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[Seiji.Ozu]

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Comm ID: Seiji Ozu
Source: Kagoshima Depot
Subject: Update on activities

Konnichiwa.

I have had varied experiences over the past days. First, while patrolling Kyushu I ran into a strange vessel, the \CS\-Interceptor.Shield. I had not come across these... people in the past, and was of course curious. I spoke with the pilot for several minutes, trying to learn their intentions. They were vague, somewhat cryptic, but from what I gathered they appear to have some kind of grand plan to unite all humans for some common cause. I explained to the pilot that Kusari has internal issues to address first and foremost, and that I did not understand their reasons for wanting some galactic human alliance, or what the purpose of this would be. They would not clarify, but when queried further on the viability of establishing such an alliance due to obvious problems such as fueds between houses and age old wars, the pilot stated that his "Consortium" was developing technological biological enhancements which could aid the process if necessary. This was when I concluded that there was insanity behind their agenda. I chose not to engage the pilot, and we went our separate ways after some time.

On another occasion, I was joined in Shikoku by Ochi-san, where we monitored the trade lanes for gaijin activity. Naturally there was plenty, and we collected several contributions to our cause. Some were more cooperative than others initially, but we managed to persuade even the most uncooperative gaijin to contribute in the end without firing a single shot. In all cases, the traders ended up giving us more than we asked for. It is clear that while many do not have the patience or presence of mind in general to understand or sympathise with our cause, when we give them the time and information they need to see, it does not take long for them to see what is best for Kusari and thus themselves. We also ran into a Golden Chrysanthemum on that day, who was expecting us to open fire immediately it seemed. Her ship was heavily damaged from fighting several other vessels apparently, so we provided her with some repair kits and allowed her to proceed home. They do not seem to understand that we fight for all Kusarians to prosper, not just men.

The last activity I participated in involved a fellow AFA soldier and several KNF vessels. We recieved a report that the KNF required assistance dealing with several outcast ships in Kyushu. I joined up with them near the Tau-29 jump gate, where the ships were located and engaged following a directive to leave Kusari which was ignored. The outcasts were driven back into Tau-23 and retreated to their nearby base. While the operation was successful, I have little doubt that these gaijin criminals will be back.

That is all for now, dewa mata.

Seiji

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