A couple hours or so ago we got some random call aboard Freital regarding some weird nondescript things going on in Omega-7 along with sightings of potential Military vessels. My currently favorite Hessian Schulze and I set out to take a look.
Unfortunately before we could even move to Omega-7 we encountered a Corsair Imperator-class Gunboat which I forgot the name of, but it bugged the hell out of me because once again I had to take that pile of Borderworld-trash called "Sturmvogel" out for a spin which you fellows so graciously let me drive around when necessary. Well at least it's better than those two-seater Thors I can't drive worth a damn because as much as I love you guys, having one of you sit behind me and scream into my ear in Rheinlandish all the time during a fight sucks. I can't understand half of it and I can't wrap my head around the controls of that thing even after twenty hours in the simulator, It's really not my thing, cramping my style and all that.
Regardless, moving on. We engaged the Imperator but didn't really do much, and a minute or two later a Mandalorian Gunship, the "Caribdis", arrived and we let it have fun with the Corsair. A jolly-good time was had and the Imperator was reduced to debris. Schulze and I then moved on to investigate in Omega-7, and first thing I saw after a jump was something hostile, but not exactly something I could identify from ten clicks range. We closed the distance and I let the scanner do the work.
I've attached a transcript of the present chatter that may or may not be relevant to the Spezialoperationsabteilung's interests.
Quote:[color=#CCCCCC]Urizen: A Wild here, in Rheinland space?
[RF]Philip.Schulze: Back off that's my squid!
Wilde.Hreidmar: "Negative. Zhis is Rheinland Military special operations unit B22."
Wilde.Hreidmar: "We are here on a classified assignment."
[RF]Philip.Schulze: Oh...
[RF]Philip.Schulze: Now I'm confused.
Urizen: Mmm... i se...
[RHA]Sturmvogel: Schulze, use your brain and scan it.
[RF]Philip.Schulze: Should we believe him?
[RHA]Sturmvogel: Bollocks. Nix it, I see Squid signatures on it.
[RF]Philip.Schulze: Either way hew's dead, so who cares?
Wilde.Hreidmar: "We can neither confirm nor deny this. However, zhis IS a Rheinland Military vessel."
[RF]Philip.Schulze: Confirmed.
Wilde.Hreidmar: "Any hostilities will be considered an act of agression against Rheinland."
Anja.Goske: Problems officer?
[RF]Philip.Schulze: Ja?
[RHA]Sturmvogel: Good riddance telling us that. Of all people.
[RF]Philip.Schulze: Should we?
[RHA]Sturmvogel: Do it.
Wilde.Hreidmar: "Fascinating."
MM~Caribdis: ?Well, with your permission I'll take care of the hunter there
Urizen: ...Weapons ready, systems working correcly...
Urizen: Enemy on scanners, ready to open fire
Urizen: Opening fire into the target
Wilde.Hreidmar: "Then -it- will die."
Before I get to any pictures, here's some final threats of the thing:
Quote:Wilde.Hreidmar: "-We- shall remember you."
Wilde.Hreidmar: "-Our- community will retaliate."
[RF]Philip.Schulze: Heard that one.
Wilde.Hreidmar: "And when it does, there will be no escape."
Wilde.Hreidmar: "-It- shall be darkened in retribution, soon."
Now as some of you may or may not know I've had my share of slaughtering Squid, and I've seen the infested pose as perfectly-normal people on multiple occasions before, but I don't much like that they can still do it successfully nowadays. Nor do I much like doing the Order's job, but that's more of a personal thing. Eitherway, it wasn't exactly the prettiest encounter, and the fighting didn't take long to start.
Unfortunately both Schulze and I lack a guncam shot of the first threat being downed, that one having been "Urizen" in his Tigershark Light Fighter, courtesy of none other than Schulze. As for the others:
Goske's Mjolnir. Schulze later remarked that she may or may not have as well been infected if at least not having had her mind played with. Unfortunately neither of us could scan the Mjolnir to check for any Nomad signatures aboard, but judging by her eagerness to assist, it might've very well been the case but that's just suspicion.
Philip Schulze and Viva Velasquez, your friends in times of dire need? Nevermind, sounds lame. I suck at slogans and marketing.
After that whole ordeal we parted ways with the Mandalorian while exchanging mutual thanks and then we landed back on Freital. Regardless of all that and my deepest and truest love for Schulze's style, even if he seems a little clueless now and th... I digress. It was a decent run, even if the results of the Wild's actions and behavior are a little unsettling. I'm merely hoping that there'll be less of such happening in the future.
Unrelated to that I've enlisted the help of the Mandalorian Mercenaries against some nuisances you comrades seem to be recently encountering around Omega-7. You can rely on the Mandalorians coming to your aid and cooperating with you just as before for the time being. They've taken it upon themselves to expand their destructive work into a few other areas as well and I've already gotten word of first results. Here's a picture.