My Bartering with the Cadiz Cartel has been initially successful, and the twenty-six million credits of profit have been provided to LH~R&D. I look forward to being able to provide more funds for the benefit of the circle. I am also presently in communications with Junkers and Blood Dragons about somewhat less immediately profitable matters.
I have also continued my work towards Industriousness by ferrying cargo, here and there, out and around, round and about, hither and fither, to and fro, back and forth, up and down, in and out, over and under, hippity hoppity, round the hill, over the corner and through the woods, lickety split, clocking the jizz, grinding the axe, up to no good, nip in the bud, good and plenty, lollygaggin' around, making the rounds, painting the town red, packing the load, hugging a tree, skinning a dog, skip to my loo, sewing my oats, passing a stone, shooting the breeze, jumping the fence, humping the horse, dancing a jig, spinning around, sipping the cider, flexin' the pecs, grooming my do, packing the peat, licking the chicken, pinching the pennies, dos-à-dos.
I have also been able to Subvert a number of ships, including a Universal Shipping Incorporated asset, the Santa Barbara, which informed me that our gracious Government of Liberty has been placing pressure on the Junkers to blacklist any ship witnessed docking with Junker bases, again. I would advise our Mactan operatives to keep a watchful eye, as this ship had made use of the Cortez jump hole in Magellan, and subsequently flew altogether too close to Mactan.
[16.05.2019 08:17:06] Glass: You can stop right there.
[16.05.2019 08:17:15] Glass: Don't.
[16.05.2019 08:17:23] Nevada: i stop
[16.05.2019 08:17:27] Glass: Try to dock, and you die. Capiche?
[16.05.2019 08:17:29] Glass: Excellent.
[16.05.2019 08:17:36] Glass: I'm glad we understand each other.
[16.05.2019 08:17:57] Glass: Universal, eh?
[16.05.2019 08:18:08] Nevada: yes
[16.05.2019 08:18:15] Glass: Primary group of Universal, no less.
[16.05.2019 08:18:18] Glass: Stop moving.
[16.05.2019 08:18:22] Nevada: ok
[16.05.2019 08:18:45] Glass: Truly, are you within the primary core of Universal Shipping?
[16.05.2019 08:19:33] Nevada: no
[16.05.2019 08:19:44] Glass: Then you have the incorrect papers, my friend.
[16.05.2019 08:20:04] Glass: You should see about acquiring some generic Universal Shipping Incorporated papers.
[16.05.2019 08:20:25] Nevada: maybe i not wright understand
[16.05.2019 08:20:28] Glass: And aside from that, I'll be requesting a 2.5 million credit payment, today.
[16.05.2019 08:20:37] Nevada: ok i pay
[16.05.2019 08:21:18] You have received 2.500.000 credits from Nevada
[16.05.2019 08:21:25] Glass: My greatest appreciation.
[16.05.2019 08:21:37] Nevada: i can go?
[16.05.2019 08:21:46] Glass: Take care, now. Farewell.
[16.05.2019 08:21:50] Glass: You may.
[16.05.2019 08:59:24] Glass: Hello there.
[16.05.2019 08:59:33] Glass: Do you mind stopping?
[16.05.2019 08:59:38] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Uh
[16.05.2019 08:59:57] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Is that really necessary?
[16.05.2019 09:00:07] Glass: How is your da- actually, how was your day going?
[16.05.2019 09:00:17] Glass: Well, for the moment, at least, I should think so.
[16.05.2019 09:00:59] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Um.
[16.05.2019 09:01:07] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: It was going as planned.
[16.05.2019 09:01:10] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Until I met you
[16.05.2019 09:01:38] Glass: Well, I do prefer to book in and arrange meetings, preferably over a meal.
[16.05.2019 09:01:55] Glass: But you know, attendees never seem to carry out the attending part.
[16.05.2019 09:02:30] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Alright
[16.05.2019 09:02:36] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: I am not sure to what you are referring to
[16.05.2019 09:02:46] Glass: Well then, I suppose you have a busy day ahead of you, and you'd prefer I simply cut to the chase?
[16.05.2019 09:03:25] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: I would prefer to escape this encounter unharmed. As well as for my crew.
[16.05.2019 09:03:53] Glass: Excellent! I have the same concern for your safety, and hold it to be nearly as important as my own.
[16.05.2019 09:04:28] Glass: As I don't intend to see any harm to you or your crew, and only wish to impede your company's bottom line,
[16.05.2019 09:08:20] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Um, seems an ion storm struck us all
[16.05.2019 09:08:39] Glass: Quite. I wasn't prepared for that.
[16.05.2019 09:08:43] Glass: Now, where were we?
[16.05.2019 09:08:47] Glass: Ah, yes.
[16.05.2019 09:08:52] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: In the safety part.
[16.05.2019 09:09:08] Glass: I don't wish any harm to your crew, and so on.
[16.05.2019 09:09:23] Glass: Just to the company's financials, etcetera.
[16.05.2019 09:09:32] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Of course
[16.05.2019 09:10:27] Glass: And so I'll be requesting that you utilise your ship's position as a hostage to acquire, from the company's coffers,
[16.05.2019 09:10:30] Glass: 2.5 million credits.
[16.05.2019 09:11:31] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: I made the inquiry
[16.05.2019 09:11:50] Glass: Mhm?
[16.05.2019 09:11:58] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: The company will pay 2 million credits for this protection you are offering
[16.05.2019 09:12:32] Glass: Oh, I'm sorry. I hope you're still on the comm with your contact.
[16.05.2019 09:12:44] Glass: This isn't a trade negotiation. This is a hostage situation.
[16.05.2019 09:13:12] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Yes they are offering two million credits to the terrorist known as "Glass".
[16.05.2019 09:13:15] Glass: You see, you have the distinct pleasure of being in contact today with someone who used to orchestrate a fleet.
[16.05.2019 09:13:55] Glass: And as such, I happen to have a rather good understanding of the worth of your cargo,
[16.05.2019 09:14:04] Glass: the worth of your ship, intact and otherwise,
[16.05.2019 09:14:25] Glass: and in fact, despite it not being a number known to anyone but upper management,
[16.05.2019 09:14:26] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: So should I tell them
[16.05.2019 09:14:32] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: that you are not willing to negotiate?
[16.05.2019 09:14:34] Glass: the value of the crew, also, intact or otherwise.
[16.05.2019 09:14:49] Glass: The negotiation phase of the conversation ended some time ago.
[16.05.2019 09:15:08] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: I don't remember when it started to be honest.
[16.05.2019 09:15:10] Glass: 2,500,000 Sirius Credits, you can tell them.
[16.05.2019 09:15:18] Glass: We're into the payment arrangements now, you see.
[16.05.2019 09:15:37] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: I have a new offer.
[16.05.2019 09:16:06] Glass: Very well captain, I'll hear what the company has to say.
[16.05.2019 09:16:23] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Two million credits and you won't be added to our Bounty Board, keeping off your back many Hunters who would love to kill you.
[16.05.2019 09:16:31] Glass: I appreciate this isn't a comfortable position for you, either, and thusly your patience.
[16.05.2019 09:16:51] Glass: Ah, threats! I'm all too familiar with these, too.
[16.05.2019 09:17:04] Glass: I'll reiterate my personal experience in management.
[16.05.2019 09:17:26] Glass: I'm entirely aware that I have no guarantee of such a thing, and in fact I would be added to bountyboards regardless.
[16.05.2019 09:17:57] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: You won't be added to USI's bounty board as a premium target
[16.05.2019 09:18:04] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: I have this guarantee from the management
[16.05.2019 09:18:12] Glass: Please convey the seriousness of my request, and that alternatively the company can have me freely liquidate their assets.
[16.05.2019 09:18:25] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Do we have a deal?
[16.05.2019 09:18:44] Glass: I'm afraid that if guarantees from the management of a Libertonian Corporation had any merit, I wouldn't be here today.
[16.05.2019 09:19:14] Glass: And besides that, I can't very well set a precedent now of backing away from an advantageous position in a negotiation.
[16.05.2019 09:19:30] Glass: Think of what my present colleagues would say, let alone my former colleagues.
[16.05.2019 09:19:37] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Hold on.
[16.05.2019 09:19:44] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: I have another offer.
[16.05.2019 09:20:18] Glass: I will say, for all the stubborn nature of the representative you're in touch with, they're not short of creativity.
[16.05.2019 09:21:14] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Okay the management is willing to convert the payment into information which may prove useful to you.
[16.05.2019 09:21:37] Glass: Aha! Now, this is an offer that strikes my interest. I'm listening.
[16.05.2019 09:21:53] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Shall I tell them that we have a deal then?
[16.05.2019 09:22:08] Glass: I take it this is information that they have valued at the difference of our expectations, being 500,000 credits?
[16.05.2019 09:22:39] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: No it is worth the entire demand you have made. No monetary payment will be made.
[16.05.2019 09:23:10] Glass: You'll understand that this information will have to be well and truly worth the 2.5 million credits I've requested?
[16.05.2019 09:23:23] Glass: Else I'd expect coverage of the difference, financially.
[16.05.2019 09:23:35] Glass: It needs to be equally painful to the organisation.
[16.05.2019 09:23:39] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: For security purposes I have not been provided with the details of this information so I can't help you.
[16.05.2019 09:23:48] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: I only know it will be useful to you
[16.05.2019 09:23:59] Glass: Very well.
[16.05.2019 09:24:05] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: I will be notified of its content after you agree.
[16.05.2019 09:24:05] Glass: I'll tell you what, captain.
[16.05.2019 09:24:21] Glass: Your safety, and that of your crew, is important to you, I can tell.
[16.05.2019 09:24:33] Glass: I can tell because of your patience and willingness to listen.
[16.05.2019 09:25:11] Glass: I'll expect a communication over the neural net from either yourself or the entity that will provide me this information,
[16.05.2019 09:25:18] Glass: and I'll expect it within the week.
[16.05.2019 09:25:33] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: No, the management said I should convey the information here
[16.05.2019 09:25:41] Glass: Fail to provide valuable information, and I'll see to it I hunt you down and fail to spare your cr-.
[16.05.2019 09:25:49] Glass: Fine. Very well. Get on with it, then.
[16.05.2019 09:26:08] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Hold on, receiving intel...
[16.05.2019 09:27:33] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Liberty's government has demanded from Junker stations to immediately blacklist any criminals who are caught using their
[16.05.2019 09:27:50] Glass: HA! Hahahahaha!
[16.05.2019 09:27:51] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: station as a refuge or rallying point.
[16.05.2019 09:27:58] Glass: Oh, oh dear.
[16.05.2019 09:28:18] Glass: Oh, your management must really not think much of us. That, or the Junkers.
[16.05.2019 09:28:24] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Or the Junkers would face instant fines and payments
[16.05.2019 09:29:04] Glass: Yes, well, without giving away too much, we happen to be aware of this.
[16.05.2019 09:29:11] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Why are you laughing? It isn't four days old information.
[16.05.2019 09:29:41] Glass: You see, it would be unpleasant for the Junkers if they were to face fines or litigation.
[16.05.2019 09:30:06] Glass: And it would be unpleasant for us upsetting the Junkers, when they are such an important part of Liberty.
[16.05.2019 09:30:14] Glass: And so as it happens, this is old news.
[16.05.2019 09:30:21] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: So you have an understanding with the Junkers, I take it?
[16.05.2019 09:30:32] Glass: I said no such thing, I'm afraid.
[16.05.2019 09:30:51] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Well if you don't want to upset them...
[16.05.2019 09:31:23] Glass: We have enough enemies in Liberty. The fewer hostile lasers and eyes we work against, the better.
[16.05.2019 09:31:43] Glass: The Junkers are not important to us as a target, ideologically, and so we'd rather not waste our time on them.
[16.05.2019 09:31:59] Glass: And we'd rather they weren't so displeased with us as to aid our actual enemies.
[16.05.2019 09:32:28] Glass: All this is rather obvious, you'd think, and so your management suspecting us incapable of realising this, well...
[16.05.2019 09:32:33] Glass: I'm rather insulted, really.
[16.05.2019 09:32:51] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: So you realised this new regulation in the past four days?
[16.05.2019 09:33:00] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Because that's how old this information is.
[16.05.2019 09:33:08] Glass: Not to mention, I'd have thought we were renowned in the regard of intelligence acquisition and security.
[16.05.2019 09:33:35] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Unless the Junkers told you directly, you couldn't have known in such a short notice
[16.05.2019 09:33:42] Glass: Oh, my dear captain. How long have the Junkers, the authorities, and ourselves, coexisted in Liberty?
[16.05.2019 09:33:51] Glass: Coexisting being a strong word.
[16.05.2019 09:34:09] Glass: Do you think such a thing occurred four days ago?
[16.05.2019 09:34:27] Glass: Regardless, I've had enough here. I have a fantastic apartment to get back to.
[16.05.2019 09:34:46] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: I will take my leave as well then.
[16.05.2019 09:34:52] Glass: Really, it is very, very good. You'd be quite envious; I know the lodgings of people in your rank.
[16.05.2019 09:35:10] Glass: Let me be clear, though, captain.
[16.05.2019 09:35:50] Glass: The next time we meet, my charges will account for the matters of today.
[16.05.2019 09:36:08] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Let me be clear as well
[16.05.2019 09:36:09] Glass: I would take care to secure a more flexible understanding with your employer,
[16.05.2019 09:36:18] Glass: before you next need to negotiate funds to save your life.
[16.05.2019 09:36:37] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: My cargo is insured by Interspace, this doesn't hurt my company despite your claims.
[16.05.2019 09:37:08] Glass: Really? I'd have thought a ship and its crew important to the notion of interstellar haulage.
[16.05.2019 09:37:24] Glass: My years of work in the field must have been mistaken.
[16.05.2019 09:37:39] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: The insurance covers the hostage situation as well.
[16.05.2019 09:37:52] Glass: And if you were to die?
[16.05.2019 09:37:53] [*USI*]Santa.Barbara: Keep that in mind for next time
In other matters, I have been able to assist in the destruction of a naval gunboat by the LH~Airdrie.Tormentor, discovered a Crayterian ghost ship, and subsequently abandoned that matter due to an encroaching and very large Nomad, and received and submitted to intelligence for analysis physical propaganda distributed by the Auxesians, destroying any redundant copies. I had managed to intercept a heavily armoured Ageira transport, the Maxwell, but was unable to disable or destroy the ship before it reached the safety of West Point. I assure you I have taken my lessons for the next time.
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