>>>Incoming Transmission:
>>>ID: Takahashi, Mikako: Daii
>>>04/10/817
Over the past weeks I have come across a few unsavoury smugglers and blockade runners in Tau 29 and 31.
With each I have tried to explain to them the implications and consequences of supplying the enemy, in some cases I have had to resort to fire.
Those that eluded me include: "Freier-Handler" - who attempted to cloak, "InteL.Trans.co", and "{PoZ}Char-Aznable".
Other traders I have come cross have been more reasonable; one such individual that seemed to take my advice was "CeTTanganda-Colossus" (a colossus, repex ID, with optronics) after a very, very lengthy discussion and explanation session. The same goes for "Tirion".
I had the pleasure of being witness to the addition of a new member "Koudai.Hayate" Who avenged my next failure:
I was patrolling Kyushu When the Mandalorian appeared; apparently looking for a small contract. "Samura|-Kouji" helped with tracking of the vessel "MM~Billy=Bishop".
Battle was met aside of trading space; to maintain the peace. I didn't expect a bretonnian to act with any measure of honour: but this one adhered to the etiquette of combat; but I now suspect that this was to lower my defenses, not that it mattered; as his Roc destroyed the artistry of my ship in quick time.
Fathers watch fell to the floor as deafening fire dropped my chimeras' shields and crashed against my hull. I tried to keep my cool as the ship shook and my nerves set alight. I did manage to drop his ships shields occasionally, but made little impact on the sizeable hull. The console exploded in my face as the final shots were fired by Bishop: destroying my treasured ship.
Bishop collected his small bounty - but did however make sure that my pod was towed to friendly space; where I could be recovered: again I was suprised by his nobility, for a bretonnian (No doubt some form of psychological warfare I have yet to decipher).
I have no excuse for my failure : I should have had the technical advantage over the bomber in my Chimera, alas my lack of skill and focus detracted from that.
>>>14/10/817
Recently I came upon a bowex ship in Tau 31:"Bowex)Somerled" which was hauling niobium towards the Baffin jump-hole. After trying to convince the bretonnian engineer to repent, drop his goods and stop supplying bretonnia: he insulted my ship. Some vague philisophical debate followed and we exchanged shots. I tried to dodge around the slew of massive fire, but was not always successful. I managed only to reduce the Shires hull to around 2 thirds strength; when I was forced to retreat; lest I lose another ship.
Failure seems to be a motif at the moment; I can't find fathers' watch, and his words are nought but a whisper to me now.
I'm currently having trouble with my blackbox ; and will create access to these recordings soon.
>>>End Transmission
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