Unione Corse Communications (inRP) (FO)

[Neptune]

Initialisiation...

Source: Gleize Depot
Expéditeur: Membre Benoit Villeneuve
Destinataire: Corse Armed Division Command

Sujet:Blood Dragons Sighted in Lyonnais

Bonsoir,

I come to you with some interesting news out of Lyonnais:

Three days ago, after concluding my patrol from Quillan to Roanne and then to Gleize, I came across a ship displaying Blood Dragons banners. This was of course alarming and I was ready to take the vessel apart by a few Saker blasts due this organization’s previous transgressions toward us and our assets. Said vessel belonged to a certain Sakurai Augus of the "Augus Clan".

I took the very first opportunity to let this Dragon know that the UC do not forget, at which point, she informed me that she comes in peace and has a proposal in mind. Against my better judgement, I decided to hear her out. To save you the trouble of narrating a long winded tale: this...Augus Clan would like to form a "partnership" of some sorts with us around the Kusari-Gallia border; from what I gather, intelligence in exchange for hardware. I'm not sure what the ulterior motive here is, but it's something that was worth bringing up to the attention of Senat.

The relevant portions of the recorded logs have been uploaded for your review:

Recovered Logs

[04.02.2018 23:38:16] [UC]-Benoit;Villeneuve: Most interesting. A member of the Dragons idling in front of Corse territory.
[04.02.2018 23:38:21] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: Konbanwa.
[04.02.2018 23:38:30] [UC]-Benoit;Villeneuve: Salute.
[04.02.2018 23:38:46] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: And i'm not just idling.
[04.02.2018 23:39:24] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: I am looking for a meeting with a certain person, and... *she takes a moment to scan the ship*... you seem exactly-
[04.02.2018 23:39:35] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: like the right person.
[04.02.2018 23:40:11] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: But allow me to introduce myself. I am Sakurai Augus, Daimyo of the Augus Clan of the Blood Dragons.
[04.02.2018 23:40:31] [UC]-Benoit;Villeneuve: I see, and can you provide me with any reason why I shouldn't blast that ship open?
[04.02.2018 23:40:55] [UC]-Benoit;Villeneuve: If memory serves me correctly, you people took a contract to hit one of our assets some time ago.
[04.02.2018 23:41:13] [UC]-Benoit;Villeneuve: So this better be very good.
[04.02.2018 23:41:28] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: That's... rather unexpected hostility. Not exactly what i have expected. Hm? Must be some misunderstanding i am not-
[04.02.2018 23:41:31] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: aware of.
[04.02.2018 23:41:36] [UC]-Benoit;Villeneuve: Nevertheless, I'm not unreasonable, so I will hear you out.
[04.02.2018 23:41:59] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: Yet, on behalf of the Augus Clan and the Blood Dragons i bring my sincere apologies.
[04.02.2018 23:42:16] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: I am here not to be blamed for the mistakes of the past.
[04.02.2018 23:42:36] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: Rather - to attempt to build a stronger, better relationship.
[04.02.2018 23:43:11] [UC]-Benoit;Villeneuve: I see. I suppose we can put that matter on the side for a moment.
[04.02.2018 23:43:44] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: Domo Arigato. Still, i am not coming with empty hands, as you might have thought.
[04.02.2018 23:43:54] [UC]-Benoit;Villeneuve: So what does the Augus Clan have in mind?
[04.02.2018 23:44:19] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: For now - some basic statements that will ensure our further cooperation.
[04.02.2018 23:44:41] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: As you may already be aware - our factions share pretty mutual, common goals.
[04.02.2018 23:45:09] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: And the integration of Galouise only adds us more trouble.
[04.02.2018 23:45:50] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: I am not a fool, through. I understand that it's too early to ask for any kind of base of operations here.
[04.02.2018 23:46:17] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: But i'd be very grateful if you'd keep an eye out on any convoys heading towards Kusari.
[04.02.2018 23:46:53] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: In exchange we have to offer some latest military tech developed by our allies all over Sirius.
[04.02.2018 23:47:19] [UC]-Benoit;Villeneuve: I see. What you are proposing is...interesting. I will have to discuss this with higher ups. As you have just become aware-
[04.02.2018 23:47:22] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: Augus is capable of delievering them as soon as conclusions are reached.
[04.02.2018 23:47:29] [UC]-Benoit;Villeneuve: We have some trust issues to work on first.
[04.02.2018 23:47:55] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: This is understadeable. We don't jump into trusting anyone just right away.
[04.02.2018 23:48:06] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: But we tend to give people a chance.
[04.02.2018 23:48:45] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: That's what separates us from... them. *She points her hand somewhere - supposedly, towards New Tokyo.*
[04.02.2018 23:49:30] [UC]-Benoit;Villeneuve: Very well. We will be in touch.
[04.02.2018 23:49:57] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: Anyway, i am grateful for your attention. I will be expecting your answer as soon as conclusions with your leaders-
[04.02.2018 23:50:00] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: are reached.
[04.02.2018 23:50:19] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: It's been a pleasure to meet you.
[04.02.2018 23:50:27] BD|-Sakurai.Kisu: Sakurai: Sayonara.
[04.02.2018 23:50:31] [UC]-Benoit;Villeneuve: Likewise.

Villeneuve out.

Terminé...

[JorgeRyan]

Initialisiation...

Source: Montbrison Storage Facility, Lyonnais
Expéditeur: Membre Dupont
Destinataire: Corse Armed Division Command

Sujet: A series of interesting meetings

Bonsoir,

My oh my, has it been busy recently. In some patrols through the deeper taus- 23 and 37 in particular, I have come across a whole variety of miscreants trying to peddle the Maltese's filth into the houses. They were, of course, told of their mistake in this matter, and almost every one of them had the sense to drop their terrible cargo. I have, of course reporting all of this to the IMG and Crayterian bounty boards, and am looking forward to their response, knowing their distaste of the Maltese. Oh, and for the one Junker that refused to cooperate, they were put out of action, and the Coffre should receive a nice payout from our friends in the Hogosha.

On more... unusual news, I was contacted recently, by a membre of the Order Overwatch, to arrange a meeting within the edges of Kusari. I was a little surprised at first, to hear from them, but I was curious as to what they wanted, so I delayed my route to meet them in Nagano. As I approached the system, they said there would be a third party present- one that was also interested in making a deal with the Corse, so my curiosity was further piqued, but much to my dismay, the Order's friend turned out to be a Blood Dragon, of all things! I was quite dissapointed by this turn of events, but tried to keep an open mind to both their offers, despite the difficulty in listening to the Dragon.

The Order had several propositions to make it seems, although the meeting drew on so long I find it hard to remember exactly what they wanted, apart from help exporting their munitions to Gallia, with our and the Dragons help, and establishing a long-distance recon group of some sort, although I do not remember if they said where exactly, or who this group would be composed of.

And, of a final note, I ran into a membre of the Farmers Alliance on the way back home, who almost ran into our meeting but decided to fall back on the sight of The Order's quite... impressive firepower, most likely. I relayed to them some of the details of our meeting, as if we are lucky, they may be able to disrupt some of the Dragons activities...

Piéce(s) jointe(s):

Flight Logs in Nagano, Rishiri

[15.02.2018 01:11:07] Order|CV-Selket: Good day to the Corse from Omicrons.
[15.02.2018 01:11:43] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Ah, Salut mon ami!
[15.02.2018 01:12:09] Order|CV-Selket: By any chance are you going to stand in Kusari or Sigmas for prolonged time?
[15.02.2018 01:12:50] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: I was headed home, but I might be able to stay a little longer
[15.02.2018 01:13:37] Order|CV-Selket: Very well, we'll do a flyby though the Kusari cluster and establish rendezevous once in position.
[15.02.2018 01:14:07] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Alright monsieur. I will see you soon then
[15.02.2018 01:16:37] Order|CV-Selket: Course established to Kusari-Gallic border, Sir.
[15.02.2018 01:16:43] Order|CV-Selket: Nagano-Rishiri corridor
[15.02.2018 01:16:52] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Salut!
[15.02.2018 01:17:31] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Ah, that sounds good monsieur. I will make my way there now
[15.02.2018 01:21:09] Order|CV-Selket: We are bringing certain enterpreneaours that... expressed interest in doing business with you.
[15.02.2018 01:21:37] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: That sounds like an exquiste opurtunity, monsieurs. Consider me very interested
[15.02.2018 01:23:12] Order|CV-Selket: About 3 jumps remaining.
[15.02.2018 01:24:02] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: I've made it to Rishiri, where should I await you?
[15.02.2018 01:24:35] Order|CV-Selket: Nagano, in adequate location within the nebula would cut our cruise time.
[15.02.2018 01:25:11] Order|CV-Selket: 6C in Nagano
[15.02.2018 01:25:17] Order|CV-Selket: It will conceal our movements
[15.02.2018 01:25:36] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Oui, sounds good monsieur. I will make my way there now
[15.02.2018 01:29:22] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Ah, a dragon? Salut monsieur... I think I am putting together some of the peices here
[15.02.2018 01:29:23] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Hello, I assume you are here to meet our mutual contact?

[15.02.2018 01:30:19] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Perhaps,
[15.02.2018 01:31:11] Order|CV-Selket: Arriving momentarily. I believe our friends made contact first
[15.02.2018 01:31:21] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Oui, they have indeed....
[15.02.2018 01:32:11] Order|CV-Selket: Arriving on scene.
[15.02.2018 01:32:18] Order|CV-Selket: Good day, Corse.
[15.02.2018 01:32:26] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Bonjour, Order!
[15.02.2018 01:32:42] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: So your assumptions were correct, we were meeting the same contact.
[15.02.2018 01:32:50] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: So it seems...
[15.02.2018 01:32:59] Order|CV-Selket: Colonel Inquisitor Valkyrie of The Order Overwatch. I believe our Admiral already made aquintaince with your leadership
[15.02.2018 01:33:26] Order|CV-Selket: Blood Dragon here present, part of our supply chain network. Crucial in Kusari.
[15.02.2018 01:33:52] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Heung Hideyoshi, right hand of the Shogun.
[15.02.2018 01:34:00] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Pleasure to meet you.
[15.02.2018 01:34:29] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Perhaps you do do more than piracy then...
[15.02.2018 01:34:50] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Piracy? The dragons are not pirates. We are revolutionaries!
[15.02.2018 01:34:56] Order|CV-Selket: Unfortunatelly it appears that our communications had... lagged behind. I believe we have to talk about establishing fruitful
[15.02.2018 01:34:58] Order|CV-Selket: relations.
[15.02.2018 01:35:17] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: I'm afraid to say the Corse has seen little of that, then
[15.02.2018 01:36:01] Order|CV-Selket: The spread of revolution only had touched the northernmost star systems of Kusari.
[15.02.2018 01:36:08] Order|CV-Selket: In any other place, Dragons operate in more... guerilla manner.
[15.02.2018 01:36:41] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Well, we operate how we must, against the corrupt Kusari Government and the poisonous Samura
[15.02.2018 01:36:50] Order|CV-Selket: The Order on other hand found common enemies in the distant Tohoku. We were in agreement.
[15.02.2018 01:37:17] Order|CV-Selket: Major Nyllund, welcome.
[15.02.2018 01:37:33] Order|CV-Osiris: ?: "Battleship Osiris reporting to the scene. Good day once again, Inquisitor. Welcome to Sirius, Corse."
[15.02.2018 01:37:39] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Bonjour, I must say, you have brought a lot of firepower with you today
[15.02.2018 01:37:52] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: I can't help but think, I should have brought the Flagship.
[15.02.2018 01:37:55] Order|CV-Osiris: ?: "We are in hostile space. I am afraid its a necessity."
[15.02.2018 01:38:15] Order|CV-Selket: We are not too far from our refueling outposts to be fair. While agreed, armed outings with so much firepower are rarity
[15.02.2018 01:38:16] Order|CV-Selket: in these parts.
[15.02.2018 01:38:29] Order|CV-Selket: We were nearest units with high ranking officers to investigate.
[15.02.2018 01:38:55] Order|CV-Osiris: ?: "We were already operating before coming here. Squid hunting. A fulltime job."
[15.02.2018 01:39:04] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Investigate? What is under your scrutiney today?
[15.02.2018 01:39:27] Order|CV-Selket: Making sure our offer of trade was not overlooked. Grand Admiral himself tasked me with this.
[15.02.2018 01:40:21] Order|CV-Selket: We are agency operating on parameters simmilar to GRN and GRI combined, allthough our diplomacy is more... elastic.
[15.02.2018 01:40:48] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: I see...
[15.02.2018 01:41:12] Order|CV-Selket: Unione Corse I believe can spread our exports to Gallia, Blood Dragons themselves desired interest in partaking in trade.
[15.02.2018 01:41:24] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: I'm sure the Corse would open as ever to helping you, as you have shown us the threat of nomads to humanity
[15.02.2018 01:41:46] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Ah, I think I heard something about your.... muitnitions, was it?
[15.02.2018 01:41:50] Order|CV-Selket: Correct.
[15.02.2018 01:41:53] Order|CV-Osiris: ?: "The Crown foolishly underestimates them."
[15.02.2018 01:41:57] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Sakurai Augus, Daimyo of the Augus clan did reach out to the Union Corse, but I believe that ended poorly?
[15.02.2018 01:42:37] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Hmm... I remember one of our membere's met them in the gallic borderworlds
[15.02.2018 01:43:17] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: The Augus are more scientists than, diplomats, perhaps they did not come across in the correct manner.
[15.02.2018 01:43:53] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Given our membere was quite close to shooting them, they must have done well to not get shot
[15.02.2018 01:44:08] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Once your business with our ally is concluded, I would appreciate some of your time to discuss some formalites, if this would -
[15.02.2018 01:44:14] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: be to your liking
[15.02.2018 01:45:23] Order|CV-Selket: Blood Dragons have those... clans. I believe Corsica is not entirely united per say, but operate under familias.
[15.02.2018 01:45:24] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: We can see about it, but I cannot promise anything
[15.02.2018 01:45:55] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Oui, we have several familia's that conduct most of the Corse's busniess
[15.02.2018 01:46:03] Order|CV-Selket: Overwatch is the most prestigious outfit in The Order. We hand out cards in entirety of our space.
[15.02.2018 01:46:17] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: And the head of a Familia, how are they choosen?
[15.02.2018 01:46:32] Order|CV-Selket: I believe though some form of representative democracy...
[15.02.2018 01:47:08] Order|CV-Selket: My Gallic customs are unfortunatelly limited to what I have learned though the Council.
[15.02.2018 01:47:30] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: The best and brightest of a family tend to rise as it's head
[15.02.2018 01:47:44] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Does bloodline account for anything with a Familia *clearly tries, but butchers the accent*
[15.02.2018 01:48:06] Death: Graf_Spee was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[15.02.2018 01:48:20] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: It wouldn't be a familia otherwise, monsieur, would it?
[15.02.2018 01:48:50] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: It seems we have more in common that I first thought,
[15.02.2018 01:49:30] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Hmmph, marginally.
[15.02.2018 01:49:40] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Our clans work in a similar way, but the head is either Choosen by our Shogun, the Daimyo of the family or wins the title by -
[15.02.2018 01:49:44] Order|CV-Selket: The Order posesses line of succession, one's place established though rank and achievments to The Order.
[15.02.2018 01:49:51] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: proof of ability to lead
[15.02.2018 01:50:42] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: As makes sense for a... military such as yourselves
[15.02.2018 01:50:54] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Salut!
[15.02.2018 01:50:57] Order|CV-Selket: It serves us well though 13 Grand Admirals.
[15.02.2018 01:51:09] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Agreed, a small similarity, but common ground none the less. We both value family, that shows to us that the Union Corse are -
[15.02.2018 01:51:16] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: People of honour.
[15.02.2018 01:51:35] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Where as you decided to take a junkers credits to shoot us down?
[15.02.2018 01:51:47] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: That incident,
[15.02.2018 01:51:54] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Yes, I recall now.
[15.02.2018 01:52:14] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: That was under Natsumi Hideyoshi
[15.02.2018 01:52:20] [UC]-Benoit:Villeneuve: Good, comm malfunction is gone.
[15.02.2018 01:52:24] [UC]-Benoit:Villeneuve: Salut
[15.02.2018 01:52:34] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: I have... quite the interesting meeting here
[15.02.2018 01:52:36] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Long before Kohakus reign, but I'm sure you care little for who gave the order.
[15.02.2018 01:52:49] Order|CV-Selket: Transitional periods may become... messy.
[15.02.2018 01:53:05] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Are you able to obtain a record of how much damage your corse suffered at the hand of Blood Dragons?
[15.02.2018 01:53:19] [UC]-Benoit:Villeneuve: Meeting?
[15.02.2018 01:53:23] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: From my understanding the hits were far and few between.
[15.02.2018 01:53:33] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Perhaps. It may be in some of the familia's records
[15.02.2018 01:53:59] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: I was contacted by our friends, The Order, who asked to meet me
[15.02.2018 01:54:27] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: They then said there would be another present, who was interested in making a deal with us
[15.02.2018 01:54:28] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: I am certain the Shogun would atleast like to attempt to reconcile the mistake made by the Shogun before him.
[15.02.2018 01:54:32] [UC]-Benoit:Villeneuve: Interesting, do let me know if you need extra set of guns if needed.
[15.02.2018 01:54:37] Order|CV-Selket: The Order also has amends to do due to administrative screw-up.
[15.02.2018 01:55:18] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Oh, I doubt an extra set would help here. It seems the order takes their security /very/ seriously
[15.02.2018 01:55:30] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: From what I understand it was a simple misunderstanding and single engagement from the overwatch,
[15.02.2018 01:55:47] Order|CV-Selket: No deaths were accounted for by any side.
[15.02.2018 01:56:05] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Not half as bad as accepting scrap credits to do someone else dirty work. such actions were not fit for the Blood Dragons
[15.02.2018 01:56:17] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Oui, it was only the once as far as I'm aware
[15.02.2018 01:56:43] Order|CV-Selket: Commencing perimeter sweep
[15.02.2018 01:56:47] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: But it was quite the talk of our bases- we were worried to have lost a friend to the maltese
[15.02.2018 01:58:57] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: We keep a neutral stance with the Maltese, what is your view of them?
[15.02.2018 01:58:58] Order|CV-Selket: The orders were specifically issued to sweep Maltese territories from Nomad trash, not to police it...
[15.02.2018 01:59:16] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: There a few we hold more animosity to more than you dragons
[15.02.2018 01:59:24] Death: Graf_Spee was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[15.02.2018 01:59:29] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: The Maltese are second only to the Nomads
[15.02.2018 01:59:52] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: That is understandable, they are not the most pleasing of peoples.
[15.02.2018 01:59:58] Order|CV-Selket: We did made contact with Maltese entities that oppose Nomads, in opposition to the fanatics.
[15.02.2018 02:00:14] Order|CV-Selket: Allthough process is ongoing and proves to be bloody at times.
[15.02.2018 02:00:27] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: These would be the exception and not the rule when dealing with them however,
[15.02.2018 02:00:33] [UC]-Benoit:Villeneuve: I'm going to dock on Java for a diagnostic run on comms. Small problem here.
[15.02.2018 02:00:42] Order|CV-Selket: There are many... Oracles and Commune are most famous ones, that we oppose.
[15.02.2018 02:01:17] Order|CV-Selket: Recently one of those Commune freaks threatened to use nuclear weapons against civilian targets.
[15.02.2018 02:01:40] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: That is quite the extreme... Not even the Maquis have threatened that
[15.02.2018 02:02:04] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: I hope you don't mind me asking,
[15.02.2018 02:02:22] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: What is it that the Union Corse fight for? what do you wish to achieve?
[15.02.2018 02:02:46] Order|CV-Selket: The Order's policy is "mutually assured destruction" in terms of those weapons.
[15.02.2018 02:03:32] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: We fight the Maltese to remove them, and their drug, cardamine, from our home, Gallia
[15.02.2018 02:03:46] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: We fight Nomads, as a threat to all of Humanity
[15.02.2018 02:04:19] Order|CV-Selket: The Order opposes use of drugs among our own ranks, but does not posess mission statement to target the distribution.
[15.02.2018 02:04:58] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: We also share a disliking of Cardamine, in an ideal sector the Shogun would like to see Kusari free of its taint
[15.02.2018 02:05:01] Order|CV-Osiris: ?: "Admittedly, there are a few addicts in our own ranks. But they bear no burden on our forces with their habits."
[15.02.2018 02:05:24] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: The Corse is... quite opposed to its presence in gallia, for a variety of reasons
[15.02.2018 02:06:00] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Our Shogun, and most dragons take a hard stance against all drug smugglers.
[15.02.2018 02:06:21] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: It is an industry that preys on the weak, and thus un-honouable
[15.02.2018 02:08:06] Order|CV-Selket: There are more ethical venues of export. The Order is mineral rich with technology to build excquisite weapons
[15.02.2018 02:08:16] Order|CV-Selket: We all know everyone needs means to defend themselves in the void of space.
[15.02.2018 02:08:23] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: As we are quite aware.
[15.02.2018 02:09:36] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: And we are able to bring them to your doorstep, the Dragons have links with most houses in Sirius.
[15.02.2018 02:09:59] Order|CV-Selket: We petition to establish small group of long range fighters that could come with us to the depths of Omicrons.
[15.02.2018 02:10:16] Order|CV-Selket: Reconaissance into suitable routes.
[15.02.2018 02:10:23] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: Looks like I came to the wrong place.
[15.02.2018 02:10:28] Order|CV-Osiris: ?: "Farmers Alliance ship on sensors."
[15.02.2018 02:10:29] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Would these links be through someone more respectable than the Junkers?
[15.02.2018 02:10:41] Order|CV-Osiris: ?: "Stand down men. It poses no threat."
[15.02.2018 02:11:17] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: Farmers alliance, a true shame.
[15.02.2018 02:11:19] Order|CV-Selket: Our primary line of supply is though the Sigmas. Junkers take no part in this.
[15.02.2018 02:11:59] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: I am glad to hear that
[15.02.2018 02:12:06] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: These are honourable warriors, with true hearts but they have been tricked into fighting for the corrupt and evil Samura.
[15.02.2018 02:13:00] Order|CV-Selket: The Order take no part in factual politics, but differences are being made though our modus operandi.
[15.02.2018 02:13:05] Order|CV-Osiris: ?: "The men need some rest, so we will be heading back to the dock. You lot stay safe and take care."
[15.02.2018 02:13:21] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Bon voyage, Osiris
[15.02.2018 02:13:31] Order|CV-Selket: Beauty, isn't she? The Osiris, I mean.
[15.02.2018 02:13:32] Order|CV-Osiris: ?: "Merci. To you aswell."
[15.02.2018 02:13:35] Order|CV-Selket: First of its kind.
[15.02.2018 02:13:36] BD|Heung.Hideyoshi: I will be forming on the Osiris, safe flying Corse.
[15.02.2018 02:15:02] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: She is quite impressive, oui
[15.02.2018 02:15:06] Order|CV-Selket: I believe more can be said when we establish the reconaissance group to establish link together.
[15.02.2018 02:15:10] Order|CV-Selket: I should not hold you for too long.
[15.02.2018 02:15:29] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Very well then, I will make sure the familia heads are expecting it
[15.02.2018 02:15:42] Order|CV-Selket: Helm, lead us back to the Tohoku.
[15.02.2018 02:15:56] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Bon voyage!
[15.02.2018 02:18:51] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Ah, Salut!
[15.02.2018 02:18:54] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: hello there.
[15.02.2018 02:19:21] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: Just a question... what was discussed in such an important meeting?
[15.02.2018 02:19:46] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Just the possiblity of some supply lines, to our far away friends
[15.02.2018 02:19:48] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: intel can be very important to us the farmers.
[15.02.2018 02:19:55] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: hmm i see.
[15.02.2018 02:20:10] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: The dragons were aslo interested... but I don't trust them
[15.02.2018 02:20:23] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: interesting.
[15.02.2018 02:20:28] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: So who arranged this meeting?
[15.02.2018 02:21:23] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: Also these supply lines... what are you planning to make?
[15.02.2018 02:21:57] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: The visitors inintiaed it, and they were wondering if we would be interested in helping with their exports
[15.02.2018 02:22:01] Death: Elune suffered a self-inflicted catastrophic decompression.
[15.02.2018 02:22:08] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: They claimed to have some impressive technology to share
[15.02.2018 02:22:20] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: interesting.
[15.02.2018 02:22:39] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: You find a lot of things interesting, it seems monsieur
[15.02.2018 02:22:56] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: indeed I do. Being a farmer i am impressed to see such deals being made.
[15.02.2018 02:23:22] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: and it is certainly valuable intel to our alliance.
[15.02.2018 02:24:04] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: So did they detail the technology that got you interested?
[15.02.2018 02:24:14] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: or are you doing a blind trade with the dragons?

[15.02.2018 02:31:09] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: We aren't looking to make deals with the Dragons, non
[15.02.2018 02:31:17] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: that nice to hear.
[15.02.2018 02:31:59] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: But it seems they are friends are the Order too, and were also given a similar offer
[15.02.2018 02:32:24] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: interesting.
[15.02.2018 02:32:39] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: and what about the order?
[15.02.2018 02:32:46] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: did you make any offers or get any?
[15.02.2018 02:33:11] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Nothing has been set in stone yet, monseiur
[15.02.2018 02:33:20] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Such deal making and breaking is not for me to decide
[15.02.2018 02:33:29] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: well what has?
[15.02.2018 02:34:03] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: even intel that was set in stone this far will give me enough information.
[15.02.2018 02:34:45] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: There was something about long-range reconissance, but I am not sure who was sending ships where, to be entirely honest
[15.02.2018 02:35:48] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: interesting. Looks like they want to establish these long range recon operations. That is valuable intel indeed.
[15.02.2018 02:35:54] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: anything else you can tell me?
[15.02.2018 02:36:00] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Non, not for now.
[15.02.2018 02:36:10] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: it was a .... strange meeting
[15.02.2018 02:36:21] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: In what way?
[15.02.2018 02:37:15] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: It is not often we talk to either of them, I just found it interesting is all
[15.02.2018 02:37:27] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: I see.
[15.02.2018 02:37:29] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: Well.
[15.02.2018 02:37:39] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: I got all the intel I needed and therefore will let you go.
[15.02.2018 02:38:01] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: Thank you for your honest opinions and facts.
[15.02.2018 02:38:13] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: ?: Bon voyage, monsieur
[15.02.2018 02:38:14] FA)-Ayako.Tanaka: we will make sure to research this further.

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Blood Dragon Fighter- Claimed to be right hand of the Shogun

The Original OCV-Osiris

That is all for now,

Lothair out.

Terminé...

[GrnRaptor]

Salut!

Mon ami, I have very good news to share with you all! While returning from Rheinland aboard the Affaire Lucrative, I made contact with a Gallic Metal Service capitaine. I had hoped merely to hire him for my own use, but alas fortune has blessed us all. We have been granted access to the Treyarch Research Facility over New Paris itself! I found it stock full of Aluminium Ore ready for export, and reasonably priced as well! All vessels of our organization are welcome there, so make sure to visit and thank our mining friends for their generosity!

Adieu!

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[Exdeathevn]

Bonjour, mes ami. Alsin here, reporting in as requested by commandant Maxim, following today's unusual turn of events.

Where do I start? Well, I was minding my own business, taking the Epee v2 out for a spin down to Liberte with your average merchandise. Everything was going smoothly; After dropping off my cargo in the Pennsylvania system, I made my way out to Texas to collect some Nano-capacitors to haul up to Champagne, only to be stopped by a couple of strange Outcast signatures, using the (C~ identifier. Now, amusing as it was to run into sniffers in Liberte of all places, they were even flying what appeared to be civilian craft. In the end I paid them off with the intention of getting back home before fuel reserves ran dry.

Comm Logs - NY

[11.04.2018 15:24:22] 2018-04-11 15:24:23 SMT
[11.04.2018 15:24:22] (C~Jared.Nomak: Halt.
[11.04.2018 15:24:29] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Well this is a sight from afar.
[11.04.2018 15:24:31] (C~Jason.Williams: Or else.
[11.04.2018 15:24:52] (C~Jason.Williams: 3 Millions and you live.
[11.04.2018 15:24:57] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Outcast signatures away from Tau space?
[11.04.2018 15:25:10] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: *chuckles* Only 3?
[11.04.2018 15:25:18] (C~Jared.Nomak: *The Overlord's thoughts were interupted by the Corse's question*
[11.04.2018 15:25:22] (C~Jared.Nomak: Well then make it six.
[11.04.2018 15:25:22] (C~Jason.Williams: I will give you 7 seconds.
[11.04.2018 15:25:30] (C~Jared.Nomak: For being a smart guy.
[11.04.2018 15:25:38] /givecash (c~jason.williams 8000000
[11.04.2018 15:25:38] You have sent 8.000.000 credits to (C~Jason.Williams
[11.04.2018 15:25:42] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: You amuse me. Take 8.
[11.04.2018 15:25:43] (C~Jason.Williams: Very well,
[11.04.2018 15:25:50] (C~Jason.Williams: Safe skies.
[11.04.2018 15:27:59] 2018-04-11 15:28:00 SMT

That's the simple part, at any rate.... Then my day got weird.
Once I reached the Shikoku system, I was stopped again; This time by a Lane Hacker vessel, piloted by one Mr Yoshida who, rather unexpectedly, decided to berate me with questions et then proceed to 'request' that we re-open communications with his organization. A most unexpected situation, though he did enlighten me as to the identity of the earlier mentioned pirates; Some group he called the Commune.
At any rate, I avoided giving accurate information to some of his inquiries, citing that I was headed for a civilian station in Lorraine and that I'd picked up my cargo from another transport, a friendly ship known as the Ventrice. Regardless, it was a most bothersome and time consuming interrorgation, though this Mr Yoshida intentionally allowed me to pass in the end, deliberately pointing out how my funds et cargo were intact for the logs, as seen below.

Comm Logs - LH Encounter, Shikoku

[11.04.2018 15:34:29] 2018-04-11 15:34:29 SMT
[11.04.2018 15:34:29] Mr.Yoshida:: Cut your engines, Gallic.
[11.04.2018 15:34:31] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: *sigh* Another one, is it..?
[11.04.2018 15:34:51] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Not two systems back I had to deal with two, now it's one lone ship?
[11.04.2018 15:34:53] Mr.Yoshida:: State your name, rank and identification.
[11.04.2018 15:35:05] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: And why would I do that?
[11.04.2018 15:35:14] Mr.Yoshida:: Because I order you to do so, Gaul.
[11.04.2018 15:35:25] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Or is this not base piracy you are attempting?
[11.04.2018 15:35:41] Mr.Yoshida:: Asking for your immediate information is "piracy"?
[11.04.2018 15:35:51] Mr.Yoshida:: Are the authorities who ask for the same thing "pirates" too?
[11.04.2018 15:36:08] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Considering all the encounters I've had today so far have been from pirates, disabling the lanes,
[11.04.2018 15:36:12] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Should I expect anything different?
[11.04.2018 15:36:28] /time
[11.04.2018 15:36:28] 2018-04-11 15:36:29 SMT
[11.04.2018 15:36:39] Mr.Yoshida:: We can talk about your encounters after you tell me about your identification
[11.04.2018 15:36:52] Mr.Yoshida:: I very much want to hear about who has pirated you in Liberty.
[11.04.2018 15:37:34] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Corsican vessel Epee-2, and I couldn't tell if they were outcasts or not if you must know. Some odd identifier I am not fami
[11.04.2018 15:37:40] [UC]V-Epee.v2: -familiar with, (C~.
[11.04.2018 15:37:52] Mr.Yoshida:: These are villains.
[11.04.2018 15:37:57] Mr.Yoshida:: Puppets of the alien threat.
[11.04.2018 15:38:07] Mr.Yoshida:: It is a shame that they freely roam in Liberty
[11.04.2018 15:38:11] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: I had guessed as much, though my IFF scanner showed them as mere outcasts.
[11.04.2018 15:38:26] Mr.Yoshida:: Repossessor, remain on standby.

[11.04.2018 15:38:36] Mr.Yoshida:: Keep 2K distance.
[11.04.2018 15:38:36] LH~Leiden.Repossessor: Understood, Professor.
[11.04.2018 15:38:56] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Well that's a rather blunt ID code.
[11.04.2018 15:39:06] /time
[11.04.2018 15:39:06] 2018-04-11 15:39:07 SMT
[11.04.2018 15:39:15] Mr.Yoshida:: Have you kept evidence of your encounter with the Commune?
[11.04.2018 15:39:54] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Communique logs, if you must know, yes. They demanded credits and let me leave afterwards, but that was it.
[11.04.2018 15:40:26] Mr.Yoshida:: That's not good enough, unfortunately.
[11.04.2018 15:40:35] Mr.Yoshida:: Anyway. Let's get back to your name and rank.
[11.04.2018 15:40:40] Mr.Yoshida:: You have one of these, yes?
[11.04.2018 15:41:27] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Alsin, if you must know. Membre.

[11.04.2018 15:41:41] /time
[11.04.2018 15:41:41] 2018-04-11 15:41:42 SMT
[11.04.2018 15:42:00] Mr.Yoshida:: Alsin Membre, good.
[11.04.2018 15:42:08] Mr.Yoshida:: And your rank Mr Alsin?
[11.04.2018 15:42:17] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: I just said it; Membre.
[11.04.2018 15:42:27] Mr.Yoshida:: Right.
[11.04.2018 15:42:47] Mr.Yoshida:: And where are you heading Mr Alsin?
[11.04.2018 15:43:05] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Is this going somewhere, monsieur, or do you simply intend to interrorgate me?
[11.04.2018 15:43:25] Mr.Yoshida:: You provide me with information. Then I will provide you with some information in return.
[11.04.2018 15:43:32] Mr.Yoshida:: Do cooperate please.
[11.04.2018 15:44:00] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: I -was- returning to Gallia, if you must know.
[11.04.2018 15:44:33] Mr.Yoshida:: Where exactly? I know you were probably going back home.
[11.04.2018 15:44:38] Mr.Yoshida:: Be specific.
[11.04.2018 15:44:58] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Lorraine. *narrows eyes*
[11.04.2018 15:45:10] Mr.Yoshida:: Which station?
[11.04.2018 15:45:45] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Chateau class facility
[11.04.2018 15:45:57] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Where was it...
[11.04.2018 15:46:11] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: En-Salins, that was the name.
[11.04.2018 15:46:46] Mr.Yoshida:: Chateau Salins Station
[11.04.2018 15:47:02] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Will that be all? My fuel reserves are not cheap to resupply beyond the border.
[11.04.2018 15:47:09] Mr.Yoshida:: Of course.
[11.04.2018 15:47:19] Mr.Yoshida:: One more question and then I'll give you some information as I promised.
[11.04.2018 15:47:42] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: *sigh* And what am I supposed to do with this information you claim to have?
[11.04.2018 15:47:48] Mr.Yoshida:: This cargo came from Houston right?
[11.04.2018 15:48:23] Mr.Yoshida:: Information is power Mr Alsin.
[11.04.2018 15:48:42] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: I wouldn't know. I bought it from another transport.
[11.04.2018 15:49:00] Mr.Yoshida:: Oh which transport?
[11.04.2018 15:49:20] Mr.Yoshida:: I didn't know you exchange cargo with transports in Liberty.
[11.04.2018 15:49:34] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Ventrice, some big thing. I don't know what class.
[11.04.2018 15:49:58] Mr.Yoshida:: Where exactly?
[11.04.2018 15:50:36] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Texas, right before I was jumped by those... what'd you say they were again? Commune?
[11.04.2018 15:51:36] Mr.Yoshida:: Yes those puppets of the alien race.
[11.04.2018 15:51:51] Mr.Yoshida:: So thank you for your information, you have been most helpful
[11.04.2018 15:52:06] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Right...
[11.04.2018 15:52:12] Mr.Yoshida:: Though somewhat slow. I understand you are not familiar with our speech skills.

[11.04.2018 15:52:22] /time
[11.04.2018 15:52:22] 2018-04-11 15:52:22 SMT
[11.04.2018 15:52:29] Mr.Yoshida:: So the information I promised...
[11.04.2018 15:52:44] Mr.Yoshida:: Do you know that the leadership of your prestine organization has deemed us as enemies?
[11.04.2018 15:53:10] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: That's not new information, monsieur.
[11.04.2018 15:53:23] Mr.Yoshida:: They were simply not interested in dealing with us despite Corse's reputation of being open-minded
[11.04.2018 15:53:49] Mr.Yoshida:: Yet they continued trading and dealing with the Republic of Liberty. That was unacceptable of course.
[11.04.2018 15:54:25] Mr.Yoshida:: We in the Lane Hackers of course have no ill feelings for your organization. We are reach to stretch a hand of friendship
[11.04.2018 15:54:30] Mr.Yoshida:: if you are willing to take it.
[11.04.2018 15:54:51] Mr.Yoshida:: We are ready to stretch*
[11.04.2018 15:55:10] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Monsieur, the thing is. When we membre pilots were issued with information regarding the change in, what's the word...
[11.04.2018 15:55:21] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Diplomatic? stance.
[11.04.2018 15:55:36] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Supposedly your organization insulted us.
[11.04.2018 15:56:05] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: I couldn't tell you how to fix that, myself.
[11.04.2018 15:56:08] Mr.Yoshida:: We can live things to rest. Start anew.
[11.04.2018 15:56:53] Mr.Yoshida:: leave, even.
[11.04.2018 15:57:14] Gopnik.Miner: Yoshida-san
[11.04.2018 15:57:26] Gopnik.Miner: konichiwa
[11.04.2018 15:57:47] Mr.Yoshida:: Hello civilian. Please move along. We are not here.
[11.04.2018 15:57:53] Gopnik.Miner: ok
[11.04.2018 15:58:18] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: *cough*
[11.04.2018 15:58:20] Mr.Yoshida:: It appears Epee is considering my proposal.
[11.04.2018 15:58:38] Mr.Yoshida:: Because I have not received a response so far.
[11.04.2018 15:58:40] LH~Leiden.Repossessor: That would be wise of him.
[11.04.2018 15:59:10] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Monsieur, you're speaking with someone who doesn't have a say in diplomatic matters. You'd be better trying to contact the
[11.04.2018 15:59:14] [UC]V-Epee.v2: - Senat.
[11.04.2018 15:59:32] Mr.Yoshida:: We have cut all and every diplomatic tie.
[11.04.2018 15:59:38] Mr.Yoshida:: You can be the messenger, yes?
[11.04.2018 16:00:02] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: That's what you want from me? ... To relay a message?
[11.04.2018 16:00:24] Mr.Yoshida:: Could you do it? I wish not ask you something which you cannot do with certainty.
[11.04.2018 16:00:49] Mr.Yoshida:: I would also not like to endanger your position. I understand Gallic politics are ruthless...
[11.04.2018 16:01:10] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: I still can't see why you wouldn't simply contact the Senat over the Armed Command, but I can push it up the chain,
[11.04.2018 16:01:13] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: So to speak.
[11.04.2018 16:01:50] Mr.Yoshida:: I have no means to communicate with your commanders. No Gallic Brigand group that we know is currently active.
[11.04.2018 16:02:28] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Right.
[11.04.2018 16:02:41] Mr.Yoshida:: Thank you sir.
[11.04.2018 16:02:57] Mr.Yoshida:: May I ask you something on a personal level, before you leave?
[11.04.2018 16:03:14] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: you might as well, at this point.
[11.04.2018 16:03:46] Mr.Yoshida:: Why the Corse has no problems dealing with the Republic of Liberty but you are so negative about the Lane Hackers?
[11.04.2018 16:04:05] Mr.Yoshida:: What is us that makes us so different from our compatriots?
[11.04.2018 16:04:37] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: I couldn't tell you; I was a mere Aspirant when communiques supposedly broke down.
[11.04.2018 16:04:57] Mr.Yoshida:: I know. I am asking about your personal opinion.
[11.04.2018 16:05:50] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: In that I couldn't answer; I've not formed any opinions on those I have only met once.
[11.04.2018 16:06:20] Mr.Yoshida:: Very good then. You may take your leave Epee.
[11.04.2018 16:06:46] [UC]V-Epee.v2: A: Right, I'll do that. Don't want to run out of fuel in open space.
[11.04.2018 16:06:49] Mr.Yoshida:: I hope the fact that we have not made any monetary or cargo demands will be appreciated by your commanders.

[11.04.2018 16:06:56] /time
[11.04.2018 16:06:56] 2018-04-11 16:06:57 SMT
[11.04.2018 16:07:09] Mr.Yoshida:: Hopefully they will send us a message.

Well, that concludes my report. Hopefully someone can make more sense of what happened than I do. Despite the run-in with those Commune ships however, the trip remained profitable.

- Alsin Marchand

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Casual Flier: Returning Player. Forum-PM me if you require my attention

[GrnRaptor]

Salut!

It has been a while, has it not? Alas, very little of interest has occurred until recently, and I only report on the most interesting of developments after all!

Speaking of which, the Tau-44 system has been quite the hub of activity recently it would seem! I was visiting Java Station when the Argenton radioed in about multiple unknowns detected in its system. I made haste and launched in my Jaguar Noir to search the system. I made it my first goal to make sure that no foreigners were attempting to make it deeper into our territory. Finding nothing I made sure all was well with the Argenton before checking the Crayter Republic installation over Borneo and moving on to the Tottori anomaly. And just in time! For I found a sniffer friend of a familiar variety passing through, which I halted immediately. He claimed to have picked up his hyrdocarbon cargo from a miner in the Tau-29 system, but I highly doubt this! I would have seen him in Tau-23, and his flight path did not indicate that he arrived from that direction either. Anyway, after interrogating him, laughing at his ignorance with respect to his own faction's history with sniffer products, and extracting a passage fee for his trespass that dirtied our tourists eyes with his presence, I let him depart. He made one last attempt at a specious joke, which I made sure to rebuff!

Junker Conversation

[11.08.2018 03:09:32] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Hold up there, junker.
[11.08.2018 03:09:59] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: Ah yes, a Frenchmen here to attempt to ruin this lovely day no doubt yes?
[11.08.2018 03:10:05] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: What's all this, hmm?
[11.08.2018 03:10:16] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: What's a "Frenchman"?
[11.08.2018 03:10:44] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: *Sighs* History is a wonderful thing Corsican.
[11.08.2018 03:10:55] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Ah, see, you do know a thing or two!
[11.08.2018 03:11:12] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: The University of Cambridge offers good studies you should pay them a visit.
[11.08.2018 03:11:20] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: I don't suppose you'd like to tell me why you're in our backyard?
[11.08.2018 03:11:58] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: Well, clearly I am carrying these hydrocarbons, apparently the Rheinlanders want them for something or other
[11.08.2018 03:12:07] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: *nods knowingly*
[11.08.2018 03:12:12] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: And where did you get them?
[11.08.2018 03:12:39] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: A Miner in 29, I decided to take the scenic route.
[11.08.2018 03:12:46] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Hmm.
[11.08.2018 03:13:02] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Well, that's an interesting story.
[11.08.2018 03:13:09] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: But this is our backyard.
[11.08.2018 03:13:22] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: And we don't just let people traipse through it.
[11.08.2018 03:13:40] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: We need to keep the view from the Argenton clear, oui?
[11.08.2018 03:13:40] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: Yes, and I have committed what crime? Enjoying the view of that...well actually hang on.
[11.08.2018 03:13:54] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Mon junker, you exist!
[11.08.2018 03:14:14] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Is that not a crime against the natural beauty of this otherwise crystaline system?
[11.08.2018 03:14:20] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: Hold on Can I get real with you, eh, Antoine? Can I call you Tony?
[11.08.2018 03:14:28] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Non.
[11.08.2018 03:14:42] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: You may not bastardize my name, sniffer friend.
[11.08.2018 03:14:58] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: You may speak, though.
[11.08.2018 03:15:23] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: *sigh* Gotta make this difficult, look here me out, that glowing green planet over there isn'r normal,
[11.08.2018 03:15:29] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: That thing is weird as hell.
[11.08.2018 03:15:49] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: To you, perhaps. Many people pay good money to tour past it.
[11.08.2018 03:16:15] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: A tour your presence makes uncomfortable for our guests.
[11.08.2018 03:16:39] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: A bit of compensation would go a long way to address that!
[11.08.2018 03:16:48] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: I would love to study your ships radiation shielding, even our highest grade stuff gets messed up by that thing
[11.08.2018 03:17:09] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: It's not for sale or view to you.
[11.08.2018 03:17:32] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Enough with the chit chat. If that's all you have to say, we're done on that front!
[11.08.2018 03:18:05] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: We would both like to see you out of here, mon sniffer friend. There is the passage and clean up fee however!
[11.08.2018 03:18:06] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: Right, on to the business at hand, what will the charge be for passage through this system "Mone Amy"
[11.08.2018 03:18:23] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Well, if you wish to be clever about it.
[11.08.2018 03:18:37] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Three and a half million will do.
[11.08.2018 03:18:52] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: With the understanding that you not detour here again.
[11.08.2018 03:19:13] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Sniffer friends are not welcome in our territory.
[11.08.2018 03:19:17] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: Right, you see the problem is the Colonials love me visiting them.
[11.08.2018 03:19:24] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: *snorts*
[11.08.2018 03:19:39] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: I highly, highly, highly, doubt that.
[11.08.2018 03:19:51] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: Also where is your evidence for these "Sniffer Friends" comments really, you got to get more clever with your isults.
[11.08.2018 03:20:20] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Many a claim against the Junker's Congress we have made because of their Cardamine smuggling, mon ami.
[11.08.2018 03:20:34] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Many against Junkers in general.
[11.08.2018 03:20:46] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: We're neither fools nor forgetful.
[11.08.2018 03:20:47] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: So wait, you severed a potential business partner, because of some rumors?
[11.08.2018 03:21:17] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Rumors? Mon capitaine, I personally took images of your vessels carrying that vile weed into Gallia!
[11.08.2018 03:21:31] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: There are no rumors, only facts.
[11.08.2018 03:21:41] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: Slander and propaganda no doubt.
[11.08.2018 03:21:57] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Your inability to be logical is unsurprising.
[11.08.2018 03:22:10] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: I see with my own eyes and yet it must be slander.
[11.08.2018 03:22:28] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: To the payment, mon capitaine. Let us be done with this.
[11.08.2018 03:22:37] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: Your inability to see a potential business partner is sickening.
[11.08.2018 03:22:39] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Do not forget to append '.' to the signature.
[11.08.2018 03:22:58] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: We don't traffic with Cardamine traffickers.
[11.08.2018 03:23:12] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Once a sniffer friend, always a sniffer friend.
[11.08.2018 03:23:41] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Now then, if you would.
[11.08.2018 03:23:55] You have received 3.500.000 credits from .:j:.Camp.David
[11.08.2018 03:24:06] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Bien, mon capitaine.
[11.08.2018 03:24:13] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Bon voyage, and all that.
[11.08.2018 03:24:19] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: Far less money then you would make for working with me but hey thats yoiur choice.
[11.08.2018 03:24:26] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: *laughs loudly*
[11.08.2018 03:24:28] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: Oh and by the way,
[11.08.2018 03:24:35] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Mmm?
[11.08.2018 03:24:46] .:j:.Camp.David: Rick: Nox is a hell of a drug *winks*
[11.08.2018 03:25:29] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Now who speaks slander, capitaine.

While this was one of the signals that had been reported, there were yet many more unaccounted for! So I went in search of them, only to find them very nearby indeed! Near what I had assumed was a wreck in the F-2 sector were an assortment of vessels from an assortment of parties. It is hard to describe in words, but I shall attach recovered guncam images so that you may see for yourselves. I will also provide a long, and quite possibly boring, transcript of events that were relevant as well.

The Party

[11.08.2018 03:25:29] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: I /never/ inferred. The transcript I mentioned was and is the blackbox recording we provided ourselves,
[11.08.2018 03:25:34] A/)-ACV-Andraste: Which includes Robinson speaking.
[11.08.2018 03:25:51] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: Have you ever actually gone to school or did they just give you a badge and say go be a secret agent?
[11.08.2018 03:25:59] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Salut!
[11.08.2018 03:26:03] Coiner:404: We just gave Reaver a badge, to be honest.
[11.08.2018 03:26:09] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: Because you have zero grasp of investigative methods whatsoever.
[11.08.2018 03:26:09] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: What is all this, hmm?
[11.08.2018 03:26:22] Coiner:404: You're an easy windup, you know that?
[11.08.2018 03:26:25] Reaver:404: Yes he is.
[11.08.2018 03:26:35] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: That's what happens when you've been awake for six months and physically cannot sleep.
[11.08.2018 03:26:36] Reaver:404: Didn't really took much.
[11.08.2018 03:26:40] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: That's why I drop nukes.
[11.08.2018 03:26:44] Reaver:404: I mean, I just baited him.
[11.08.2018 03:26:44] NO-F-Harold.Kane: Ah, hm.
[11.08.2018 03:26:51] Reaver:404: And Corse.
[11.08.2018 03:26:56] Coiner:404: Like a seabass.
[11.08.2018 03:27:00] Reaver:404: My. Canberra does have it all.
[11.08.2018 03:27:04] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Ah, I am noticed!
[11.08.2018 03:27:05] NO-F-Harold.Kane: Greetings, uh. Corsier? Corsican?
[11.08.2018 03:27:15] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: Corsair? No, that one's not right.
[11.08.2018 03:27:16] Reaver:404: Corsican, I believe.
[11.08.2018 03:27:17] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: Anyway, if you're done wasting time. Cut to the chase of what you want. I can either forward you the transmission or I can-
[11.08.2018 03:27:23] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Hmm? Oh, yes, Corsican monsieur.
[11.08.2018 03:27:26] Coiner:404: My condolences on your lack of sleep, anyway.
[11.08.2018 03:27:28] Reaver:404: I don't really care, Mr. Hunt.
[11.08.2018 03:27:29] A/)-ACV-Andraste: send you a tasteful picture of my metal exoskeleton giving you the finger
[11.08.2018 03:27:31] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: Your choice.
[11.08.2018 03:27:35] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: And what is all of this that you do in our backyard?
[11.08.2018 03:27:56] Coiner:404: I'm pretty sure that this is Reaver's back yard.
[11.08.2018 03:28:08] Reaver:404: *Raises her hand* Yes. Bled here.
[11.08.2018 03:28:13] Reaver:404: All before you, I think.
[11.08.2018 03:28:16] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: I'm pretty sure you can all get lost in the Sumatra cloud, personally.
[11.08.2018 03:28:23] Reaver:404: Not really.
[11.08.2018 03:28:29] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Oui? I'm pretty sure that it is ours. At least, we certainly have our own business here.
[11.08.2018 03:28:30] Reaver:404: The old beacons are still active.
[11.08.2018 03:28:51] Coiner:404: Looks like everyone has business here then, Corsey-baby.
[11.08.2018 03:29:21] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Well, given Liberte persons, other persons, and a warship, it would seem so!
[11.08.2018 03:29:22] Reaver:404: Corsey-baby? *Looks at Coiner*
[11.08.2018 03:29:23] Reaver:404: What?
[11.08.2018 03:29:35] Coiner:404: I tried, okay?
[11.08.2018 03:29:39] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Please, do continue. This may be most fascinating!
[11.08.2018 03:29:42] Reaver:404: *Sighs*
[11.08.2018 03:29:45] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: *waves on with his hand*
[11.08.2018 03:29:57] NO-F-Harold.Kane: I'm still trying to figure out *why* the Libertonians are staring down my civilians.
[11.08.2018 03:30:01] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: I do not often if ever see Liberte out this way after all.
[11.08.2018 03:30:15] NO-F-Harold.Kane: If it's the battleship, well. You all can make that shooting happen elsewhere.
[11.08.2018 03:30:22] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: ... I'm trying to figure out why you have a hold full of med-stasis bands, Kane.
[11.08.2018 03:30:36] Coiner:404: The raiders have civilians, fascinating evolution.
[11.08.2018 03:30:42] Reaver:404: Happens.
[11.08.2018 03:30:47] Coiner:404: Besides that, what could we possibly stare down with fighters?
[11.08.2018 03:30:53] Coiner:404: We're just ears to the wall.
[11.08.2018 03:30:54] Reaver:404: The rocks here.
[11.08.2018 03:31:00] NO-F-Harold.Kane: You'd be surprised what happens in years, agents.
[11.08.2018 03:31:03] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: *makes pew pew sounds*
[11.08.2018 03:31:05] NO-F-Harold.Kane: For example, we are not raiders.
[11.08.2018 03:31:18] Reaver:404: *Smirks* But you were.
[11.08.2018 03:31:23] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: Unless you ask Gallia. They might still be using the old name for us.
[11.08.2018 03:31:45] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: I don't suppose any of you lot know anything about the springing up of modulars by Borneo, would you?
[11.08.2018 03:31:55] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: That's been a curious development.
[11.08.2018 03:32:16] Reaver:404: Happens all the time, Corse.
[11.08.2018 03:32:16] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: Melbourne is our fleet coordination post, its location outside the Makassar makes it better as a comm relay.
[11.08.2018 03:32:34] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Yes, well, it messes with our tours just a little bit.
[11.08.2018 03:32:40] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: The other one... that's not ours, you'd have to ask someone else.
[11.08.2018 03:32:45] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Kind of makes things not as pretty.
[11.08.2018 03:32:56] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Our guests aren't enthralled by that.
[11.08.2018 03:33:14] Coiner:404: I'm glad to see you make a home of your own, whatever you are now.
[11.08.2018 03:33:19] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: I'm surprised they can even see it through the atmosphere.
[11.08.2018 03:33:22] NO-F-Harold.Kane: You'd think they'd be less enthralled by Minato.
[11.08.2018 03:33:30] Reaver:404: Or Mindanao.
[11.08.2018 03:33:30] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Madam Chloe! What a surprise!
[11.08.2018 03:33:33] Reaver:404: At the distance
[11.08.2018 03:33:37] NO-F-Harold.Kane: A rusting heap of Gallic-burned wreck.
[11.08.2018 03:33:39] Reaver:404: At the very long distance.
[11.08.2018 03:33:48] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Well, no helping the Crayterians.
[11.08.2018 03:34:03] NO-F-Harold.Kane: Shame about their stances on... everything.
[11.08.2018 03:34:06] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: I have run across a most fascinating encounter.
[11.08.2018 03:34:09] Reaver:404: Really?
[11.08.2018 03:34:13] Reaver:404: How so Mr. Kane?
[11.08.2018 03:34:18] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: Been a while, monsieur La'Biere
[11.08.2018 03:34:23] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Quite!
[11.08.2018 03:34:27] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: *grins broadly*
[11.08.2018 03:34:29] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: What have you encountered?
[11.08.2018 03:34:38] NO-F-Harold.Kane: What, you don't know your own neighbours, agent?
[11.08.2018 03:34:38] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Libertonians, oddballs, and a warship!
[11.08.2018 03:34:46] Reaver:404: I am one of them, Mr. Kane.
[11.08.2018 03:34:55] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: I rather like their stance on the sniffers, personally.
[11.08.2018 03:35:02] Reaver:404: I bled for these rocks long before you placed your eyes on them.
[11.08.2018 03:35:10] NO-F-Harold.Kane: Then you'd know what Crayterian policies on just about everything are.
[11.08.2018 03:35:14] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: Yes yes, you've been prattling on about that for quite a while
[11.08.2018 03:35:21] Reaver:404: They are not.. business minded like you?
[11.08.2018 03:35:22] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: Huh?
[11.08.2018 03:35:23] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: you certainly haven't done anything for them lately though.
[11.08.2018 03:35:23] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: Sniffers.. I'm assuming cardamine.
[11.08.2018 03:35:28] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Right?!
[11.08.2018 03:35:28] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: Care to repeat that?
[11.08.2018 03:35:36] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Libertonians, oddballs, and a warship.
[11.08.2018 03:35:38] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: Some of the men in our ranks often use the term gas sniffer for GMG personnel.
[11.08.2018 03:35:42] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: But that aside, continue.
[11.08.2018 03:35:44] NO-F-Harold.Kane: They put Rheinland to shame with their brand of propagandist fascism.
[11.08.2018 03:35:45] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: *snorts*
[11.08.2018 03:35:59] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Oui, that vile weed!
[11.08.2018 03:36:01] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: Kane, best saved for another time.
[11.08.2018 03:36:02] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: That's presuming Libertonians aren't oddballs, isn't it?
[11.08.2018 03:36:09] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Oui, presuming that.
[11.08.2018 03:36:11] Reaver:404: Yes. Saved for another time.
[11.08.2018 03:36:24] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: I might be a few moments to your location
[11.08.2018 03:36:40] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: They are not near the Argenton, are they?
[11.08.2018 03:36:52] Reaver:404: Because while you and yours were dealing in cardamine and slaves..
[11.08.2018 03:36:58] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Non, out by a derelict neat the Tottori anomaly.
[11.08.2018 03:36:59] Reaver:404: The 'fascists' as you put it.
[11.08.2018 03:37:06] Reaver:404: Were busy stopping it.
[11.08.2018 03:37:08] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: *near
[11.08.2018 03:37:23] NO-F-Harold.Kane: Hrm. Look where that got them.
[11.08.2018 03:37:31] NO-F-Harold.Kane: The spice still flows.
[11.08.2018 03:37:35] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: I am not familiar with that part of Tau-44
[11.08.2018 03:37:41] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: Yes, and while you're over here fellating Crayter on Liberty's dime... Hm.
[11.08.2018 03:37:53] Reaver:404: Yes, look at them. Giving you space to grow. How fascist of them.
[11.08.2018 03:37:54] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Currently near the center of sector F-2.
[11.08.2018 03:38:05] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: You wouldn't be allowed to bring agency property on a personal matter.
[11.08.2018 03:38:22] Reaver:404: I have Liberty to do a lot of things.
[11.08.2018 03:38:25] 2018-08-11 03:39:02 SMT
[11.08.2018 03:38:28] Reaver:404: Have I not, Coiner?
[11.08.2018 03:38:32] Reaver:404: *Smirks*
[11.08.2018 03:38:33] Coiner:404: Hey, everybody deserves a trip down memory lane.
[11.08.2018 03:38:36] Coiner:404: And yeah...
[11.08.2018 03:38:43] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Oh, how I miss the days of sniffer traffic in this region.
[11.08.2018 03:38:51] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: One moment.
[11.08.2018 03:38:53] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Such targets. Such payouts!
[11.08.2018 03:39:00] Reaver:404: Such explosions, Corse.
[11.08.2018 03:39:02] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: (distant) No, I don't *care* what the blast radius is.
[11.08.2018 03:39:12] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: I personally miss the days of Freeport 11. Was quite tulmultuous, but what place isn't in Sirius?
[11.08.2018 03:39:15] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Alas they rarely traverse this region thanks to our efforts. I'm sure they must double back another way.
[11.08.2018 03:39:18] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: Don't forget the humanitarian benefits for shooting the OUtcasts.
[11.08.2018 03:39:18] Coiner:404: To be honest, the Agency works in a slightly different way to how you presume. As does, I expect, the rest of the LSF.
[11.08.2018 03:39:24] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: Those slaves aren't going to rescue themselves.
[11.08.2018 03:39:36] Reaver:404: That I can agree, Mr. Hunt.
[11.08.2018 03:39:37] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: I'm quite familiar with how *my* birthplace works, thanks.
[11.08.2018 03:39:59] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Oui, and the stopping of slavery and addiction.
[11.08.2018 03:40:02] Coiner:404: You were born in the LSF? Tough break.
[11.08.2018 03:40:15] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: We of l'Unione Corse are quite proud of our achievements on that front.
[11.08.2018 03:40:38] Reaver:404: Ah the Jaguar.
[11.08.2018 03:40:42] Coiner:404: Well I think we've found some common ground though. Shooting Outcasts equals great day.
[11.08.2018 03:40:52] Reaver:404: Quite the spectale.
[11.08.2018 03:41:03] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Oui! A vessel nearly as agile as any fighter you'll find in Sirius!
[11.08.2018 03:41:05] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: Right, clearly y'all have a smug convention going here and I wasn't prepared for it.
[11.08.2018 03:41:17] NO-OCS-Save.Yourself: You lot have fun.
[11.08.2018 03:41:22] 2018-08-11 03:41:59 SMT Traffic control alert: NO-OCS-Save.Yourself has requested to dock
[11.08.2018 03:41:24] Reaver:404: Tataa.
[11.08.2018 03:41:27] Coiner:404: Save yourself!
[11.08.2018 03:41:28] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: Shooting Outcasts. Corsairs. Nomads. Core. Order. Pirates. Other degenerates that interfere.
[11.08.2018 03:41:34] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Oh? This place is active?
[11.08.2018 03:41:49] Reaver:404: Is that in order of priority Mr. Hunt?
[11.08.2018 03:42:01] Reaver:404: It seems the last time it wasn't. Not even by numbers.
[11.08.2018 03:42:02] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: I was not aware this junk was void capable.
[11.08.2018 03:42:03] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: Oh no there's no specific priority.
[11.08.2018 03:42:18] NO-F-Harold.Kane: It holds pressure well, thank you.
[11.08.2018 03:42:19] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: Why do you think I stole this Osiris?
[11.08.2018 03:42:34] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Hmm? Why did you steal it?
[11.08.2018 03:42:46] Reaver:404: Hm. A beautiful peace of machinery there, Mr. La'Biere.
[11.08.2018 03:42:54] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Merci, mon ami!
[11.08.2018 03:42:59] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: .... even I don't know the answer to that one, sadly.
[11.08.2018 03:43:01] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: We are quite proud of it.
[11.08.2018 03:43:19] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: I'd say the same reason I stole the Cincinnati from Liberty, but that'd just be me being facetious again.
[11.08.2018 03:43:21] Coiner:404: It is a beautiful ship, now you mention it.
[11.08.2018 03:43:28] Reaver:404: It is.
[11.08.2018 03:43:51] Reaver:404: Herr Klugmann.
[11.08.2018 03:44:00] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Well, you should see our fighters at some point.
[11.08.2018 03:44:18] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: A more graceful vessel you'll not find!
[11.08.2018 03:44:28] Reaver:404: If you would invite me, Mr. La'Biere.
[11.08.2018 03:44:34] Reaver:404: I would very happy to.
[11.08.2018 03:44:48] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Hmm. Well, depends on if your meeting is concluded here.
[11.08.2018 03:44:58] Reaver:404: Not really.
[11.08.2018 03:45:02] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: Not really. There has been a lot of interruptions.
[11.08.2018 03:45:08] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: I keep a vessel prepped at Java. Though my associate should be here soon with her vessel.
[11.08.2018 03:45:08] Erich.Klugmann: Hrrmh? What?
[11.08.2018 03:45:17] Reaver:404: Oh he awakes.
[11.08.2018 03:45:18] NO-F-Harold.Kane: I believe it is concluded.
[11.08.2018 03:45:18] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: You may then be able to compare us side by side.
[11.08.2018 03:45:21] Coiner:404: Another thing we can agree on. Great!
[11.08.2018 03:45:31] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: Tell me, Corsican. What is your opinion on the Roi?
[11.08.2018 03:45:35] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: Contrary to popular belief, we /do/ have a vested interest in stopping the Nomads. Our methods just vary from-
[11.08.2018 03:45:40] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: They are the Roi.
[11.08.2018 03:45:42] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: *winks*
[11.08.2018 03:45:47] A/)-ACV-Andraste: other groups that are just as dedicated.
[11.08.2018 03:45:51] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: Like The Order.
[11.08.2018 03:45:53] Reaver:404: Suuuuuuuuuure.
[11.08.2018 03:45:56] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: We tried to work with them once.
[11.08.2018 03:45:56] Reaver:404: Anywho.
[11.08.2018 03:46:02] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: That.. does not answer my question. I mean, what is your disposition to the GRN and the Crown?
[11.08.2018 03:46:14] Coiner:404: We were just checking in , Kane. I understand your apprehension but we mean you no harm.
[11.08.2018 03:46:18] NO-F-Harold.Kane: *grumbles*
[11.08.2018 03:46:22] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: At the end of it all, they tried to shoot us and lit up Freeport 11 and a couple of civvies.
[11.08.2018 03:46:25] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: I stole their battleship.
[11.08.2018 03:46:35] Reaver:404: Herr Klugmann. The 404 Agency does not cater to your regular and standard Liberty M.O.
[11.08.2018 03:46:41] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Well, we are businessmen, so we look to avoid any trouble with them.
[11.08.2018 03:46:46] Reaver:404: As you can well see.
[11.08.2018 03:46:47] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: And they are busy with their war.
[11.08.2018 03:46:52] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: Ah.
[11.08.2018 03:46:59] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: I see.
[11.08.2018 03:47:06] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: *grins broadly*
[11.08.2018 03:47:16] Erich.Klugmann: So it's different from "treat Sirius' resources and people rapaciously?"
[11.08.2018 03:47:22] Reaver:404: Very.
[11.08.2018 03:47:49] Erich.Klugmann: I saw your prison complexes in Texas, the privatization. You sold your souls for credits.
[11.08.2018 03:47:50] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Hmm. A bigger vessel.
[11.08.2018 03:48:03] NO-F-First.Step: So I heard there was some peace-disturbance around here?
[11.08.2018 03:48:08] Reaver:404: The 404 Agency strives for Liberty. And that is not a name.
[11.08.2018 03:48:24] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: *looks around*
[11.08.2018 03:48:25] NO-F-Harold.Kane: Lots of disturbed things around here, Specialist.
[11.08.2018 03:48:34] Coiner:404: Nothing disturbing the peace though.
[11.08.2018 03:48:36] NO-F-First.Step: Presnt company included.
[11.08.2018 03:48:37] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: I see no disturbance, mon capitaine. Just a lot of talk!
[11.08.2018 03:48:41] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: Funny that - Who strives for liberty again?
[11.08.2018 03:48:47] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: Because they're not found.
[11.08.2018 03:48:56] NO-F-First.Step: Isn't Liberty half a sector away?
[11.08.2018 03:49:00] Reaver:404: Exactly. We are not found. Ouroboros.
[11.08.2018 03:49:13] NO-F-First.Step: Your joke is bad and you should feel bad.
[11.08.2018 03:49:14] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: On top of your game, Libertonian.
[11.08.2018 03:49:19] Erich.Klugmann: What is this supposed to mean to me, Reaver? I oppose every institution your House stands for.
[11.08.2018 03:49:22] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: Gomen ne. I had to.
[11.08.2018 03:49:51] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: I have your signal at range.
[11.08.2018 03:50:01] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: Copy that
[11.08.2018 03:50:04] Reaver:404: I oppose every institution that hurts Liberty.
[11.08.2018 03:50:08] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Quite a sight you'll see here when you arrive!
[11.08.2018 03:50:16] Reaver:404: That is what tools like me are for.
[11.08.2018 03:50:25] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Ah, Chloe! Look at what I've found!
[11.08.2018 03:50:28] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: La'Biere, everything alright?
[11.08.2018 03:50:36] Reaver:404: Oh.
[11.08.2018 03:50:38] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Oui! Quite fine, thanks!
[11.08.2018 03:50:41] Reaver:404: Is that one of your fighters?
[11.08.2018 03:50:48] NO-F-Harold.Kane: Lord give me strength.
[11.08.2018 03:50:49] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: *nods agreeably*
[11.08.2018 03:50:56] Erich.Klugmann: Well, you used and tossed aside the Widerstandsarmee when it was no longer convenient for you. If you're attempting to -
[11.08.2018 03:50:57] Reaver:404: Oh, may I?
[11.08.2018 03:51:09] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Madamoisselle Durand, our inquisitive Libertonian wishes to inspect our vessels.
[11.08.2018 03:51:09] Erich.Klugmann: - ~Threaten me... Well. I've no desire to spend any more time in Liberty than I have to.
[11.08.2018 03:51:13] Reaver:404: Threaten?
[11.08.2018 03:51:24] Reaver:404: Herr Klugmann, we do not threaten.
[11.08.2018 03:51:26] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: That's an oddly familiar voice, Rheinlander
[11.08.2018 03:51:26] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: I'm sure you'll find his interest quite harmless!
[11.08.2018 03:51:33] Reaver:404: We offfer.
[11.08.2018 03:51:53] Reaver:404: Oh the beauty of it.
[11.08.2018 03:52:01] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: *nods knowingly*
[11.08.2018 03:52:05] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Did I not tell you?
[11.08.2018 03:52:19] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: We of l'Unione Corse fly only the most excellent of vessels!
[11.08.2018 03:52:31] Reaver:404: Verily so, Mr. La'Biere.
[11.08.2018 03:52:37] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: Masterwork quality; only the finest
[11.08.2018 03:52:38] Reaver:404: It is a masterpiece.
[11.08.2018 03:52:41] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: We look forward to our next prototype being completed soon!
[11.08.2018 03:52:52] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Or so the engineers tell us.
[11.08.2018 03:52:58] Coiner:404: I have to admit, I'm impressed too.
[11.08.2018 03:52:59] Reaver:404: A work of art, transformed into war form.
[11.08.2018 03:53:07] Coiner:404: Our Executioner is rubbish by comparison.
[11.08.2018 03:53:22] Coiner:404: Best thing about it is the name.
[11.08.2018 03:53:22] NO-F-First.Step: [muffled eating noises]
[11.08.2018 03:53:28] Reaver:404: I have to hand to the Corse, their engineers are artists.
[11.08.2018 03:53:37] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Not everyone can or should design for such artistic reasons, mon ami.
[11.08.2018 03:53:48] Reaver:404: Such beauty.
[11.08.2018 03:53:59] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: We are simply glad to have a useful and nimble series of vessels that look good.
[11.08.2018 03:54:04] Coiner:404: Alright Reaver, no need to get aroused...
[11.08.2018 03:54:05] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Incoming.
[11.08.2018 03:54:10] Reaver:404: Sorry.
[11.08.2018 03:54:12] AD|Zannone.: Singores.
[11.08.2018 03:54:15] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Oh, a sniffer.
[11.08.2018 03:54:17] Coiner:404: Oh my.
[11.08.2018 03:54:30] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Hmm. Smell credits?
[11.08.2018 03:54:33] Reaver:404: This is turning quite the party. Mr. Hunt, fetch.
[11.08.2018 03:55:00] NO-F-Harold.Kane: This is not what I was hoping to see right about now.
[11.08.2018 03:55:03] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: We might risk angering one of these fellows
[11.08.2018 03:55:06] Coiner:404: We were all just in the process of disagreeing about a great many things, but agreeing that nobody likes Outcasts. I think.
[11.08.2018 03:55:09] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: *sighs*
[11.08.2018 03:55:11] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: Stay on alert
[11.08.2018 03:55:14] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Perhaps you are right.
[11.08.2018 03:55:26] NO-F-Harold.Kane: If you have to let the plasma loose and turn the metals crispy, please do it away from the station.
[11.08.2018 03:55:31] NO-F-First.Step: I don't like most of everyone here, personally.
[11.08.2018 03:55:41] Coiner:404: How reassuring.
[11.08.2018 03:55:49] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Oh, and uh that rusty hunk belongs to these N.O. people, by the way.
[11.08.2018 03:55:57] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: And so does a modular over Borneo.
[11.08.2018 03:56:02] AD|Zannone.: I don't like most of everyone here too.
[11.08.2018 03:56:11] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: "N.O."?
[11.08.2018 03:56:14] A/)-ACV-Andraste: L: The feeling is mutual.
[11.08.2018 03:56:16] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Perhaps you would do well to leave then?
[11.08.2018 03:56:18] Coiner:404: Looks like another thing we can all agree on!
[11.08.2018 03:56:32] AD|Zannone.: Eh, don't think that will happen.
[11.08.2018 03:56:34] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: They've been called "raiders", though I'm not sure what that refers to exactly.
[11.08.2018 03:56:43] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: Flying a Sabre these days, Klugmann?
[11.08.2018 03:56:46] AD|Zannone.: Can't let my name down.
[11.08.2018 03:57:06] Erich.Klugmann: I don't know who you are.
[11.08.2018 03:57:22] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: Hmph, well I never forget a voice
[11.08.2018 03:57:36] Reaver:404: Told you were quite famous, Herr Klugmann. Even in Gallia.
[11.08.2018 03:57:50] AD|Zannone.: I've no idea who he is.
[11.08.2018 03:57:58] Reaver:404: You're an outcast.
[11.08.2018 03:58:05] Reaver:404: You know very little I suppose.
[11.08.2018 03:58:13] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: I've spent time in Liberty. Perhaps I was ... unseen ... when I encountered him. He also spent much time in Liberty
[11.08.2018 03:58:14] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Ah, a joke I can appreciate!
[11.08.2018 03:58:16] AD|Zannone.: That's mean.
[11.08.2018 03:58:16] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Bien!
[11.08.2018 03:58:46] Reaver:404: I saw the opportunity, Outcast. Plus I have experience on making jokes on your kind.
[11.08.2018 03:59:01] Reaver:404: A lot of experience.
[11.08.2018 03:59:06] Coiner:404: Them's fighting words, Reaver.
[11.08.2018 03:59:09] AD|Zannone.: Maybe just for that comment.
[11.08.2018 03:59:25] AD|Zannone.: Just for that, I can do a little house cleaning.
[11.08.2018 03:59:25] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: I feel like there might be a fight that doesn't end with us getting credits today, Chloe.
[11.08.2018 03:59:30] Reaver:404: I am in Tau-44 and I see an outcast.
[11.08.2018 03:59:35] Reaver:404: Cannot help it really.
[11.08.2018 03:59:37] NO-F-Harold.Kane: Away from Canberra, please.
[11.08.2018 03:59:39] NO-F-First.Step: [subtle popcorn popping sounds]
[11.08.2018 03:59:49] NO-F-Harold.Kane: The metals can turn lively somewhere over that-a-way.
[11.08.2018 03:59:55] Reaver:404: But before we turn to shooting.
[11.08.2018 03:59:57] Coiner:404: Can I buy some of that, First Step, or is it not for sale to likes of me?
[11.08.2018 03:59:59] Reaver:404: One question however.
[11.08.2018 04:00:00] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: Seems my magnanimous nature has frightened the fellow, hah! Ah well
[11.08.2018 04:00:06] NO-F-First.Step: Only got one bag left.
[11.08.2018 04:00:07] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Not near the Argenton, please!
[11.08.2018 04:00:08] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: Hai. I'd rather eat popcorn than have one of Liberty's finest or a Outcast "pop a cap in my ass", as they say on Manhattan.
[11.08.2018 04:00:09] NO-F-First.Step: Sorry.
[11.08.2018 04:00:21] Coiner:404: Aw, nevermind. I should bring my own supplies.
[11.08.2018 04:00:23] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: So what brings the Securty Force out to the Taus?
[11.08.2018 04:00:33] NO-F-First.Step: Get a Condor, there's cabinet space for days.
[11.08.2018 04:00:33] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Actually, maybe near the Argenton. We could charge a premium for the view!
[11.08.2018 04:00:43] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: It'll be the Dragon Noir all over, except for real!
[11.08.2018 04:00:43] Reaver:404: Why is an outcast in T-44 and the Natio is doing nothing?
[11.08.2018 04:00:55] NO-F-Harold.Kane: Have they done anything illegal?
[11.08.2018 04:01:04] NO-F-First.Step: Same reason we're doing nothing to the Liberty Security Force and the Union Corse?
[11.08.2018 04:01:09] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: Don't answer my question with another question!
[11.08.2018 04:01:10] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: better question. There's a outcast in front of you, and you're doing nothing?
[11.08.2018 04:01:13] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: I suppose existing isn't a crime here for a sniffer.
[11.08.2018 04:01:18] Reaver:404: I am certain the 'fascist' will love to hear that.
[11.08.2018 04:01:21] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: Outcasts are hostile to the LSF, yes?
[11.08.2018 04:01:30] Reaver:404: Only in Liberty.
[11.08.2018 04:01:37] NO-F-Harold.Kane: Go back to Liberty then.
[11.08.2018 04:01:38] Reaver:404: That is not a name.
[11.08.2018 04:01:53] Reaver:404: My, Mr. Kane.
[11.08.2018 04:02:01] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: Would it be undiplomatic to demand to know who this "Natio" is and what they're doing in Crayter space?
[11.08.2018 04:02:12] NO-F-First.Step: Also, allow me to clarify Kane's request of taking any potential hostilities away from Canberra--
[11.08.2018 04:02:14] Reaver:404: It almost beckons as the old days. 'Go back to Liberty'. I said the same to your people.
[11.08.2018 04:02:17] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Non. I have no idea who they are either, but they have a base over Borneo.
[11.08.2018 04:02:21] NO-F-First.Step: I /will/ shoot at anyone who damages the station.
[11.08.2018 04:02:25] NO-F-Harold.Kane: One of us went back. The other left.
[11.08.2018 04:02:33] O-|Mieko_Iekahara[HC]: and I will be more than happy to reinforce the First Step.
[11.08.2018 04:02:39] Reaver:404: And one of us came back.
[11.08.2018 04:02:54] NO-F-Harold.Kane: This isn't your home anymore, agent.
[11.08.2018 04:02:59] AD|Zannone.: I think they should go back to liberty as well.
[11.08.2018 04:03:09] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: ... is it yours, Kane?
[11.08.2018 04:03:15] 2018-08-11 04:03:52 SMT Traffic control alert: Dr.James.Erzie has requested to dock
[11.08.2018 04:03:23] Coiner:404: Arent we just looking at squatters?
[11.08.2018 04:03:25] AD|Zannone.: Place does better off without a bunch snitches around.
[11.08.2018 04:03:29] NO-F-Harold.Kane: I moved here.
[11.08.2018 04:03:29] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Nothing interesting in the Zoner.
[11.08.2018 04:03:32] AD|Zannone.: Snitches get stiches.
[11.08.2018 04:03:36] Reaver:404: Snitches.
[11.08.2018 04:03:40] Reaver:404: Oh my, Mr. kane.
[11.08.2018 04:04:02] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: Odd spot to move, Kane.
[11.08.2018 04:04:54] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Interesting tidbit. The warship over there? Apparently stolen from The Order. Or so says its captain.
[11.08.2018 04:05:17] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: Still claims to shoot the squid things, though.
[11.08.2018 04:05:27] Death: Enmity was put out of action by [tCS]Minx (Gun).
[11.08.2018 04:05:37] [UC]-Chloe.Durand: I've politely inquired about the Natio with Reaver
[11.08.2018 04:05:56] Reaver:404: And the silence fills the air.
[11.08.2018 04:05:58] [UC]-Antoine.La'Biere.: That'll be useful!
[11.08.2018 04:06:03] AD|Zannone.: Well seems things have come to a close, so I'll just start doing my part.

In short, we had warships, Liberte fighters, and a host of others all in one place! I did pick up on a few things, though. First, the Libertonians were quite impressed with the aesthetically pleasing design and functionality of our ships, which I and Chloe were quite happy to show them. Second, it appears that at least one of those ugly modular facilities that hangs over Borneo now belong to these raiders, or Natio, as they like to call themselves. I'm not sure if Mademoiselle Durand was able to get any more information out of her request, but we'll see if anything turns up. It seems that they also have some history with the sniffers, at least if the Liberte operatives are to be believed. We should keep a close eye on their activities, especially with them being so near to our operations on the Argenton. I heard rumors from Chloe of possible deliveries to this Natio, so perhaps we will learn more of them this way? We shall see!

Regretfully any other opportunity to gather more information I would have learned was interrupted by the arrival of an Outcast, and he provoked the operatives into combat. I followed the engagement for my own amusement, and ultimately, well, you'll see if you take a look at the following.

Attachement: Guncams

Adieu!

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[Wildkins]

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Incoming Transmission

Unione Corse
Lieutenant Grayson Matthews

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Bonjour.

I first would like to say that I'm glad to be back in the services of l'Unione, after a considerable absence. David required a bit of assistance after some issues with his, ehm, current place of residence. It took me considerably more time to return than I expected, but alas, I must attend to family matters first.

As for today, all I have to report is that our typical trade routes through both Kusari and upper Gallic-occupied Bretonia seem to be relatively quiet of late. It certainly pales in comparison to the sniffer-filled Taus of 822, but I will admit that these quiet lanes do wonderfully for acquiring francs.

Tribun La'Biere and myself spent a couple hours travelling through these sectors, carrying a bit of standard cargo as well as some ore from Gallia to the front. Again, relatively uneventful, but a good way to break in the sticks after my hiatus.

I look forward to working with you all once again.

Grayson, out.

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RP Feedback

[GrnRaptor]

Salut!

Mon ami! It with no small amount of regret that I tell you I am stepping down from active engagement within our organization, at least in the space borne sense. My lovely wife (seen with me here), has requested that spend more time running our operations at our estate where she resides, and who am I to tell her no? You are all welcome to visit us at any time, of course!

It has been my pleasure to work with each of you, friends new and old! I wish the best to all of you!

Adieu!

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[JorgeRyan]

Initialisiation...

Source: Planet Marsielle, Provence
Expéditeur: Membre Dupont
Destinataire: Corse Armed Division Command

Sujet: A Union of Unions

Bonsoir,

I've just gotten back from a lovely trip to Rheinland with some Blue Diamonds, lovely things, where I had a nice chat with a pilot from the Unioners. Most of it was a lesson in Sirian Underworld Politics- interesting, but not what I'm calling in for today. During this chat, they mentioned a link between Rheinland and Gallia, hidden in the Zurich system, along with a staging point for trade between our two houses. And by trading, they mean smuggling. They claimed to be the top dog in Rheinland for moving goods away from the Police's eyes. The pilot laid claim to, and seemed quite possessive of the passage between Gallia and Rheinland, and said that we would be... "billed" for using it, if we don't make any arrangements, to which they seemed quite eager to make. Oh, and they mentioned being quite capable shipbuilders, which access to lots of military-grade Sirian scrap, which, well does sound a bit too Junker-y to me, but could be useful, if there's any sort of Sirian tech that we Gauls haven't perfected already.

Piéce(s) jointe(s):

Flight Logs in New Berlin

[06.02.2020 22:19:29] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Nox transport.
[06.02.2020 22:19:36] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Hey, Corsican.
[06.02.2020 22:19:45] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Bonjour!
[06.02.2020 22:20:09] UN|Hellion: Riehl: *narrowing her eyes*
[06.02.2020 22:20:25] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Not sure what to make of you an-cappy' lot.
[06.02.2020 22:20:39] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: An-cappy?
[06.02.2020 22:20:51] UN|Hellion: Riehl: You lot run the Minarchy, right?
[06.02.2020 22:20:54] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: My Sirian is usually quite good but you have lost me there
[06.02.2020 22:21:01] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Land where money is law?
[06.02.2020 22:21:38] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Yeah. You're a gaul, all the way out here.
[06.02.2020 22:21:47] UN|Hellion: Riehl: I wager you came through the Zurich jump. *pauses*
[06.02.2020 22:21:48] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Ah, the Minarchy. Well, I wouldn't say we run it entirely, but we have some influence
[06.02.2020 22:21:54] UN|Hellion: Rieh: A Unioner found that hole, Corsican.
[06.02.2020 22:22:01] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Unioners forged that connection.
[06.02.2020 22:22:04] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Zurich? No no, I came through Kusari
[06.02.2020 22:22:09] UN|Hellion: Riehl: *doubtful.*
[06.02.2020 22:23:00] UN|Hellion: Riehl: What brings a Corsican to Kusari?
[06.02.2020 22:23:15] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: I'm heading to Suttgart, to sell these Diamonds
[06.02.2020 22:23:20] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: So, travel and trade
[06.02.2020 22:23:28] UN|Hellion: Riehl: *startled*
[06.02.2020 22:23:32] Death: Lord_Tamigin was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[06.02.2020 22:23:34] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Stuttgart? That's not... not far.
[06.02.2020 22:23:44] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Not any more
[06.02.2020 22:23:47] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Diamonds used to be extracted just a system over.
[06.02.2020 22:23:58] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Ah, but not like these diamonds
[06.02.2020 22:23:59] UN|Hellion: Riehl: I guess the Omega 11 solar bust-up must have jacked the prices.
[06.02.2020 22:24:21] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Well, that probably doesnt hurt the price either
[06.02.2020 22:24:35] UN|Hellion: Riehl: The hell you say?
[06.02.2020 22:24:41] UN|Hellion: Riehl: What's so special about these stones?
[06.02.2020 22:24:49] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Have a look yourself
[06.02.2020 22:25:35] UN|Hellion: Riehl: *lowering her visor, mildly panicked*
[06.02.2020 22:25:51] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Take a free sample, see if you like them
[06.02.2020 22:25:56] UN|Hellion: Riehl: <expletive> ! I'm a flight arbeiter and an avionics technician, not a minerologist!
[06.02.2020 22:26:03] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Alright, sure.
[06.02.2020 22:26:12] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Hopefully the sensors are calibrated for this kinda' work.
[06.02.2020 22:26:12] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: And? Who can say no to a handful of pretty gems
[06.02.2020 22:26:21] UN|Hellion: Riehl: You do have a point there.
[06.02.2020 22:26:39] UN|Hellion: Riehl: That's all I need for a sample. Keep the rest.
[06.02.2020 22:26:53] UN|Hellion: Riehl: *startled*
[06.02.2020 22:27:01] UN|Hellion: Riehl: ...These are... Impressive superconductors.
[06.02.2020 22:27:03] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Huh.
[06.02.2020 22:27:09] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Indeed they are
[06.02.2020 22:27:40] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Alright - I'll bite. I'm willing to wager you didn't come through Zurich.
[06.02.2020 22:27:49] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: No, I didn't
[06.02.2020 22:27:52] UN|Hellion: Riehl: But you know of the connection. Listen. Usually we bill anybody who uses our back-road.
[06.02.2020 22:28:12] UN|Hellion: Riehl: And I'm not inclined to take a stranger on trust. But you were honest with me - that counts out here.
[06.02.2020 22:28:14] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Ah, what kind of bill would this be?
[06.02.2020 22:28:21] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Credits, usually.
[06.02.2020 22:28:30] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Of course, makes sense
[06.02.2020 22:28:36] UN|Hellion: Riehl: More for someone like you.
[06.02.2020 22:28:47] UN|Hellion: Riehl: You're a rival syndicate - and Nox is legal here.
[06.02.2020 22:29:08] UN|Hellion: Riehl: the Unioners - well, the Reichsarbeitergesellschaft das Rheinland
[06.02.2020 22:29:09] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Ah, Nox... quite the substance there
[06.02.2020 22:29:23] UN|Hellion: Riehl: ...We run smuggling and distribution in Rheinland. We're the largest underworld player.
[06.02.2020 22:29:31] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Nox is a quandary since we can't make it ourselves.
[06.02.2020 22:29:47] UN|Hellion: Riehl: And it's in high demand, which means that people like you are stepping on our cashflow.
[06.02.2020 22:29:51] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: No one can make Nox, not even us mon ami
[06.02.2020 22:30:01] UN|Hellion: Riehl: *startled* You can't?
[06.02.2020 22:30:18] UN|Hellion: Riehl: We only ever see it come through on corsican transports - or on unscruplous sirian trade ships.
[06.02.2020 22:30:20] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: We have to get ours from the same source everyone does, on Marseille
[06.02.2020 22:30:30] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Huh? What's a Marseille?
[06.02.2020 22:30:39] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: A planet in the Minarchy
[06.02.2020 22:30:53] UN|Hellion: Riehl: *whistles - impressed* You lot have a planet?
[06.02.2020 22:30:53] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Very nice place, lots of resorts
[06.02.2020 22:30:57] UN|Hellion: Riehl: We don't have a planet.
[06.02.2020 22:31:25] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Thats quite a shame
[06.02.2020 22:31:33] UN|Hellion: Riehl: *pausing*
[06.02.2020 22:31:41] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Nothing like streching your legs after a long flight on a nice beach
[06.02.2020 22:31:51] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: With lots of lovely ladies around *chuckles*
[06.02.2020 22:31:55] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Say - I know you're probably low down the pecking order - but you mind hooking my bosses up with yours?
[06.02.2020 22:32:17] UN|Hellion: Riehl: We Unioners - it's kinda' in our name - we're rough around the edges and might have a few teeth missing...
[06.02.2020 22:32:41] UN|Hellion: Riehl: But we're honest to a fault and we'd prefer to work with other 'enterprises' rather than rob you every time you jump....
[06.02.2020 22:32:45] UN|Hellion: through that anomaly we discovered.
[06.02.2020 22:33:02] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: I think that would be in our interests too, mon ami
[06.02.2020 22:33:04] UN|Hellion: Riehl: We're the big dogs in distribution in Rheinland.
[06.02.2020 22:33:12] UN|Hellion: Riehl: I'm sure we could figure out an agreement. *pauses.*
[06.02.2020 22:33:21] UN|Hellion: Riehl: We've even got a staging area in the Gallic sector.
[06.02.2020 22:33:28] Death: Definitely.No.Smuggling suffered a self-inflicted catastrophic decompression.
[06.02.2020 22:33:28] UN|Hellion: Riehl: As far as I know, we're the first Sirians to do it.
[06.02.2020 22:33:45] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Although perhaps the Maltese beat us to that knock.
[06.02.2020 22:33:48] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Ah? That sounds impressive
[06.02.2020 22:34:02] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Let's just pretend those Maltese dogs dont count
[06.02.2020 22:34:05] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Hah!
[06.02.2020 22:34:11] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Maybe in Gaul.
[06.02.2020 22:34:23] UN|Hellion: Riehl: They don't have as much influence in Rheinland as literally anywhere else
[06.02.2020 22:34:30] UN|Hellion: Riehl: but they're pretty rampant in the Sirian underworld.
[06.02.2020 22:34:42] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Unfortunately
[06.02.2020 22:34:59] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Yeah. Everyone here is divided between three players.
[06.02.2020 22:35:16] UN|Hellion: Riehl: The Coalition - they're a bunch of international revolutionaries. Think the Maquis with even more firepower, anger...
[06.02.2020 22:35:18] UN|Hellion: and brutality.
[06.02.2020 22:35:27] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Sounds... dangerous
[06.02.2020 22:35:41] UN|Hellion: Riehl: They've got powerful allies like the Mollys, - Bretonia's homegrown revolutionaries - and the Red Hessians...
[06.02.2020 22:35:51] UN|Hellion: which are a big damn problem and a threat to the state out here in Rheinland.
[06.02.2020 22:36:02] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: I see...
[06.02.2020 22:36:15] UN|Hellion: Riehl: The biggest dogs are the Corsairs. You'd probably know of 'em. They were the allies with the Royalist Gauls in the
[06.02.2020 22:36:17] UN|Hellion: Great War.
[06.02.2020 22:36:31] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Oui, I have heard of them, but never seen them my self
[06.02.2020 22:36:48] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Yeah. They mostly wanted Bretonia's southern fertile system - Cambridge.
[06.02.2020 22:36:59] UN|Hellion: Riehl: They're a people that developed on a near-uninhabitable rock in the Sirian edgeworlds.
[06.02.2020 22:37:11] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Oh my, that sounds unpleasent
[06.02.2020 22:37:12] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Food shortages drove them to state-sponsored piracy.
[06.02.2020 22:37:28] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Desperate times, desperate measures I guess
[06.02.2020 22:37:31] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Right. *sucking in air* Unfortunately they're as close as we come to allies out here - since they fight the Hessians and
[06.02.2020 22:37:33] UN|Hellion: Coalition.
[06.02.2020 22:37:42] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Lucky you then?
[06.02.2020 22:37:57] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Hah, maybe. We Unioners try to keep as neutral as we can between all sides which arn't the Coalition.
[06.02.2020 22:38:33] UN|Hellion: Riehl: I guess if you're looking for a gallic comparison - we're halfway between the war-era maquis - and the Brigands.
[06.02.2020 22:38:45] UN|Hellion: Riehl: But we're not about toppling states - oh no. Goverments are for someone else.
[06.02.2020 22:39:03] UN|Hellion: Riehl: No, we want to change the economy. Workers and the common folk arn't treated as well out here as in Gallia.
[06.02.2020 22:39:14] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Your nation might be classist, but at least you don't get treated as wage slaves.
[06.02.2020 22:39:46] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Perhaps not as classist as it used to be, with the Crown disposed
[06.02.2020 22:40:02] UN|Hellion: Riehl: *shrugs* It'll take a long, long time to shrug off half a thousand years of history.
[06.02.2020 22:40:16] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Although the prevalence of slaves on many Brigand bases has never sat right by me
[06.02.2020 22:40:17] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Rheinland still misses the Kaiser after near two centuries.
[06.02.2020 22:40:48] UN|Hellion: Riehl: *grimacing*
[06.02.2020 22:40:54] UN|Hellion: Riehl: I was nearly sold a slave as a girl.
[06.02.2020 22:41:01] UN|Hellion: Riehl: It's not any better in Sirius.
[06.02.2020 22:41:13] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Except a good third of the slaves here end up working on maltese plantations.
[06.02.2020 22:41:18] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: I would imagine not
[06.02.2020 22:41:31] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Good lord.... What a horrid fate
[06.02.2020 22:41:37] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Right.
[06.02.2020 22:41:50] UN|Hellion: Riehl: The cardamine grass is so sharp it cuts synthetic fibres.
[06.02.2020 22:41:56] UN|Hellion: Riehl: It'll go through flesh like a glass knife.
[06.02.2020 22:42:14] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Sounds as wicked as it is as a drug
[06.02.2020 22:42:36] UN|Hellion: Riehl: The plant doesn't know what it's doing. The Landwirtrechtbewegung in the Unioners like to tell us it's just the...
[06.02.2020 22:42:45] UN|Hellion: plant defending itself from predators. Natural evolution.
[06.02.2020 22:42:49] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Hold on... the who?
[06.02.2020 22:42:53] UN|Hellion: Riehl: You tend not to eat something that can stab you.
[06.02.2020 22:42:56] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Thats way too long of a name
[06.02.2020 22:43:00] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Oh, the Landwirtrechtbewegung.
[06.02.2020 22:43:16] UN|Hellion: Riehl: It means, uh... Farmer's activism organisation.
[06.02.2020 22:43:37] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Ah, and they join you in fighting for the workers?
[06.02.2020 22:43:48] UN|Hellion: Riehl: *grimaces* More that they didn't have a choice.
[06.02.2020 22:43:54] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: oh?
[06.02.2020 22:44:20] UN|Hellion: Riehl: When the Red Hessians turned against the Unioners for the second time, the LWB, which was a pretty small....
[06.02.2020 22:44:38] UN|Hellion: group at the time, depended on Coalition support for spacecraft and Unioner support for supplies and maintainence, including..
[06.02.2020 22:44:40] UN|Hellion: guns and ammo.
[06.02.2020 22:44:58] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Ah.
[06.02.2020 22:44:59] UN|Hellion: Riehl: With both sides at war with each other - material support dried up.
[06.02.2020 22:45:06] UN|Hellion: Riehl: The LWB split in two.
[06.02.2020 22:45:11] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Well, three.
[06.02.2020 22:45:24] UN|Hellion: Riehl: One third joined the Gaians - they're a bretonian enviromentalist movement, and our allies.
[06.02.2020 22:45:39] UN|Hellion: Riehl: The other third joined the <expletive> 'Schuh. Ugh.
[06.02.2020 22:45:47] UN|Hellion: Riehl: The final third went to us.
[06.02.2020 22:46:03] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Siran underworld politics sound... complicated
[06.02.2020 22:46:20] UN|Hellion: Riehl: That's the side effect of having centuries less stability than Gallia.
[06.02.2020 22:46:34] UN|Hellion: Riehl: You guys being imprisoned behind a minefield kept you stable. You've only had, what, two civil wars?
[06.02.2020 22:46:35] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: And lots more space
[06.02.2020 22:46:56] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Well, 1 civil war before the mines breached
[06.02.2020 22:47:05] UN|Hellion: Riehl: true.
[06.02.2020 22:47:06] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: The second was when the field breached
[06.02.2020 22:47:12] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: That probably still counts
[06.02.2020 22:47:30] UN|Hellion: Riehl: I heard that the first ended with part of the entire kingdom splitting off and sealing itself away behind the jumpgates.
[06.02.2020 22:47:34] UN|Hellion: Riehl: That's... impressive.
[06.02.2020 22:47:44] UN|Hellion: Riehl: It means there's a whole section of humanity, cut off somewhere.
[06.02.2020 22:48:18] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Sounds like a terrible way to go
[06.02.2020 22:48:26] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: If things weren't sustainable by themselves
[06.02.2020 22:48:32] Death: Markos was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[06.02.2020 22:48:35] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Who knows? Maybe they're living in paridise.
[06.02.2020 22:48:41] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: We can only hope
[06.02.2020 22:49:17] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Alright, I won't keep you from your traderun.
[06.02.2020 22:49:30] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Tell your bosses about us. I'm sure we can strike a deal somewhere.
[06.02.2020 22:49:30] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Merci, mon ami
[06.02.2020 22:49:35] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Oh - we're shipbuilders.
[06.02.2020 22:49:38] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: I certainly will
[06.02.2020 22:49:48] UN|Hellion: Riehl: We've got premium access to Sirian scrapped military tech' from during the wars.
[06.02.2020 22:49:57] UN|Hellion: Riehl: I'm sure someone in Gallia would be interested in buying.
[06.02.2020 22:50:10] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: Sounds like a valuable item, I'll mention that too
[06.02.2020 22:50:29] UN|Hellion: Riehl: As you were. *she snaps off a Unioner salute*
[06.02.2020 22:50:36] UN|Hellion: Riehl: Hey, Anton
[06.02.2020 22:50:41] [UC]V-Fortunes.Espoir: *does a bad salute back*
[06.02.2020 22:50:41] UN|Hellion: Riehl: I found a Corsican.
[06.02.2020 22:51:05] UN|Hellion: Riehl: *Bursts out laughing* I can't fault you for trying.

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