Xeno Alliance communications (iRP) (FO)

[Silekar]

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***CommID: Silekar.Dravin***
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Hello everyone,

I'm just reporting some events from yesterday.

First off, the SRF gave me a heads up on incoming navy forces just outside of Ouray. Not sure why they were being helpful, but I appreciated the tip.

Second, three rookies wanting to be Xenos said hello at the trade-lane next to Ouray. They were all flying Kingfisher's with heavy starbeams and advanced stunpulses. That just would not do. I showed them around a bit, and we flew some missions together for Ouray so that the Xenos there would respect them. After a few missions, the rookies were all sporting shiny new suntigers and Xenos IDs.

At this time, we were still flying missions, when an LN showed up and demanded my surrender. I was willing to let him go, as I didn't want the rookies to have a fight with a possibly experienced fighter on their hands. Unfortunately, the LN refused to back down. The rookies were very happy to fight, though perhaps a bit too eager. I said "burn him boys," and the Navy guy had time to say "engaging," just before the concentrated fire of 3 Kingfisher's fully equipped with Suntigers vaporized him. I have to say, I've never seen a Navy boy vaporized so quickly.

After the Navy incident, I got separated from the group, and two LN guardians came for me. I tried to get them to back off, but they refused to stand down. I nearly dropped one of them, but my aim was a little off with that antimatter cannon, and my bomber couldn't take a really long fight (as it is, I think I spent half an hour running and shooting). In the end, I was out of bots and bats, and running fast through Colorado. The rookies I mentioned showed up at that time, and drew one of the Guardians away from me; it just so happened to be the more experienced pilot. Unfortunately, my ship was too damaged to afford me the opportunity to turn and fight again, though I was sure I could have taken the less-experienced pilot otherwise. In any case, a few nuclear mines scared him off my tail, allowing me to reach a trade lane and set a course for the Ames.

After docking there, I reviewed my flight recorder data in order to be certain that I had indeed seen what I thought I had seen earlier in the day, before the LN showed up. I also confirmed the sighting with the SRF pilot who had warned me about the Navy. While I was out with the rookies at Ouray, a Nomad ship shadowed us. No contact was made, and I was unable to get a good scan of the ship, seeing as I didn't want the rookies anywhere near it if it started a fight. I'm not sure what the Nomad was doing out by Ouray, but it spent an unusually long time on the edge of my scanner range. It's possible the alien was gathering intel on our installation. In either case, I recommend extreme caution should another Nomad enter the area. Something tells me that this isn't the last we've seen of them.

Egg-Eater signing off.

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Said the pirate to the merchant: Your money or your life?

Merchant: What was the question?

Pirate: Pay or Die!

Merchant: That's not a question.

Pirate: Hand over 2 mil you corporate flunky, or be atomically disgronified!

Merchant: Sorry, I can't hear you, too busy docking.

Pirate: Wha... Dang it. *Turns to the new recruits* And that is why you shoot the trader who refuses to cut his engines. You just have to make sure you asked them to stop, and threatened them properly before you space them. Also, record your conversations in case the dead come back to complain. That's how it works here folks. Now go out and cut yourself a piece of the corporate pie!