► Source:Planet New Berlin ► Encryption:port RM-MAS-1NTS-TMD-TRM ► Submitter:Oberleutnant Traudel Habermeyer ► Recipient:Kaiserliche Rheinwehr HQ, Kolonnenplatz Neu Berlin ► Subject:Corsair boarding party - New Berlin, 12.11.829
Guten Abend Officers,
a Junker going by the name of 'Ralph the Reaper', someone i had encountered only days earlier (See Rheinwehr Report #2560), informed me about two Unioner ships entering Frankfurt, both fighters according to him.
As i was scouting remote locations in Munich and Sigma-15, i needed a while to reach Frankfurt. Upon my arrival the system seemed clear, i could find no traces of any Unioner presence. I kept an eye on the major traffic areas, then decided to continue to nearby systems.
[12.11.2022 21:17:55] SR}The.Ripper: *static* Uhmm ehh does this work? yeah, well I've seen two unioner ships heading into frankfurt system
[12.11.2022 21:17:58] SR}The.Ripper: be advised
[12.11.2022 21:21:37] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: *The answer is a bit delayed, but apparently the thing was working.* ... who is speaking? Wait - ... ... Ralph?
[12.11.2022 21:24:38] SR}The.Ripper: Also, Mi'am i've collected stuff you needed for the repairs
[12.11.2022 21:26:31] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Already? How wunderbar, i will have a look at them once i got a moment - well. And when you have one, that is.
[12.11.2022 21:26:47] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: But first i will have to have a look at that Unioner activity. Any information on what type of ships?
[12.11.2022 21:27:06] SR}The.Ripper: As i remember two Fighters
My search led me to New Berlin instead, where i spotted a most peculiar sight. A sizeable fleet of Corsairs had stopped a Junker barge a few klicks away from the trade lane connecting Planet New Berlin and Essen Station. Being cloaked, as i was searching for two Unioners, i used this opportunity to gather intel and listen in on their communications, while waiting for a response team to be dispatched from Neu Berlin. During this time a few more Corsair ships appeared, some carrying marines for boarding purposes.
The Corsair fleet, from what i could gather, was composed of the following vessels:
[12.11.2022 21:55:41] DTR-CNS>Judicator: i guess your life is much important then a hot-dog like this
[12.11.2022 21:56:35] Sails|'Bayraktar': Burak: This thingie is also reminds me of doner kebab *drools*
[12.11.2022 21:57:48] DTR-CNS>Judicator: we are not lik outcast scum but we need to prosper so we can do more for sirius
[12.11.2022 21:59:05] DTR-CNS>Judicator: Corsair empire will rule all sectors so we need a hot-dog like this to our prosperity
[12.11.2022 21:59:48] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Let's keep it simple and everything will be cool.
[12.11.2022 22:00:02] DTR-CNS>Judicator: hostile shiips on scanners
[12.11.2022 22:00:04] Festus.McBoyle: tell ya what. I have a business t' run... I'll make a special trip and buy some stuff off Gamma in th next week or so. 'K?
[12.11.2022 22:00:19] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Patience is a virtue my friend.
[12.11.2022 22:00:20] Festus.McBoyle: What ya want up there?
[12.11.2022 22:01:19] DTR-CNS>Judicator: show yourself Rheilander
[12.11.2022 22:02:13] Festus.McBoyle: Oi'll be off now. Got ta go...
[12.11.2022 22:02:25] DTR-CNS>Trireme: Cavalry's here, boys!
[12.11.2022 22:02:33] DTR-CNS>Trireme: Marines, ready up!
[12.11.2022 22:02:34] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Nice work.
[12.11.2022 22:02:38] Festus.McBoyle: PM me what ya want on Gamma.
[12.11.2022 22:02:41] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Boarding party engaged.
[12.11.2022 22:03:03] DTR-CNS>Trireme: Need to drop its shields or we can't get close.
[12.11.2022 22:05:16] DTR-CNS>Trireme: BULL-1: 'We're in the cargo hold. making our push now'
[12.11.2022 22:06:17] DTR-CNS>Trireme: Colossus to Bull team. What's the situation?
[12.11.2022 22:06:40] DTR-CNS>Trireme: BULL-1: "All clear. No resistance so far. We're making it to the bridge."
[12.11.2022 22:06:43] Festus.McBoyle: Wipe yer boots ya mangy dogs... This ain't a Russian barracks.
[12.11.2022 22:07:14] DTR-CNS>Trireme: BULL-1: "No funny moves, pendejos!"
[12.11.2022 22:07:14] Festus.McBoyle: Tiquila lads? Or Whisky?
[12.11.2022 22:07:33] Sails|'Bayraktar': Burak: You meant coalition racks? *laughs*
[12.11.2022 22:07:42] DTR-CNS>Trireme: BULL-1: Bull team to Colossus. We're taking the lift to the bridge now.
[12.11.2022 22:07:58] DTR-CNS>Trireme: Roger that bull team. Keep comms open.
[12.11.2022 22:08:15] DTR-CNS>Judicator: Judicator to BULL-1 bring some whiskey too lads
[12.11.2022 22:08:19] DTR-CNS>Trireme: BULL-1: "Copy"
[12.11.2022 22:08:22] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Keep appraised of the situation, any hostiles on board?
[12.11.2022 22:09:00] DTR-CNS>Trireme: BULL-1: Bull reporting no enemy resistance. We're taking the bridge now. - Hey! You! Don't move!
[12.11.2022 22:09:04] Festus.McBoyle: Oh gods... he' has peed on the floor... Oi! I have ya on telly cameras, so no.... agh... blew snot on me carpet.
[12.11.2022 22:09:20] DTR-Havoc: Buenos dias, senors.
[12.11.2022 22:09:24] DTR-Havoc: Apologies for the delay.
[12.11.2022 22:09:29] Sails|'Bayraktar': Poor lad....
[12.11.2022 22:09:29] DTR-CNS>Trireme: BULL-1: "God, ese, you stink! Don't move!"
[12.11.2022 22:09:45] Festus.McBoyle: And now fer a cup of Junkers Joy... Want some gut rot Marines?
[12.11.2022 22:10:05] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Gut rot - what the devil is that?
[12.11.2022 22:10:13] DTR-CNS>Trireme: BULL-1: "Bull team to Colossus. The bridge is ours. We have that loudmouth of a captain."
[12.11.2022 22:10:15] DTR-Havoc: Did you say marines? I got some too.
[12.11.2022 22:10:30] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Affirmative hermanos, well done.
[12.11.2022 22:10:36] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: The Executor will be pleased.
[12.11.2022 22:10:38] Festus.McBoyle: Loud mouth? LOUD MOUTH?!!??
[12.11.2022 22:10:48] DTR-Havoc: Team 6, prepare to board. Assist BULL team.
[12.11.2022 22:10:51] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Secure the dear captain, and bring him on-board.
[12.11.2022 22:11:03] DTR-CNS>Trireme: BULL-1: "Dios, shut up! You have one hell of a breath! You eating roadkill?"
[12.11.2022 22:11:04] DTR-CNS>Judicator: he is yelling again keep his mouth shut *laughs*
[12.11.2022 22:11:05] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Team 6 check the manifest and cargo.
[12.11.2022 22:11:20] Festus.McBoyle: I WILL TEL HYOU WHO THE LOUDMOUTH IS... THE TURD FLICKING MONGREL IN THE LIFT BEHIND YA!!!!
[12.11.2022 22:11:22] DTR-Havoc: 6: Orders recieved. Boarding.
[12.11.2022 22:13:26] DTR-CNS>Judicator: just secure the bridge and put that loud mouth captain in a fridge and move on lads to gamma we have no time to waste
[12.11.2022 22:13:29] Festus.McBoyle: Really! (Picks nose of some moidy snot, rolls into a ball on the palm of hand, then flicks it onto Bull as he turns away...
[12.11.2022 22:13:50] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Affirmative, let's move out. Pick the cargo, ship, manifest, and captain. Let's move out.
[12.11.2022 22:13:54] Festus.McBoyle: (smirks)
[12.11.2022 22:13:58] DTR-Havoc: 6: Advancing through the cargo bays. Seems empty.
[12.11.2022 22:13:58] DTR-CNS>Trireme: Bull-3: "Permission to give this sum-a-bitch some pain?"
[12.11.2022 22:14:06] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Permission granted.
[12.11.2022 22:14:16] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: We need some intel.
[12.11.2022 22:14:20] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: So don't hurt him too bad.
[12.11.2022 22:14:20] DTR-CNS>Trireme: [Bull-3 pistol grips the captain]
[12.11.2022 22:14:42] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: We need an ID on him so keep him recognizable too.
At this point the response team, a strike wing from Neu Berlin, arrived to hinder any further action taken by the Corsair fleet. I kept a close eye on their fleet movement, up until some broke formation and chased the strike wing into the nearby Aachenfeld. This was where i entered the fray as well, we managed to take out one Corsair fighter as well as their gunboat, thanks to a Handelsmarine Oder appearing at the scene.
[12.11.2022 22:14:47] DTR-Havoc: Senors, you're interfering with a Corsair special operation. Keep your distance.
[12.11.2022 22:15:04] DTR-Havoc: Gracias for your understanding.
[12.11.2022 22:15:04] DTR-CNS>Trireme: Bull-4: "What is this stench?"
[12.11.2022 22:15:09] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: We got a couple of Rheinland Military vessels.
[12.11.2022 22:15:13] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Be on your guard hermanos.
[12.11.2022 22:15:33] Rheinland.bomber05: ?:Corsair armada! command, permission to engage?
[12.11.2022 22:15:46] DTR-CNS>Judicator: our goal is accuired we no need to stay here anymore this palce stinks
[12.11.2022 22:15:49] DTR-Havoc: Permission to run, Rheinlander.
[12.11.2022 22:15:54] DTR-CNS>Trireme: Bull-1: "I think we got the controls of the ship. Hold on."
[12.11.2022 22:15:59] Karl_Wolff: Ja, Military
[12.11.2022 22:16:06] Rheinland.bomber05: Ja, confirmed, engaging Corsair armada!
[12.11.2022 22:16:09] Karl_Wolff: Come, we will show them the door to our great nation!
[12.11.2022 22:16:12] Rheinland.bomber05: Fire!
[12.11.2022 22:16:16] Karl_Wolff: Target the capitals, do not engage the Barge!
[12.11.2022 22:16:19] DTR-Havoc: 6: Cargo bay search completed. Moving to assist Bull team.
[12.11.2022 22:16:22] Rheinland.bomber05: Keep the trade ship safe!
[12.11.2022 22:16:24] Karl_Wolff: Fur Rheinland!
[12.11.2022 22:16:28] DTR-CNS>Obstinate: On alert
[12.11.2022 22:16:31] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Engage with extreme prejudice.
[12.11.2022 22:16:34] DTR-CNS>Trireme: Try your moves rheinlander, and civilians will get hurt!
[12.11.2022 22:16:38] DTR-CNS>Judicator: permission to fire when in range engage show them no mercy
[12.11.2022 22:16:39] Rheinland.bomber05: most of them damaged
[12.11.2022 22:16:41] DTR-Havoc: Rheinland pilots, I repeat, you're interfering with a Corsair special operation.
[12.11.2022 22:16:45] DTR-Havoc: Run while you still can.
[12.11.2022 22:16:48] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: We got a hostage Rheinlanders.
[12.11.2022 22:16:56] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Don't try anything funny.
[12.11.2022 22:17:14] DTR-Havoc: Looks like they're targeting the trader. *laughs*
[12.11.2022 22:17:19] DTR-Havoc: Return fire.
[12.11.2022 22:17:28] DTR-CNS>Trireme: Returning fire!
[12.11.2022 22:17:35] DTR-CNS>Obstinate: Engage!
[12.11.2022 22:18:53] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Time to even the playing field a bit then! [12.11.2022 22:18:56] Cloaking device off [12.11.2022 22:19:04] DTR-CNS>IronTenacity: ill be escorting you barge
[12.11.2022 22:19:09] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Target acquired - weapons hot!
[12.11.2022 22:19:34] DTR-CNS>Trireme: Bull-1: "Yeah, now shut up!"
[12.11.2022 22:19:36] DTR-CNS>IronTenacity: copy that bull team
[12.11.2022 22:20:11] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Assisting allies.
[12.11.2022 22:23:24] Karl_Wolff: to the field! [12.11.2022 22:24:53] Death: DTR-Havoc was put out of action by Rheinland.bomber05 (Missile/Torpedo).
[12.11.2022 22:29:23] Rheinland.bomber05: Ja! we are taking heavy damages! retreating!
[12.11.2022 22:32:21] [RM]H-KKS-Ader.Schultz: Guten tag to all here
[12.11.2022 22:32:30] [RM]H-KKS-Ader.Schultz: What happened here? Ho attack on sobereignty. I engage to defend Rheinland.
[12.11.2022 22:33:03] DTR-CNS>Penumbra: Mission completed, head back to Gamma.
[12.11.2022 22:34:56] Karl_Wolff: My ship has taken damage. Returning to base [12.11.2022 22:35:08] Death: DTR-CNS>Trireme was put out of action by [RM]H-KKS-Ader.Schultz (Gun).
[12.11.2022 22:35:20] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Thank you for the assistance, Ader.Schultz.
[12.11.2022 22:35:36] [RM]H-KKS-Ader.Schultz: is honor fo me, herr
[12.11.2022 22:35:57] SR}Liam,Johnson: Hello.
[12.11.2022 22:36:07] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Frau, actually. But ja, i appreciate it. W-... ... guten Tag... Junkers?
[12.11.2022 22:36:25] SR}The.Ripper: Ripper: Ahh followed a path of scrap and melted stuff and found somebody
[12.11.2022 22:36:35] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: [RM]H-KKS-Ader.Schultz, be advised - new contact on my scanners.
[12.11.2022 22:36:43] [RM]H-KKS-Ader.Schultz: another Corsair in my scanner
[12.11.2022 22:37:05] SR}The.Ripper: Huh? more scrap?
[12.11.2022 22:37:28] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: A Corsair gunboat was just destroyed here... feel free to take the remnants.
[12.11.2022 22:37:43] SR}The.Ripper: R:Wonderfull
[12.11.2022 22:38:10] SR}The.Ripper: R: On the other hand, how about our little transaction?
[12.11.2022 22:38:11] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: No need to have the Aachenfeld be littered even more.
[12.11.2022 22:38:47] [RM]H-KKS-Ader.Schultz: are you good Junker's?
[12.11.2022 22:38:57] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Right now my mind is set on what happened here... but ja, i have not forgotten our deal.
[12.11.2022 22:39:26] SR}The.Ripper: R: yes were good, just returned from ship cementary
[12.11.2022 22:39:47] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: We have a small personal one just here... somewhere in the Aachenfeld one of their bombers was taken out by us. The rest
[12.11.2022 22:39:48] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: escaped.
[12.11.2022 22:39:56] [RM]H-KKS-Ader.Schultz: Ok ... proceed your way, if you want
As i was wrapping it up with a few Junkers, a Hitman and a Technocrat vessel trickling in, the boarded barge had either managed to escape or was released. It broadcasted a system wide message, we coordinated to meet up as i had a few questions to ask about the whole deal.
As it turns out, the Corsairs took the barge's captain hostage - a man namend Festus McBoyle. His second in command was released and received an ultimatum - return with a fully loaded barge to Omicron Gamma, otherwise Herr McBoyle would be executed. While boarding they took technical data, schematics and similar, McBoyles XO and me both believe they intend to build their own barge and take this one as their own, if given the chance. I told McBoyle's XO to contact the Rheinwehr or me directly should more steps be taken or additional information come in. Having such a logistical addition to the Corsair's efforts is something neither him nor we would like to see.
[12.11.2022 23:01:40] Festus.McBoyle: Thanks NB for the assist... Was taken hostage and timely intervention set me free.
[12.11.2022 23:02:16] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: This is Oberleutnant Habermeyer - are you alright otherwise? Do you require medical assistance?
[12.11.2022 23:02:18] SR}The.Ripper: R: is that my comm station or somebodys sending something?
[12.11.2022 23:02:27] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Proper transmission...
[12.11.2022 23:02:34] SR}Liam,Johnson: Somebody is sending something.
[12.11.2022 23:02:41] SR}The.Ripper: so the fix is working
[12.11.2022 23:02:55] SR}Liam,Johnson: Indeed.
[12.11.2022 23:03:51] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Interesting they set him free...
[12.11.2022 23:04:07] SR}The.Ripper: was he a prisoner?
[12.11.2022 23:04:27] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: While i followed that tip of yours about two Unioners... i spotted a larger fleet of Corsairs not far from here.
[12.11.2022 23:04:39] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: They stopped a barge and boarded it.
[12.11.2022 23:04:45] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: That's him.
[12.11.2022 23:05:10] SR}The.Ripper: that explains one sair capital ship with falling off hull panelz [12.11.2022 23:05:30] Festus.McBoyle: No thanks... apart from clearing up the mess their marines made... all is well. They sat on y cushion! Disgusting!
[12.11.2022 23:05:40] Hitman-30: Really?
[12.11.2022 23:06:03] SR}The.Ripper: R: seems the barge has changed hand?
[12.11.2022 23:06:07] SR}The.Ripper: handz* [12.11.2022 23:06:13] Festus.McBoyle: My FAVOURITE one, with the sequins on it. [12.11.2022 23:06:33] Hitman-30: I'm your favorite?
[12.11.2022 23:06:52] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Clearing up the mess? Does that mean your ship is still your own? What happened exa-... wait, relay the sector you're in,
[12.11.2022 23:07:01] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: that will make this conversation easier.
[12.11.2022 23:07:10] Festus.McBoyle: Corsairs are so uncouth!
[12.11.2022 23:07:38] Hitman-30: Greetings.
[12.11.2022 23:07:43] SR}Liam,Johnson: Hello.
[12.11.2022 23:07:51] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Not sure, about to find out. Ah... guten Tag, 30. Pleasure. [12.11.2022 23:07:58] Festus.McBoyle: NEar TL 40k from Essen
[12.11.2022 23:08:10] SR}The.Ripper: R; Oh hello, would you like to take a look at my wares?
[12.11.2022 23:08:30] Hitman-30: I see an old enemy.
[12.11.2022 23:08:36] SR}The.Ripper: I have some special death mashine
[12.11.2022 23:09:07] SR}The.Ripper: *frowns*
[12.11.2022 23:09:19] SR}Liam,Johnson: Hmmmm, odd.
[12.11.2022 23:09:42] SR}The.Ripper: R: usually they stop when hear death machine
[12.11.2022 23:09:57] A/)-SV-Starstream: I don't know who you are.
[12.11.2022 23:10:03] Hitman-30: I wonder what Lock would do to you if he were here.
[12.11.2022 23:10:09] Hitman-30: Last I checked we were at war.
[12.11.2022 23:10:13] A/)-SV-Starstream: "War"?
[12.11.2022 23:10:17] Hitman-30: Yes.
[12.11.2022 23:10:22] A/)-SV-Starstream: With who?
[12.11.2022 23:10:27] Hitman-30: With us.
[12.11.2022 23:10:29] Hitman-30: Hitmen.
[12.11.2022 23:10:29] SR}Liam,Johnson: *eyes get bigger than the Bismark in the distance*
[12.11.2022 23:10:30] A/)-SV-Starstream: Who is us?
[12.11.2022 23:10:32] A/)-SV-Starstream: Hitmen?
[12.11.2022 23:10:41] Hitman-30: Yes
[12.11.2022 23:10:56] A/)-SV-Starstream: What, like random contractors?
[12.11.2022 23:11:04] A/)-SV-Starstream: Why would you goto war with random people offering contracts?
[12.11.2022 23:11:06] SR}The.Ripper: R: ey Liam, you saw a ghost?
[12.11.2022 23:11:26] SR}Liam,Johnson: Not sure what I saw.
[12.11.2022 23:11:30] Hitman-30: You're offering contracts?
[12.11.2022 23:11:33] A/)-SV-Starstream: What?
[12.11.2022 23:11:39] A/)-SV-Starstream: You just said that we are at war with hitmen.
[12.11.2022 23:11:42] A/)-SV-Starstream: Mercs. Freelancers.
[12.11.2022 23:11:43] A/)-SV-Starstream: Contractors.
[12.11.2022 23:11:49] A/)-SV-Starstream: Are you sure you haven't been drinking?
[12.11.2022 23:11:50] Hitman-30: Yes, you people are at war with us.
[12.11.2022 23:11:59] A/)-SV-Starstream: I don't think we are.
[12.11.2022 23:12:02] Hitman-30: That's what I've been told.
[12.11.2022 23:12:05] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Lock would do as i do just now - granted, maybe less cordial. A lot less cordial.
[12.11.2022 23:12:23] Hitman-30: Alright I suppose.
[12.11.2022 23:12:24] A/)-SV-Starstream: People say a lot of things.
[12.11.2022 23:12:35] A/)-SV-Starstream: Corsairs probably declare war on tractors because it traumatises them. [12.11.2022 23:13:01] Festus.McBoyle: I am heading for Lagerhaus travelling beside the Trade Lanes, 25k to go at 100
[12.11.2022 23:13:09] Hitman-30: I suppose without Locks orders, I can't detain you.
[12.11.2022 23:13:18] A/)-SV-Starstream: You're not exactly a Rheinland officer.
[12.11.2022 23:13:20] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Excellent, i trust it will stay this way. I will have to check on that recently freed or escaped captive of the Corsairs.
[12.11.2022 23:13:24] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: There will be no detainment.
[12.11.2022 23:13:35] Hitman-30: No, but I am a Bounty Hunter.
[12.11.2022 23:13:42] Hitman-30: I'm certain some houses would pay a fortune for your head.
[12.11.2022 23:13:51] A/)-SV-Starstream: You said you were a Hitman.
[12.11.2022 23:13:54] A/)-SV-Starstream: Not a Bounty Hunter.
[12.11.2022 23:13:56] Hitman-30: Precisely.
[12.11.2022 23:13:56] A/)-SV-Starstream: So what are you?
[12.11.2022 23:14:07] A/)-SV-Starstream: All I see is some little men trying to fluff themselves up into importance.
[12.11.2022 23:14:08] A/)-SV-Starstream: All show.
[12.11.2022 23:14:10] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Ralph? That flower, if you would. I'll return for the rest soon.
[12.11.2022 23:14:21] SR}The.Ripper: R: i sense a new wreck in void soon
[12.11.2022 23:14:22] Hitman-30: All show? [12.11.2022 23:14:27] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Copy that, i am on my way.
[12.11.2022 23:14:28] SR}Liam,Johnson: Maybe we should join you, Lady Habermeyer, in case they need metal for repairs.
[12.11.2022 23:14:33] SR}The.Ripper: ahh sure
[12.11.2022 23:14:36] A/)-SV-Starstream: Mmm. A cry for attention.
[12.11.2022 23:14:43] Hitman-30: I'll show you soon enough.
[12.11.2022 23:14:49] A/)-SV-Starstream: Uh-huh.
[12.11.2022 23:14:49] Hitman-30: Be greateful.
[12.11.2022 23:14:52] Hitman-30: Bitch.
[12.11.2022 23:14:52] A/)-SV-Starstream: Have fun, tarts. [12.11.2022 23:14:55] Festus.McBoyle: best at Lagerhaus... almost there.
[12.11.2022 23:15:18] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Excellent - most appreciated. Whether or not you follow is up to you, offer what you will.
[12.11.2022 23:15:49] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Ahh... how wunderbar. This should be the one i am seeking.
[12.11.2022 23:16:07] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: There ... may actually be quite the need for repairs from what happened.
[12.11.2022 23:16:17] SR}Liam,Johnson: I.....is that a barge?
[12.11.2022 23:16:27] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Maybe the gentlemen are already acquainted?
[12.11.2022 23:16:40] Festus.McBoyle: Aye and I got hijacked by 'sairs.
[12.11.2022 23:16:48] SR}Liam,Johnson: Oh, a fellow Junker.
[12.11.2022 23:17:03] SR}Liam,Johnson: Must have been a lot of Sairs.
[12.11.2022 23:17:07] Festus.McBoyle: Ahoy Matey!
[12.11.2022 23:17:08] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: I know, i was there and saw most of it happening. Took a while for a wing of heavier armed craft to appear.
[12.11.2022 23:17:27] Festus.McBoyle: And the RM walloped them
[12.11.2022 23:17:37] SR}The.Ripper: Ripper: Thats a big whale
[12.11.2022 23:17:44] A/)-SV-Starstream: Holy-hoots.
[12.11.2022 23:17:50] Festus.McBoyle: SR, do you want doking rights?
[12.11.2022 23:18:27] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: We did what we could. So ... if you do not mind, Herr ...McBoyle, that right? I will need a full account of what happened.
[12.11.2022 23:18:37] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: We can discuss that on Lagerhaus, if that is more ... befitting.
[12.11.2022 23:18:40] Festus.McBoyle: SUre [12.11.2022 23:18:56] 2022-11-12 23:18:56 SMT Traffic control alert: Festus.McBoyle has requested to dock
[12.11.2022 23:19:50] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Well - perhaps till soon. Proceeding to dock. I suppose the man is quite open to visitors, as he offered rights to dock to you. [12.11.2022 23:19:56] 2022-11-12 23:19:56 SMT Traffic control alert: [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer has requested to dock
[12.11.2022 23:20:20] Festus.McBoyle: They captured my ship, firstly by shooting my cruise engines, then bording with Marines
[12.11.2022 23:22:13] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: *Traudel docks, removes her helmet and leaves her ship. The Rheinwehr pilot then makes her way over to ... wherever both would
[12.11.2022 23:22:16] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: most likely talk.*
[12.11.2022 23:22:52] Festus.McBoyle: Hey sweet-cheeks! errr... Officer. Well then they "escorted" me to Lagerhaus, then left.
[12.11.2022 23:23:54] Festus.McBoyle: But they took my manifest, ship plans and design data etc. And threatened me to turn up with a load at Gamma.
[12.11.2022 23:24:15] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: What a change of pace... *Traudel, lifts her brows a bit, then shakes her head in amusement.* Ja, hallo. So ...
[12.11.2022 23:24:36] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: They boarded, took manifest, plans and all kinds of other technical and other data...
[12.11.2022 23:25:35] Festus.McBoyle: Yep, and have taken the Skipper hostage, name of McBoyle - Festus McBoyle, and if we don't go with a load to gamma he dies
[12.11.2022 23:26:41] Festus.McBoyle: May be a trap, my be not, but they want this ship bad... REAL bad.
[12.11.2022 23:26:41] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Ahhh... so they did take a prisoner. Festus McBoyle ... ... as in McBoyle's Schrottplatz?
[12.11.2022 23:28:07] Festus.McBoyle: Yes! But only because they can get premium military wrecks and he can patch them into a Big Turd like this barge here.
[12.11.2022 23:28:39] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: So they want his expertise to build one for their own ... why not steal this one? *Frowns* Did they say what load it is
[12.11.2022 23:28:47] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: supposed to be? Specific goods? Foods, weapons... parts?
[12.11.2022 23:29:26] Festus.McBoyle: Negative... One mentioned rum, but hells teeth, the Mollys can get them that cheaper.
[12.11.2022 23:30:01] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: That ... ... is peculiar. Just bring a fully loaded barge over there, else McBoyle dies?
[12.11.2022 23:30:11] Festus.McBoyle: I suspect they want to commander this for their own nefarious needs...
[12.11.2022 23:31:05] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Most likely ... maybe they were pressed for time and could not tell you exactly what they want. So anything goes.
[12.11.2022 23:31:37] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Your next steps with this, if i may inquire?
[12.11.2022 23:31:41] Festus.McBoyle: Yeah, the RM turned up and that kind of went south for them.
[12.11.2022 23:32:18] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Wish i could've done more earlier, but me alone ... was not an option. *Looking to the side for a brief moment.*
[12.11.2022 23:32:37] Festus.McBoyle: As XO I will keep this thing away until Mr McBoyle i released or they send comms about what to do.
[12.11.2022 23:33:11] Festus.McBoyle: Either way I am in the dark until then.
[12.11.2022 23:33:47] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Correct me if i am wrong, but didn't you tell me they'd execute Herr McBoyle if this vessel here does not show up fully loaded
[12.11.2022 23:33:51] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: over there?
[12.11.2022 23:34:03] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Or do you call a potential bluff and ... see how it unfolds?
[12.11.2022 23:35:04] Festus.McBoyle: Correct, but they told me nothin' else. May be a bluff, may be McBoyle will get out o the s*** smelling like roses as always.
[12.11.2022 23:35:31] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: ... ah. Not the first time something like this happened?
[12.11.2022 23:36:38] Festus.McBoyle: Not like this though... McBoyle? He can talk an elephant to give away its trunk... that kinda savvy trader.
[12.11.2022 23:37:40] Festus.McBoyle: So wait and see...
[12.11.2022 23:37:46] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Sounds intriguing. I see, i see. Junkers appear to be quite adept at that. Well - i thank you for this detailed report. In that
[12.11.2022 23:37:48] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: regard...
[12.11.2022 23:38:10] Festus.McBoyle: And I thank you for your service.
[12.11.2022 23:38:20] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Do Herr McBoyle, yourself and maybe even me a favor and keep me posted, would you? I know, i know ... Junkers and Houses don't
[12.11.2022 23:38:40] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: always see eye to eye, but the Rheinwehr has little to no interest in seeing the Corsairs getting these kinds of logistical
[12.11.2022 23:38:49] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: opportunities added to their roster.
[12.11.2022 23:39:12] Festus.McBoyle: Aye! Will comply.
[12.11.2022 23:39:36] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: Wunderbar, mutual interest if you want to call it that. I'll leave my comm ID here. Else just contact the Rheinwehr, it'll find
[12.11.2022 23:39:40] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: it's way to the right place.
[12.11.2022 23:46:53] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: With that, i shall my take my leave. Thank you for your hospitality. *Clicking her heels once, Traudel offers a last polite
[12.11.2022 23:47:00] [RM]Obl-Trau.Habermeyer: smile - then returns to her own ship.*
Für den Kaiser! Für das Volk! Für Rheinland!
Hochachtungsvoll,
Traudel Habermeyer
Oberleutnant der Kaiserlichen Rheinwehr