To: Ingenuus Research Group | From: Ezrael Vertiga

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ID: Ezrael Vertiga
Location: Omega-49
Subject: That Granma
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God damnit. That old lady is getting on my nerves, McCool.

The story behind that is really simple, to be honest. I stumbled across Miss Lyells cruiser in Omicron Minor and made the crucial mistake to decloak and talk to her. Should have known better. However, you don't see Core patrols in Minor that often, as they focus fully on patroling Rho and Delta and only send snubcraft to the more distant systems. So, yeah, we talked. Found out she is the current owner of the Core and a Guildkeeper. Not the Guildmaster, though. Looks like she likes to play chess, preferring to be then Queen instead of being the vulnerable King.

So, I took the opportunity. The Core does everything for profit, so I offered her a deal. She would get some money and in return she would make sure I wouldn't get hunted by the Core, now that they know of the Apahanta still being out there - to be honest, I thought they knew that already, but I guess the younger pilots didn't think a foreign Mako was a suspicious thing and whatever. She declined. Then I offered her my database about the nomads, as I think my research on them is a bit... different from what APM knows about them. You know, there aren't many people that actually try to talk to the nomads. Call me a weirdo, but when those things talk to me using their mindpowers - since they can't communicate in any other way - then I try not to punch my own face to get them out of there. After all, some of them really just want to learn, like most Zoners do.

So we talked about how could I have been able to get information about the nomads that possibly could be more accurate than the ones of the Core. Bla bla bla, she accused me to be infected and so on. Sent her my blood, boom, not infected. Sorry for this tone, but I'm really tired of this now. Looks like people are actually trying to corner me, sending rumors about me being infected or a nomad supporter out there. You know, that's how they want to destroy my reputation. How could I defend myself from someone who says I'm in touch with them? I don't know, and that's a big problem to me. Battlegroup Auxesia spreads those rumors, and now even the Core

One more reason to upgrade the cloak, McCool. I prefer to be unseen a thousand times more than having our weapon system ready once we uncloak.

But I guess it's now more problematic, isn't it? As long as I am not able to to furnish proof about me not being under nomad control, you could possibly work with the wrong person. I'd fully understand if that would prevent you from helping us. There is no way I can defend myself from those allegations. Everything I can give you is my word as the Captain of a stolen battleship that never harmed any Zoner.

However. If you are still willing to help me, I'll send you the 500.000.000 Credits. The Apahanta is still moored at Livadia, with your people having unlimited access to it.

Safe skies.

Ezrael Vertiga