Jimmy "The Rat" Fattore

[Croft]

Log Entry 10 - 823

Boy, where do I start?

The Order guys I thought where part of the Order aren't the ones who control the Order, I've been contacted by a guy named Miller who says he can supply me with weapons, possibly even tanks and an Admiral in the Bretonian Armed Forces has made a deal to supply Leeds, with a 15% cut of course. So the most confusing thing first, the Order.

Took a trip up to Mu to make good on the deal I made with those O'Rhu folks and to take some product down with me to Bretonia when I gets stopped by an agent of the Order, he tells me I'm not allowed here, get out or be send home in a box, you know the usual shtick these mugs come out with. I tell him about making a deal with the O'Rhu, can't remember the names obviously. He sends out a message and the boss man comes in to grill me, wants the names. I dig through my logs while these two palookas are trying to intimidate me, tough talk but no action. I make up some bull story about the Corse and Brigands, boss man twists it about, a clear sign he's got no idea what to do with me.

Once I've given the names the boss asks me what I'm doing there and to make it short, I give him the brief, he comes back with "Well you don't make a very good first impression." The mook knows I'm sitting in his home system, for the second time, without so much as a scratch and hes not impressed? I don't buy it.
About that time a Coalition woman flies in, Red Witch. I'd met her before on my previous visit, seemed good people, followed by two clowns hunting her for sticking a couple of smugglers.
Now the boss is overwhelmed so I get put on hold, yeah intimidating. After some more big talk we all get chased out into Zeta where the Witch drops those two hunters without breaking a sweat. So I'm thinking, to hell with these Order jerks, the Coalition might actually be worth my time.
We get talking about my nickname "do I rat people out?" heh, almost as bad as Order boss man, so I says "No, I can just go damn near anywhere." Hell I've just come from what was supposed to be a restricted area smelling like roses. I get the boot into Sigma 59 but I think I made a good impression, kept calling me Jimbo though.

Now Mr Miller, weird one this.
I get a comm from the guy, simple and straightforward, knows what I do and wants to do business. Getting calls out the blue is usually how the cops try to bust guys like me so I'm a bit suspect on the whole thing. He tells me hes got connections, can supply me some shoddy goods, well thats not how I operate, its quality or nothin'. I ask him for something better and maybe even ex-military hardware, tanks, walkers, you know the big stuff. Still waiting on him to get back to me and I'm not sure he ain't a cop.

Lastly, Admiral 15%.
A quick and clean job this one, I get on the list to move "Marines" to access the Leeds underground while he has 15% off the top. It's a limited time job but from what I've heard, the money is good. Glad I'm not in the BAF though, guy turns a blind eye to his troops obviously wantin' more weapons, well so much the better for me.

Weird few days let me tell you. Anyways I'm sick of this Kusari place, half made deals and damn time wasters a plenty. I'm heading home, going to stop in on Uncle Gino and tell him about all this, should be good for a laugh.

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