--Neural log: Takahashi, Mikako--
--26/08/817--
Things began quietly; with my patrol beginning in honshu, i made my way back to the myoto.
A short while after entering shikoku i happened upon a blood dragon in a Nodachi; "Hirosho horatami" who was picking off police craft, and generally ruining my peaceful day.
Of course i began by asking their business, and asked them to release the pilots they were holding, but my requests were met with cold denial. Horatami then went on to suggest that the empire was based on assasination, defiling the names of samura and the knf; this would not do. We battled in the saiun cloud, with a swarm of ineffectual gc, dragons, ksp and bounty hunters dogging our steps. Horatami had me worried when their snac hit, and shields collapsed; leaving me open. But eventually, after an honourable duel, the nodachi was overcome by the speed of the chimera, and so i took to the prisoner to junyo; where i hear their case was pending; and Horatami was bailed. No doubt the dragon escaped custody, but we will find them another day, and convince them of the truth, to stop spreading their political lies. After releasing Horatami to the ksp, i found fathers watch whilst clearing out the ship; it was a poignant reminder of father, and of my duty to the empire.
--Blackbox Recordings
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--28 09 817--Takahashi, Mikako--
--Netlog fragment--
Today was chaos, probably one of the longest shifts i've pulled in a while:
I take it that everyone now knows of the Council cruisers visit to new tokyo; and that we were blessed by the prescence of the Emperor!
Myself, Chusa- Hiroito, and Ikazuchi were all on patrol when the council ship arrived, and contact was initiated by "C|Pitard" to us: we took care to phrase ourselves politely, whilst awaiting the relevant governing bodies.
Despite being shocked silent with awe, i managed to record some data on the foreign vessells weapons.
During and preceeding that event, we did manage to speak to a few blockade runners and smugglers, the afa themselves helped with one "Lisa.Fergison", who was carrying software, in an img atlas trans. Others included a "Stark[T]" with software, who didn't seem to know it was a crime. And a "grim_raper" taking optronics to south-hampton in new london, (grim was destroyed by Horatami the dragon in kyushu on his way to bretonnia).
After the diplomatic talks excitement faded, i was left alone as comrades and sisters went to their homes. i then found the same dragon in kyushu, that i encountered previously: "Horatami".
Again, the nodachi could not stand against the chimera; but rather than destroy the ship, i asked the pilot to leave; which he agreed to. After all of the excitement, i need to blow off some steam.
I then had a very curious and energetic meeting with a pilot name "Steve", i will say more on this as things develop; however, i think steve is a potential doorway to information for us, and so i plan to continue that relationship, until i am ordered to cease by my C.O. Steve gave me a gift: a strange gem like stone, about the size of a fist, multi-faceted shining a brilliant yellow. It's one of the prettiest things i've seen to be honest, so i'm keeping it in my box on honshu for now; though i may ask someone in kishiro to take a look at it for me later: discreetly of course. Steve is a bashful sort, which some might fund unusual; I however, see it as an advantage which I intend to press.
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