to: JM| Group -||- sender: IMG -||- topic: Criminal Tau Activity -||- Encrypted

[Jack_Henderson]

**** SENDER: Jack Henderson, IMG Operations Coordination ****

**** TO: JM| Group ****

Dear Sir or Madam,

this is Jack Henderson speaking for the Independent Miners Guild.

There have been several reports about JM| vessels operating in Tau 23 and the Taus in general and a disturbing amount of these describe criminal activity or outright hostilty against civilian shipping and IMG assets.

According to Guild reports you are accused of the following crimes:

• Ore theft from independent miners (MiCo) in Tau 23
  
• Unprovoked attack against an IMG| Guild Defense Vessel (Raymon Lister)
  

To refresh your memory:

[02.11.2013 23:06:53] JM|-Gear.Golem-R1: Are we all full?
[02.11.2013 23:07:00] MiCo|YentlMiner: Yentl: yes
[02.11.2013 23:07:04] JM|-Gear.Golem-R1: Ah, ok then
[02.11.2013 23:07:10] JM|-Gear.Golem-R1: Heavy Metal, you know what to do
[02.11.2013 23:07:34] JM|-Heavy.Metal-R2: Roger that, weapons online, enemy is Raymon:Lister.

This is your chance to present your version of what happened in Tau 23.
You have 24 hours.

Jack Henderson
IMG Operations Coordination

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[Junker Marauders]

:::Incoming Transmission:::
:::Sender: JM| Leader :::

*A man walks up to the comm feed. His features seem unnatural, his voice is unnatural. His entire demeanor radiates that of a fake.*
Hello, I'm Darius Constenance.
Ah, the noble Jack Henderson of the Independent Miners Guild.
Er... this seems like a pickle.
You see, there's a perfectly logical explanation for this whole misunderstanding.
You see, we're actually a bunch of space-faring muffin tasters. Yep, that's right. We sample various muffins from all across Sirius. Chocolate, plain, vanilla, blueberry... you name it. If it's out there, we're going to taste it.
What happens here, is a huge misunderstanding. Raymon was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. As I said, we're the JM, a traveling convoy of muffin tasters. We met MiCo, who were nearby a mobile muffin facility.
Here's what really happened:

[02.11.2013 22:06:40] JM|-Sharp.Scrap-R1: Ugh, I've never eaten so much muffin in my life.
[02.11.2013 22:06:43] JM|-Old.Reliable-R1: *Muffle* This muffin is just simply divine!
[02.11.2013 22:06:45] MiCo|JarneMiner: Jarne:guys *static*?
[02.11.2013 22:06:40] JM|-Sharp.Scrap-R1: Sorry... Can't speak... so much muffin... *gag*I think I'm going to vomit into my cockpit... *belch*
[02.11.2013 22:06:55] IMG|Raymon:Lister: This is where it *static* gets ugly.
[02.11.2013 23:06:53] JM|-Gear.Golem-R1: Are we all full?
[02.11.2013 23:07:00] MiCo|YentlMiner: Yentl: *static* yes
[02.11.2013 23:07:04] JM|-Gear.Golem-R1: Ah, ok then
[02.11.2013 23:07:10] JM|-Gear.Golem-R1: Heavy *static* you know what to do
[02.11.2013 23:07:34] JM|-Heavy.Metal-R2: Roger that, weapons *static*, enemy is Raymon:Lister.

We were tasting a brand new type of muffin. It's mixed with all kinds of crazy ingredients. I think one of them must've clouded Heavy Metal's judgement, and he went berserk. I was actually going to ask him if he could dock on Scrap and help clear up the vomit on deck. It was actually really scary, hence why we vacated the area as fast as we could. It seemed he attacked Raymon in his fury, I gave him a... scolding later on. Actions like that do not go unpunished amongst the Junker Muffiners.

If you so desire, I can provide you with logs from our internal communications.

I am really sorry if something went wrong here, I do not wish for there to be problems and conflict within the taus.
*The man disappears from the feed, becoming a simple silhouette in the background. You could've sworn he's just removed a nose and an ear*.

:::Ending Transmission:::

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[Jack_Henderson]

**** SENDER: Jack Henderson, IMG Operations Coordination ****

**** TO: JM| Group ****

Dear Mr. Darius Constenance,

I had a good laugh about a rather 'distasteful' fairy tale.
Here, have another set of muffin that fits the events much better.

Fun, jokes and Muffin Madness aside, I bet the MiCo miner that did the work didn't laugh a lot because he never saw a credit for his hard work. Nor did your fighter pilot whose ship was taken out by Mr. Lister laugh a lot.

So, to return to the serious topic:

50 million. Send it to the bank of MiCo|YentlMiner as compensation for your theft. You have 12 hours to send proof of the transaction to this channel if you want to avoid repercussions of this little muffin drama.

Jack Henderson
IMG Operations Coordination

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[Junker Marauders]

Target ID: Jack Henderson
Sender ID: JM|-
Subject: Request for payment.

Hello sir, my name is, well actually, you don't get to know that. You can call me Honey Badger. Please excuse my associate from earlier, he can be a bit eccentric at times. I'd like to know why you're making demands of myself and my associates, when clearly the offended party is the aforementioned miner. If he would like payment for his services, he can feel free to contact us at his discretion. I don't work through a middle man, so please, mind your own business.

Best wishes, Honey Badger.

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[Jack_Henderson]

**** SENDER: Jack Henderson, IMG Operations Coordination ****

**** TO: JM| Group ****

You are wasting time trying to negotiate the terms.
I am your middle man, like it or not.
We will manage either way.

You have 8 hours to make up your mind.

Jack Henderson
IMG Operations Coordination

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[Junker Marauders]

Target ID: Jack Henderson
Sender ID: JM|-Honey.Badger
Subject: Request for payment.

Mr. Henderson,

We flew out to Tau-23 earlier to talk to those MiCo lot, and they seemed rather upset at us. They launched a Carrier and a Battle-Cruiser to attack our two weak little Salvagers. We defended ourselves, managed to down their mining ship, and then to cover the costs of ammunition and repairs we took some of the ore they had mined. We then left the area, after being insulted by the Captain of their battle-wagon.

I'm going to go ahead and say things are square between our groups now, if you still have a problem with that, please tell me what you want to see from us, and I'll get back to you.

Safe flying, Honey Badger.

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[Jack_Henderson]

**** SENDER: Jack Henderson, IMG Operations Coordination ****

**** TO: JM| Group ****

Junker Marauders,

Alright, you Junkers have always had a special way of doing things your way, but this one is really far off.

You come here telling me that you came to Tau 23 (after you robbed MiCo and attacked IMG| before) and claim that you found yourself surprised that MiCo reacted hostile towards you.

So, instead of not looking for a confrontation, you decided to destroy an IMG Hegemon mining ship (which clearly was no threat), rob his ore and run off with it.

The IMG| wanted to -not- get involved.
I have offered you a chance to recompensate the MiCo miner and de-escalate the mess between your groups.
You are clearly not interested in a peaceful solution and consequently you are wasting my time and my goodwill.

You will learn one thing, though: The Independent Miners Guild protects their workers. And I might have been willing to overlook a case of ore theft. I am not willing to overlook this attack against IMG civilian mining crews.

You know where to call, if you feel there is an offer that is worth my time. I'll keep this channel open for you, just in case you want to reconsider at some point.

Jack Henderson
IMG Operations Coordination

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[Junker Marauders]

Target ID: Jack Henderson
Sender ID: JM|-Honey.Badger
Subject: Request for payment.


Mr. Henderson,

You sir, seem to be misinformed. Though we, in no way, were surprised by the reaction from this group of civilians, I wasn't aware that an Annapurna suddenly transformed into a Hegemon. As a side note, if they wished to not be fired upon, maybe they shouldn't open fire on my vessel without so much as an engagement notice, and then to top all that off, make derogatory remarks about myself in open space.

I also must have been misinformed about what constitutes a civilian, I thought they were generally people that are not part of an organized military, yet they somehow have the manpower, weaponry, and training to field a fully manned and armed Carrier? My good sir, if these people are civilians in any way, then my group is clearly composed entirely of legitimate traders.

Warmest wishes, Honey Badger

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[Jack_Henderson]

**** SENDER: Jack Henderson, IMG Operations Coordination ****

**** TO: JM| Group ****

Junker Marauders,

I couldn't care less about what MiCo attacked you with after your first crimes against them. Neither do I care whether you do some intensive foreplay or skip the chatter and go for it. So do not come and complain to me. Complain to them.

You are fair game until you can prove that your crimes against IMG have ceased. How you do this is of no relevance to me.

Just realize: The IMG| will protect the civilians, meaning especially: transports, mining ships. Of every member of the Guild, as well as allies and neutrals.

JM| ships near the IMG's Zone of Influence have been declared hostile.
JM| ships are disallowed from approaching IMG stations at the risk of being fired upon by stationary weaponry. Docking at IMG stations will result in arrest.

This state can be temporary, or permanent.
It's solely your call.
We can manage either way.
The question is: Can you?

You have my number.

Jack Henderson
IMG Operations Coordination

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GuildComm ID: IMG Sec. & Defense - Raymon Lister

Subject: Hostility

Priority: High

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Junker Marauders,

following recent events the IMG has decided to declare JM|- an enemy of the Guild. All docking rights have been revoked and the IMG Defense will treat you as hostile targets in all situations.

Furthermore, Mr. Henderson has decided to hand the responsibilities for JM-IMG relations to me, as this is not a matter of friendly communications at this point, anymore.
Any messages you adress towards the IMG will be redirected to the Paramilitary Department from now on.

Raymon Lister
Paramilitary Leader

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