The bombing of Cork

[BaconSoda]

Sure, the Phantoms could have framed the Corsairs, using Osiris' to fool the Mollies. But I don't see the motivation. Phantom input please?

Err, mostly everyone is on vacation. In my limited knowledge, I cannot find a motive. Why the Phantoms would do something that would likely make two sides that are already played out against each other look suspiciously at them is beyond me. Risk is far greater than gain.

Onto my take on Cork:

In vanilla, the Mollys already fought the Corsairs for their gold fields (mind, gold is a valuable ship building commodity, and the Corsairs need more ships for piracy, their lifeblood), as did the BMM and IMG. Reading BMM and BAF rumors, it is said that the explosion of Corsair activity into Dublin might destroy the Mollys completely in ten or twenty years.

Now, looking at vanilla again, were the Mollys really enemies in the eyes of the Corsairs? Not ideologically, no. They were engaged in a turf war over a very precious mineral. Nothing more, nothing less. If the Mollys didn't shoot the Corsairs for being there, I'm sure the Corsairs would just look the other way when a Molly appeared.

However, to the Mollys, he Corsairs are a larger problem. They are skilled pilots and they want gold. This strikes at the very lifeblood of Molly life. What would happen if the Corsairs got a constant supply of gold in their holdings? Supply would increase at Trafalgar and demand (with the price) would decrease. It would be a disaster for Molly funding. So, the logical thing happened: the Mollys shot at the Corsairs to protect the future of their revolution.

Cork represents a very interesting opportunity for both the Mollys and the Corsairs. From the Corsairs point of view, it might come as a warning to a troublesome thorn, as a mob boss would do to a competitor. Simply a sign that says "Do not make us angry, we have the means to, and we will, mess you up." It might have been a plan to subjugate the Mollys into the Corsair empire completely, with a surrender like Hiroshima or Nagasaki. But, it certainly was not a cold blooded move against a mortal enemy.

In its current state, the Mollys can view Cork as one of two things: an idol demanding revenge or a warning to keep off the greater part of the Corsairs' toes (at least for the time being). This depends on the character's view, though. If someone is idealistic (and lets face it; no one wants to play a scumbag these days besides me), the view of Cork as a testament to the eternal menace that is the Corsairs. If a character is simply trying to live in a changing Sirius or is a coward or, well, any number of non-hero things, then the warning view might be better. Of course, it all depends on how people play their characters.

But, one might ask how Cork was bombed. Well, the answer is even simpler than one might believe. Omega-49 wasn't always common knowledge. It just seems too easy to pin Cork's current state on the rumors that the Zoners sold the Dublin Jump-Hole's coordinates to the Corsairs before the Mollys. Or, at least it seems too easy to me.

EDIT: Whether it was a nuclear holocaust of a sowing of salt is irrelevant, I think. Either way, these points would really work...

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[8:32:45 PM] Dusty Lens: Oh no, let me get that. Hello? Oh it's my grandma. She says to be roleplay.
[12:49:19 AM] Elgatodiablo: You know its nice that you have all that proof and all, Bacon... but I just don't believe you.