So I saw the bounty notice on Trafalgar when I docked and guess what, I saw an OPG pilot on it. I got pissed at first, because, who the hell would shoot down pilots and not respect the neutrality. Oh wait, I know, Corsair that catches an Junker hauling blood diamonds trough the Corsairs space. I haven't met the leader of the Congress yet, but your members need to get something in their thick skull, since I had.. five reports so far about congress members smuggling blood diamonds. They are contraband in Corsair space. They represent the scum of Sirius, the Hessians. You want to trade them, you make sure you don't see us around gringos. I'm serious.
Bounty can stay, it's not like someone can take down Vilkas. *laugh*
...Incoming Transmission...
Source: Christopher Thorn, Junkers
"So, the coin does have two sides doesnt it? I dunno about any blood diamonds, but I'm gettin sick'n tired of yer boys piratin' everything that moves. You dont want a bounty on ya, leave us the hell alone. I smuggled fer you basterds for years, and th'only repayment I get is one of yer rats tryin to shoot at me. I taught him his lesson, and that'll go fer any of ya that try to do the same."
I'm sure the Mollys will like Corsairs claiming space only 10k from their own bases eh? Sorry hun, Cambridge is not Corsair space. The bounty still stands, I think Vilkas will have a hard time huh? Almost being destroyed by a pair of transports, sounds like a joke.
***Opening transmission***
***ID: Phil Murray, Captain if the Innocence ***
***Subject: Bounty and all the mess around that ***
I was there with Mrs. West. Your pilot might recall me as the Captain of Junker train Innocence, the one which made quite a lot of holes into his precious Praetorian! But why? Because he didnt keep his nose off our business!
I believe the Congress is doing the dirty Artifact trade for you too, its also supplying you with food occassionaly, so a little understanding in this case might be in place. But no! You need to poke the sleeping crocodile more and more. So this is what you get in return, you will get a bite from it! If you dont like it, keep you paws off will ya?
I think the Congress could easily cut the Artifact and Food shipments coming to Crete and out. You want that? Poke once more then!
Incomming Transmission
Comn ID: MrUnusuall Location: Beaumont Base Transmission Begins
Greetings Mr/Mrs Ivan. I think that my opinion is the one of those who previously answered to this transmission. You expect to bite the hand that feeds you ( along many others) and expect not to get slaped by it. Perhaps even demand to get fed again. I think not.
Everything has consequences, and this seems perfectly adequate. Tell your friends to think twice next time they try to hit a Junker.
Have it your way congress. There's still other junkers that will accept us. Didn't see a congress ship with food in months! Didn't see you with Hfuel as well. Only thing I see you with are blood diamonds trough Omega 5, Omega 3 and on your merry way towards whoevercares where.
Here's the deal. blood diamonds? Contraband. Adios amigos.
From: Elder Ben Laowai
Battleship Venganza, Omicron Gamma.
This is indeed a sad day - there was a point that I considered myself to have a good working relationship with the leadership of the congress in the days of Vladimir Tinkerbell - It seems however that the collective wisdom of the Congress has waned somewhat since those days.
My Brothers of the OPG are right to interdict vessels that are carrying Hessian Cargo within our space - and lets get something straight, Cambridge is our space - the fact that there are some Molly squatters and interloping Brettonians there is largely irrelevant. The Hessians, as you are well aware, are an enemy of the Corsair nation and we simply cannot turn a blind eye to vessels that are carrying their goods. This something that should be simple and uncomplicated to grasp. If you must traffic cargo from those inept rock-breakers we of course would discourage it, however let us be pragmatic gentlemen, what we do not see here is in your interests. If we see it, we are obliged to respond.
Now... to the matter of this "bounty" - the OPG may be cavalier about this matter but I however am not, consider very carefully the implications of the doors you are opening here with this.
Cargo that traverses our space is an internal Corsair matter, and all of your pilots should be very well aware that once they enter our space, they do so on our terms. We are very much aware of certain other cargoes that are peddled from your facilities throughout Sirius - we do however, respect your internal matters in this regard and thus take no action to interfere here. Should you not respect our terrorial and sovereign rights to dicate policy within our own space then let me assure you gentlemen, we do very much have the means to interfere and this is something I am sure none of us would prefer.
Your recourse here is simple, do not traffic our enemies cargo through our space, secondly, i would strongly recommend that you recall this ill advised bounty of yours, lest you honestly wish to reap what you will sow.
Incomming Transmission
Comn ID: MrUnusuall Location: Beaumont Base Transmission Begins:
' Wrote:
Have it your way congress. There's still other junkers that will accept us. Didn't see a congress ship with food in months! Didn't see you with Hfuel as well. Only thing I see you with are blood diamonds trough Omega 5, Omega 3 and on your merry way towards whoevercares where.
Here's the deal. blood diamonds? Contraband. Adios amigos.
Is that so ? Well , lets see what a light search through my ships logs came up with regarding that subject... Here it is.
The images may be a tad old , but they still prove my point. Do not atempt to downplay what we do, or we might just stop doing it. For each congress ship I see destroyed you will see one less shipment of artifacts from me. I do not take lightly to my brethren getting their ships destroyed, especially by those who profit from our commercial relations.
Transmission Ends Transmission Re-opens
Seems that I missed a few responses while the transmission is beeing sent. Elder Ben Laowai , you do not see us interdicting Corsair ships carrying supplies for the Hogosha, now do you ? I expected to see nothing less than equality between us. Seems I was wrong. As Mr Thorn previously stated a coin does have two sides.
Darn junk rats ! I remeber our people suffering from your deals since my childhood. I have not forgatten !... Damn pests. You think you can openly support our enemies, hide behind "neutrality" and later laught at us sitting in their bars sucking that dirty liquid you they call ale? Today was my 3th encounter with junkers smuggling for our enemies this month. Pariculary in two of those situations .:j:. participated for hessian side. And today.. My ship... My beloved ship. Damn I can see my place trough the hole which is in the top fin of my Preatorian. Ah.. but what to expect. Hessiasn got tight alliance with mollies which I learned from my scars fighting in omega 3 not so long ago. Seems you are searching for a warmer place to sit too, behind those fortification your pretty though. And make fun of me, my hermanos, my nation, my blood... *swears* I'll find that another who managed to escape from me and slice his throut after taking his cargo with my mare hands !