The Arch Storm

[Akura]

One mind, one goal, one purpose...

Amy Masako

She left the home, searching for supplies and intel. A transport was found, they checked and lied,

IKN-Soburin: Halt Civilian vessels
IKN-Soburin: Where are you taking those refugees?
Cyrus-The-Virus: okinawa
IKN-Soburin: And where are they from?
Cyrus-The-Virus: tau
Cyrus-The-Virus: tau 31
IKN-Soburin: I'm getting scans of at least 150 known criminals
IKN-Soburin: On board that ship
IKN-Soburin: I demand you drop them, I will take them for questioning
Cyrus-The-Virus: sir it is refugeas
IKN-Soburin: If you refuse, you'll be considered and enemy of the house of Kusari
Cyrus-The-Virus: not criminals
IKN-Soburin: I am not asking citizen
Cyrus-The-Virus: oh no , im not
IKN-Soburin: Drop those 150 criminals
IKN-Soburin: This is your last chance, I will not ask again
Cyrus-The-Virus: im just doing trade
IKN-Soburin: Then drop the criminals!
Cyrus-The-Virus: one sec
IKN-Soburin: Understood
Cyrus-The-Virus: the refugees
IKN-Soburin: I am telling you that 150 of those refugees are criminals, known to the Kusari government
IKN-Soburin: Ignorance is no excuse
IKN-Soburin: The laws of Kusari state that harbouring known Criminals is an act of treason against the emperor's name
Cyrus_the_Virus: OK?
IKN-Soburin: Much appreciated citizen
IKN-Soburin: Safe travels
Cyrus_the_Virus: OK

She took them, ready for returning home.

Then there were two pirate transports, one stood out.

SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Oh, bugger. Cops!
IKN-Soburin: I'll pretend I didn't hear that criminal, make yourself scarce
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Right!
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Cyrus!
Cyrus_the_Virus: YES
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Time for you to pay the piper!
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: A million credits!
IKN-Soburin: Ahem
Cyrus_the_Virus: I JUST PAY
IKN-Soburin: Not scarce enough
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Pay again, bucko.
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Oops.
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: I thought you'd left.
Cyrus_the_Virus: OH COM ON
SGI-Unrelenting.Chimera: Guten tag, herr Cyrus.
IKN-Soburin: Last chance, cruise or burn criminal
Cyrus_the_Virus: Y WILL MAKE NO FROFIT
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: I was.. Right!
SGI-Unrelenting.Chimera: Okay Cyrus, here is the deal.
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Cyrus has, uh..
Cyrus_the_Virus: OK
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Cardamine!
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Blow him up!
Cyrus_the_Virus: IT STARTS AUTOMATIC
Cyrus_the_Virus: NOW
Cyrus_the_Virus: HOW DO I PAY
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: You don't. You're off the hook.
Cyrus_the_Virus: HA?
SGI-Unrelenting.Chimera: For excessive shouting.

The Yakuza took out the larger one, and chased the smaller one till it was almost destroyed.

SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Oh.
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: AAAIGH!
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: I surrender!
IKN-Soburin: Too little, too late I think
[|]-Y-Dragon's.Tooth: Stop your vessel!
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Just don't kill me!
[|]-Y-Dragon's.Tooth: Let the KNF deal with him. Let's leave, now Hayate.
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: P.. Prison?
IKN-Soburin: Much appreciated
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: I can't go to jail!
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Not with all those men- and women- deciding my arse isn't wide enough!
IKN-Soburin: You knew the risks when you took on this life of crime
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Fer chrissakes!
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: It's not my fault!
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: I was left with no other options!
IKN-Soburin: Hm, if you say so
IKN-Soburin: Tell me, who are the SGI?
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: We- well, we're the Sirian Guild of Interdiction. Fancy name for us who were forced out of corporations.
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: We take just enough to survive.
[|]-Y-Dragon's.Tooth: They are pirate rats, who attack lonely civilian targets.
[|]-Y-Dragon's.Tooth: Their punishment should be death!
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Ask the Kishiran who I.. Borrowed from earlier!
[|]-Y-Dragon's.Tail: Hideki, ease your emotions.
IKN-Soburin: I saw you extorting simple civilians, taking much more than required to live
IKN-Soburin: Does greed get the better of you?
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: He'll confirm that I take very little from my.. Clients.
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Uh.. Kurage something.
IKN-Soburin: Hm
Kishiro|Kurage.Noumiso: Hmmm?
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Him!
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: That Kishiro guy!
Kishiro|Kurage.Noumiso: What about me?
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Tell them, I'm not an unfair pirate!
IKN-Soburin: Not that it matters
Kishiro|Kurage.Noumiso: Well... it's true you're much 'nicer' than other pirates I've encountered.
[|]-Y-Dragon's.Tooth: Still against the law. Hai.
Kishiro|Kurage.Noumiso: You only charged me 100,000 ... but a pirate is still a pirate.
IKN-Soburin: You have broken imperial law and dishonoured our great emperor
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Yeah, yeah, but not enough to kill me!
IKN-Soburin: Come with me pirate, I will decide your fate
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Heck, even those violating prison mates are better than that.. And, alright. I'l with you.
IKN-Soburin: Follow, or I'll have you executed

The pirate followed, as Seiji arrived to support, it was weak and disabled, and it obeyed.

SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: On your tail.
IKN-Soburin: Right, stop here...
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: ~Gulp~ Isn't prison the other way..
IKN-Soburin: Your ship will be boarded, stand by
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: Right.
IKN-Soburin: *Captain Michiba steps into the cargohold, setting eyes on the crew of the Basilisk*
IKN-Soburin: *With her is two armed KNF soldiers*
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: ~Jake steps forward, pale and bloody-nosed~
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: "I'm the captain of this ship. I've got five crew in total."
IKN-Soburin: "Hm, so I see..."
IKN-Soburin: "Who are your contacts here in Kusari?"
IKN-Soburin: *She casually observes her surroundings as she inspects crates of cargo*
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: "Nobody. We were passing through to Shikoku, where we could use the Hacker and Rogue bases in Kepler."
IKN-Soburin: "So you are supported by foreign entities?"
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: "Yeah, we dump our loot on more organized groups."
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: "In return, we get food and fuel."
IKN-Soburin: "So you would say you walk freely amongst them?"
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: "Not at all. They view us as competition. But they accept our loot and then kick us out."
IKN-Soburin: "Hmm, I need you to do something for me..."
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: "What is that?"
Seiji.Akimoto: "Who's this one?"
IKN-Soburin: "I want you to show me..."
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: "Show you? We can get maps.."
IKN-Soburin: *Amy steps forward, ignoring the statement*
IKN-Soburin: *She raises her hand and the room goes dark for the five men, their minds touched by her charm*
IKN-Soburin: "You will be my eyes... I want you to show me your business..."
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: "Yes.. We'll take you.. Wherever you want.."
IKN-Soburin: *Amy indicates to one of her soldiers*
IKN-Soburin: "This one will stay with you, you will report everything to him, your shortcuts, your smuggling routes"
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: "We'll take him.. Thank you.."
IKN-Soburin: "In return, we will leave you be..."
IKN-Soburin: "You will tell no one about our arrangement, now go, do your work, we will be watching"
IKN-Soburin: *Amy steps back into the gunship docking port, leaving one of the soldiers behind*
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: ~The men acknoledge the soldier, and return to work~
IKN-Soburin: Seiji, move out, we have work to do
Seiji.Akimoto: Hai!
SGI-Freerange.Basilisk: We won't forget this! We'll give a full status update in twelve hours.
Seiji.Akimoto: Twelve hours... How efficient

The eyes are in place, intel will flow in... The following gifts were collected.