De Luca

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Name: De Luca
Entry Date: May 8, 829 AS
Subject: Diplomacy in action

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Contemplations: Liberty's losing hold of Pennsylvania. The Zoners have established their presence amidst the outflow of H-fuel. Sometimes you really have to think about the events happening right here, especially with the Insurgency knocking at their front door. Hell, even some of Ageira's men defied the Liberty blockade and was promptly shot at by a nearby battlecruiser. He managed to escape however, but it was worth all the money I got from the taxes I levied to the passing traders.

Days pass, and I had some business to mop up. You see, cardamine is in us. All of us who dwell in the orange-filled landscape of Malta. It was taught to us since childhood, even before we were born, for it was already present in the womb. I distinctly remember a year ago when señora Eliza Valdez talked about supply issues in Liberty. They had contemplated the Xenos, si, but from experiences with their leader, "Cobra", no progress was evidently made. That thought still crosses to me, and I had to find it out. Or someone who is willing to do it and publish a comprehensive report.

Research in disguise: I haven't forgotten my role as a researcher. What was most eventful is the constant presence of aliens in Orkney, and also the presence of both Bretonia and Kusari war ships. To my surprise, it seems they were still at war with the Gallics of some sort, like the old days when it was all to familiar to everyone living back then.

So I donned up my research vessel and headed straight to Orkney. As I went to the system I found a joint Bretonia-Kusari fleet sieging a Gallic base. They were also hostile to the Order cruiser that had visited the system, probably because they had differing viewpoints: that both the Bretonians and Kusarians wanted to lessen Gallic presence for fears of yet another invasion, and that Gallia and the Order wanted to eradicate them, since the frogs don't generally like intruders coming into their space. What was most intriguing was the comment made by the Order vessel, who stated that the invading fleet was "infected" and it was up to him to eradicate the perceived threat, which did not end well as his ship was promptyl destroyed.

After that, I came upon Fiorella de Marco, ready to discuss a new plan that may benefit both the Legión and Malta as a whole.

Reliable partners: I woke up to find a new message waiting at the neural net. She apparently was on leave and wanted to know what was happening across Sirius. After some conversations, both personally and over the neural net, I realized Valdez's words really had meaning to other Maltese. Finding out trustworthy allies across Sirius has been her priority and only recently it was seriously considered.

While it's mostly good news, some are really worth considering seriously. I've heard from her that a new Hacker group, known as "Signet", had proven themselves as untrustworthy, when they initiated hostilities against the inner circle of the Lane Hackers, probably due to their alleged cordial relationship with the Xeno Alliance. That led me to contact a trustworthy group, namely Hemlocke's Rogue pack, according to de Marco's statements.

It was now or never to meet up with Hemlocke and to relay my findings to Eliza Valdez.

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