A Quandry

[Malaclypse 666]

It appears that deLuna-san has found a very hard pea under her Diplomatic mattress.

Yes, the Ambassador is in a sense a "civilian", but a very connected, very high-ranking civilian who has the ear of the Kusari Shogunate, the Corporate Kieretsu, and the Kusari Navy. It would be demeaning for her to be assigned an Armored Transport.

I have three possible options.

a) Civilian/Neutral. You could "downgrade" the Destroyer to a Gunboat, thereby becoming eligible for the "Neutral" ID status. Hire some nice Farmers Alliance boys to crew, and borrow their rep.

b) Military/Liason. Tell your Admiral, or at least a Commander, I assume, to prepare for any event (ala Mcintosh..). Full KNF ID and Rep. Full weps for defense if needed.

3) Madam, you are a "Trader of Ideas". A generic "Trader" ID would make you susceptible to Pirate attack, which could either be deflected politically, or by judicious use of missiles and flak. I am not sure about ship classes allowed for this Id. Perhaps it wouldn't fly for that reason.

I personally do not care what ID you mount. I know who you are, and what and who you represent. The first idiot to shoot at you, including your potential "enemies", will probably hear from more than just the Kusari Navy in response.

Regards,
The Fishin' Fool

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