Natio Octavarium Internal Affairs

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Identification: Agent Shiranui
Affiliation: Octavarium Intelligence Commission
Division: Internal Security Administration

To: Octavarium Intelligence Commission

Subject: The Green Maybe
Encryption: Significant
Location: The Spider's Watch, Canberra Star City, Tau-44

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Had a fascinating conversation with a Daumann captain.

Seems they're playing both sides. For the intel acquired, I allowed him to proceed with his cargo of gold ore, but we need to corroborate this. In particular, they claim to be actively supplying Bretonia's war effort.

So now we have two reasons to call Mountbatten.

Communication Log

[22.06.2019 23:42:07] NO-I-Premonition: Oh my.
[22.06.2019 23:42:14] NO-I-Premonition: Now, hold a second.
[22.06.2019 23:42:27] NO-I-Premonition: That's quite the hold. Where's it headed?
[22.06.2019 23:43:05] DHC-Duppel: Can I help you? You are no pirate, and yet you were fool enough to fire on me...
[22.06.2019 23:43:17] DHC-Duppel: I suppose your people have no more need of aid against gallia, is that it? *chuckles*
[22.06.2019 23:43:31] NO-I-Premonition: I believe I asked a question.
[22.06.2019 23:43:50] NO-I-Premonition: And since I'm the one here that has the guns, I'd recommend answering.
[22.06.2019 23:43:58] DHC-Duppel: You did, poorly, admittedly. So let me ask one in return: why is a neutral opening fire against their own laws on a -
[22.06.2019 23:44:01] DHC-Duppel: -RHEINLAND ship?
[22.06.2019 23:44:19] NO-I-Premonition: You're unfamiliar with our history. We remember the atrocity at Zwickau.
[22.06.2019 23:44:42] NO-I-Premonition: There is no "neutrality" with Rheinland for Natio Octavarium.
[22.06.2019 23:45:04] NO-I-Premonition: Now, I'm being reasonable so far by settling for questions. The gold. Where's it going?
[22.06.2019 23:45:09] DHC-Duppel: Oh? So you're willing to bring down our fleets on your little cause... particularly interesting brand of stupidity.
[22.06.2019 23:45:43] DHC-Duppel: Its going to a client. Should be self evident, that being the nature of trade.
[22.06.2019 23:46:21] NO-I-Premonition: I see. You know, information's a valuable thing, could've saved your employer some money.
[22.06.2019 23:46:46] DHC-Duppel: *chuckles* I think changing the direction of weapon shipments *away* from your people will likely make them much more
[22.06.2019 23:47:12] NO-I-Premonition: When have you sent weapon shipments to any of our allies?
[22.06.2019 23:47:25] DHC-Duppel: So, would you like to throw out any more empty threats, or shall we part ways and I forget you were fool enough to -
[22.06.2019 23:47:29] DHC-Duppel: -threaten a Rheinlander?
[22.06.2019 23:48:15] NO-I-Premonition: I'd hear more about that claim of shipments to "my people" before proceeding. It might save your life.
[22.06.2019 23:48:27] DHC-Duppel: Again, you threaten me. Very well *electronic beeping*
[22.06.2019 23:48:52] DHC-Duppel: So, you wish to surrender to the gallians, yes? Thought your people stood against them, guess I was wrong *chuckles*
[22.06.2019 23:49:10] NO-I-Premonition: *he sighs* You're making even less sense than the Unioners do.
[22.06.2019 23:49:18] NO-I-Premonition: Which is an accomplishment, I have to say.
[22.06.2019 23:49:38] DHC-Duppel: Unioners? You just have to know how to speak to them. Primarily with firepower, has been our lesson. They fell in line.
[22.06.2019 23:49:52] NO-I-Premonition: Hm. On that, at least, I'm tempted to agree.
[22.06.2019 23:49:54] DHC-Duppel: As many did before them, and will still. There are no finer weapons, nor ores, than ours. And Sirius wide, you *need* us.
[22.06.2019 23:50:21] NO-I-Premonition: See, here's the problem, as I see it. I've seen nothing to indicate Rheinland supporting any opposition to Gallia.
[22.06.2019 23:50:45] DHC-Duppel: You're not very observant. Though I suppose the bretonnians could do without our ships, our guns, our trade routes-
[22.06.2019 23:50:57] NO-I-Premonition: Hm. Fascinating.
[22.06.2019 23:50:58] DHC-Duppel: -or our ores. Oh wait... No, they cannot. We have fed them, and continue to feed them.
[22.06.2019 23:51:06] NO-I-Premonition: They're not inclined to share a lot of information, the war's made them paranoid.
[22.06.2019 23:51:15] NO-I-Premonition: But this is useful information, and information is why I'm here. Thank you.
[22.06.2019 23:51:23] NO-I-Premonition: Carry on, then.
[22.06.2019 23:51:28] DHC-Duppel: Trade. Must. Flow. Our neutrality is not some act, but a hard fact that does a great deal for both sides.
[22.06.2019 23:51:43] DHC-Duppel: I ask you to remember that. Daumann ships are not your enemy... whereever you find us, we are there for *business*
[22.06.2019 23:51:51] NO-I-Premonition: Hmm. I'll pass that up the chain.
[22.06.2019 23:52:21] DHC-Duppel: Gut. As long as the trade flows, there need be no emnity.

Agent Shiranui
Octavarium Intelligence Commission

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