworld Exports

Transmission End