The Arch Storm

[Ayem]

Kenzou Tenma-Taii, 113th Recon and Assault Division, Hanta-Iseijin.

My patrol began with Sienna Michiba-Taicho. I undocked in a prepared J17P-95P Chimaera from the Battleship Matsumoto in Hokkaido and searched my scanners for the Captain'€™s ship. Unable to locate it, I addressed my group locator and discovered that in the time it had taken for me to undock she'€™d crossed the system. My cruise engines hit maximum charge and engaged just as she was preparing to enter the event horizon of the Kyushu jumphole.

After pushing my Chimaera'€™s engines to the limit, I re-established contact above Planet Kyushu and fell in behind the Captain. We came across Taiki Ono-Chūi who had interdicted an Outcast attempting to cross Kusari territory in order to enter Liberty space. The Captain seconded me to Taiki Ono-Chūi'€™s wing, before continuing on her patrol.

Transcript.

The outcast was amenable to our demands, but adamant that he make it to Liberty. Taiki-Chūi negotiated a compromise. We would escort the Outcast to the Shikoku-Kepler border to ensure he didn'€™t stay to cause trouble. I assisted the Naval Forces pilot in escorting the Outcast and, true to his word, he crossed the border without incident.



Following this I broke from Taiki-Chūi'€™s wing in order to reform with the Captain. While in Kyushu I was passed by a smuggler whose ship bore the name '€œDodgeball'€, bearing Gaian Wildlife packed tight in his cargohold. I alerted the other officers on patrol and we were able to catch the smuggler in our web beside Narita by temporarily shutting down trade lanes in the immediate vicinity. While the smuggler was most against the idea, we were able to persuade him to unload his cargo on Narita station rather than risk death or imprisonment. A sweetener to the deal was the Naval Forces'€™ decision to forgo the usual fine in such a situation.

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With the smuggler chastened and empty of cargo, I escorted him to the Sigma 13 system to ensure he did not attempt to stay and cause trouble. I understand he later returned to Kusari territory, but that other officers intercepted him. All in all, a bad day to smuggle.

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