. User ID: Booth, Hector, CO -BCV- Powhatan (LIB-BRI82021-V802) Recipient: Bristol Constructions, Board Subject: Unplanned Encounter (Hogosha - Kato.Maru) .
ALCON,
Be advised, it appears the Hogosha have started increasing their activity in the core Kusari systems and that our own activities in Galileo have begun having an effect.
While in transit through New Tokyo on a Deuterium trade run, Hogosha frigate Kato.Maru disrupted the Shinagawa->Honshu Gate Trade Lane. Hogosha frigate proceeded to illegally halt B|-BCV-Powhatan. Cruise Disrupters were used to halt my vessel and Kato.Maru proceeded to 100m of B|-BCV-Powhatan. Information was requested on my transit before declaring that Bristol “causes havoc in the independent worlds for valued Kusari corporations without any form of respect for our people”.
Kato.Maru continued on with what I think is their usual shpiel, trying to use my use of non-standard weapon configuration aboard B|-BCV-Powhatan-Weapons were forced to be replaced at an Edge Worlds station, previously- as excuse to demand 100,000 credits. As they were within clear weapons range, maneuvers to bring my own weapons to bear would cause their engagement, and the demanded amount was so entirely small I decided it would be best to pay the amount. Encounter then ended.
I understand that Bristol cannot take overt, clear action against Hogosha as a whole, as they are a “protected species” in Kusari space, but I feel as though these actions should be unacceptable in House space and that inaction on our part will simply embolden them.
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