Priority: High
Encryption: Full
Destination: Boadicea, Kansas + NTBS Belisarius, Kansas
Source: NTF Captain Robert Crompton
Location: Freeport 1, Omega-3
Subject: Report
Robert appears on screen. Strangely, he's in the bar of Freeport 1, with a view of Sprague and the Walker Nebula behind him. Next to him is a half empty glass with 'Freeshock 1' embossed on it.
Good day, you're probably wondering what I'm doing out here, reporting to you from the bar of Freeport 1, but I'll get to that in a moment.
He takes a sip from the glass before continuing.
The Patrol began as usual from Mactan, greeting a friendly Vagrant Raider, before intercepting an Iridium miner called 'Lolz' who had just left Kansas, not enough for me to not stop him, however. After a short discussion, he 'agreed' to pay. Suddenly, in the midst of the transfer of credits, he opened fire on me! An outrage! Dirty tactics didn't help him either way when it came to abandoning ship.
Not wanting to risk Mactan or Boadicea's security, I took the advice of the Legionnaire and flew off here. No doubt at some point he had someone shoot a tracking device onto my ship. Freeport 1 in Omega-3 fit the bill nicely of a place where you'd go to get some work after your organisation crashes down around you, so here I am. The technicians here are cleaning up my ship completely... enough to wash off any spy bugs.
I'll probably be here overnight, so it's likely I won't be returning to Boadicea until at least tomorrow. The fact we fooled that Captain into believing we're completely destroyed will probably pay for that, though.