Kamuymosir E-mails

[Nodoka Hanamura]

SENDER: Brett Kensington, NDIA 'KOURINDOU' RECIPIENT: LT. COL. KEN IKEDA-WINSTON, NCIS, XENRESFORCOM SUBJECT: The Purples Next Door? Ikeda, Wanted to reach out and see what you guys have got regarding the people who are in the running for being spookier than us here at Kourindou out in the Matsumae AOR. We tasked that to your guys before the Oita shitshow, and I think you're about overdue for us to collect. Brett Kensington National Defense Intelligence Authority 'Kourindou' TASKFOR SHIRIKUNNE, UNS Skidbladnir CO

SENDER: LT. COL. KEN IKEDA-WINSTON, NCIS, XENRESFORCOM RECIPIENT: BRETT KENSINGTON, NDIA 'KOURINDOU' SUBJECT: Your Favorite Game Brett-san, Brett-san, You know full well we keep our end of the table tidy and prepared for things like this. I was trained by some of the remnants of the Skidbladnir's original crew after all. You know, the ones who followed Hawkins from the Order before he left shortly after the Harpies did? Anywho, onto the matter at hand - and your favorite game, intelligence gathering. We don't admittedly know a lot about this recent upswell in xenobiotic and xenobiotic-associated activity in Liberty and vicinity. Most of it's just speculation that's based on what we already know about the Vagrant Hivemind and the greater Slomon K'hara's doctrines on subversion and the sort. What we do know, is this: - The force we're engaged with that is supporting the Nomads' interest in this region, be it the mainline hivemind out in the Omicrons, or more likely due to distance to the Inverness system and its' hive, the Vagrant Hivemind - goes by some mixed reporting names. Most of the discussion comes back on OSINT through backwater neural net discussion sites and the sort, mostly through Zoners and n'er'do'wells in the Libero-Bretonian worlds and Northern Omegas. They're supposedly called Wendigos. - The Wendigo cohort, after we interviewed Brevet Major Struikas and Major Iekahara, reportedly operates Kress-line snubcraft, though this could be a byproduct of the pilot in question that they saw first hand, NIBWAKAAWIN, codename 'FOURNIER' having been a well-infested humanoid encapsulated in the craft that probably had been inside it since the fall of Vespucci. Whether they have access to LIBNAV or BRETARMFOR assets in any capacity is unknown. It's a stretch, but if they're anything like the Aoi Isejin or Das Wilde, they may have access to such equipment. - There's a firm reason to believe that the recent escalation in Galileo between Liberty and Kusari has been fueled in part by the Wendigos. Whether the Aoi Isejin cohort from Kusari, typically tied to the Omicrons' 'main' hivemind of the Slomon K'hara, is involved is unknown at this time, but it's not out of the realm of possibility. - From what Hanamura-taichou's discussion with Caliban provided, we can assume Auxesia collaborates as well in some fashion with the Wendigo cohort. To what extent is anyone's guess, but from what we know about their relationship with the Vagrant Hivemind, it's not out of the realm of possibility. I'm sorry we don't have more intelligence for you that isn't speculative or assertion-based, but due to the nature of our limited resources and the sort, we can't get a bigger picture on this. I insist if we're going to continue operating in the area, that we normalize relations with the Order and engage in some intelligence sharing. P.S. - Would love to meet for beer if you've the time soon. There's a new pub open on Kitachi Street I've been wanting to try. They have this deep fried sushi they are offering that my co-workers here at the command office have been talking about. It's a bit weird, deep frying Sushi. But I guess it's worth a try at least. Sincerely, Lt. Col. Ken Ikeda-Winston Utsunomiya Commonwealth Navy, XENRESFORCOM Nomad Counter-intelligence Section

SENDER: Brett Kensington, NDIA 'KOURINDOU' RECIPIENT: LT. COL. KEN IKEDA-WINSTON, NCIS, XENRESFORCOM SUBJECT: The Purples Next Door? Ikeda, I can understand, getting intel from the Nomads or their infected friends is like pulling teeth. That's what I was taught back at Chadwick. It's not actionable in the slightest, but it at least gives us a better picture of what we're dealing with. As for the Sushi and beer, I'm game - my rotation ends in July on the 6th though, so you're gonna be waiting for a bit. Brett Kensington National Defense Intelligence Authority 'Kourindou' TASKFOR SHIRIKUNNE, UNS Skidbladnir CO

SENDER: LT. COL. KEN IKEDA-WINSTON, NCIS, XENRESFORCOM RECIPIENT: BRETT KENSINGTON, NDIA 'KOURINDOU' SUBJECT: Your Favorite Game[/align] Brett-san, I appreciate your humble attitude on this. As for meeting up, I can wait until then. Jya, mata. Lt. Col. Ken Ikeda-Winston Utsunomiya Commonwealth Navy, XENRESFORCOM Nomad Counter-intelligence Section