The S/D Agency Files

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To: The Director S/D Agency
From : Special Agent Brent Mako.
Ship- S/D-Seeker
Location : Rostock Station, Omega-15
Subject: Promotion

Message reads:

First off, thank you for the promotion. I will endeavor to do my best for the furthering of the guild's future goals. I have several ideas and want input from all of you on what our next steps are to be. Also what are our long term goals?

First question; the Feuerhunde (or Fire hounds, love that name) is what type of vessel. This will play into the objectives we hope to achieve. What type of vessel should I be looking to have built? What personnel resources will I have access to? If I do get access to personnel can I use the agency files to pass along orders, or will it need to be low key and I will just assign missions via personal communications.

Now as to my ideas for expanding our intelligence gathering. We already know a lot about our Corsair enemies. We encounter them on a daily basis. We know about their home system and with this war they are doing our job for us. To bad we can not get paid for it. The Order is still a relatively new group that we have had little contact with, although with my latest expedition our data increase ten fold. The Omicron Minor system is no longer a mystery nor is Omicron Delta. With the new laws the Zoners have passed using Freeport 9 as a staging ground could be an issue, but Freeport 11 is still open for our use. I have heard rumors of a Bounty Hunter base being constructed in the Delta system. This will be good for us and CORE operations.

With this in mind I think we need to move further into exploring the Nomad systems. I believe our next step should be a mapping expedition of Omicron Iota. While we are staunch enemies of the Order the main threat is that of the Nomads. Looking at the last war with these vile creatures we need to understand them better, so as to be better equipped to deal with them. Not to mention that their technology is a step above what we currently have. The Order just wants to eradicate the threat. I think study will help us better. Delving deeper into their systems will allow us to understand their true capabilities. For this type of deep mapping I recommend a Gun ship sized vessel or better. An Arrow light fighter may be able to pull it off, but some of those Nomads do mount cruise disrupters and what ever vessel we take has to be able to withstand a pounding.

Once Iota is mapped we can then send in force groups to gather specimens and intel. Taking down a few of their capital sized ships will allow us to gain more understanding of their larger weapon systems. Once we understand more of what Iota holds we can then move further into the systems held by the Nomads.

The Unknown jump hole in Omicron Delta will also have to be looked at. What ever system lies on the other side is defiantly control by the Nomads since I personally witnessed groups of their fighters and gunboats coming through there. Again map the system then collect specimens.

Another place we may want to looks is the relationship between the Nomads and the Outcasts. Some of these folks revere the Nomads as gods and that can not be good. More intelligence on the Outcasts and their systems could be useful if they become fully subverted by the aliens. With that in mind a gathering mission on Omicron Beta and Sigma-59 may be in order.

Once we have more information on the above situations we can then re-evaluate and move forward from there. Who knows we may even be able to come to an agreement with those silly Order folks to let us be, with an exchange of intelligence. Doubt it, but one can dream.

Sincerely

Special Agent Brent Mako
Chief Information and Intelligence Officer

PS: OK I have since found out that Feuerhunde is a GS. Will commission one at once. Will call her S/D-Stheno. I will be keeping my Manta for house traveling.

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Formerly Sam Nichols, creator of OSI