Earlier today I was alerted about increased civilian activity and disturbances near Planet Nauru where I was stationed, so instead of letting my crew enjoy the day off I had them prepare the "Skadi" for an unannounced system sweep. As soon as I exited Naurus' orbit I was greeted by a Core member whom I rarely get to see these days, Athenia Fork, dealing with some civilian who was in possession of a few artifacts. What I didn't expect to see, however, was another Liberty war vessel roaming Core space. He was casually approaching our location as if he was in his own backyard, so I treated him accordingly.
This was Captain Michael Smith of the Liberty "Archer" class Siege cruiser Nemea, just like the "LSFC-Hurricane", claiming to be an intelligence vessel sent with official matters, but all I could see was a rogue captain of a ship too big for him:
[23.02.2019 22:12:42] Core|WV-Skadi: Michael Smith, on whose authority do you bring a Liberty capital ship to Core space?
[23.02.2019 22:13:00] Nemea: I've been dispatched to the Omicrons, on recon, due to recent events in Liberty
[23.02.2019 22:13:21] Core|WV-Skadi: You have not been dispateched officially it seems, otherwise Core would be notified of your pressence
[23.02.2019 22:13:36] Nemea: We've had scouting parties of nomads and simpathizers in New York and some civilians were attacked in Pennsylvenia
[23.02.2019 22:13:42] Core|WV-Skadi: Therefore I deem your entrance to Core space illegal
I've again proceeded as standard, explaining the laws he had broke and enforced a hefty fine, after which me and Athenia escorted him out of the Omicrons, watching him pass through the jumphole leading to Omega-41. Obviously I shared the amount fined with Athenia Fork before relaying the taxes to the Core banks.
After resuming the Delta system sweep and quietly finishing it, I decided to go back to Omicron Gamma and see if the clandestine libertorian captain had returned by any chance to Core space. When I was close to entering Gamma, multiple hostile signatures appeared on my scanners, but too far for me to identify who and what ships. I had hoped they wouldn't follow me, but shortly after entering Gamma they came through themselves - a Coalition Military transport convoy with no escorts, carrying an alarming amount of Kemwer munitions.
Obviously this would'have been an easy prey and payout for my crew, but seeing how Omicron Gamma is infested with Corsairs and scums of the like I couldn't waste my time chasing them through in and out while constantly marking my location known to other nearby ships and stations, therefore I had them drop the cargo so I could destroy it in their faces.
This way I managed to dismiss the world of over 12000 units of Kemwer munitions and slow down the criminal activity this shipment was meant for. Even if doing this did not satisfy my greed, I'll admit that knowing that the fates of the transport captains would be worse than death made my day better. I'm now back on Planet Nauru where my crew can finally get some time off.
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