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BDM Operational Report Archive
07/02/824
Freelancers and Smugglers
While on a routine patrol through Stuttgart, I cam across a vessel belonging to the group FL-ER, also known as "FreeLance Escorts and Repairs". I asked them several questions about their group, all of which were readily answered. They have a large trading/transport division and a small bounty hunting wing, with an estimate of 4,5 good pilots. They claimed to have several contracts both in and outside Rheinland for the supply of bases, including Solitaire Metropolis. Despite the rumors of them being Cardimine smugglers, I found little evidence to back this, however, I doubt they would be silly enough to admit it to an officer of the law like that.
Later on, I came across two actual smugglers, the first was a freelancer carrying Counterfeit Software, at first they dropped the contraband while running and tried to claim innocence, but I had already gotten the guncams of their cargo, so they paid their fine and left. Next, just as I was finishing with the freelancer, a Samura Train full of Xeno Relics came past in the trade lane, luckily, they must have saw how close I was and decided not to try resisting. They dropped the cargo promptly, however while putting through their fine, the Federal Police decided to take them out, before I could gather any information about how they got access to such an amount of Alien Artfacts, normally found in the hands of Corsairs and their friends.
[08.02.2017 03:00:23] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: Guten Tag, Freelacner
[08.02.2017 03:00:38] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Buenos Dias BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf
[08.02.2017 03:00:55] 2017-02-08 03:00:52 SMT Traffic control alert: [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana has requested to dock
[08.02.2017 03:01:20] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: Please hold here
[08.02.2017 03:01:27] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Holding
[08.02.2017 03:01:39] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: Stand by for a cargo inspection
[08.02.2017 03:01:58] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: *engine makes grinding noise* - Ohh.. guess it needs a bit of oil!... old thing
[08.02.2017 03:02:01] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: *chuckle*
[08.02.2017 03:02:06] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: You are all clear, now a few questions...
[08.02.2017 03:02:15] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Si senor
[08.02.2017 03:02:24] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: What do you need to know?
[08.02.2017 03:02:34] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: What is your purpose in visiting Rheinland?
[08.02.2017 03:03:04] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Business. the administration of Solitaire Metropolis has made a contract with the group I work with
[08.02.2017 03:03:12] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: the FreeLancing Escorts & Repairs
[08.02.2017 03:03:22] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: And the purpose of that group is....?
[08.02.2017 03:03:25] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: I'm currently supplying Solitaire Metropolis
[08.02.2017 03:04:04] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: We're a group of freelancers. simply put, we look for work around Sirius so that we can make credits
[08.02.2017 03:04:10] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Our biggest line of work, is base supply.
[08.02.2017 03:04:18] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: I see.
[08.02.2017 03:04:23] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: But there's also the occasional bounty hunting job we pick up
[08.02.2017 03:04:32] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: Thank you for your time. We'll be keeping an eye on you
[08.02.2017 03:04:41] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: Bounty hunting?
[08.02.2017 03:04:52] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: Quite a shift from running base supplies
[08.02.2017 03:05:01] Ping: 928ms (Max: 1000ms) Fluct: 120ms Loss: 7% (Max: 70%) Lag: 0% (Max: 100%)
[08.02.2017 03:05:05] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Some of our members are fighters, not suppliers
[08.02.2017 03:05:09] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: But it's a small wing.
[08.02.2017 03:05:20] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: Around how small?
[08.02.2017 03:05:24] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Most our bounty hunting jobs are in Bretonia, against the Royal Navy.
[08.02.2017 03:05:45] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: we might have... 4 or 5 capable fighters
[08.02.2017 03:06:07] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: How does that compare to your shipping capacities?
[08.02.2017 03:06:24] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: In regards to shipping.. we are a lot.
[08.02.2017 03:06:25] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: hard to count
[08.02.2017 03:06:45] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Our main expertise is exacly that, supplying. so there's a lot of tranport pilots like me in our group
[08.02.2017 03:06:47] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: Would you say it is the majority of your activity?
[08.02.2017 03:06:52] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Correct
[08.02.2017 03:07:09] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: Back to the bounties, you mentioned you fight the Gallic Navy
[08.02.2017 03:07:18] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Ocasionally
[08.02.2017 03:07:31] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: Is that for the bounty payouts themselves, or for some other reason?
[08.02.2017 03:07:47] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: Personal greivances, idealology etc...
[08.02.2017 03:08:13] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Two reasons. one is for the money, of course. the other reason, is because the gallic royal navy are enemies to us
[08.02.2017 03:08:33] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: much of our membership come from Bretonia, Bretonia citizens.
[08.02.2017 03:08:49] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: Ah, so its for the defense of your homeland?
[08.02.2017 03:08:51] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: So, there's a little bit of personal... "business" when it comes to bounty hunting the gallics
[08.02.2017 03:08:57] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Yes.
[08.02.2017 03:09:12] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: We are mainly allies of Bretonia.
[08.02.2017 03:09:18] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: That is quite understandable
[08.02.2017 03:09:39] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: I think one more question,
[08.02.2017 03:09:43] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: sure
[08.02.2017 03:09:44] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: Is there anyone you bounty hunt for?
[08.02.2017 03:10:17] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: me personally, no. I've tryed staying away from battles.
[08.02.2017 03:10:30] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: But the rest of your group?
[08.02.2017 03:10:39] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: The "small" wing of fighters?
[08.02.2017 03:11:03] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Oh.. well, there was an individual that our group was specifically hunting.. but we haven't seen her in a long while
[08.02.2017 03:11:10] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: A junker. .. i think it was a junker..
[08.02.2017 03:11:27] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Her name was Izai vyu ... i think
[08.02.2017 03:11:36] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: I don't remember too well.
[08.02.2017 03:11:37] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: A Junker? Hmm Don't think I've heard of them
[08.02.2017 03:12:06] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: This specific woman, has pirated a lot of our transport pilots.
[08.02.2017 03:12:19] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: So, our leadership put up a bounty on her head.
[08.02.2017 03:12:46] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: As it is only fair. Did any of the the offenses happen within the House of Rheinland?
[08.02.2017 03:13:27] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: I'm not sure of where all the occurences happened. But she did caught me once
[08.02.2017 03:13:29] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: In... Hudson is i'm not mistaken
[08.02.2017 03:14:06] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: regarding where she could've caught my colegues... i don't really remember
[08.02.2017 03:14:09] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: That system is quite rife with Libertonian scum, I'm sure a Junker that has turned to piracy would fit in well there
[08.02.2017 03:14:35] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: guess so.
[08.02.2017 03:15:02] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: I think that will be all for today, Mr. Soares
[08.02.2017 03:15:17] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Alright. good chatting with you senor Ohlendorf
[08.02.2017 03:15:22] BDM|Ins-B~Ohlendorf: Thank you for your time, and we will be in contact if theres anything else we need....
[08.02.2017 03:15:34] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Sure!
[08.02.2017 03:15:39] [FL-ER]The.Aisatsana: Soares: Alright.. time to get back to work then!
[08.02.2017 03:50:20] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: Jakob, stop there
[08.02.2017 03:50:56] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: Please cut your engines
[08.02.2017 03:51:04] Jakob_Fugger: yes officer
[08.02.2017 03:51:13] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: Good, you have dropped the contraband
[08.02.2017 03:51:32] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: I'll now ask you to pay a fine, 3.500.00 credits, and you will be free to go
[08.02.2017 03:51:32] Jakob_Fugger: what u mean ?
[08.02.2017 03:51:53] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: You were carrying that counterfeit software
[08.02.2017 03:52:13] Jakob_Fugger: No i didnt
[08.02.2017 03:52:43] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: Yes, you were. I have already collected all the evidence I need
[08.02.2017 03:53:15] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: So you can either pay your fine or suffer the consequences
[08.02.2017 03:53:17] Ping: 312ms (Max: 1000ms) Fluct: 2ms Loss: 27% (Max: 70%) Lag: 0% (Max: 100%)
[08.02.2017 03:53:24] Jakob_Fugger: sry i have some trouble, i have really finanzial problems
[08.02.2017 03:53:40] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: Financial troubles are a poor excuse for smuggling
[08.02.2017 03:54:05] Jakob_Fugger: maybe 1mill we are ok ?
[08.02.2017 03:54:07] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: It supports the pirates and lowlifes that would overthrow our House
[08.02.2017 03:54:31] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: The fine for smuggling that amount of contraband is 3.500.000 credits
[08.02.2017 03:55:14] Ping: 319ms (Max: 1000ms) Fluct: 3ms Loss: 18% (Max: 70%) Lag: 0% (Max: 100%)
[08.02.2017 03:55:15] Jakob_Fugger: but this is too much for, i will loose all my stuff
[08.02.2017 03:55:38] Jakob_Fugger: *for me
[08.02.2017 03:55:40] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: I guess you'll just have to learn that crime doesn't pay
[08.02.2017 03:56:08] Jakob_Fugger: but i worked very hard so far
[08.02.2017 03:56:46] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: And it will be all for naught if you keep trying to avoid you fines
[08.02.2017 03:58:42] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: Good, you may carry on now
[08.02.2017 03:59:01] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: Try to stick to the federally-approved routes now
[08.02.2017 03:59:13] Jakob_Fugger: i hope u are happy to destroy a live
[08.02.2017 03:59:27] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: A life built on crime is not much of a life
[08.02.2017 03:59:37] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: You should consider doing something more with yourself
[08.02.2017 04:00:02] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: Stormspike, stop
[08.02.2017 04:00:15] Jakob_Fugger: im just a trader
[08.02.2017 04:00:26] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: Stop there please
[08.02.2017 04:00:31] Stormspike: ok
[08.02.2017 04:00:37] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: please drop the alien artifacts
[08.02.2017 04:00:50] Stormspike: all of them?
[08.02.2017 04:00:54] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: yes, all of them
[08.02.2017 04:01:06] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: They are a danger to society
[08.02.2017 04:01:27] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: Now, please pay a fine of 5.000.000 credits
[08.02.2017 04:01:37] Stormspike: i dropped the cargo
[08.02.2017 04:01:47] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: yes, but you still have to pay a fine
[08.02.2017 04:02:02] Stormspike: ok hold on
[08.02.2017 04:02:16] Death: Stormspike was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[08.02.2017 04:02:36] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: Huh
[08.02.2017 04:04:25] 2017-02-08 04:04:23 SMT Traffic control alert: BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf has requested to dock
[08.02.2017 04:04:33] You have received 5.000.000 credits from Stormspike
[08.02.2017 04:05:09] BDM|Ins-B,Ohlendorf: Your fine has been recieved, please do not bring Alien Artifacts through Rheinland again
[08.02.2017 04:05:43] Stormspike: alrite