Neo Terran Front secure comms

[Shagohad]

***INCOMING TRANSMISSION***

[color=#FFFFFF]Priority: High
Encryption: Full
Destination: All ]NTF[- vessels
Source: Commodore Jake Ryder, NTBS Belisarius, Kansas
Subject: A fine day

Today was a major victory for the Front.

The miners have run rampant, paining us with their constant transmissions of pure static and rather uncultured manners. The Rogues have been itching to fight them, so we allowed them to do so in Magellan right outside of the Kansas jump hole. Lieutenant Rusk then got the bright idea to deliver the pirated iridium to Belfast. He completed two runs before he became bored.

I was in the middle of rather important paperwork aboard the Belisarius when I received a distress signal from Captain Crompton about two unruly Liberty capital ships in our system. The Liberty Blast and the Liberty Split decided to attack us. Foolish. I gave them a firm order to depart which received the response, "Make me." This was not only foolish, but instead down-right stupid. Our bomber forces had already engaged when the Belisarius coasted forth and proceeded to tear about both ships like rusty beer cans.

Immediately after the endeavor, we received a communication request from Mireille Ceyes. She informed us of her heritage and reason for fleeing into Kansas. I found it amusing that she was both ex-LSF and ex-SCRA. Two very secretive black-ops organizations. Executive Commander Rossini arrived on the scene and had a chat with her. He seemed trustworthy, so I shall follow suit.

Captain Crompton interrupted our chat with reports of activity in the sensor network around the Virginia jump hole. The fleet was assembled and sent to RV at the location, awaiting any hostile forces. Two vessels, an Upholder and a Guardian, jumped through, looked at our vessels, and jumped back. Knowing Liberty, we knew they were going to call in for reinforcements. We proceeded to the resident Smokey Hill Dark Matter cloud in order to throw their sensors off. After an hour or so of idle chatter and the confirmed report of no LN vessels in Neo-Terran space, we returned to Boadicea for well-deserved refueling and rest.

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"THE HULL HAS BEEN BREACHED AND THE SCIENCE IS LEAKING OUT!"