Deterrence [DTR] - Message Dump

[Multaan]

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Sender ID

Sminagos* Melius Cerratus

Location

Casablanca Base, Omega-48

Recipient

The Conclave

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Ave Conclave,

During a routine patrol of Omega-48 with Sminitis* Sombra, we encountered an SIS pilot lurking near Casablanca Base.
In typical slimy and smarmy intelligence style, the pilot decided to talk his way out of the situation. We allowed this, because he was compliant and my ship's scanners did not register his weapons as being powered up.

In a nutshell, he claims that BIS (specifically his SIS branch) has no interest in Omega-48, or even our Corsair movements.
Uncl... Commander Cerratus, I bet you'd go stiff at hearing that... Sir.

Anyway, point is that they want to exchange information on the Nomad threat. But I don't trust them. I decided that it would be best to report this whole encounter and let better equipped minds decide.

Ravenna Vult,
Sminagos Melius Cerratus



* - Sminagos = Flight Lieutenant, Sminitis = Airman. As per Greek Military Ranks

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[19.11.2022 12:48:21] [SIS]-James.Skirka: D.T.R....a name I am unfamiliar with
[19.11.2022 12:48:33] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Did you need to do that?
[19.11.2022 12:48:50] DTR-Sombra: Identify yourself.
[19.11.2022 12:49:17] DTR-Ephemeral: Sh*t... British intelligence.
[19.11.2022 12:49:19] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Certainly. James Skirka, Intelligence Officer, Her Majesties SIS
[19.11.2022 12:49:28] [SIS]-James.Skirka: How do you do?
[19.11.2022 12:49:47] DTR-Sombra: What are you doing in our teritorry Bretonian?
[19.11.2022 12:49:55] DTR-Sombra: you far away from home
[19.11.2022 12:50:05] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Passing through, dropping these lads off on my way.
[19.11.2022 12:50:11] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Not that far my good man.
[19.11.2022 12:50:16] [SIS]-James.Skirka: May I ask who you are?
[19.11.2022 12:50:36] DTR-Sombra: You must not be a good intelligence man if you dont know who we are.
[19.11.2022 12:50:55] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Forgive me, the Nuances of Corsair society are not known to many.
[19.11.2022 12:51:21] DTR-Sombra: What about our raids in Bretonia?
[19.11.2022 12:51:33] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius: Bretonian, you are not welcome in our space.  State your business.
[19.11.2022 12:51:38] [SIS]-James.Skirka: What of them, exactly?
[19.11.2022 12:51:40] DTR-Sombra: Intelligence man.
[19.11.2022 12:51:48] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Oh, three of you!
[19.11.2022 12:51:50] [SIS]-James.Skirka: My my.
[19.11.2022 12:52:02] DTR-Sombra: Drop our pilots amigo.
[19.11.2022 12:52:09] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Certainly
[19.11.2022 12:52:21] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Please do be kind enough not to shoot while my shields are down
[19.11.2022 12:52:24] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius: Hombre...  Don't bandy words.  He'll twist you around with mind games.  My uncle told me all about the SIS.
[19.11.2022 12:52:27] [SIS]-James.Skirka: That would be rather unsporting.
[19.11.2022 12:52:50] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Who would your uncle be, if I may ask?
[19.11.2022 12:52:54] DTR-Sombra: All of them signor.
[19.11.2022 12:53:14] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Forgive me sir, I don't see any other Corsair citizens in my hold.
[19.11.2022 12:53:21] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Do you refer to the Nomad remains?
[19.11.2022 12:53:40] DTR-Sombra: What sort of intelligence are you gathering here signor?
[19.11.2022 12:53:55] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Here? None. This is not my area of interest.
[19.11.2022 12:54:11] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Bretonia gave up on this system when we left, and it soon became too hard to operate in.
[19.11.2022 12:54:26] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  He's telling the truth.
[19.11.2022 12:54:53] DTR-Sombra: Bretonians always lie. If he told me the sky was orange
[19.11.2022 12:55:00] DTR-Sombra: I will not trust it
[19.11.2022 12:55:02] [SIS]-James.Skirka: May I ask whom I have the pleasure of addressing?
[19.11.2022 12:55:20] DTR-Sombra: At least he is polite that one.
[19.11.2022 12:55:32] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius: I am Melius of the Corsair Imperio.  You will not get my family name from me.  I will not contribute to your logs.
[19.11.2022 12:55:51] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I understand, a pleasure Master Melius
[19.11.2022 12:56:16] DTR-Sombra: He called you ''master'' *chuckles*
[19.11.2022 12:56:23] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Is it not so?
[19.11.2022 12:56:52] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  In your dialect, probably.  Young, unmarried male...  Right?
[19.11.2022 12:57:23] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Correct, although strictly speaking since you are older than ten, I should still refer to you as sir.
[19.11.2022 12:57:32] DTR-Sombra: Melius we got the advantage, should we take him? Or pirate him.
[19.11.2022 12:57:39] DTR-Sombra: We need to bring haul to the Executor
[19.11.2022 12:57:51] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Now now...why there is no need to turn this violent.
[19.11.2022 12:57:53] DTR-Sombra: Signora Nagash would be proud.
[19.11.2022 12:58:10] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  Hombre.  I don't like bandying words with this Bretonian.  But operatives are rarely rich...
[19.11.2022 12:58:27] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Perhaps I can offer...a compromise of sorts.
[19.11.2022 12:58:28] DTR-Sombra: They get paid a lot, no?
[19.11.2022 12:58:46] DTR-Sombra: He is living it with the majesties probably.
[19.11.2022 12:58:51] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  How about we each exchange one piece of information and go on our way?  Long as it's not too classified...
[19.11.2022 12:59:08] DTR-Sombra: What compromise?
[19.11.2022 12:59:11] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I propose an addition to your offer sir.
[19.11.2022 12:59:24] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  I am reluctantly listening.
[19.11.2022 12:59:39] DTR-Sombra: I am eagerly ready to shoot.
[19.11.2022 12:59:47] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I shall happily meet you at either a freeport or a neutral location, of my own free will, if one would be willing to listen to
[19.11.2022 12:59:48] DTR-Sombra: But lets hear it.
[19.11.2022 12:59:53] [SIS]-James.Skirka: A possible exchange of information.
[19.11.2022 13:00:03] DTR-Sombra: What sort of information you would have?
[19.11.2022 13:00:16] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  Denied.  We talk here and there are NO Corsican traitors.
[19.11.2022 13:00:17] [SIS]-James.Skirka: That depends entierly on what information you are seeking.
[19.11.2022 13:00:27] DTR-Sombra: Neutral location.
[19.11.2022 13:00:30] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Allow me to explain, in brief
[19.11.2022 13:00:31] DTR-Sombra: More like neutral ambush.
[19.11.2022 13:00:39] DTR-Sombra: where he springs his agents
[19.11.2022 13:00:43] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I seek not the information of your fleets or society.
[19.11.2022 13:01:02] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Certain...blue coloured fiends however.
[19.11.2022 13:01:10] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  Now I understand.
[19.11.2022 13:01:12] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Well now that poses a problem for us.
[19.11.2022 13:01:30] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  Ok, I think we can see eye to eye on that a bit better.
[19.11.2022 13:01:51] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I will happily exchange what information we have, provided the director agrees of course.
[19.11.2022 13:01:56] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I'm sure he will.
[19.11.2022 13:02:16] DTR-Sombra: How about an upfront payment of 1mln pesos for starters.
[19.11.2022 13:02:23] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  We have a common enemy it seems.
[19.11.2022 13:02:40] [SIS]-James.Skirka: A common enemy that became suddenly far too common for our liking sir.
[19.11.2022 13:03:16] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  I will tell you upfront.  I have seen this enemy up close.  But I will not exchange anything without approval.
[19.11.2022 13:03:30] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I understand completely.
[19.11.2022 13:03:30] DTR-Sombra: The Executor will need to hear this.
[19.11.2022 13:03:41] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  Exactly, Hombre.  You are dead on the money there.
[19.11.2022 13:04:16] [2022-11-19] 11:04:14 You have received 5.000.000 credits from [SIS]-James.Skirka
[19.11.2022 13:04:20] DTR-Sombra: I scanned his ship, nothing posing serious threat.
[19.11.2022 13:04:27] [SIS]-James.Skirka: There, now we can be friends again Sombra.
[19.11.2022 13:04:28] DTR-Sombra: Got your money operative.
[19.11.2022 13:04:28] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  Let me collect your "current" IFF and ID for our records.
[19.11.2022 13:05:20] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  Done.  Thanks for the co-operation.  I can guarantee that I will report this to my superiors.
[19.11.2022 13:05:46] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  I'm not certain how, but I'm sure they will have means by which to contact you if necessary.
[19.11.2022 13:06:18] [SIS]-James.Skirka: You can always contact the Service Directly if needs be, Director Steiner will probably be the one to reply.
[19.11.2022 13:06:38] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I am always avaliable however
[19.11.2022 13:07:18] [SIS]-James.Skirka: We are the SIS, we often have dealings with...those whom the Government might disaprove of.
[19.11.2022 13:07:36] DTR-Sombra: I like the world in black and white.
[19.11.2022 13:07:44] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Alas it is not so.
[19.11.2022 13:07:45] DTR-Sombra: Shoot bad guys, raid and pillage.
[19.11.2022 13:08:02] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  Sorry Hombre, so do I.  But my Uncle warned me that this is not the case.
[19.11.2022 13:08:05] DTR-Sombra: Make sure the Imperio stays strong.
[19.11.2022 13:08:16] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Gentlemen you have been more than accomodating, I thank you for your time.
[19.11.2022 13:08:22] DTR-Sombra: Survival is the name of the game.
[19.11.2022 13:08:31] DTR-Sombra: Well, he did pay.
[19.11.2022 13:08:35] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I shan't keep you any longer.
[19.11.2022 13:08:37] DTR-Sombra: And we got our pilots.
[19.11.2022 13:08:46] DTR-Sombra: Guess you get to live another day.
[19.11.2022 13:08:53] DTR-Sombra: Good luck signor.
[19.11.2022 13:08:54] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Much obliged to you
[19.11.2022 13:08:59] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Cherrio
[19.11.2022 13:09:13] DTR-Ephemeral: Melius:  I would say "Take Care" but instead... Just don't die except to us.
[19.11.2022 13:09:23] DTR-Sombra: *chuckles*

Cargo Scan (after Corsair Pilot release)