COMM ID:Lieutenant Alan Polstari TARGET ID:Primary Fleet Command HQ SUBJECT:Smugglers and Brigands ENCRYPTION:Medium PRIORITY:Medium
Greetings, sirs.
I've run across a couple new smugglers in the last day or so. Details as follows.
[color=#FFFFFF]Subject:Broken.Benjamin
Caught Mr. Benjamin carrying Cardamine in a Firefly as he passed by West Point. I and another vessel gave chase and managed to catch up to him where we requested that he drop his cargo in preparation for a fining. He was less than inclined to do so and managed to start back up again and head for Manhattan. I think we had a bit of Ion interference as he seemed to leap ahead of us, and we simply weren't able to do enough damage to halt him before he landed. Guncam images below.
I was running supplies later that same day in the Sierra Nevada when I ran across the Bowmanfire en route back to Texas. I gave a scan to double check the cargo, and was surprised to find him carrying slaves. I was also surprised to find that he had an ALG IFF with DSE papers. We gave chase to the Bering Gate but were unable to interdict him before he made it out. Guncam images below.
I ran across Mr. de Valence today while on mission in the Sierra Nevada as we were about to cross over from the California system to the Cortez system. I was able to see that it was a Brigand affiliated vessel, and that he was flying in the Gallic "Pachyderme" Transport. I gave him polite reminder of the "Laws of Liberty" Section 3 Heading IV with respect to tranport vessels of Gallic origin. The following is the comm log we recorded while in transit.
Quote:[07.06.2012 00:12:16] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: Polstari: Mr. de Valence.
[07.06.2012 00:12:24] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: Oui?
[07.06.2012 00:12:40] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: Polstari: As a note, those vessels are illegal in Liberty space unless flown under the Countil flag.
[07.06.2012 00:12:49] Traffic control alert: MoneyAngeL has requested to dock
[07.06.2012 00:12:49] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: Polstari: and you don't look Councilish to me.
[07.06.2012 00:13:00] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: We have been informed of such and are very disapointed
[07.06.2012 00:13:07] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: A message was sent in concern
[07.06.2012 00:13:16] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: We suggest it be responded to
[07.06.2012 00:13:52] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: Plus you'd be surprised on the ships the Council uses
[07.06.2012 00:14:18] Death: <$>Joao.da.Silva was killed by <$>George.Heil (Gun)
[07.06.2012 00:14:50] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: Polstari: Our laws stand, Mr. de Valence, your agreements with DSE not withstanding.
[07.06.2012 00:14:58] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: Polstari: Please keep that in mind.
[07.06.2012 00:15:40] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: Monsieur are you saying that our business with DSE is forthwith voided?
[07.06.2012 00:15:56] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: P: No. I'm saying your business with them does not exempt you from our laws.
[07.06.2012 00:16:19] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: Well. Several messages to moi knoweldge went sent to help clear things up.
[07.06.2012 00:16:30] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: Yet not response was given much into such.
[07.06.2012 00:16:34] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: So tell moi.
[07.06.2012 00:16:38] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: P: And until that occurs, our laws stand.
[07.06.2012 00:16:44] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: How are we to conduct business in such?
[07.06.2012 00:17:08] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: P: Buy Liberty Mastodons? The Stork series?
[07.06.2012 00:17:22] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: P: There are plenty of large cargo vessels we consider legal, sir.
[07.06.2012 00:17:22] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: Non monsieur. We preffer our own.
[07.06.2012 00:17:29] Death: <$>Joao.da.Silva was killed by <$>George.Heil (Gun)
[07.06.2012 00:17:41] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: Be on mind as well monsieur. That the council uses these class ships as well
[07.06.2012 00:18:09] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: P: Yes. And if you had read our laws, you would see that we have granted them an exemption to do so.
[07.06.2012 00:18:16] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: Oui. We were informed
[07.06.2012 00:18:58] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: But now I ask again. What other ships are we to use in due to technology reasons of incombatiblity?
[07.06.2012 00:20:30] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: If you expect us to use such vessels with no power, how are we to continue our work?
[07.06.2012 00:20:30] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: P: Looks like you'll have to enjoy Liberty's finest trading vessels and weapons systems, then.
[07.06.2012 00:20:55] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: P: Our Type 3 turrets work well, and are Universally compatible.
[07.06.2012 00:21:27] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: We found out that with our own vessel produced by DSE. Our systems do not work together monsieur
[07.06.2012 00:21:52] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: So I ask again. How are we to continue our work with ships that do not run?
[07.06.2012 00:22:47] Death: <$>Joao.da.Silva was killed by <$>George.Heil (Gun)
[07.06.2012 00:22:47] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: P: By using our ships with our tech and accepting such as the cost of business?
[07.06.2012 00:22:59] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: Again. I think not.
[07.06.2012 00:23:02] Death: Baltwax was killed by an NPC
[07.06.2012 00:23:20] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: Now a question raises to moi. Why were our vessels chosen not to be allowed passage?
[07.06.2012 00:23:26] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: P: Not a lot I can do for you then.
[07.06.2012 00:23:27] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: No reason for such not to be?
[07.06.2012 00:23:36] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: No shots were fired.
[07.06.2012 00:23:41] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: P: I'm just a Lieutenant sir, I can't give you those answers.
[07.06.2012 00:24:07] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: Then I suggest you pass this message along to your higherup and those who have the ability to answer
[07.06.2012 00:24:11] Traffic control alert: [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada has requested to dock
[07.06.2012 00:24:26] Death: Teiven was killed by an NPC
[07.06.2012 00:24:44] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: I believe I have made moi point. Non?
[07.06.2012 00:25:31] Death: ~HE~Cmdr.Watts was killed by Xarkov (Gun)
[07.06.2012 00:26:23] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: P: What point, sir? That you intend to flaunt our laws?
[07.06.2012 00:26:24] A player who was killed in a PvP fight is not allowed to re-engage using any of his/her characters within 4 hours.
[07.06.2012 00:26:24] Characters of a player who was killed in a PvP fight must not return into the same system for 4 hours. Check the server rules on the forums for the exceptions to this.
[07.06.2012 00:26:42] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: P: I suggest you and your group get DSE to lobby for you.
[07.06.2012 00:26:46] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: No. That you monsieur have failed to answer our questions in kind and in full reason
[07.06.2012 00:27:11] +LE+Griffe.de.Valence: V: Now if you exscuse moi. I have a shipment to finish.
[07.06.2012 00:27:19] [LN]-LLS-Sierra.Nevada: P: Indeed.
I've heard rumor that they may have already filed a complaint about the matter, so I'm making my report as quickly as possible. I hope it proves useful.
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