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[Thackeray]

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Greetings.

Quite a few noteworthy events have taken place within the last week or so. I would like to apply the following events to their respective criteria.

Sincerely.

Guy Thackeray

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High Priority Targets:

HanSoU: Mastadon (extorted)
Cassiopeia: Serenity (extorted)


Millitary Targets:

5th|Jim.Wallace: Guardian (destroyed)
5th|Lissy.Jager: Guardian (destroyed)
[HF]-Caleb.Oh: Guardian (destroyed)
Buddly.Salterton: Templar (destroyed)

Low/Medium Priority Targets

BMF|Balta: Shetland (extorted)
Matthew_Porter: Shire (extorted)
Timbuktu: Stork (extorted)

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[Chang]

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Greetings professorship
I believe i might of found out something quite useful i have observed a bounty hunter with the ship name of bounty hunter as he call's himself goes under the call sign of Gordon Knot he had two liberty police pilots and Cardamine in his cargo hold he was hovering above long island station thats orbiting planet Manhattan. here is his id.
I located him while doing a cardamine run around liberty when his ship appeared on the spyglass scanner it peaked my interest whist i was en-route to Rochester.

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[Nicole Hunter]

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Dear Mr Thackeray,

If in future I see as vague request as the one you have sent here, it will be automatically denied. For the time being you're allowed to equip one of the Rapiers we have brought from Malta. You are also temporarily being given full access to our stockpiled weapons of Outcast, Liberty Rogue and Golden Chrysanthemums' weapons. No later than in two weeks I will be expecting an extensive report from your weapon field tests including comparison of all guns and their performance in the field.

Kind regards,
Professor Provocateur
Nicole Hunter

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[Nicole Hunter]

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Stealth Operations Protocol

Due to a high exposure of our recent operations we are initiating Stealth Operations Protocol that will remain in force until end of March 825 A.S. All instructions concerning the scrambling of your personal transponder are to be found in the briefings section.

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[Mr. Blackfriar]

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Blackfriar here.

During my recent logistics run to Malta, I have been halted by a Colonel Hector Valdez of the Maltese 72nd Fleet, a commander of RM-2A "Storta" Destroyer. From a ordinary conversation, this turned into an intense argument, as mister Valdez has halted my vessel and did not let it pass Maltese borders with a load of Cardamine. It seems that the 72nd Fleet is in an open rebellion against The National Council due to their "corruption" and "ignorance towards the people". They reject Constitution of Territorial and Interstellar Laws of the Maltese and have created their own set of laws they enforce - The Republic Codex. This brings us to my initial issue - according to their law, it is forbidden to carry more than 50 units of Cardamine over the border. I have contacted a member of The National Council to assist me in resolving this dilemma, but he had no luck with it. All of his attempts have proven futile, so he commanded me to return the load to Malta to avoid conflict.

It seems I have uncovered a conspiracy within the Maltese. My further investigation on this matter have shown that it is not a meaningless act of rebellion, but a serious uprising that could affect us negatively. While studying their "Republic Codex", I have learned that they consider members of the Orange Treaty unfriendly, plan to halt Cardamine export and consider Slaves as a contraband.

The next step of my investigation will be contacting The National Council, as they might help us to understand this more clearly. Until the situation is resolved, I would advise avoiding any contact with the 72nd Maltese Fleet. Further information could be found below.

"Republic Codex"

Communication logs

72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Hola.
LH~Orange.Dream: Good evening!
LH~Orange.Dream: Ahem. Is something wrong, mister?
LH~Orange.Dream: Or am I free to proceed?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Mind cutting the engines, amigo? Only but for a moment.
LH~Orange.Dream: Roger.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Do tell, where is this load projected to go?
LH~Orange.Dream: Rochester, mister. To distribute it to people living the Orange dream in Liberty, and to our organisation.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Ah, I see.
LH~Orange.Dream: I'l return with the load of Light Arms, to help the Maltese.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Indeed, indeed.. however, I believe there is a small issue.
LH~Orange.Dream: Is that so, mister? Do tell!
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: I wouldn't expect those of the Lane Hackers to know from heart. It is still fairly new...
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: But a load that size is not tolerated past the Maltese border.
LH~Orange.Dream: Ahem, not tolerated by who?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The Republic, amigo.
LH~Orange.Dream: I had an escort by National Council on my last run, and they did not say anything about it.
LH~Orange.Dream: And I did many more runs before it. This... This is first time I hear about it.
LH~Orange.Dream: I thought Maltese nation welcomes Cardamine distributors.
LH~Orange.Dream: Especially their most trusted allies.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: True, they do not see an issue with it, but true also that they are the false representatives of the Maltese people.
LH~Orange.Dream: I do not meddle with your politics, I am here on an assignment.
LH~Orange.Dream: And since they are lawful representatives of the Maltese, I rather obey them.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: I understand that, amigo, which is why I am going to offer a decision for you.
LH~Orange.Dream: But I will not be rude. I'm ready to hear out your proposition.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The legal limit as set by the Codex is fifty units past the border.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Thus any past that would be unlawful as seen by the Republic, and is not allowed.
LH~Orange.Dream: Ahem. Apologies, but I seem to be unable to find this law under the current Maltese Law.
LH~Orange.Dream: Do you mind telling me number of the point?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Certainly. Said limit is stated under Section 2, subsection 1, addendum 2 of the Republic Codex.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: If you are looking at the Council's set of 'laws', you are wasting your time, I'm afraid.
LH~Orange.Dream: I am indeed looking at them. And how so? I though they are official representatives of Maltese
LH~Orange.Dream: And their rules are in power...
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Indeed, it may seem so, but bear in mind that perception is not always reality.
LH~Orange.Dream: Apologies if I'm intruding, but I got a problem with a certain representative of Maltese people...
LH~Orange.Dream: He does not allow me to pass
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The Council's laws are defunct, as they were since inception. They carry no weight.
NC-Pantelleria: Ah, were are you right now? I'll come over.
LH~Orange.Dream: I still do not understand. Is there an open rebellion against the Council?
LH~Orange.Dream: We were following their laws since now, there was not problem with it.
LH~Orange.Dream: This... This quite intrigues me.
LH~Orange.Dream: Thank you. I'm just near the Tau-37 hole in Tau. You'l track me down easily.
LH~Orange.Dream: A captain of MNS-Santa.Maria does not allow me to pass with a load of Cardamine.
NC-Pantelleria: Can you tell them I am on my way?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: In a way, si. There is, though 'rebellion' would better be suited for 'reconquest'.
LH~Orange.Dream: Will do.
LH~Orange.Dream: There is a member of the Council currently on his way here. I hope together we'l find an agreement in this dispute.
NC-Pantelleria: On my way.
LH~Orange.Dream: Ah, it is sad to hear. But, I do not meddle with your politics, mister. Untill there's a clear resolution to it....
LH~Orange.Dream: I will follow the laws that are currently on power. Thus, the laws of the Council.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: I understand, though do bear in mind that I enforce laws in conflict to those.
NC-Pantelleria: Oh.
NC-Pantelleria: Now I understand.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Council..
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Hola, 'amigo'..
LH~Orange.Dream: I am well aware of it. But I cannot obey them, as they are not currently in power.
NC-Pantelleria: Seventysecond.
LH~Orange.Dream: Ah, thank you for swift arrival, mister Pantelleria.
NC-Pantelleria: I heard we have a problem here?
LH~Orange.Dream: Indeed. Captain of this vessel is not allowing me to pass.
NC-Pantelleria: Now this is very likely just a misunderstanding.
LH~Orange.Dream: It seems, that there's a law not allowing me to export Cardamine, unless it's for personal uses, thus being 50 units max.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Do explain, then.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Si.
LH~Orange.Dream: As I am informed, there is not such laws, and there never was.
LH~Orange.Dream: Us, as your most trusted allies are free to export Cardamine as we also consume and require it.
NC-Pantelleria: While we can all agree that upholding the laws is always a good thing, my friends, I believe we can allow this transport of-
NC-Pantelleria: our valuable allies to pass to spread the orange dream.
NC-Pantelleria: Don't you agree?
LH~Orange.Dream: I do hope you're not expecting us to personally come to Malta daily to pick up our daily dosage.
NC-Pantelleria: That would be a horrible traffic problem.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Allowing such a load to pass the Maltese border would be an afront to the Codex.
LH~Orange.Dream: We're all well aware of side effects not taking Cardamine, even.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Alongside, it would be a detriment to the human race if such a large load was kept unchecked.
NC-Pantelleria: May I ask who is captaining the Santa Maria?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Colonel Hector Valdez, Maltese Armed Forces.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Might I ask whom 'you' are?
LH~Orange.Dream: Unchecked? It is well secured and will be exported to our people. Your allies!
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Capitan, with all due respect, you stated Rochester, which is a known hub of commodity export.
NC-Pantelleria: A honor, Captain Valdez. I am Pantelleria of the National Council. I have escorted this Lane Hacker transport not even two-
NC-Pantelleria: hours ago into Liberty and back out.
LH~Orange.Dream: It is a hub Hackers use to distribute the cargo evenly to Lane Hackers and Rogues. The inter-Liberty runs start from that point
NC-Pantelleria: This is a man of good intentions. Trust me. He cares for the cardamine-consumers in Liberty and surrounding systems.
LH~Orange.Dream: If that seems to be the problem, I will be taking this cargo to Leiden. Thus, it will be only used for our cause.
NC-Pantelleria: Captain?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The Republic does not operate within Liberty, and thus would not be at.. 'liberty' to monitor it's distribution.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Alongside that, the Codex further, adamently maintains that such a load leaving Maltese space is unlawful.
LH~Orange.Dream: Do you not trust your ally? That is a serious problem.
NC-Pantelleria: This is why we have full trust in our allies, the Lane Hackers, to handle this.
NC-Pantelleria: I doubt the Lane Hacker Professorship would allow shenanigans to be done at the distribution of Cardamine.
NC-Pantelleria: They value our trades.
LH~Orange.Dream: We are a members of the Orange Treaty after all. Closest allies. It is sad to hear you do not trust us with...
NC-Pantelleria: They value the orange dream.
LH~Orange.Dream: Distribution of Cardamine. Which we value highly, as we too are users.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The 'Orange Dream' is not supported by the Republic, I'm afraid.
NC-Pantelleria: *An audible sigh* I believe this is something we need to discuss with out superiors.
NC-Pantelleria: I would like to ask you to not interfere with this Lane Hacker Transport for the time being.
LH~Orange.Dream: I would be most grateful.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Do understand that I am bound by the Codex to uphold it's values and guidelines.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Regardless of the affiliation of the offender.
NC-Pantelleria: Your integrity is remarkable, Captain.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Such is the way of 'equal-treatment'.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Capitan, I'm afraid my original request is still in effect.
NC-Pantelleria: I do have to think of the people in Liberty that are waiting to get their hands on the next dose of Cardamine.
NC-Pantelleria: They rely on this transport.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: They can rely on another one.
LH~Orange.Dream: I apologies, mister, but the Lane Hackers still treat National Council as a lawful force within the Maltese.
NC-Pantelleria: They won't send another if you show this kind of burocratic stubbornness.
LH~Orange.Dream: Thus, I will listen what he orders me, not you.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Commendable, Capitan.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: But ultimately foolish.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The request still stands.
LH~Orange.Dream: If he tells me to obey your commands, I will do so. But that is your matter to settle.
LH~Orange.Dream: Untill then, I will stay here.
NC-Pantelleria: I guess I'll need to contact my superiors about this case.
NC-Pantelleria: Please have a moment of patience.
LH~Orange.Dream: Roger. I'l stay put.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Such patience grows thin.
LH~Orange.Dream: I believe you need to have a large amount of patience for this kind of matters.
NC-Pantelleria: Captain Valdez, you are hereby ordered to not interfere. If you have complaints with this, file one formally for the National
LH~Orange.Dream: I am sure we will be able to sort this misunderstanding.
NC-Pantelleria: Council.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: I'm afraid I do not take your orders, or any of the Council, under consideration, pilot.
NC-Pantelleria: What is the reason for this?
NC-Pantelleria: What harm do you see in this transport of cardamine?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Curiously, the Codex states in Section 4, subsection 3 that I am to disconcern myself with your orders.
NC-Pantelleria: I see. You do understand the implications of this, then?
NC-Pantelleria: Do you think the consequences of disobediance are worth this?
NC-Pantelleria: A transport of Cardamine?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: It was taken under consideration when they drew it up.
NC-Pantelleria: To our allies?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The Republic does not formally see the Lane Hackers as staunch allies.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Therefore, they are not exempt from the Codex.
NC-Pantelleria: I would like to know why the Codex devalues the Lane Hackers, one of the most reliable forces to assist us.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: With all due respect to your ally, the Republic sees them merely as another conduit of which to contaminate the houses.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: More preferable than Rogues, but still a conduit.
NC-Pantelleria: So, what you are saying is
NC-Pantelleria: You will oppose the supply of cardamine-users that depend on this supply
NC-Pantelleria: for the sake of prevention of spread of the Orange Dream?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The limit set by the Codex more than supplies the need for the estimated number of users projected in the colonies.
NC-Pantelleria: When have those numbers been set?
NC-Pantelleria: Or updated?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Three weeks ago.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Around when the Codex was completed.
NC-Pantelleria: I take it the Codex has no approval by the National Council?
[212th]MNS-Monty: hi Santa
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: We don't need the Council's approval. Your organization was considered corrupted and defunt upon inception.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Well.. maybe not upon inception, but certainly around the time.
NC-Pantelleria: I take it there was no publication of the Codex?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: There is, actually. It's posted on the Neural Net, though I doubt your command has taken any of it into consideration.
NC-Pantelleria: Well, you make it sound like National Council and your so called Republic are opposing each other.
[212th]MNS-Monty: hi again
NC-Pantelleria: Not that is something new.
[212th]MNS-Monty: whats going on here?
NC-Pantelleria: Good day, Captain of the Monty.
LH~Orange.Dream: Good evening, mister.
NC-Pantelleria: Burocratic differences. Nothing that requires the attention of a Dreadnought.
LH~Orange.Dream: A small dispute between these two gentlemen.
NC-Pantelleria: The Captain of the Santa Maria appears to not support the official government of Malta and their operational codes.
[212th]MNS-Monty: ok...
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The Council is anything but the 'official government'. Corrupted officials and infectees are not the face of Malta.
NC-Pantelleria: You seem to be wrong informed, Captain Valdez.
[212th]MNS-Monty: we suport Malta... don't worry
NC-Pantelleria: The National Council is, evidentally, free of any infected forces.
NC-Pantelleria: We even got rid of Enma Loyola.
NC-Pantelleria: I believe, good Captain, you are merely misinformed about the National Council.
[13.01.2018 01:54:02] 72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Loyola.. a stepping stone, but far from the end to evil within Malta's body.
NC-Pantelleria: Do you have any evidence on corruption or infection within the ruling body?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: On hand? No.
NC-Pantelleria: Well, that would be too easy.
NC-Pantelleria: If you actually do have evidence or at least a foundation for suspicion, Captain, you should share it.
NC-Pantelleria: The main goal of the new National Council was to eliminate the threat of infected maltese within the government.
NC-Pantelleria: And in general, obviously.
NC-Pantelleria: You see, even our allies wouldn't approve to cooperate with infected people.
NC-Pantelleria: The Lane Hackers have proven to be very effective at fighting the threat of the Nomads.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Infection is but only half the issue. Corruption still stands.
LH~Orange.Dream: We would not, indeed.
NC-Pantelleria: Captain Valdez, I believe you are a good man of good intentions. Really.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: I appreciate the words, pilot.
NC-Pantelleria: But this isn't leading anywhere, right?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: IT is merely leading into an argument regarding views and opinions.
NC-Pantelleria: There are people waiting for this load of Cardamine. It needs to reach its destination.
NC-Pantelleria: They need it.
LH~Orange.Dream: Yet, it does not settle the matter concerning me, mister.
LH~Orange.Dream: I am still awaiting on the resolve.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: As I've said, the Codex is moderated for the proper limit. Fifty units is more than enough.
LH~Orange.Dream: For a whole organisation? Tell me, how was that number calculated?
NC-Pantelleria: For what? That's what a small station might needs.
NC-Pantelleria: There are millions of cardamine users out there.
LH~Orange.Dream: This load is not even required need for Mactan. Not to mention several other stations, and Rogue users.
LH~Orange.Dream: Liberty has far more users than you think, mister.
LH~Orange.Dream: We depend on constant supply.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: It has far more users than is needed.
NC-Pantelleria: I believe that is not to us to decide, Captain.
LH~Orange.Dream: Indeed.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: It is still a violation of the Codex. My request stands firm.
NC-Pantelleria: We can't just have all those people make use of Cardamine and suddenly stop supplying them.
LH~Orange.Dream: I will repeat myself, I can only obey orders coming from the representative of the Council itself.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: It's called 'stabiline'. give it to the poor ones who were forced into using Cardamine.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: For the ones who genuinely need it, fifty units is more than enough.
NC-Pantelleria: Stabiline is still to be researched, Catpain.
LH~Orange.Dream: Apologies, mister, but you seem to have no concept of who the Hackers are.
LH~Orange.Dream: We were not forced into using. We chose to.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: I'm not speaking of your group, capitan.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: I'm aware of your group's choice.
LH~Orange.Dream: Will you try to push whole faction into usage of Stabiline?
LH~Orange.Dream: I am sure that will not end good, not for you, atleast.
NC-Pantelleria: No need to threaten, please.
LH~Orange.Dream: Oh, it was not a threat, apologies if I was misunderstood.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: I will not force any Lane Hacker to use stabiline. What you do with Cardamine is your business, and the Codex does not-
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: -forbid it.
LH~Orange.Dream: I was talking about the people. The addicts mind is quite violent when it lacks Cardamine.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The Codex merely restricts the amount per ship.
LH~Orange.Dream: And how should we acquire Cardamine, then?
NC-Pantelleria: Is it possible to have the codex reviewed under the aspect of a more realistic number calculation?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The Codex /was/ reviewed under a realistic number calculation, pilot.
LH~Orange.Dream: Indeed, we could settle with that. 50 units is a mere amount for personal use. And there's millions of us.
NC-Pantelleria: With all respect, Captain, but I doubt it.
LH~Orange.Dream: 50 units is highly unrealistic number.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: By my understanding, you are overinflating the populations of the needy groups.
NC-Pantelleria: Captain of the MNS Monty, what is your stance here?
LH~Orange.Dream: Ah, indeed I do. It was an attempt to catch your attention. But still, there's thousands of Lane Hackers in existence...
LH~Orange.Dream: Not to mention Rogues and other civilian users.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Civilian users can merely go to Cryer for their fix.
[color=#A9a9a9][212th]MNS-Monty: cpt, Panteleria... i just wanna peace here..... and i will stay at MNS side... anyway
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The Codex is not limiting trips for one ship from Malta to Liberty.
LH~Orange.Dream: That's quite a demanding trip. Do you expect all individuals to complete it daily?
NC-Pantelleria: Interesting. So you're also disobeying the orders of the official government of Malta?
NC-Pantelleria: The Lane Hackers are Malta's closest allies and trading partners.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: They are the 'Council's'.
[212th]MNS-Monty: No, Cpt. Panelleria. But anyway i needsuport all MNS forces
NC-Pantelleria: Incidents like these might cripple our economy.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The Economy of Malta is perhaps the strongest in Sirius. Crippling it would be a feat in of itself.
NC-Pantelleria: You are aware the National Council is leading the Maltese Naval Forces?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: You are aware the Republic does not acknowledge the Council as any form of real government?
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: I was sure I was clear on this.
LH~Orange.Dream: Crippling your export would also mean decaying of your imports. Who would trade with Maltese, afterall, if...
LH~Orange.Dream: The Cardamine market is closed for everyone?
NC-Pantelleria: I believe this could, in the worst case, result in your exile from Malta, Captain Valdez.
NC-Pantelleria: Are you willing to risk this over a cardamine transport?
[212th]MNS-Monty: i know. Cpt. Pantelleria. But i shwered to 101st... no to NC
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: I am willing to risk this over keeping the common man free.
NC-Pantelleria: You are literally killing the free man by proxy of the cardamine deprival.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The free man is not restricted to purely Cardamine.
LH~Orange.Dream: I believe he only means free Maltese.
LH~Orange.Dream: While everyone else need to suffer.
NC-Pantelleria: Easy to say for someone who has cardamine supplies next door.
LH~Orange.Dream: Did you ever try to get rid of Cardamine addiction, mister?
NC-Pantelleria: In fact, it is quite insulting that you try to force unofficial laws on the Lane Hacker captain.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: I should say the same to you.
LH~Orange.Dream: It is not a fairytale. It is full of horrors, and often ends up in death of the subject.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: I am very well aware of what happens with Cardamine withdrawal.
LH~Orange.Dream: Then why would you impose such drastic punishment to thousands of civilians?
LH~Orange.Dream: And even, while you're gaining profit from them...
[212th]MNS-Monty: Cpt. Santa, plz don't discutt..... they are right
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: The Republic loathes profit from the Cardamine trade.
NC-Pantelleria: I believe this leading nowhere. All thanks to the stubbornness of Captain Valdez.
LH~Orange.Dream: Most of your economy comes from Cardamine trade. Tell me, how does the Republic means to survive?
LH~Orange.Dream: No income means no resources. No resources means no power. No power means death.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Trade with proper governments. Bretonia comes to mind quite often, in fact.
NC-Pantelleria: Captain Blackfriar, head for the Omicron Alpha jump hole. In this instance we don't have the means to protect you from Valdez.
LH~Orange.Dream: Roger, mister. I will do so.
72nd|MNS-Santa.Maria: Valdez: Gracias, capitan.

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[Nicholas Bower]

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Professors,

The plan has worked. I have met them. They call themselves "The Defilers". They used ordinary ships that looked like they could have been manufactured by Liberty Rogues or any similar organization. I managed to learn that they call their leader Warlord Ventrin. They were reluctant or unable to say where they operate or what is their agenda. It is possible that they genuinely do not know just serving a role of disposable low level henchmen. Redrige openly admitted his pirate origins before being recruited into the Defilers, which seem to be a small terrorist cell with unknown agenda.

As for the less important part of my assignment, I have received the payment. The Defiles wants us to organize a force in Omicrons that could strike the Core. I said that we can organize it as long as the Professorship deems it profitable enough. I promised to reply on the previous comm channel whenever I get any new instructions.

Signing off,
Nicholas Bower

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The Lane Hackers
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[Maximillian Largo]

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Greetings.

As soon as I got promoted to Interruptor, I used the money at my disposal to fully gear up a Vindicator, that was put to the test straight on in Pennsylvania today.

In short: while I was gathering intel on the traffic through Pennsylvania, I saw a profitable extortion opportunity in the shape of an 568-ARKG-B6 "Behemoth" Rheinland Transport piloted by a freelancer captain, callsign cucuminator. When I kindly asked him to stop, he cruised away inside the Ralston nebula, with me in tail. Despite his meaningless efforts at getting away from me, I finally managed to disrupt his engines. However, instead of having a nice chat with him, the hoodlum cockroach kept trying to cruise away. Having obtained no answer, and without him halting or even speaking, I was forced to disgronify his vessel. While heading to New York, however, I encountered none other than a Core Gunboat - callsign HonourGuard - orbiting Philadelphia, which hastily opened fire on me once in his sight. Needless to say, I managed to slip away from him and dock on Niverton.

That would be all for now.
Salutations,
Maximillian Largo

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[The Espada]

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Howdy Y'all. Hope you're having a fine night like I did. Tonight I decided to use my new toy - the Transgressor on the many kinds of transports that pass through Liberty at any given hour. I've met a particular Freelancer Serenity that I've scorched yesterday due to his negligence to my demands. He said he would put a bounty on my head but obviously, I wasn't intimidated. Here's the black box recording.

First meeting with Hego Damask

[23.01.2018 18:23:14] <The'Espada> Hold it.
[23.01.2018 18:23:44] <Hego.Damask> listen to me now
[23.01.2018 18:23:51] <Hego.Damask> little pirate
[23.01.2018 18:23:51] <The'Espada> Shoot.
[23.01.2018 18:24:00] <Hego.Damask> i know 2 pirate clan
[23.01.2018 18:24:06] <Hego.Damask> and 1 corsair clan
[23.01.2018 18:24:09] <Hego.Damask> and now
[23.01.2018 18:24:14] <The'Espada> Are you trying to intimidate me?
[23.01.2018 18:24:21] <The'Espada> In my own turf?
[23.01.2018 18:24:23] <Hego.Damask> if you now
[23.01.2018 18:24:28] <Hego.Damask> try to kill me
[23.01.2018 18:24:34] <Hego.Damask> you will be ALREADY DEAD
[23.01.2018 18:24:40] <The'Espada> I won't blow your ship. Unless you don't pay up.
[23.01.2018 18:24:40] <Hego.Damask> so
[23.01.2018 18:24:53] <Hego.Damask> i will ask you
[23.01.2018 18:25:01] <Hego.Damask> you want to LEAVE
[23.01.2018 18:25:09] <Hego.Damask> or i can pay my frienad
[23.01.2018 18:25:21] <Hego.Damask> EVERYONE from my friend 10M for your Head
[23.01.2018 18:25:23] <Hego.Damask> so think
[23.01.2018 18:25:26] <Hego.Damask> you need this
[23.01.2018 18:25:35] <Hego.Damask> or you just leave me
[23.01.2018 18:25:48] <Hego.Damask> i have a very really bad day
[23.01.2018 18:25:59] <The'Espada> I don't care. Pay up. Five million.
[23.01.2018 18:26:17] <The'Espada> Let all your pirate friends come at me.
[23.01.2018 18:26:21] <The'Espada> I'll send them burning.
[23.01.2018 18:26:22] <Hego.Damask> ok
[23.01.2018 18:26:34] <The'Espada> I'll give you ten seconds to pay up before I blow you to pieces.
[23.01.2018 18:26:49] <The'Espada> Five.
[23.01.2018 18:27:01] <The'Espada> Time's up.
[23.01.2018 18:27:07] <The'Espada> Your choice.
[23.01.2018 18:27:17] <Death> Hego.Damask was put out of action by The'Espada (Gun).

Fast forward to today. I've met Hego yet again, this time with the company of a TPM- Titan. I thought it might be his hired thug but he didn't bother me. I attempted to extort Hego yet again but he would not give in. I wonder what makes him so stubborn to risk his ship, the amount of carelessness is beyond the standards of an average logistics pilot. Nevertheless I scorched his Serenity for the second time. Here's the black box recording again.

Second meeting with Hego Damask

[24.01.2018 21:48:29] <The'Espada> Well isn't it Hego yet again.
[24.01.2018 21:48:35] <TPM-Silence> Heloo there.
[24.01.2018 21:48:36] <Hego.Damask> Yeah
[24.01.2018 21:48:39] <Hego.Damask> I told you
[24.01.2018 21:49:10] <The'Espada> Yeah whatever.
[24.01.2018 21:49:21] <Hego.Damask> so, what you sey now
[24.01.2018 21:49:32] <The'Espada> You seem to be empty. So It won't be as hefty as last time.
[24.01.2018 21:49:33] <TPM-Silence> Is there any problem here?
[24.01.2018 21:49:41] <The'Espada> Two-point-five million. Now.
[24.01.2018 21:49:51] <Hego.Damask> ahaha
[24.01.2018 21:49:54] <Hego.Damask> okay
[24.01.2018 21:49:55] <TPM-Silence> Is not that too much?
[24.01.2018 21:50:04] <The'Espada> Mind your own business.
[24.01.2018 21:50:08] <Hego.Damask> you will pay me
[24.01.2018 21:50:14] <The'Espada> I don't think I will.
[24.01.2018 21:50:17] <Hego.Damask> okay
[24.01.2018 21:50:29] <The'Espada> You asked for it.
[24.01.2018 21:50:39] <Death> Hego.Damask was put out of action by The'Espada (Gun).
[24.01.2018 21:50:49] <The'Espada> Fool.
[24.01.2018 21:51:16] <TPM-Silence> Well.. i dont know what to say.
[24.01.2018 21:52:06] <The'Espada> Domingo: Well then. You have a wonderful day then.
[24.01.2018 21:52:39] <TPM-Silence> You to.

Fast forward again into midnight. I was using the Spyglass to hunt some corporate logistics-vessels when TPM-Volodya flying a Cretan Titan came out from the lane at Toronto Station, I had a suspicious feeling he was not hunting the same game I was preying on and so I cruised away towards the Alberta Jumphole. Amusingly enough he admitted mid-cruise that I indeed had a hefty bounty on my head - fifteen million. Here are yet again the black box recordings.

The attempt at claiming my head

[24.01.2018 23:41:47] <TPM-Volodya> Well isnt this a jolly spot.
[24.01.2018 23:41:53] <The'Espada> It isn't.
[24.01.2018 23:41:58] <TPM-Volodya> I agree let's move
[24.01.2018 23:42:07] <The'Espada> I don't remember cooperating with you.
[24.01.2018 23:42:24] <TPM-Volodya> Why so paranoid?
[24.01.2018 23:42:32] <The'Espada> I have things to catch.
[24.01.2018 23:43:00] <TPM-Volodya> Now now
[24.01.2018 23:43:06] <TPM-Volodya> Why are you doing thiS?
[24.01.2018 23:43:20] <The'Espada> I don't like you following me.
[24.01.2018 23:43:34] <TPM-Volodya> Wanna know something?
[24.01.2018 23:43:44] <The'Espada> That would be a no.
[24.01.2018 23:44:00] <TPM-Volodya> Too bad, because somebody I work with put a price on your head, you messed with the wrong guy.
[24.01.2018 23:44:05] <TPM-Volodya> I am here to collect.
[24.01.2018 23:44:14] <The'Espada> You'd think I'd let you harm me when I'm most fragile?
[24.01.2018 23:44:18] <The'Espada> You're too comical.
[24.01.2018 23:44:26] <TPM-Volodya> Fragile are ya?
[24.01.2018 23:45:03] <The'Espada> Honestly, you should give it up.
[24.01.2018 23:45:09] <TPM-Volodya> You're less dangerous than he made you out to be.
[24.01.2018 23:45:22] <TPM-Volodya> But the price's just too good to simply "give up"
[24.01.2018 23:45:26] <The'Espada> At my current state. I'm only a danger to transports.
[24.01.2018 23:45:34] <TPM-Volodya> Unless, you can pay the bounty in his place.
[24.01.2018 23:45:47] <TPM-Volodya> Then I'll lose you by accident.
[24.01.2018 23:45:55] <The'Espada> Forget it. None of you are going to get a single credit.
[24.01.2018 23:46:03] <TPM-Volodya> Then we do this the hard way.
[24.01.2018 23:46:07] <The'Espada> I don't think so.
[24.01.2018 23:46:15] 2018-01-24 23:46:20 SMT Traffic control alert: The'Espada has requested to dock

As you can hear, I've docked on Fort McMurray and waited for a time-window where I could undock and sneak past him back to Cochrane so I can take out my Falchion for a spin. I did exactly that and confronted the unlawful bounty hunter at the Colorado Jumphole. What ensued later is a swift dogfight and surprisingly - a surrender.

The dogfight and the aftermath

[25.01.2018 00:00:11] <The.Espada> There you are.
[25.01.2018 00:00:19] <TPM-Volodya> I'll use what's left of you to grease my ship!
[25.01.2018 00:00:20] <The.Espada> You'd think I'd let you slip away after trying to collect my bounty?
[25.01.2018 00:00:32] <TPM-Volodya> Mess with the viper and you get the fangs.
[25.01.2018 00:00:46] <The.Espada> Could you at least enlighten me and tell me who ordered the bounty?
[25.01.2018 00:00:55] <TPM-Volodya> Does the name Hego tell you anything?
[25.01.2018 00:01:06] <The.Espada> Ah. I took him out today.
[25.01.2018 00:01:13] <The.Espada> I guess he was serious about the bounty.
[25.01.2018 00:01:13] <TPM-Volodya> Yeah, he's our hauler, you blasted one of this transports and now he wants to have a word.
[25.01.2018 00:01:21] <The.Espada> What's the price?
[25.01.2018 00:01:31] <TPM-Volodya> Fifteen million credits.
[25.01.2018 00:01:51] <TPM-Volodya> Now you see why I was so hell bent on catching ya? That's more than I make in a crapload of time.
[25.01.2018 00:01:52] <The.Espada> Quite hefty. I understand your greed.
[25.01.2018 00:02:12] <TPM-Volodya> Of course, if you pay it in his stead, I..suddenly lost track of you.
[25.01.2018 00:02:14] <The.Espada> But your greed will be the end of you.
[25.01.2018 00:02:22] <TPM-Volodya> Let's see about that.
[25.01.2018 00:05:23] <TPM-Volodya> You win this time
[25.01.2018 00:05:35] <The.Espada> Hmph.
[25.01.2018 00:05:43] <The.Espada> Not tso fast.
[25.01.2018 00:06:00] <TPM-Volodya> Better luck next time I guess.
[25.01.2018 00:06:16] <The.Espada> You better pay up for all the scratches you've done on my ship.
[25.01.2018 00:06:20] <TPM-Volodya> Better have those credits ready, luck only lasts so much.
[25.01.2018 00:06:28] <TPM-Volodya> Wait what did you say?
[25.01.2018 00:06:31] <TPM-Volodya> Come here ya.
[25.01.2018 00:06:35] <TPM-Volodya> I'll pay ya a mine!
[25.01.2018 00:06:39] <The.Espada> So eager?
[25.01.2018 00:06:41] <TPM-Volodya> Aye
[25.01.2018 00:07:01] <The.Espada> So when the petty pirate is getting extorted, he unleashes his fury, huh?
[25.01.2018 00:07:09] <TPM-Volodya> Ya shjould know that
[25.01.2018 00:07:13] <TPM-Volodya> Its principle
[25.01.2018 00:07:14] <TPM-Volodya> w
[25.01.2018 00:07:29] <The.Espada> Good to know. That you're so foolish to burn.
[25.01.2018 00:08:28] <The.Espada> Look at you.
[25.01.2018 00:08:42] <The.Espada> So desperate.
[25.01.2018 00:08:50] <The.Espada> How does it feel to be so powerless?
[25.01.2018 00:09:04] <TPM-Volodya> I'll show ya powerless! Stand still so I can shoot ya.
[25.01.2018 00:09:11] <The.Espada> Admit it. The Lane Hackers are better than y'all.
[25.01.2018 00:09:15] <TPM-Volodya> Yea
[25.01.2018 00:09:20] <TPM-Volodya> Ya got better guns and resources.
[25.01.2018 00:09:28] <TPM-Volodya> But yer making some rich enemies.
[25.01.2018 00:09:34] <TPM-Volodya> You may have won this round.
[25.01.2018 00:09:37] <The.Espada> Are you so sure about that?
[25.01.2018 00:09:52] <TPM-Volodya> Aye, 15 million credits? Are ya kidding me?
[25.01.2018 00:10:10] <The.Espada> Speak freely. I aint gonna shoot ya.
[25.01.2018 00:10:18] <TPM-Volodya> Aye but these Bowex boys are.
[25.01.2018 00:10:34] <TPM-Volodya> Aye, ya may not be worth all my trouble afterall.
[25.01.2018 00:11:04] <The.Espada> So if I understood right.
[25.01.2018 00:11:08] <TPM-Volodya> Say.
[25.01.2018 00:11:10] <The.Espada> You're dropping the bounty. Correct?
[25.01.2018 00:11:31] <TPM-Volodya> You know what? I just might. Credits ain't worth a thing if I don't live long enough to spend them.
[25.01.2018 00:11:44] <The.Espada> Now that is just magnificent.
[25.01.2018 00:12:02] <TPM-Volodya> Say, ya got some nasty skills there.
[25.01.2018 00:12:17] <TPM-Volodya> We could use somebody like you to compensate for our less trained individuals.
[25.01.2018 00:12:31] <The.Espada> Someone who makes rational conclusions based on their consequences and not because of their bravado.
[25.01.2018 00:12:46] <TPM-Volodya> Aye, what's that worth when I'm choking in my own cockpit?
[25.01.2018 00:13:01] <The.Espada> Why, aren't you silly? I'm already part of something bigger.
[25.01.2018 00:13:12] <TPM-Volodya> But are you part of something richer?
[25.01.2018 00:13:24] <The.Espada> More than you can imagine.
[25.01.2018 00:13:27] <TPM-Volodya> Have you even heard of the Manifesto and what it stands for?
[25.01.2018 00:13:29] <The.Espada> At least as I rise above.
[25.01.2018 00:13:41] <TPM-Volodya> Hey hey! Those are our words! It's written in the manifesto.
[25.01.2018 00:14:02] <TPM-Volodya> But ya don't seem like ya gonna need it anyways.
[25.01.2018 00:14:07] <The.Espada> Tell you what, since we've had a very clear understanding between me and you. I'll make sure my superiors-
[25.01.2018 00:14:30] <The.Espada> will forgive your actions against their members.
[25.01.2018 00:14:44] <The.Espada> Now, what's this about the Manifesto?
[25.01.2018 00:14:51] <TPM-Volodya> *coughs and chokes on the smoke* member, I don't target Hackers for a living.
[25.01.2018 00:15:19] <TPM-Volodya> The Manifesto are the words binding the lone pirates of Sirius together as to enable them to make a better fortune with their
[25.01.2018 00:15:20] <TPM-Volodya> trade.
[25.01.2018 00:15:32] <TPM-Volodya> You probably see what I am flying, right?
[25.01.2018 00:15:53] <The.Espada> That's Cretan architecture. I see that. That's the bulky model.
[25.01.2018 00:15:55] <TPM-Volodya> How many lone pirates have access to this kind of hardware? None, the Sairs will kill them the second they see them.
[25.01.2018 00:16:24] <The.Espada> Making deals with the hispanic is bold. One way or another.
[25.01.2018 00:16:24] <TPM-Volodya> But, they made an exception for us, for together we have been usefull to them, and frankly they need us.
[25.01.2018 00:16:51] <TPM-Volodya> Have you ever hit a convoy and gotten away with the loot?
[25.01.2018 00:17:28] <TPM-Volodya> This is what the Manifeso strives to achieve, to raise the lone pirates above their their starvation for mere credits and
[25.01.2018 00:17:36] <TPM-Volodya> enable them to hunt ever larger prey.
[25.01.2018 00:17:37] <The.Espada> I've done it once. But I don't actively haul stolen cargo.
[25.01.2018 00:18:14] <TPM-Volodya> That's what I'm talking about, too bad the Hackers took you in first, you could've made a fortune with us and us with you
[25.01.2018 00:18:16] <TPM-Volodya> as-well.
[25.01.2018 00:18:21] <The.Espada> The biggest targets you'll ever hit as a pirate should be Armored Transports and maybe a Bustard-class carrier.
[25.01.2018 00:18:35] <TPM-Volodya> Those are regulars for us *laughs*
[25.01.2018 00:18:45] <The.Espada> I don't see the point in extorting a warship.
[25.01.2018 00:18:50] <TPM-Volodya> Not an warship.
[25.01.2018 00:19:03] <TPM-Volodya> But those Bretonian convoys, damn that's a lot of money to be made.
[25.01.2018 00:19:14] <TPM-Volodya> Of course a lone pirate won't stand a chance.
[25.01.2018 00:19:19] <TPM-Volodya> That's where the Manifesto comes in.
[25.01.2018 00:19:31] <The.Espada> You aspire to heist a convoy of the Merchant Navy?
[25.01.2018 00:19:36] <TPM-Volodya> Aye, IMG too.
[25.01.2018 00:20:20] <The.Espada> I haven't seen the Miner's Guild for a while. And they would mostly come from Kusari and return back.
[25.01.2018 00:20:32] <TPM-Volodya> It may be a personal ambition of mine, but the payoff wether it's credits or status is well worth it.
[25.01.2018 00:20:42] <The.Espada> Although the Merchant Navy makes very frequent appearances.
[25.01.2018 00:21:04] <TPM-Volodya> We've had several encounters with them, but we lack the manpower to actually pose a real threat.
[25.01.2018 00:21:23] <The.Espada> It seems we share ambitions, your organization and mine.
[25.01.2018 00:21:47] <TPM-Volodya> Aye, and you'll see we're above the disorganized pirate rookies ya see floating around.
[25.01.2018 00:22:09] <The.Espada> Who wouldn't like to implant terror into every logistics corporation in Sirius? Especially after hitting the heavily-armed -
[25.01.2018 00:22:24] <The.Espada> convoys of the Merchant Navy, you'll gain a menacing reputation.
[25.01.2018 00:22:43] <TPM-Volodya> Imagine their bosses frenzy when not even their nasty convoys will be safe from pirates.
[25.01.2018 00:23:02] <TPM-Volodya> They threw a Bretonian Carrier at us last time *laughs*
[25.01.2018 00:23:27] <The.Espada> Attacking the Merchant Navy in their space would be the foolish.
[25.01.2018 00:23:45] <The.Espada> Especially if you can't keep a steady momentum.
[25.01.2018 00:23:47] <TPM-Volodya> We usually wait for transports in the Omegas, not so much law enforcement there.
[25.01.2018 00:23:56] <TPM-Volodya> A lot of traffic too.
[25.01.2018 00:24:36] <TPM-Volodya> Catching the random train is still our main source of income but yes, we have aspirations no lone pirate in Sirius can dream to
[25.01.2018 00:24:38] <The.Espada> Omegas huh? I heard they went silent. Something with the Hessians stopping all activity.
[25.01.2018 00:24:38] <TPM-Volodya> achieve by themselves.
[25.01.2018 00:24:53] <TPM-Volodya> Well, Sairs pay for Hessian heads so that suits us just fine.
[25.01.2018 00:25:18] <TPM-Volodya> Wanna know what's up with this Hego guy?
[25.01.2018 00:25:34] <TPM-Volodya> It's a funny story really.
[25.01.2018 00:25:47] <The.Espada> Definitely. How come that lone freelancer and your pirate-organization know personally? Isn't he your meal?
[25.01.2018 00:26:00] <TPM-Volodya> He actually hired another pirate to protect him.
[25.01.2018 00:26:10] <TPM-Volodya> I blasted the guy and the trader kinda pissed his pants.
[25.01.2018 00:26:22] <TPM-Volodya> He offered us a rather lucrative proposal.
[25.01.2018 00:26:37] <TPM-Volodya> We rob other transports of their loot, he pays us to come get it and he doesn't get eaten in return.
[25.01.2018 00:27:11] <TPM-Volodya> You having a shot at him earlier kinda interefered with our little operation.
[25.01.2018 00:27:13] <The.Espada> Hah, you've made him a logistics-slave.
[25.01.2018 00:27:28] <TPM-Volodya> Aye, not to mention him being a trader isn't suspect at all so we have him scout the lanes for traffic.
[25.01.2018 00:27:34] <TPM-Volodya> Call it, organic lane hacking.
[25.01.2018 00:27:47] <The.Espada> Sounds primitive but it works.
[25.01.2018 00:27:52] <TPM-Volodya> Our income raised exponentially.
[25.01.2018 00:28:27] <The.Espada> How do you think he'll react if he finds out y'all won't be trying to take the bounty?
[25.01.2018 00:28:27] <TPM-Volodya> So yes, working with him suits us just fine.
[25.01.2018 00:28:46] <The.Espada> I mean, not that he has much choice. But still.
[25.01.2018 00:28:52] <TPM-Volodya> Well, we're criminals right? At least we are and we want to keep it that way.
[25.01.2018 00:29:02] <TPM-Volodya> How about you fake your death and we split it 50/50?
[25.01.2018 00:29:25] <The.Espada> Hmph.
[25.01.2018 00:29:39] <TPM-Volodya> I'm already on fire so it will look realistic.
[25.01.2018 00:29:49] <The.Espada> Oh crap. That's a Defiant.
[25.01.2018 00:29:57] <TPM-Volodya> Let's go.
[25.01.2018 00:30:39] <TPM-Volodya> Glad to hear that, we ain' bothering anyone.
[25.01.2018 00:31:11] <The.Espada> Well. It does sound like a quick, lucrative buck. But I think I'll pass.
[25.01.2018 00:31:13] <TPM-Volodya> I hope my ship doesn't blow up, I actually got it recycled.
[25.01.2018 00:31:26] <TPM-Volodya> Well suit yourself.
[25.01.2018 00:31:38] <TPM-Volodya> Tell you what, I'll give ya 8.
[25.01.2018 00:31:45] <TPM-Volodya> And pay it in advance for your peace of mind.
[25.01.2018 00:32:49] <TPM-Volodya> Of course, if you'd rather let a trader keep his money I'll see myself out.
[25.01.2018 00:33:04] <The.Espada> Well, you see. I have a reputation I'd like to keep. If I was an indepdendent guy though. I would've definitely agreed.
[25.01.2018 00:33:14] <TPM-Volodya> Bingo!
[25.01.2018 00:33:29] <TPM-Volodya> That's our advantage over the Rogues and others.
[25.01.2018 00:33:36] <TPM-Volodya> Well, one of many at least.
[25.01.2018 00:33:48] <The.Espada> Having lower standards? Yes It's very apparent.
[25.01.2018 00:33:57] <TPM-Volodya> Here, take this H-fuel before it ignites inside my ship or something.
[25.01.2018 00:34:14] <TPM-Volodya> Hey, if I wanted to be some luxurious who knows what I'll just hand myself in, right?
[25.01.2018 00:34:53] <TPM-Volodya> Now that our business is concluded, I gotta find someone to put out this fire before I end up scrap metal.
[25.01.2018 00:35:10] <The.Espada> There's a Junker base direclty north of here.
[25.01.2018 00:35:30] <The.Espada> Behind that moon.
[25.01.2018 00:35:35] <TPM-Volodya> I think I spotted it while I was getting to know you.
[25.01.2018 00:35:38] <TPM-Volodya> Thanks for the tip.
[25.01.2018 00:35:50] <The.Espada> Safe extortin'.
[25.01.2018 00:35:52] 2018-01-25 00:35:57 SMT Traffic control alert: The.Espada has requested to dock
[25.01.2018 00:35:56] <TPM-Volodya> Aye, safe hackin'

After feeling the agony of the heat cooking him in his cockpit. - the lone pirate confirmed that The Pirate Manifesto will not attempt to claim a bounty on my head ever again, and obviously, they'll never mess with the Lane Hackers ever again. I personally ask of you Professors that you'll forgive the foolish actions The Pirate Manifesto had dared to take. I've handled matters with my own hands. Although the bounty is still up on the neural-net for other hunters to claim so it's not all over. That would be all for my report.

...encryption.in.progress...disconnecting.from.network...hack.terminated...

[Adrian Malprave]

...hack.initiated...connecting.to.Spyglass.Network...decryption.in.progress...
...Deceiver.Adrian.Malprave.recognized...encoding.transmission...
...uploading.data...

My beloved Professors,

Your loyal servant Adrian was a very good boy! He did some naughty things to the Big Three and their military hoodlums, he survived through some nasty stuff and greatly contributed to the brighter future of all the Lane Hackers, or at least his own. I believe and hope, or maybe not, I am not sure. Whatever. What was I saying? Could you in your benevolence look kindly on his clumsy attempts to rise up to your high standards and promote him to the rank of Infiltrator? While this wretch does not deserve that kind of recognition, I am sure that it will motivate him and especially me to further serve my own interests and the interest of the Lane Hackers of course.

Contribution: Transfer
Ingeniousness: Mission report
Infiltration: Communication channel
Deadliness: [HF] fighter^[kill] • 5th| fighter^[kill] • Aoi bomber^[id][kill] • LN fighter^[id][kill]
Resourcefulness: DSE Transport^[transfer] • USI Transport^{[id][transfer]} • DSE Transport^{[id][transfer]}

Without any regrets whatsoever,
Adrian Malprave

P.S. I also stuffed some Cardamine inside a DSE^{[transfer][scan]}.

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