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07-20-2019, 11:49 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-09-2019, 12:30 AM by ddogg.)

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Identification: Davizu Shizumo, Nakai Clan

Subject:Encounter

Dragon Recruit Hayashi and I set up a blockade in Shikoku, stopping any passing ships. These blockades have the express purpose of discouraging trade through Kusari which supports the corporations and industries that fight us at every turn and keep the Kusari people oppressed. Most of the encounters were straightforward business for Nakai clan: we stopped a simple explorer who was permitted to leave unbothered, and an unescorted Interspace convoy who was taxed for doing business with our enemies. Honorable Daimyo of Takeda clan arrived to our blockade as part of an inter-clan cooperative effort, when another ship dumped out of the disrupted trade lane: a civilian fighter.

We assumed this would be a third simple encounter: either this was some drifter passing through that we could let by without incident, or perhaps a collaborator with Kusari corporations that could be taxed or destroyed for supporting our oppression. I could not have been more wrong, and the events to follow were anything but ordinary.

Unlike most ships, which either turn to flee or power down their engines upon sighting Blood Dragons, this ship actually approached us, flagging us down and requesting our assistance. Our alert level was high, but with three ships and the presence of a Daimyo, I felt confident we could handle what ever was to come.

He introduced himself as Mr. Alexander Lafferentz, a former Order O'Rhu operative. He was distraught, confused, and paranoid, insistent that we speak somewhere more privately despite being in the presence of a full wing of Dragons. His ship bore no Order markings or equipment and we were deeply suspicious, but pursuant to section 2 of the Order-Blood Dragon treaty, we were honorbound to at least investigate this matter in case he was telling the truth. Supporting our Order allies is of paramount importance, not just to our goals in Kusari, but for the continued survival of humanity. It is an alliance Nakai Clan takes very seriously.

Attachment: Taking cover in the Saiun: X

We took cover in a dense nebula nearby, some distance from the trade lane, and he explained himself further. Three months ago, he was on a mission escorting a standard supply ship. It was no more than an eight-day deep-space assignment, but when he returned to O'Rhu's base of operations, he made a horrifying discovery: three months had passed rather than merely eight days, and the station was now abandoned. He reported that he had been marked as Killed-in-Action, and his commanding officer, Jason Orack, had likewise gone missing after a highly secretive mission. Fearing for his life, Mr. Lafferentz fled Omicron Mu and set out through Kusari in search of the only allies he knew he could trust: the Blood Dragons.

Attachment: Speaking in the Saiun: X

I know nothing of temporal anomalies or the inner workings of Order operations. As you know, I've only recently been sworn into Nakai clan as a full Blood Dragon. My interactions with the Order have been limited, though I hope to work more closely with them in the future. Neither recruit Hayashi nor the Honorable Daimyo Takeda had further knowledge of the situation.

Unable to fully vet his claims but unwilling to cast aside a desperate man with no overtly hostile intentions, we agreed to escort his ship to our forward outpost in Honshu: Hikone Base, so he could rest safely under the guard of the Blood Dragons while we set about conducting a three-phase investigation:
1. Vetting Mr. Lafferentz's story. Was he truly an Order operative, or is he a Kempetai plant? How did three months pass without his knowledge?
2. If he is telling the truth, what happened to his commanding officer and the O'Rhu station?
3. If his commanding officer is missing under suspicious circumstances and the O'Rhu are in disarray, what forces caused such a conspiracy? What does this mean for our alliance and the future of humanity if the Order have been compromised somehow?

We arrived at Hikone Base and Daimyo Takeda departed, but before Hayashi and I could dock and arrange guarded, supervised quarters for our new guest, a new ship appeared on our scanners. Another unusual chain of events was to follow...

This ship was a civilian freighter, loaded down with scrap equipment. We intercepted the ship and sure enough, they were a scravenger, searching for battle sites to pilfer. I was not pleased that his scrapping venture had brought him so close to a crucial base of operations, and we were not prepared to let him leave freely with this knowledge. Merely pirating him would have not gleaned us much: he had some valuable cargo but we lack the proper fences for it. Likewise, his cobbled-together ship was not the sign of a wealthy scavenger with credits to spare.

Fortunately, I had a better idea. As many of you know, Yukawa Shipyard has been a tough nut for us to crack. It is well-guarded, though I was aware of a potential weakpoint that could be exploited by someone with the right skillset... like an experienced EVA-trained scavenger. A plan quickly formed, and I presented it to the scavenger. He could freely pass through our space and receive the sum of 500,000 credits... if he was able to crack open the waste-disposal container system just beneath the shipyard.

Sabotaging that simple system is far from our ultimate goal of destroying or capturing such a crucial shipbuilding complex, but inhibiting scrap metal and toxic waste disposal would be guaranteed to cause a temporary halt in Yukawa's ship repair and construction pipeline. Such substantial and volatile waste cannot simply sit aboard the station or be safely jettisoned; it must be transferred to external containment and emptied by waste disposal professionals. Until a new waste disposal system could be installed, most work aboard the station would grind to a halt, or increase substantially in cost. This was too good of an opportunity to pass up.

He reluctantly agreed, and even Mr. Lafferentz, exhausted as he was, flew with us. This mission had shaped up nicely... it would kill three birds with one stone:
1. Prove that Mr. Lafferentz is not a Kempetai agent. Thus far, his story could totally have been fabricated in an effort to infiltrate our base, but not even the most grizzled Kempetai agent would dare to openly sabotage a crucial Kishiro shipyard.
2. Settle our score with this scavenger, who could not be permitted to know the location of our base without giving us something in return. Sabotaging a Kishiro shipyard would ensure he would not be believed if he attempted to pass along the information.
3. Deal a significant blow to our oppressors through inhibiting ship-repair and production by leveraging a skillset most Dragons don't have: EVA-scavenging.

The mission was executed perfectly. I am still in awe of our precision. The scavenger detached all of the waste disposal containment units. Hayashi's bomber ravaged the station's defenses and the handful of gunboats that were scrambled to defend the installation. Mr. Lafferentz proved himself an honored friend of the Dragons, assisting me in destroying the containment units and handling any scrambled Kishiro and KNF fighters. We vanished back into the Hiyo cloud as quickly as we had left it, free from pursuers.

Raid on Yukawa: X-X-X

We spoke further with the scavenger; apparently he had been harassed by Order ships while trying to recover a wreck in Sigma-13. We pressed him further on this matter, desperate for leads on the O'Rhu and Mr. Lafferentz's situation, but he was either unable or unwilling to contribute more intel. We let the scavenger go and finally docked to rest on Hikone Base.

Final conversation: X-X

Be it known: Mr. Alexander Lafferentz has proved himself an honorable assistant to the Dragon cause and is free to dock on Hikone Base. If you see him in the bar... be sure to remind him to carry a weapon. Have a drink with him, hear his story for yourself, treat him with respect as both an honorable Order operative and a battle-brother from the Yukawa raid.

We need to investigate his situation further. Also, if you encounter the scavenger ship SunsetGlow, know that he has assisted the Blood Dragon cause. Ensure that he does not conduct business with our oppressors and enemies, but treat him with the respect he has earned in battle alongside Nakai Clan.

Attached communication logs:

Honorable Daimyo Takeda arrives at the disrupted trade lane as a new contact appears

We take shelter in the Saiun to speak privately

After jumping into Kyushu

After jumping into New Tokyo

[19.07.2019 21:27:08] BD|N.Shizumo: We will be flying across this system through open space, but we will not take the trade lanes. With three Dragon escorts, we
[19.07.2019 21:27:10] Alexander.Lafferentz: In Mu, our homeworld, so to speak.
[19.07.2019 21:27:11] BD|N.Shizumo: can ensure your safety.
[19.07.2019 21:27:29] BD|T.Bushido: Well mister Alexander we will Investigate this encounter with you, dont mind us this days nothing is secured
[19.07.2019 21:27:56] Alexander.Lafferentz: I am well aware of that.
[19.07.2019 21:28:24] Alexander.Lafferentz: Do you know Jason Orack?
[19.07.2019 21:28:41] BD|N.Shizumo: I'm afraid not. Though I've only been to Mu once, as I'm fairly new to the Dragon cause.
[19.07.2019 21:28:43] BD|N.Hayashi.: Never heard of him.
[19.07.2019 21:28:48] BD|T.Bushido: No we dont know him
[19.07.2019 21:29:27] Alexander.Lafferentz: That's suprising. Your leadership should know this man's name. He was a head of our operations.
[19.07.2019 21:29:46] Alexander.Lafferentz: I will be blunt. I don't believe he is dead. I would need to see his body to believe it.
[19.07.2019 21:30:02] BD|N.Shizumo: I will confer with the head of Nakai clan, Daimyo Shun. We will investigate this matter thoroughly, I assure you.
[19.07.2019 21:30:02] BD|N.Hayashi.: I eh, I'm technically still a Recruit. I don't get to know these things.
[19.07.2019 21:30:12] BD|T.Bushido: Well i am Daimyo of the Clan Takeda and curently second in command of Blood Dragons, dont know him
[19.07.2019 21:30:14] BD|N.Shizumo: Order commanders don't just go missing.
[19.07.2019 21:30:31] BD|N.Shizumo: If they do, then it speaks to something... dangerous, amidst one of our closest allies.
[19.07.2019 21:30:38] BD|N.Shizumo: The potential threats to humanity would be incalculable.
[19.07.2019 21:30:54] Alexander.Lafferentz: My thoughts exactly. It screams conspiracy but... Well, what proop do I have?!
[19.07.2019 21:31:19] BD|N.Hayashi.: Have you ever heard of the Velvet Organisation? A Zoner group?
[19.07.2019 21:31:37] BD|N.Hayashi.: They operate out in the Omicron systems to my knowledge, perhaps they could assist.
[19.07.2019 21:31:39] Alexander.Lafferentz: I widh I was the bearer of good news, Mr. Shizumo, but this time i will be a bearer of bad news.
[19.07.2019 21:31:40] BD|T.Bushido: Well here what we going to do i will start this investigation about you sir, and we will figure it out what is going on.
[19.07.2019 21:32:01] Alexander.Lafferentz: He went for an assignment so secret we didn't even knew what it was. No contact since then.
[19.07.2019 21:32:11] BD|N.Shizumo: One last jump hole.