What a day. I meant to report in last night, but I hit my bunk as soon as I touched down at Mactan.
First, I launched from Mactan, looking for trading vessels.
My efforts were quickly rewarded as I came across the Advanced Train, Bad_001, tagged with a Police IFF and Trader ID. After some initial communications difficulties, and a few blasts from my Debilitators, he was quickly persuaded to donate a sum of 1 Million credits to the Hackers. Shortly after, I came across the M/S Serenity, a Firefly class transport, bearing a Universal IFF and a Trader ID. Surprisingly, the pilot of the Serenity seemed to be quite a friendly fellow. In other circumstances, such as him not working for Universal, I may even have grown to like him. As it was, I reduced the amount I demanded from him to a mere 500 000 credits, which he paid. Bad_001Serenity
After moving through to the Cortez system, I encountered a Junker vessel carrying Cardamine. In exchange for a few units of Cardamine, I offered to escort the vessel to Rochester Base in New York. After we arrived, the Junker Pilot decided to see if docking at Manhattan was an option. Seeing as though it coincides with our goals of spreading Cardamine use throughout Liberty, in exchange for a full load of Cardamine I quickly offered to draw away the Manhattan defenders so our Junker friend could slip through. All of Manhattan's defense forces, including a naval Battleship, chased me as I buzzed Manhattan, and our Junker friend slipped through unnoticed. Approximately 4500 tons of Cardamine are now flooding the streets of Manhattan. Charles Monroe
I then moved to the Colorado system, where I encountered the vessel [Lane Security]Alpha. Despite the name, he didn't seem interested in Lane Security at all, as he let me roam free. After a brief conversation, the Lane Security vessel docked on the Battleship Rio Grande, beyond my reach. As I was preparing to leave Colorado, I had the misfortune of encountering LPI-Matt.Myers[L]. After he refused my generous bribe of five donuts, I was forced to engage him. As much as it pains me to admit it, Myers was the better pilot, and I was forced to flee. I'll be working on my dogfighting skills in the near future. Lane Security Matt Myers Matt Myers Matt Myers
Some time later, in the New York system, I heard that several rogue vessels were under attack. Thanks to the LPI broadcasting the coordinates of the engagement, I was able to quickly proceed there. Suffice it to say, the engagement was huge. I wasn't able to even count the number of fighter craft. After asking if the Rogues needed assistance, I dove in. The Liberty fighters were slowly dropping, when a Bounty Hunter gunboat came into range. It was an impressive sight as dozens of guns converged on it at once, the pilot was atomically discombobulated in well under 30 seconds. Another Bounty Hunter gunship showed up, and shared the same fate as the first. Eventually, the Liberty fighters fell to our guns. LPI-Jack.Bauer and LPI-Matt.Myers were the last to fall. Liberty Ship deaths
Returning to Magellan, I encountered one last trader, Tobias_Vaughn, a Liberty Mammoth with a Trader ID. After ignoring my initial requests, I was forced to extract some credits out of his hull. About the time when he must have been mentally tallying repair costs, the vessel finally stopped. I only demanded 250 000 credits from him, as it appears that we had some communications difficulties. Finally, I managed to safely return to Mactan, and hit my bunk for some well deserved rest.
Total Tally:
1750 000 Credits
92 Tons of Cardamine
Assisted in the destruction of:
2 BH Gunships
1 Liberty Navy Guardian
3 LPI Fighters
1 Freelancer, assisting the Liberty Forces.
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