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Comm ID: Nicole Prower
Recipient: 5th Fleet High Command
Subject: I need tonight off duty

Greetings Command,

Where to begin. To start, a report came in of a Lane Hacker doing some pirating, and Armada and myself investigated. Upon arrival, the Hacker, Roxanna Willmore, seemed jumpy and nervous, immediately fleeing the scene. We gave chase but lost pursuit in the badlands. However a short time after, an Interspace transport reported her presence once more. I took Armada's advice and went in alone, intent on talking with her instead of engaging. Something wasn't right and we both knew it.

Upon arrival, Willmore fled again, but I managed to calm her and we talked. We slowly drifted through Texas at impulse speaking, I was trying to gain her trust, but she was very hesitant and didn't give it to me in the system. She engaged cruise and began to flee, but instead of disrupting her I gave chase, figuring I had gotten to assertive and needed to calm her again. We flew into California, then back into the badlands. Fearing for her safety if she returned to the Hackers, I called in Armada, Elena Voigt, and gunboat St. Lo to assist in the search, giving explicit orders to not engage if found. We encircled her between West Point and the California jumpgate. We spoke more, slowly gaining her trust.

What I could gather is this. A man named Marco had been using her as muscle to stick up transports to provide for him. Her mother, a true to the name Hacker, could possibly try to kill her if she turned away from the Hackers, to which I vowed to protect her, even if it meant putting the fleet between the Hackers and her. As the conversation continued, my support was redirected by Admiral Sader, while I stayed to continue. After some time, and pushing many people after a bounty away, I brought her and her friend aboard my yacht for protection and to hopefully convince her to get away from the pull of the Hackers.

Following this, I resumed patrol and stumbled upon an in-progress stop by Armada and his entourage. A pirate using a Junker fighter to smuggle black market small arms and a personal weapon. After some talking, Armada unleashed his firepower upon him and the pirate was destroyed. I picked up the small arms and handed them over to Norfolk personnel for lockup.

Following this, we engaged a force of Unioners in Bering. After a hrd fought battle, we had come out victorious. Resuming patrol, two rather suspicious LSF Agents were located and questioned, but upon being attacked, I engaged the two agents in defense of Agent Woods. An Outcast joined the battle and shortly after my craft was shot down.

Nicole Prower, Lieutenant, 5th Fleet

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