The Arch Storm

[lw'nafh]

Akio Yuuki, 113th Reconnaissance

We left under the mask of their Navy, none were suspect of us.

We move through 'New Tokyo', all is quiet. We continued on our path to 'Kyushu'.

A Dragon intercepted us. It attempted to halt 'Hogosha'. We ordered them to continue along.

]bd[Heruya.Chiba: Hold it there flower
113th|Akio.Yuuki: What is this?
Flower: Hold it yourself dragon scum!
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: What does it look like
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Flower, move along. I will deal with this.
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: Of course you will

The 'Hogosha' obeyed. Akio questioned the Dragon with little success. We were in search of dangerous items. We remained inconspicuous.

113th|Akio.Yuuki: Dragon. I really do wonder why you persist.
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: Persist at what?
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Trying to get away with... This.
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: Honorable monitoring of trade within our home?
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: What a feirce crime
113th|Akio.Yuuki: 'Monitoring of trade'? No.
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Terrorism, yes...
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: Terrorism is an interesting word
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: Stopping illegal trade terrifies whom?
113th|Akio.Yuuki: I am asking the questions.
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Which makes me wonder...
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: Asking questions makes you wonder?
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Have you intercepted anything 'illegal' so far, hm?
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: That would depend on how long 'so far' has lasted
113th|Akio.Yuuki: From the moment you began to 'monitor' traffic along this tradelane.
113th|Akio.Yuuki: What 'illegal' cargo have you intercepted?
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: Oh all sorts
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: I began monitoring this lane months ago
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: I think you are being rather inspecific
113th|Akio.Yuuki: I am being specific enough.
113th|Akio.Yuuki: You know I am talking about today.
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: Why would I know that when your words directly contradict it
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Don't try playing mindgames.
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Answer the question. Now.
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: Mind games are far more complex than simple speech
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Your evasiveness is suspect enough.
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: I havn't intercepted anything illegal
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: However many are quick to assume
113th|Akio.Yuuki: So you have done nothing but harass otherwise innocent merchants?
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Foreign or no.
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: Otherwise innocent merchants have an interesting tendancy toward letting their weapons off
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: I dont take shots innocently I might add
113th|Akio.Yuuki: I hardly doubt it. Especially when the very ship you fly asks to be shot.
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: Ha I see no such writing

The Dragon was useless. We ordered him to leave.

113th|Akio.Yuuki: Its paint job doesn't indicate it is Naval.
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Nor does the I.F.F.
113th|Akio.Yuuki: My sensors say it quite clearly here, 'Blood Dragons'.
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: And any vessel without naval paint on it requests to be shot at?
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: How interesting
113th|Akio.Yuuki: I suggest you check your I.F.F.
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Now enough of this.
113th|Akio.Yuuki: You have exactly five seconds to get out of my sight.
113th|Akio.Yuuki: One.
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Two.
]bd[Heruya.Chiba: You suggest my engines move at that speed?
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Three.
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Four.
113th|Akio.Yuuki: Five.

The Dragon disobeyed. We danced. The Dragon writhed, attempted to flee. We disallowed his escape, and ended him.



We acquired presents.

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