Family Ties

[Knucklehead]

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Name: Eman Modnar
Comm ID: Eman_Modnar
Encryption Key: Public
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Made another trip around the loop last night. Spent some time talking to one of Dad's old friends. Mostly comparing trade runs and recounting the events of the past few weeks. We decided to meet up at Manhattan so I could hook up with one of his friends, a mercenary named Gladius. Nice little fighter, a slipstream. Not really the kind of ship Dad would like, but not bad either. We got together with the intention of flying the route together, but engine trouble forced Gladius to stay behind at Curacao.

I was about 30K away from the Shetland when that Marburg person showed up. He followed me over to the Shetland where I unloaded my cargo. The local defense crew was keeping him busy, but he greatly outclassed them. A quick scan revealed that he had a particularly costly item on board, so I decided to let him go with a warning, which he responded with a warning of his own.

We exchanged a few more words, with him trying to convince me the boys in corporate were harming Gaia. I don't see it that way. We have strict rules on who can go to the surface and what they can do there. The boys in corporate know how to protect the planet.

Meanwhile, he continued to open fire on the OSC patrol ships, so I decided to show him what I could do when a couple of his buddies showed up. Within a few seconds, I had 4 Gaians and a Corsair locked in the brig.

As we continued talking, I began to grow tired, so I started back to the Shetland to drop off my prisoners. Along the way, I decided to give Marburg a nickname my ancestors had given environmentalists in the past, Tree Hugger. He wasn't particularly fond of the name, but was willing to take it in stride, giving me one his ancestors had used, Spa and Cruise Dandy. Interesting name, has a nice ring to it, don't you think?

We said our goodbyes, and I retired to my quarters for a good rest.

Until next time,

Eman "OSC Dandy" Modnar, Signing off.

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