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Sender:Johnny's OfficeReactualization Recipient:Revenant Subject:Opening of canal
Small pause......Revenant...?
Erm. I am one of Johnny's first employee and I have been tasked to continue my work on his behalf, as he his currently on a reconnaissance mission. This is a canal I open between our office and you, in case you need our private investigation services. If you need more information, I will be glad to respond to any of your question, where possible.
The first escort contract went well, and I am sure the next contracts will as well. Sirius is a tangled web of relationships between nations, factions, terrorists, and more. The more, "dirt", you have, the more power you have. That's why we're Private Investigators.
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Sender:Emily, from Johnny's Office Recipient:Revenant Subject:Re:Opening of canal
Dear Revenant,
Spying spies is not out of possibility, naturally. We are focused on white operations and grey operations. But we also dabble into black operations. It depends on what you expect from a small unknown office of course - which may be exactly what you need.
We would need more information on what you want of course, to accurately prepare, assess and sum up the costs.
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Sender:Karl, from Johnny's Office's Cleanup Crew Recipient:Revenant Subject:Notification of open canal and awaiting xontracts
Revenant,
Hushed sigh, followed by shuffling of multiple papers.
Greetings, I am Karl, "cleanup" agent of Johnny's Office (Only first post is inRP, all others are ooRP), and I was tasked by Emily, a colleague, to notify you again of this canal with you.
We eagerly await your responses and future contracts. In the meantime, we have updated some of our maps of certain Sirius sectors, and have organised ourselves more to fit your demands.
Apologies for the delays. I am about to attend some private business that will take up my time and ability to communicate.
In the coming days I will be unreachable.
Regarding your work, I will only pay you for each success. I have several areas of interest, but mostly at the moment - observation and analysis is needed.
Possible Targets Wrote:Xeno Alliance
The Order
Outcasts
Crayter Republic
SIS / Bretonian Armed Forces
Gallic Royalists
Corsairs
Insurgency
Coalition
Golden Chrysanthemums
Cryer
Caliban
Pick one party you may be interested in, and I will provide some details on what I may have for you to investigate.
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Sender:Karl, from Johnny's Office's Cleanup Crew Recipient:Revenant Subject: Operations
Dear Revenant,
We've noted that you will be unreachable for a certain period of time, no problem.
So, nine terrorist organizations, and one absolutely unknown person (or group?), an intelligence agency, and a pharmaceutical company. This is quite the combo, Revenant.
This won't be easy at all, since we've been here for, eh, I don't even remember. Alright. Can we do two parties?
We would like to know more about Caliban. An individual will be easier to reach and to "play" around with psychological tricks. And the Gallic Royalists. If it is really only one, this'll make it really harder; but fine, the Gallic Royalists. We have heard they have reappeared but not in terms of number or capacity. They could be inside an uncharted system rebuilding like the Crayter Republic, or hiding in some Junkers base.
We await for your reply eagerly, and will start a limited investigation until we get that piece of additional info.. Good luck, if you try to get them all angry against you too. As we said, no questions asked.
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Sender:Karl, from Johnny's Office Recipient:Revenant Subject: Update n°2
Dear Revenant,
We're working our way slowly through that rather large list. If it's an update you awaited.
We have found capable agents for every group of interest's turf, and are still awaiting information on Caliban, and on the Gallic Royalists if you could - this'll fasten our work very much if you could drop it relatively soon.
Either way, we are working, and advancing.
Acquisition of used vessels with/without with forged papers are also on the way, to conduct analysis operations more discreetly. Plan Bs are also in the process, with factions we are currently tying with to cover our asses. We are however concerned about the SIS, but this is just a gut feeling. They're a House intelligence agency, sure, but something tells me there's something off.
The Insurgency, easy. We can buy off an officer's entire ship and his documents for about, I don't know, $500,000?
Nevermind, we have our first piece for you: the FRS Roanoke, an Interdictor-class Battlecruiser in active duty in the Xeno Alliance. Insurgency weaponry. We assume it gave up Vespucci like many have, would, and will. Their route was from Thunder Bay Depot to the California Jump Hole in Ontario. It was escorted by no one else than the "Commander Cobra".
Next update will probably be about the Insurgency.
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Sender:Karl, from Johnny's Office Recipient:Revenant Subject: Update n°3
Dear Revenant,
Here is a new update on your targets.
For the most interesting one of the bunch: Caliban, well, he seems like a well-opinionated fella on you. Not that we care. We engaged in a textbook friendly approach, and we discussed for a while in Kepler. Ames Research Station. Please find enclosed the discussion, and under it, the analysis on his ship, conveniently available here -- The rest of the weaponry is irrelevant: Hornet Cruise Disruptor, Wardog Mines, Sentinel Countermeasures. We do not know if it of any use, or if you did not know already, but this was the first contact, and the first contact is everything.
[08.09.2022 19:26:05] Swift.Silence: ?: Greetings. Heh, scared me there.
[08.09.2022 19:26:43] Swift.Silence: ?: Hello?
[08.09.2022 19:28:05] Swift.Silence: ?: Are we gonna watch each other until we die? Want some vodka?
[08.09.2022 19:29:10] Swift.Silence: Lilly?: Well, if you want, you can contact me on the Neural Net, I'm Lilly. Well, until then.
[08.09.2022 19:33:29] Swift.Silence: ?: Greetings!
[08.09.2022 19:33:41] Caliban: Hey. You...uh.
[08.09.2022 19:33:56] Caliban: Well my blackbox says you're Lilly. Or Lily.
[08.09.2022 19:33:58] Swift.Silence: ?: Mhm?
[08.09.2022 19:34:21] Swift.Silence: Lilly: Oh yes, I already passed by. I was kinda far, thought you didn't receive my messages.
[08.09.2022 19:35:09] Caliban: Oh, I did.
[08.09.2022 19:35:18] Caliban: It was just, erhm...I was busy with something else.
[08.09.2022 19:35:29] Swift.Silence: Lilly: Well, what're doing here, waiting, in, relatively bad environmental conditions?
[08.09.2022 19:35:35] Swift.Silence: Lilly: Mhm, understandable.
[08.09.2022 19:35:47] Caliban: I'm trying to figure out as to where I should go, really.
[08.09.2022 19:36:23] Swift.Silence: Lilly: Are you lost? Maybe you should go to Liberty or Kusari and, heh, do odd jobs like we- I do.
[08.09.2022 19:36:36] Caliban: What kind of jobs?
[08.09.2022 19:37:30] Swift.Silence: Lilly: Oh you know. Hauling stuff from point A to point B, then point B to point A. Research demand and supply...
[08.09.2022 19:37:57] Caliban: Yeah I'm- not quite flying a Freighter to do that. Much less a proper transport.
[08.09.2022 19:38:11] Caliban: But maybe t- don't do that.
[08.09.2022 19:38:13] Swift.Silence: //missinput
[08.09.2022 19:38:27] Swift.Silence: Lilly: I'm not used to handling huge ships...
[08.09.2022 19:38:31] Swift.Silence: L: Sorry.
[08.09.2022 19:38:43] Swift.Silence: L: Ah, eh, yes. Well...
[08.09.2022 19:39:10] Swift.Silence: L: Bounty-hunting should be great.
[08.09.2022 19:39:14] Caliban: Well that makes two of us. I flat out hate giving out orders to have a ship move an inch.
[08.09.2022 19:40:06] Swift.Silence: *slight laugh* Have you ever used one of those large haulers from Liberty like the Mammoth? Impossible to handle.
[08.09.2022 19:40:22] Death: ZeikuImara was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[08.09.2022 19:40:56] Caliban: I did. Never quite flew one.
[08.09.2022 19:41:08] Caliban: Think I've escorted one deep in the Omegas at one point, though.
[08.09.2022 19:41:13] Swift.Silence: L: Oh, I see.
[08.09.2022 19:42:02] Swift.Silence: L: Erk, awful place. Always hated the Omegas. Some, whatever, from Corsairs to Coalized Sirians can pull up any minute.
[08.09.2022 19:42:41] Swift.Silence: L: Or, you know, the usual, the blue tentacles. Heh. The Nomads I mean. Go farther enough and you'll find some I believe.
[08.09.2022 19:42:53] Caliban: I'm no big fan of them either. Their heads pay nice, though.
[08.09.2022 19:43:18] Caliban: The Nomads...right...amazing. Don't want to hear about those really.
[08.09.2022 19:43:22] Swift.Silence: L: Indeed. I wonder if a human tried to consume it. Maybe the Kusari.
[08.09.2022 19:43:45] Swift.Silence: L: Right, sorry.
[08.09.2022 19:43:49] Caliban: Weird things as they are. Even weirder are the people who claim they're somewhat peaceful or anything.
[08.09.2022 19:43:55] Swift.Silence: L: May I, ask why?
[08.09.2022 19:44:30] Swift.Silence: L: Oh, those. Maybe they are, maybe they're not, all we know is that there was a war in the shadows. I wasn't even born back th
[08.09.2022 19:44:36] Swift.Silence: -en.
[08.09.2022 19:45:45] Caliban: Are we really going to discuss how trying to be peaceful with the Nomads is a bad idea?
[08.09.2022 19:45:53] Caliban: Or a good idea, pardon.
[08.09.2022 19:45:59] Caliban: Take it as you will.
[08.09.2022 19:46:23] Swift.Silence: L: No, if I could, I would personally ask to be the one handling a nuclear weapon straight to their home-..whatever.
[08.09.2022 19:47:11] Caliban: Mmm...alright.
[08.09.2022 19:48:21] Caliban: Well, anyway. Nomads are bad. Corsairs are bad.
[08.09.2022 19:48:26] Swift.Silence: L: Well, 'suppose I have other things to do. I have to deliver a package from a Freelancer to the Technocracy.
[08.09.2022 19:48:31] Swift.Silence: L: Mhm, I agree?$
[08.09.2022 19:48:37] Swift.Silence: //agree*
[08.09.2022 19:48:46] Caliban: Oh, the Technocracy.
[08.09.2022 19:48:59] Caliban: Colorful bunch...well. Best be on your way, then.
[08.09.2022 19:49:03] Swift.Silence: L: Mhm, know them?
[08.09.2022 19:49:11] Swift.Silence: L: Not a lot around me does.
[08.09.2022 19:49:30] Caliban: I want to continue believing you're just performing a one-time contract and not that you're an affiliate to them.
[08.09.2022 19:49:40] Caliban: Otherwise, I do know them.
[08.09.2022 19:50:12] Swift.Silence: L: Well if the pay's good enough... Just a Freelancer asking me to deliver something to them.
[08.09.2022 19:50:25] Swift.Silence: L: You do know them? I'm curious now.
[08.09.2022 19:51:20] Swift.Silence: L: They are a strange bunch, and that's why we have five additional weapons aboard.
[08.09.2022 19:52:03] Caliban: They can't decide between helping or fighting against the Nomads or something.
[08.09.2022 19:52:25] Caliban: Add the demented hierarchy they have and you got yourself a soup of madness.
[08.09.2022 19:52:45] Swift.Silence: L: Huh? So there really are humans unsure of these squids' objectives.
[08.09.2022 19:52:50] Caliban: But just go ahead and ask them. They'll deny everything like they always do. And you will get your answer indirectly.
[08.09.2022 19:53:03] Swift.Silence: L: Smart answer
[08.09.2022 19:53:46] Swift.Silence: L: Well, I'll go now. Drop off that package, and leave as fast as I can.
[08.09.2022 19:53:59] Caliban: Do as you will. Take care.
[08.09.2022 19:54:20] Swift.Silence: L: You too, take care.
[08.09.2022 19:54:34] Swift.Silence: L: And good luck with those credits. Don't use the Boron excuse, heh.
We are sorting through what we received from the Corsairs. What we can say right now is that we recevied a lot of information on their current situation in terms of food shortage and needs. As I said, we are sorting through it.
For the Golden Chrysanthemums, we are still at "phase one", we received a reply, which was enough to determine their time to react to distress calls or to situations not favoring them. Sorting through as well. We will give you everything unprocessed once we are done with it, like the Corsairs.
As for the Insurgency, please find enclosed footages, with descriptions under it. These descriptions were written as we were exploring the system. We noticed far away a high-conflict zone, but we made our best (and succeeded) in avoiding anything. Also, from what we can assume, Liberty wants to flank Veracruz from both sides, but are concentrated on one. Well, you got some images, that might get our heads blown up, or "suicided" by three gunshots in the back. Just kidding. Enjoy.
I hope you will reply one day but we will continue to gather intelligence, as requested.
So many fascinating discoveries... Oh, please do forward your account for your appropriate reward. Such shouldn't go uncompensated.
I'm more so interested about the Roanoke, I am quite moderately surprised that they took on their crew... Or perhaps there's more to this than imagined. Do you perhaps have any information regarding unique armament of this fine vessel? Such as experimental weaponary, or drives.
I do have one very important task for you. For now, forego these other ones, consider them as... side interests. There's something I need you to do to help our people, and as always, I will provide reward for such. And perhaps, amongst our kin, you may be regarded as a hero for saving lives.
I have a mission that involves invoking dissidence within some independent groups. I would like for you to meet up in private to discuss more on these sensitive matters - that of which, of course, must stay like so. Private.
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Sender:Karl, from Johnny's Office Recipient:Revenant Subject: RE:Reply
Dear Revenant,
It is a pleasure to hear from you again.
It is noted. I have passed this order to the rest of the office to relegate targets as side interests. We are glad that you recognize our efforts. I hope this was enough to prove that we are a worthy group. I suppose it is.
The Roanoke... It has been, well, since Johnny met it, with Cobra escorting it. Johnny has only noted the presence of classic Insurgency weaponry, and the probable presence of a jump drive aboard. If it has devices aboard, anything's possible. The jump drive however, is very likely.
And finally, invoking dissidence, hmm, why yes we're interested. I leave you the choice of where we shall meet. We're all in one frigate anyway, we can move anywhere. Oh by the way, you can wire the cash to Swift.Silence. Thank you very much.