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[Jonathan Seabourne]

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ID: Jonathan Seabourne

Location: OS&C|Breezewood, Planet Kyushu, Kyushu

To: All Employees

Subject: An Unsettling Encounter

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Greetings friends,

I had another reminder of why I try to avoid Bretonia space (aside from my Gaian "guests" who tend to Breezewood's menagerie). I was passing through on my way to deliver some VIP's from Curacao to Kyushu when I was stopped in New London near the Manchester gate. A pirate named Decimus seemed cooperative enough, wanting a $4 million "tax" to proceed unharmed. I started to comply when he made an additional demand: one of the ship's exotic dancers.

I made it clear to him that the girls are independent contractors with voluntary agreements, not the ship's sex slaves to barter off on the captain's whims. The pirate offered to knock $1 million off the price so he could "have some fun with her." Needless to say, we did not have any takers on board to fly off with some random pirate. I counter offered $5 million and everyone flies away happy, which he accepted.

We may play fast and loose with ransoming indy liners, but Breezewood takes care of her own when practicable. Fortunately, Decimus didn't force me to make the choice every Captain dreads. In any event, I feel a little dirtier just for having shared an orbit with him. Piracy is business. I get business. This was something far darker, and I am glad I avoided it.

Regards,
Jonathan Seabourne
Captain, OS&C|Breezewood
Director, White Star Lines Division
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Orbital Spa and Cruise

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