Natio Octavarium Internal Affairs

[Capt. Henry Morgan]

Incoming Transmission from Canberra Star City
Tau-44, Natio Octavarium
22. NOVEMBER 827 A.S.

To: NO Internal Affairs
Priority: High
Topic: Nomads are drug addicts, too?

Message Contents:

So, apparently my first mate is an idiot, and didn't see any need to wake me up during the events of this report. Needless to say, I tossed him out on his worthless, drug-addled ass the moment we made port. Revoked his Master's Certificate and his Chief Officer's Certificate as well, to spare other Guild ships his dubious services. Anyway, enough about my personnel issues and on to why we're here.

On our way to Trafalgar from the Petrucci Estate on Malta, we were accosted by a pair of Nomad ships immediately upon jumping into Tau-31. Since it was the late watch, my first mate was standing watch alone, and the drug-addled idiot thought they were a figment of his imagination. As soon as he realized they were real, he panicked and tried to run. Fortunately, he didn't get us killed in the process. Turns out that the Nomads wanted as much of our Cardamine as they could carry, claiming it for personal consumption. The one smart thing the idiot did was pay up without delay and get us moving again as soon as we were able. He did tractor in the remaining cargo that the Nomads didn't consume. My cargo officers that checked it over confirmed that the remaining cargo was intact and undamaged, but I've had them confined to quarters for a full examination by specialists from Canberra. Can't be too careful when it comes to squids.

I'm appending our full comm log from the incident. We'll be departing Canberra again as soon as station authorities have confirmed that the ship and crew is free of all alien infection.

Attached Files:

OMG.SoD-COMMLOG--8271122.200514-8271122.201055

[22.11.2020 20:04:58] K'Hara|Shul-pa-e: *** 'Thee' shall remain stationary, 'ignorants' will feel the light (aggressive) ***
[22.11.2020 20:05:14] NO-Sea.of.Dreams: Wow, I've been hitting the drugs hard today. Today's hallucination's a bit flashy.
[22.11.2020 20:05:28] GC-Yanagi: ?: Konnichiwa.
[22.11.2020 20:05:29] NO-Sea.of.Dreams: So, what can I do fer ye, figment o' me imagination?
[22.11.2020 20:05:37] GC-Yanagi: ?: An interesting encounter.
[22.11.2020 20:05:38] K'Hara|Bhahas: **warmth**
[22.11.2020 20:05:40] K'Hara|Shul-pa-e: *** 'Thee' has inhaled 'orange dust' (?) ***
[22.11.2020 20:05:45] -|-Cagliari: Enjoy the warmth.
[22.11.2020 20:05:53] NO-Sea.of.Dreams: Never touched the stuff. I sell it, not use it.
[22.11.2020 20:06:13] GC-Yanagi: ?: Did you two really think I was gonna dock with that?
[22.11.2020 20:06:16] GC-Yanagi: ?: I'm not -that- rude.
[22.11.2020 20:06:18] K'Hara|Bhahas: **-ours-...<give>..."warmth"-to...~orange-dream~...**
[22.11.2020 20:06:31] K'Hara|Bhahas: **-ours-...<see>...-yours-..."intent"**
[22.11.2020 20:06:43] GC-Yanagi: ?: I had no intent of using that lane.
[22.11.2020 20:06:43] K'Hara|Shul-pa-e: *** 'Ours' -will- rain light upon thy shells, if ignorant (!) ***
[22.11.2020 20:06:55] NO-Sea.of.Dreams: Wait.. are you seeing this, too? You mean this *isn't* a drug-induced hallucination?
[22.11.2020 20:06:56] GC-Yanagi: ?: You clearly saw wrong.
[22.11.2020 20:06:58] K'Hara|Bhahas: **-ours-...<purge>...~ignorant-minds~...(anger)**
[22.11.2020 20:07:00] GC-Yanagi: ?: Nope.
[22.11.2020 20:07:03] GC-Yanagi: ?: They're right there.
[22.11.2020 20:07:05] NO-Sea.of.Dreams: Oh shit.
[22.11.2020 20:07:12] K'Hara|Bhahas: **-ours-...<lightshow>..."begins"**
[22.11.2020 20:07:17] GC-Yanagi: ?: I would advise against running if I were you.
[22.11.2020 20:07:30] NO-Sea.of.Dreams: Well, this isn't good.
[22.11.2020 20:07:41] NO-Sea.of.Dreams: Ok, so you aren't in my head. What do you want?
[22.11.2020 20:07:45] GC-Yanagi: ?: Just sit still, I guess.
[22.11.2020 20:07:50] GC-Yanagi: ?: They'll pro'lly fuck off.
[22.11.2020 20:08:23] K'Hara|Bhahas: **-ours-...<beckon>...-yours-..."clear"...~intent~**
[22.11.2020 20:08:24] K'Hara|Shul-pa-e: *** 'We' shall obtain half of 'unknown orange substance' ***
[22.11.2020 20:08:34] GC-Yanagi: ?: And do what with it?
[22.11.2020 20:08:45] NO-Sea.of.Dreams: Well, at least one of you is clear enough. Half me cargo? Sure, why not?
[22.11.2020 20:08:47] GC-Yanagi: ?: Doesn't fit on your holds, well... what the scanner reads as 'holds'.
[22.11.2020 20:08:55] GC-Yanagi: ?: I can't exactly imagine those 'ships' having cargo holds.
[22.11.2020 20:09:01] NO-Sea.of.Dreams: My contract can be filled by the other half, so long as I'm alive for it.
[22.11.2020 20:09:10] K'Hara|Bhahas: **-yours-...<minds>..."not-enlightened"...(annoyed)**
[22.11.2020 20:09:10] NO-Sea.of.Dreams: Maybe the ships get high? Aren't they supposed to be alive?
[22.11.2020 20:09:42] K'Hara|Shul-pa-e: *** 'This one' will consume all possible substance, remainder shall be returned to 'thee' ***
[22.11.2020 20:09:42] NO-Sea.of.Dreams: There you go. Precicely half my cargo.
[22.11.2020 20:09:45] NO-Sea.of.Dreams: May I go?
[22.11.2020 20:10:11] K'Hara|Bhahas: **-yours-...<show>..."warmth"...~NO-kind~**
[22.11.2020 20:10:16] NO-Sea.of.Dreams: Ahh, well... that was fair. Take it easy, gents!
[22.11.2020 20:10:24] Death: Elo'Zor was put out of action by LRD-Maxer (Gun).
[22.11.2020 20:10:35] GC-Yanagi: ?: Right, of course. You need half of that to sniff on it. Didn't know you're junkies as well.
[22.11.2020 20:10:44] GC-Yanagi: ?: The Outcast influence truly is immense.
[22.11.2020 20:10:47] K'Hara|Shul-pa-e: *** 'Thee' is cleared (grateful) ***
[22.11.2020 20:10:55] K'Hara|Bhahas: **warmth**

Captain Joseph Bloggs, NO-Sea.of.Dreams
Guildmaster, Octavarium Mercantile Guild

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