Natio Octavarium Internal Affairs

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Identification: Taskmaster Harold Kane
Affiliation: Natio Octavarium, Fourth Fleet

To: Taskmaster Escher
Visibility: NONE.

Subject: We have a problem
Encryption: This message isn't even here.
Location: Literally right down the hallway

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E,

We have a problem. A big god damned problem.

*A gunshot can be heard in the background. It can likely be heard from the office of the person the message is directed to. It should probably be seen to by a damage control team just in case.*

While discussing some interesting materials with Victor Kijima of the Kijima Blood Dragon clan, including how he's actually a goddamn deep cover SIS agent -- but let's put a cork in that one for now -- that weird little girl from the Ando clan showed up and started threatening him. Which, y'know, kind of weird, but who am I to get into the affairs of quarrelling clans. I just told them to make sure they don't drag any shooting into Tau-44. And, well, that's kind of not the point, but that's the way life goes. Bombardier Lundin happened to be there too. They moved into Tau-37 to discuss things and we followed a few minutes later.

And then a Kusari heavy fighter showed up, claiming to be from a Kusari intelligence organization that no one heard of. And then he started shooting.

You know that blue glow? That distinctive blue glow that we've seen before on certain ships in Kansas? The blue glow that usually gets dealt with by organizations like the Core, and the Order? Yeah. That blue glow. It was there. I saw it with my own two goddamned eyes coming out of that ship's thruster.

Both Dragons were forced to eject. So was Lundin. Then a pilot from the SCRA showed up to talk about an arms deal. Something about us buying military-grade ordnance packages from Volgograd. And then they got attacked by the god damn unknown you-know-what-that-probably-is. Almost lost his ship but the two of us managed to shake the thing and decided we'd rather talk later.

This crap keeps following us around. It's time for that to end, permanently. I'm calling every Nomad specialist I can think of. You'll be on the line of course.

Kane

Visual Range Transmission Logs

[16.06.2018 03:59:17] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Hrm.
[16.06.2018 03:59:20] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: Kite 1, contact.
[16.06.2018 03:59:28] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Confirm.
[16.06.2018 03:59:28] BD|An.-Homura: It looks like a stray bird founds it's way to where it shouldn't stride.
[16.06.2018 03:59:39] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: Yes, but you're still here.
[16.06.2018 03:59:52] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Bombardier.
[16.06.2018 03:59:56] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: Old habits.
[16.06.2018 04:00:02] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Homura, this man is a guest of the Natio.
[16.06.2018 04:00:31] BD|An.-Homura: Sure. Just keep it away from Ando business.
[16.06.2018 04:00:42] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: I go where I please ma'm.
[16.06.2018 04:00:47] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: This is a jump hole. Unless you're laying claim to the system, this anomaly is not your business.
[16.06.2018 04:01:09] BD|An.-Homura: Then i might shoot you whenever i please, filthy Gaijin.
[16.06.2018 04:01:15] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: Try me.
[16.06.2018 04:01:24] BD|An.-Homura: I am not talking to you.
[16.06.2018 04:01:26] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: You..dare..?
[16.06.2018 04:01:36] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: Sorry, you come into our home and call *us* foreigners?
[16.06.2018 04:01:41] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: Piss off with that nonsense.
[16.06.2018 04:01:48] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: And threaten our guests.
[16.06.2018 04:01:50] BD|An.-Homura: I am talking to that one.
[16.06.2018 04:02:09] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: I take great personal offense to my friends being threatened in my back yard.
[16.06.2018 04:02:09] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: 'That one' has a name that I INSIST you use.
[16.06.2018 04:02:33] BD|An.-Homura: I will deal with this one later.
[16.06.2018 04:02:39] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: [ Status check... systems green. Status: Alert. ]
[16.06.2018 04:02:48] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: You'll do it outside of my friggin system.
[16.06.2018 04:02:55] BD|An.-Homura: Yes. Certainly.
[16.06.2018 04:03:05] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: YOUR SYSTEM?
[16.06.2018 04:03:18] BD|An.-Homura: They live there.
[16.06.2018 04:03:18] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Yes.
[16.06.2018 04:03:23] BD|An.-Homura: If you don't know that yet.
[16.06.2018 04:03:32] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: Oh..I thought you said that.
[16.06.2018 04:03:38] BD|An.-Homura: What else could you expect from an silly annoying dork.
[16.06.2018 04:03:56] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: that was a weak-ass insult.
* Homura and Kijima jump to Tau-37. *
[16.06.2018 04:06:51] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: Yep. That hole's still green.
[16.06.2018 04:07:09] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: I've never understood why different regions have different coloured jump holes.
[16.06.2018 04:07:17] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: It's fairly consistent, too.
[16.06.2018 04:07:27] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: Local mineral and gas deposits, probably.
[16.06.2018 04:07:39] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: You know how the Walker Nebula's basically the defining feature of the Omegas? Things like that.
[16.06.2018 04:07:49] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Spatial anomalies are...
[16.06.2018 04:07:56] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: I guess anomolous is the right word.
[16.06.2018 04:08:02] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: That sounder smarter in my head.
[16.06.2018 04:08:04] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: Not as much as Ageira wants people to think.
[16.06.2018 04:08:47] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: There's patterns there, safe ways to use them.
[16.06.2018 04:08:54] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: Used them a lot in my... old jobs.
* Lundin and I jump to Tau-37 to check in on the Dragons. An unknown Kusari vessel appears out of nowhere. *
[16.06.2018 04:10:23] Itsu-5|Aoi: KNI Itsu-5 reporting in.
[16.06.2018 04:10:24] BD|An.-Homura: I guess we have more important things to deal with.
[16.06.2018 04:10:36] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: Indeed.
[16.06.2018 04:10:43] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: KNI. Not something I want here.
[16.06.2018 04:10:45] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Hrm.
[16.06.2018 04:11:07] BD|An.-Homura: Natio, this vessel is beyond your concern. Leave this to us.
[16.06.2018 04:11:15] Itsu-5|Aoi: Unidentified vessels (2), Blood Dragon vessles (2).
[16.06.2018 04:11:27] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: Homura, please
[16.06.2018 04:11:30] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: Heh. Fine by me.
[16.06.2018 04:11:34] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: No, let the lady have her pride.
[16.06.2018 04:11:37] BD|An.-Homura: Hey, filthy Gaijin. Do me a favor and accompany me.
[16.06.2018 04:11:39] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: Keep your anger contained to me, not our allies.
[16.06.2018 04:11:44] Itsu-5|Aoi: Negative, identify yourselves.
[16.06.2018 04:11:46] BD|An.-Homura: We have a bugger to deal with.
[16.06.2018 04:11:47] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: You make the phone call when you need a hand, Kijima-san.
[16.06.2018 04:12:05] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: You're entirely too far from your jurisdiction to demand a damn thing.
[16.06.2018 04:12:11] Itsu-5|Aoi: You will comply.
[16.06.2018 04:12:16] Itsu-5|Aoi: This is your last warning.
[16.06.2018 04:12:19] Itsu-5|Aoi: Identify yourselves.
[16.06.2018 04:12:28] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: Boss, what do you think?
[16.06.2018 04:12:29] BD|An.-Homura: Kijima, the hell are you waiting for.
[16.06.2018 04:12:36] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: I mean, let's start from the top.
[16.06.2018 04:12:38] Itsu-5|Aoi: Identify yourselves, NOW.
[16.06.2018 04:12:46] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: Victor..
[16.06.2018 04:12:48] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: And you sir?
[16.06.2018 04:12:55] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: My name is Harold Angus Kane. I was born on a transport between Libertonian and Bretonian space.
[16.06.2018 04:13:07] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: My mother is dead.
[16.06.2018 04:13:11] Itsu-5|Aoi: Your group, your people, collective.
[16.06.2018 04:13:12] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: My father is not dead.
[16.06.2018 04:13:16] Itsu-5|Aoi: Whatever you call yourselves.
[16.06.2018 04:13:20] Itsu-5|Aoi: What title do you go by.
[16.06.2018 04:13:22] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: Jesus Kane..
[16.06.2018 04:13:29] Itsu-5|Aoi: I'm not interested in your life.
[16.06.2018 04:13:37] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: I mean, personally, my title is Taskmaster.
[16.06.2018 04:13:50] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: Blood Dragon, of the feared Kijima clan
[16.06.2018 04:13:52] Itsu-5|Aoi: And who do you represent in this case?
[16.06.2018 04:14:01] Itsu-5|Aoi: Not you, peasant.
[16.06.2018 04:14:06] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: The Fourth Octavarium Fleet.
[16.06.2018 04:14:08] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: You what son?
[16.06.2018 04:14:18] BD|An.-Homura: Feared Kijima Clan. Hmph.
[16.06.2018 04:14:26] Itsu-5|Aoi: Shut up, I have real responsibilities beyond yourself.
[16.06.2018 04:14:26] BD|An.-Homura: Show me a person who's afraid of you.
[16.06.2018 04:14:30] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: would you two get a room and screw already
[16.06.2018 04:14:41] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: That f*uckin is it, Homura, I demand you come back to Kusari with me
[16.06.2018 04:14:45] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Don't get that room yet. Maybe book it.
[16.06.2018 04:14:54] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: where we can have this out in private.
[16.06.2018 04:14:56] BD|An.-Homura: I refuse.
[16.06.2018 04:14:56] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: I wouldn't say like, check in, collect the keys, start t he action
[16.06.2018 04:15:04] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Definitely make the reservations though.
[16.06.2018 04:15:08] Itsu-5|Aoi: Since you complied, I'll grant you a quick death for cooperating with these terrorists.
[16.06.2018 04:15:16] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Well.
[16.06.2018 04:15:24] BD|K-Victor.Kijima: Lets get on with it then.
[16.06.2018 04:15:26] BD|An.-Homura: I god damn told you.
[16.06.2018 04:15:32] BD|An.-Homura: Weapons free.
[16.06.2018 04:15:33] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: Hah.
[16.06.2018 04:15:36] NO-F-Kyle.Lundin: Another ofr the list.
[16.06.2018 04:22:57] Death: BD|An.-Homura was put out of action by Itsu-5|Aoi (Gun).
[16.06.2018 04:23:57] Death: BD|K-Victor.Kijima suffered a self-administered loadout error (Mine).
[16.06.2018 04:24:28] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Jesus.
[16.06.2018 04:24:32] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Now the Coalition.
[16.06.2018 04:24:56] SCRA|Kyle|Winston: Huh, I came here to talk to the Natio and ask questions on behalf of Volgograd Industrial.
[16.06.2018 04:25:06] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Kusari Intelligence opened up on us.
[16.06.2018 04:25:12] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Something ain't right about this one.
[16.06.2018 04:25:27] SCRA|Kyle|Winston: I suppose now I have to fight to give me a chance to talk.
[16.06.2018 04:25:31] NO-F-Harold.Kane*: Apparently.
[16.06.2018 04:30:56] Death: NO-F-Kyle.Lundin was put out of action by Itsu-5|Aoi (Gun).
[16.06.2018 04:39:44] 2018-06-16 04:39:44 SMT Traffic control alert: NO-F-Harold.Kane* has requested to dock

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