To: Contari Lance CC: Harold Kane | Encrypted

[Sabru]

*Transmission Incoming*
ID: Skarsi Wyrdmake
Message Begins.......

Kallisti and Well met Lancieres, and Mister Kane.

I am Pope Wyrdmake. A report recently passed through the Fnordnet about an..... incident that occured recently in Baffin.

It involved at least 2-3 Lance capital ships, at least 2 other Lancieres and what i assume is an independent in your employ, named Lick.A.Brick

The offence being that a junker wishing to dock on Shasta was told to leave and threatened with destruction.

Would you care to explain this?

I have CC'd Mister Kane as several raiders, including himself, were present.

The popes await your explanation of this incident.

Skarsi, out.

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[Kazinsal]

=== Incoming Transmission ===
== Encryption: Dave's Insanity Sauce ==

Pope Skarsi,

The Lance and the Raiders were meeting peacefully in Baffin -- a no fire zone as far as we are all concerned -- to discuss in safety a business agreement.

None of the Lancieres nor any of the Raiders threatened the Junker. We merely asked the Junker to not delay in his or her passage through the space we were using for our meeting. The independent, who tagged along for fun, was told to calm down and not accost the Junker further. He complied.

I have my own suspicions about the Junker flying through Baffin to Shasta conveniently past the meeting with an empty cargo hold, but I will keep them to myself.

We kept it peaceful.

That is all I have to say.

Harold A. Kane
Taskmaster, Vagrant Raiders
Minister of Relations, Natio Octavarium

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[Exodus]

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ID: Reynard Gull
Location: Baffin



Kallisti Mr. Kane!

Baffin is a calm place and it should be kept that way.
If you plan to gather your forces for a meeting
its the best to stay away from general fly routes and stations.

Also if you organise a meeting on our doorstep
it would be nice to inform the locals too.
Holding a meeting in Baffin under the current circumstances
is very troubling and hearing from a third party
that he was "threatened" or just told to hurry
is quite unpleasant for both of us.

And its getting even worse that the mentioned gang was an outcast one.
We had problems with independent outcast captains and pilots so forgive us
but we won't let such thing happen again! And with your 'civil' war ongoing
we are very cautious.

Thats all for now. I hope your meetings was successful after all,
but next time you plan things like this one, inform us first.
Thank you!

23's

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~Declare yourself what you wish, do what you like and tell us about it. Or, if you prefer, don’t.~

[Kazinsal]

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== Encryption: Dropped a peg ==

I'm sorry, who are you and why do you think the Raiders are Outcast-affiliated?

Harold A. Kane
Taskmaster, Vagrant Raiders
Minister of Relations, Natio Octavarium

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ID: Reynard Gull
Location: Baffin



Kallisti again!

I'm the alcoholic pope, Reynard Gull. Used to be a templar
but under different inlfuences I choose to be just a madman of Eris.

I do not wish to think about the Raiders affiliation, I'm more concerned
about Baffin. Yet if you show up with someone
one should think that you two have somekind of connection, relation.

23's


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~Declare yourself what you wish, do what you like and tell us about it. Or, if you prefer, don’t.~

[Sabru]

*Transmission Incoming*
ID: Skarsi Wyrdmake
Message Begins.......

Mister Kane,

Reynard is a pope of the robes as well.

What my fellow pope means, is that if you want to hold meetings with outcasts during this troubled time, do so away from all stations and transit routes. And informing us would be very appropriate as well.

The popes are waiting for the lance to respond before we decide on any resulting actions.

Skarsi, out.

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[Kazinsal]

=== Incoming Transmission ===
== Encryption: Canola ==

Okay. Fair enough.

We're just businessmen. The Council of Dons had business to discuss. A junker was listening in. Not the coolest move on behalf of the Junkers.

Harold A. Kane
Taskmaster, Vagrant Raiders
Minister of Relations, Natio Octavarium

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(--- ACCESSING CHANNEL ---)
(--- SENDER ID: Drago Celestino, Familiare ---)
(--- CHANNEL ID: 3K1L4 CL External Communications Channel ---)

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Saluti.

On behalf of the Contari Lance I acknowledge our presence in your system for diplomatic purposes with the Vagrant Raiders. No member of the Contari Lance made any move to engage or otherwise harm the Junker that appeared except to warn off the vessel while matters were being discussed. We disavow the actions of Lick.A.Brick as being not of our own, and apologize that such an attack occurred in the first place. No other incident occurred during our diplomatic meeting, and no weapon was fired by any member of the Contari Lance while we were present in your system.

Addio.

~D. Celestino

(--- USER SIGNING OFF: Drago Celestino, Familiare ---)

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