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From: Paramilitary Ensign George "Tex" Austin
To: General Circulation

Subject: Furball over GM Naha

I'm sure ya'll all heard about the little tiff we had over the GM Naha today, 'specially since that junked engine pod nearly went through the mess deck window. Myself an' Ensign Nagarokie were sitting idle over the Naha, observing traffic and managing a security perimeter for a thirsty Dragon who came callin' for some fuel. We let him in the back door and the ground crews got him turned around double-quick in the secure hangar.

And then a fighter brazenly blaring an "Order" IFF signal came sailing out of the Helgoland trade lane. I fired up my scanner and got a good sweep of his hull. That boy had some dang strange guns. I've never seen the like before.





And then, without a word of warning or demand, the dang fool opened fired on Ensign Nagarokie. The following is an excerpt from my Karasu's black box.


I should make a note that the master of the GTS-Abashiri made a masterful high-speed moor under high-stress conditions, putting his ship inside the safety of the Nahas' defense guns.

This image was the one surviving file from my gun cameras. My fighter took a heavy hit from a debilitator-type pulse weapon, wiping out the camera and most of its memory backups.


At this point the Naha got its alert fighter into the air, and GMG pilot Yungai scored the killshot on our homicidal visitor.



And that was that. Regrettably, SAR crews from the Naha were unable to locate his escape pod, though they diligently searched for at least five minutes before breaking for lunch. With any luck he'll die the long, slow death of asphyxiation out in the clouds of the Crow.

Yours,
Ensign George "Tex" Austin
GMG Paramilitary

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The Austin Clan: George Austin, GMG Paramilitary Ensign; Frank Austin, LPI Recruit Officer