Present day events prompt ever-so eager Remus into writing once more. Today was an unusual encounter... one which concerns his deepest-closest friend.
Present day, May 18th, 818 A.S (Aboard the LNS-Douglas)
"Alright James, take us to Norfolk. Our engines have a negative reading.", said a rather-young man dressed in the uniform of a Primary Fleet pilot. "Roger, Captain. We'll be proceeding as soon as everybody is accounted for.", said another wearing what looked to be like a Lieutenant Commander's uniform.
The other day... The Douglas went into combat... She suffered damage to her rear. The Ven'Gyr had struck yet again.
Near California Jump Gate, New York
Red appeared on the LABC's scanners, but it was only a Junker Roc Bomber...
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Quote:[18.05.2011 19:58:59]*censored*: *cough*
[18.05.2011 19:58:59] LNS-Douglas: James: Good day.
[18.05.2011 19:59:17] *censored*: Hmm...
[18.05.2011 19:59:41] LNS-Douglas: James: Are you??.... Nah... it couldn't be....
[18.05.2011 19:59:44] *censored*: Going to a fight somewhere?
[18.05.2011 19:59:54] *censored*: Couldn't be what?
[18.05.2011 20:00:04] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Eva?
[18.05.2011 20:00:17] *censored*: Uhh...
[18.05.2011 20:00:25] *censored*: Huh?
[18.05.2011 20:00:38] *censored*: *cough*
[18.05.2011 20:00:43] LNS-Douglas: James: Maybe its the wrong person, Captain?
[18.05.2011 20:00:59] LNS-Douglas: Remus: It could be... and to answer your question... we're going to Norfolk...
[18.05.2011 20:01:26] *censored*: Hmm...
[18.05.2011 20:01:39] *censored*: How much do you know about the ship by the name of In Silico?
At this point, I was beginning to wonder who this person was... It could have been Eva disguising herself... She always does that... But I was keen on prying more info....
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Quote:[18.05.2011 20:01:56] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Why?
[18.05.2011 20:02:07] *censored*: It's rather important.
[18.05.2011 20:02:12] *censored*: National security.
[18.05.2011 20:02:26] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Important how? What.... National security?!
[18.05.2011 20:02:27] *censored*: What do you know about it and also who've you told about it?
[18.05.2011 20:02:42] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Who exactly are you?
[18.05.2011 20:02:50] *censored*: Name's Cassandra.
[18.05.2011 20:02:55] *censored*: Cassandra Hale.
[18.05.2011 20:03:14] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Hmm... Cassandra Hale?? By chance, are you related to the Fleet Admiral Hale?
[18.05.2011 20:03:31] *censored*: Classified information. Please answer the questions.
[18.05.2011 20:03:46] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Hm.. I only know... its a BWT.
[18.05.2011 20:03:48] *censored*: What do you know about the transport In Silico and who've you told about it?
[18.05.2011 20:04:08] LNS-Douglas: Remus: *laughs* Told... nobody told me about it... I saw it with my own two eyes.
[18.05.2011 20:04:20] *censored*: Good.
[18.05.2011 20:04:31] *censored*: Hmm....
[18.05.2011 20:04:34] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Anyways... are you LSF or something?
[18.05.2011 20:04:41] *censored*: Classified.
[18.05.2011 20:04:57] *censored*: Know that this is an alias to allow free movement in places not normally accessible to us.
[18.05.2011 20:05:03] LNS-Douglas: James: As always sir... they say that...
[18.05.2011 20:05:06] *censored*: Beyond that you've no need to know.
[18.05.2011 20:05:25] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Anyways... if your going to hunt that transport... your gonna work hard for it.
[18.05.2011 20:05:35] *censored*: Well.
[18.05.2011 20:05:42] *censored*: We're not after the transport itself.
[18.05.2011 20:05:50] *censored*: Rather the people who're after it.
[18.05.2011 20:06:07] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Riight....
[18.05.2011 20:06:10] *censored*: The people on board it are under our protection.
[18.05.2011 20:06:22] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Oh...
[18.05.2011 20:06:34] *censored*: The rest is classified.
I'm wonder whether this person is part of the Liberty Navy/Liberty Security Force/<strike>McDowell Fleet Company</strike>(Impossible... She said its a matter of national security)/groups which involve National Security.
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Quote:[18.05.2011 20:06:46] LNS-Douglas: Outcast squadron on the attack.
[18.05.2011 20:06:51] *censored*: So you're sure you don't know anything about that particular transport?
[18.05.2011 20:06:51] LNS-Douglas: James: All guns prepare to fire.
[18.05.2011 20:07:30] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Not that I know... The captain of the transport is a....
[18.05.2011 20:07:59] *censored*: Is a?
[18.05.2011 20:08:11] LNS-Douglas: Remus: A..... An acquaintance of mine.
[18.05.2011 20:08:20] *censored*: Oh?
[18.05.2011 20:08:28] *censored*: Tell me.
[18.05.2011 20:08:41] *censored*: This is about the security of Liberty, captain.
[18.05.2011 20:09:03] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Then I have a part in it.... I'm actually a Primary Fleet pilot.
[18.05.2011 20:09:06] *censored*: If the owner of the transport in question takes flight from her aggressors we will have one hell of a problem on our hands.
[18.05.2011 20:09:43] *censored*: Since you say you're an acquaintance I'll tell you what you need to know.
[18.05.2011 20:10:08] *censored*: Someone told someone in the Navy's black ops unit about the owner of the vessel in question.
[18.05.2011 20:10:27] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Ahuh...
[18.05.2011 20:10:29] *censored*: Now this ship is under attack from cells within the Navy.
[18.05.2011 20:10:39] *censored*: We need to know who, why and how.
[18.05.2011 20:11:07] LNS-Douglas: Remus: I'm curious... I'm actually a part of the Primary Fleet.... and they isn't anything about hunting down anyone.
[18.05.2011 20:11:16] LNS-Douglas: *there isn't
[18.05.2011 20:11:36] *censored*: Of course you'd not be previewed to any information.
[18.05.2011 20:11:51] LNS-Douglas: Remus: It maybe possible... that those cells are splinter groups...
[18.05.2011 20:12:36] *censored*: There also exists the possibility I'm talking to an or the instigator of the problem right now.
[18.05.2011 20:12:46] LNS-Douglas: Remus: You mean me?
[18.05.2011 20:12:51] *censored*: You do say you know the transport's captain, right?
[18.05.2011 20:12:54] *censored*: Explain.
[18.05.2011 20:13:13] LNS-Douglas: James: *coughs* He's a frie*Remus slaps the man in the back*
Oh she is good... in covering up.
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Quote:[18.05.2011 20:13:55] OSC|-Cape.Point: Good day gentlemen. Might I interest you in som Gaillic wines?
[18.05.2011 20:13:55] LNS-Douglas: Remus: James.... it maybe that this person right here*notices comms are wide-open* Oh, sorry about that...
[18.05.2011 20:13:58] *censored*: So there I was like "No way, he totally didn't just do that"
[18.05.2011 20:14:09] *censored*: But he really did! It was soooo grooos
[18.05.2011 20:14:38] *censored*: And then the next day we all woke up with headaches and stuff
[18.05.2011 20:14:47] *censored*: And like, totally, I couldn't find my pants.
[18.05.2011 20:14:51] LNS-Douglas: James: Ah, we already have wine onboard, Captain.
[18.05.2011 20:15:08] *censored*: No, see, that's how you deal with eavesdroppers.
[18.05.2011 20:15:23] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Maybe.... we need to move to another location?
[18.05.2011 20:15:31] *censored*: Perhaps.
[18.05.2011 20:16:02] *censored*: Are you prepared to lend us assistance in tracking down the aggressors of the ship In Silico?
[18.05.2011 20:16:37] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Unless... your the ones who's tracking the ship??? Hmm???
[18.05.2011 20:17:14] *censored*: And then I totally lost my wallet somewhere.
[18.05.2011 20:17:15] *censored*: Urgh!
[18.05.2011 20:17:25] *censored*: I had to borrow money for a taxi from my friend.
[18.05.2011 20:17:34] LNS-Douglas: James: Then what?
[18.05.2011 20:17:50] *censored*: Then he thought we were totally dating because he lent me money!
[18.05.2011 20:17:55] *censored*: Like, ewww!
[18.05.2011 20:18:08] LNS-Douglas: James: That's not probable...
[18.05.2011 20:18:11] *censored*: Pfft.
[18.05.2011 20:18:18] *censored*: We should move somewhere.
[18.05.2011 20:18:23] LNS-Douglas: Remus: I agree.
[18.05.2011 20:18:36] LNS-Douglas: James: Down we go.
[18.05.2011 20:18:49] *censored*: Down? What an unusual choice.
[18.05.2011 20:18:59] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Heh... usually people go up.
[18.05.2011 20:19:10] *censored*: In my time as an officer I've noticed a intricate trend to fly upwards.
[18.05.2011 20:19:21] LNS-Douglas: James: Exactly...
[18.05.2011 20:19:28] *censored*: Very few fly down given the momental choice.
[18.05.2011 20:19:30] LNS-Douglas: Full stop.
[18.05.2011 20:19:57] *censored*: Anyway, Sius.
[18.05.2011 20:20:18] *censored*: The captain of the transport in question is known to have a loose tongue.
Sius... now that is odd... There's only several some people who know my surname.... Eva, Jeremy, Christopher, Fleet Admiral Hale(he calls me by that name), people at the Navy, etc.
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Quote:[18.05.2011 20:20:31] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Sius?! *taken aback by the remark* How do you know my surname??? *begins to suspect*
[18.05.2011 20:20:36] *censored*: It's entirely likely she's made herself known to more people than just you.
[18.05.2011 20:20:57] *censored*: The problem is finding the one or ones who've taken malicious actions.
[18.05.2011 20:21:10] *censored*: Are you aware of a Lance Conway?
[18.05.2011 20:21:33] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Wait a minute, who exactly are you?? How do you know my surname??
[18.05.2011 20:21:43] *censored*: Classified information.
[18.05.2011 20:22:05] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Bah! Lance Conway?? That officer who tried to run the High Command.
[18.05.2011 20:22:28] *censored*: I know a lot more about you than you think, Sub Leuteinant.
[18.05.2011 20:22:37] *censored*: Yes. Conway.
[18.05.2011 20:22:48] *censored*: He is believed to be the ringleader of this illegal operation.
[18.05.2011 20:23:08] *censored*: The captain of the transport has been previewed to information "they" should not be aware of.
[18.05.2011 20:23:31] *censored*: Rather than terminate them, the admirality took moves to secure this person and their information.
[18.05.2011 20:23:42] *censored*: A move which has been succesful to this point.
[18.05.2011 20:23:55] LNS-Douglas: James: What information is that? The captain of the transport doesn't know something deep like that...
[18.05.2011 20:23:59] *censored*: The risk of flight is that the information may be divulged to outside parties.
[18.05.2011 20:24:38] *censored*: The information is, of course, classified.
[18.05.2011 20:24:47] *censored*: You need only know it exists and is valuable.
[18.05.2011 20:25:04] LNS-Douglas: Remus: So... if you're revealing to me whats in the surface.... What do you want me for?
[18.05.2011 20:25:29] *censored*: I want you to snoop around and find out who is pulling the strings of the operation.
[18.05.2011 20:25:50] LNS-Douglas: Remus: I'm sorry... Miss... Hale... but I don't have any covert ships available to me.
[18.05.2011 20:25:57] *censored*: In addition to your affedavit that you are not reponsible for divulging the person's identity to hostile entities.
[18.05.2011 20:26:25] *censored*: Hmm.
[18.05.2011 20:26:41] LNS-Douglas: Remus: But that other option, I can perfectly keep.
[18.05.2011 20:26:41] *censored*: Keep your ears and eyes open.
[18.05.2011 20:27:06] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Ahuh....
[18.05.2011 20:27:43] LNS-Douglas: James: Sir, I got a feeling this won't turn out good.
[18.05.2011 20:27:58] *censored*: In any case.
[18.05.2011 20:28:05] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Have faith, James... Like you always do in battle.
[18.05.2011 20:28:10] *censored*: You are to keep what you saw and heard here today to yourself.
[18.05.2011 20:28:21] *censored*: Negligence will be punished.
[18.05.2011 20:28:27] *censored*: Malice will earn you your death,
[18.05.2011 20:28:31] *censored*: Understand?
[18.05.2011 20:28:38] LNS-Douglas: Remus: What about James here?
[18.05.2011 20:28:50] *censored*: That covers every soul aboard the Douglas.
[18.05.2011 20:29:06] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Which only answers to me... and me only.
[18.05.2011 20:29:12] LNS-Douglas: James: Aye sir!
[18.05.2011 20:29:44] *censored*: If we have an understanding then I shall depart.
[18.05.2011 20:29:52] *censored*: Noblesse Oblige.
[18.05.2011 20:29:54] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Whoever you really are.... I'm have no choice... if this is to ensure the safety of the individuals on that ship...
[18.05.2011 20:30:12] LNS-Douglas: Remus: I have no doubt... but to comply.
[18.05.2011 20:30:19] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Will I meet you again?
[18.05.2011 20:30:24] *censored*: *click*
Noblesse Oblige... the phrase astounds me as to what it means... I looked it up in some old-fashioned dictionary.. French. It means:
"Nobility obliges"
Nobility... that speaks alot. Could this be... a favor in return from Eva??
Later that evening...
"I will not be bested by this challenge. Tell the men to keep your ears and eyes open.", said Remus as he was walking hastily down the hallway leading to his quarters. "Of course, Captain.", said James while trying to pace himself with Remus.
A marine stood over the entrance leading into the quarters... As always he was ready to answer with a firm salute. Remus did not managed to render the man but James quickly put the marine out of his misery.
"Fancy a game of chess?", , said Remus whilst grinning...
James merely nodded.
Whoever claims to be noble must conduct himself nobly.
May 16th, 818 A.S, 0600hrs, Tahoe Ice Clouds, California (Aboard the LNS-Douglas)
A lone person was sitting near the bed inside the Captain's Quarters. He was dressing up as if he were preparing to attend an important meeting. A knock on the door. "Be out in a minute James.", said the person. Remus picked up his datapad beside him.
Quote:<<<<Accessing Memoirs>>>>> Login: Sub Lieutenant Remus Sius Password: *****
May 16, 818 A.S.
Dear Memoir,
The ship dropped a lane midway through the Cloud. We were fast approaching the good ole' Willard Research Station. Our TMS Receiver was malfunctioning... Perhaps it was time we got a new one. This old device had been in service ever since I remembered. It was the first of its kind and was only in the beta stages...
We pulled up next to the Station. As usual it was filled with patrols, ever increasing as certain individuals try to pry out its top-secret fruits. The crew were left to the ship as Me, James, and the research team went ahead to meet with the top scientists at Willard.
<<<<Logging out>>>>
Nomad Research Department, Level 10, Willard Station
"Whats the status on the new device?" "Um, Mister Sius... We're nearing completion as we speak. It will be ready once you get to the laboratory."
The two conversed as they walked a hallway towards the laboratory. The scientist said,"Mister Sius-"
Remus cut him off,"Please, call me Remus, I'm not my father. *he smiles*"
The startled man continued,"I suppose... Well then Remus... you may find some new additions to the TMS." "TMS?? I thought they called it TMR?"
The man continued,"Well, the TMR was what they called it in the early stages. Now its called the TMS... short for Telepathic Messaging System."
Remus stopped at the two huge doors leading to the laboratory. James almost bumped into him but Remus shrugged it off. "Ahuh... what are the new additions?", said Remus as he looked at the scientist.
The scientist smiled and said,"Might as well try them out... We've detected a Nomad signal not far from Manhattan. We will give you the details once you've met the specimen. It is best that we act with haste. We might lose this opportune moment."
Remus grinned, "As with the old one, Eh? Martin? Well then. Lets get the thing on the Douglas."
Perfect chance. Perfect results.
0930hrs, in orbit near Planet Manhattan (Aboard the LNS-Douglas)
Once again, red appeared on scanners. A Liberty Navy pilot, Aleesha.Cooper|36th, and LSF Agent, =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland, were on scene. They took a couple of minutes to figure out that they were behind the planet.
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[16.05.2011 21:18:11] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: *Aleesha sighs, thinking that her group on West Point wasn't that good.* Me too.
[16.05.2011 21:18:19] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: Let's hope that civilian over there isn't recoring.
[16.05.2011 21:18:28] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: *coughs* recording
[16.05.2011 21:18:41] LNS-Douglas: <<Warning: Nomad detected>> ***Intiating protective field barrier.***
[16.05.2011 21:19:05] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: Have you ever dealt with such things, Cooper?
[16.05.2011 21:19:07] LNS-Douglas: James: My My, whats this...
[16.05.2011 21:19:41] LNS-Douglas: James: Oh... its a little fella...
[16.05.2011 21:19:51] LNS-Douglas: James: Not to afraid now, are we?
[16.05.2011 21:19:58] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: Eww. In theory. In a very breif theory and on simulators. Can't say that I'm in space for long.
[16.05.2011 21:20:16] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderlan: Hold up a second...
[16.05.2011 21:20:51] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: This is LSF Lambda 5 to Ageira|Sharp, move along, nothing to see here.
[16.05.2011 21:21:12] Ageira|Sharp: Greets navy and agent Ashley
[16.05.2011 21:21:42] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: Or at least maintain some distance from the site. Please.
[16.05.2011 21:21:44] Ageira|Sharp: A nomad here!
[16.05.2011 21:22:16] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: Ageira pilot, what is that complex in the direct order from Liberty Security Force officer? It's not my jurisdiction...
[16.05.2011 21:22:20] Ageira|Sharp: I sure will keep my distance..
[16.05.2011 21:22:26] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: technically, but move along.
[16.05.2011 21:22:33] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: Civilian, just let us deal with it. Just in case, I hope you realise that you saw nothing.
[16.05.2011 21:23:01] Ageira|Sharp: *Cough*
[16.05.2011 21:23:16] Ageira|Sharp: I didn't see anything..
[16.05.2011 21:23:49] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: Good for you.
[16.05.2011 21:23:57] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: Have a nice day.
[16.05.2011 21:24:01] Ageira|Sharp: *Nods*
[16.05.2011 21:24:15] Ageira|Sharp: Likewise...
The Nomad was not afraid nor was it hostile.. We were astonished as it had acquired these traits. A Ageira pilot was suspiciously eavesdropping on our group. The LSF Agent shooed him away.
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[16.05.2011 21:24:44] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: So, I wonder what we should do with this one... instructions vary...
[16.05.2011 21:24:57] Adrammelech: ***..(empathy) On journey.. Seek-knowledge... (longing) Adulthood..***
[16.05.2011 21:25:28] LNS-Douglas: James: We have a standing order from the scientists at *cough* Willard.
[16.05.2011 21:25:39] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: This one would make a nice sample for R&DA indeed.
[16.05.2011 21:25:50] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: Now, how to get it there unharmed....
[16.05.2011 21:25:55] LNS-Douglas: James: Its our job to study these... babies... as the scientists state...
[16.05.2011 21:26:54] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: The little ones were... *Checks the manual in her cockpit* meant to be roaming around for their reasons, collecting...
[16.05.2011 21:26:58] LNS-Douglas: James: They are quite harmless...
[16.05.2011 21:27:10] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: information and... *Skips few pages* Well, nothing here.
[16.05.2011 21:27:22] LNS-Douglas: James: Although sometimes, show a little bit of shyness and hostility...
[16.05.2011 21:27:30] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: Maybe... you need to interest 'it' with something to make it follow? Like kids and the candy and so on.
[16.05.2011 21:27:33] Adrammelech: ***..{visions fill your mind of a boy reading a book in a library}..***
[16.05.2011 21:28:57] Adrammelech: ***.. (calmly) Knowledge is -drink... (questioning) Have -they- drunk fill(?)..***
[16.05.2011 21:29:05] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: Is tha-at... 'it'? There were instructions on the page seventy fo... where is the damn book? Aww...
[16.05.2011 21:29:38] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: *Aleesha seems a tad discouraged, not to say lost. Generally confused - the list can be followed by the definitions of...*
[16.05.2011 21:29:55] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: *...the "wait what" and "what the hell" expressions.*
It was funny that the LN pilot was not accustomed to meeting such fine species. She even consulted the Navy's "Nomads for Dummies" Guide Book. At this point, we engaged the TMS.
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[16.05.2011 21:30:24] LNS-Douglas: James: Doctor, Intiate TMS Receiver. Set frequency to small.
[16.05.2011 21:30:36] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: There were... instructions. In the ma-anual. Ma-anual.
[16.05.2011 21:30:54] LNS-Douglas: James: Nomad, you do have a name do you?
[16.05.2011 21:31:00] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: *sighs* We still need to find out what to do with this one... Sunderland to the Douglas, do you have any facilities to deal
[16.05.2011 21:31:13] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: with such... ermmm... "samples"?
[16.05.2011 21:31:45] LNS-Douglas: James: We have facilities to communicate with it... but I'm not sure to handle it.
[16.05.2011 21:32:49] LNS-Douglas: *A person wearing a Primary Fleet member uniform with rankings shown to be off Sub-Lt appears*
[16.05.2011 21:33:22] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Remus here. Yes, we have capablities to handle it... but they have not been tested yet.
[16.05.2011 21:33:24] Adrammelech: ***.. (chiding) -They- wisdom... lowest branch... (questionginly) -Us- think to -them-... Not hear(?)..***
[16.05.2011 21:34:11] LNS-Douglas: <<TMS Receiver activated>> **Nomad, do you have a name?**
[16.05.2011 21:34:21] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: Hmmm... Cooper, I think the crew of Douglas got it covered.
[16.05.2011 21:34:36] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: After all, if they work for those guys from Willard...
[16.05.2011 21:34:59] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: *Aleesha whispers to the LSF agent via the local comms* I can only agree, but... TMS Reciever? What's that? We never had...
[16.05.2011 21:35:12] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: any guides or any access to such an equipment.
[16.05.2011 21:35:43] LNS-Douglas: Remus: I heard that.... *raises an eyebrow* Them Willard scientists are still working on it.
[16.05.2011 21:36:09] LNS-Douglas: Remus: It will be most useful in dealing with these... *pauses for awhile* Nomads.
[16.05.2011 21:36:52] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: *whispers back to Aleesha* Hmmmm... I'm not sure. Maybe they do have an idea how to deal with it.
Hmm, it seemed these two people are keen on knowing more about the device... This info might interest the scientists back at Willard.
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[16.05.2011 21:37:47] LNS-Douglas: **Don't you have a name?** <<Message Telepathically directed to the Nomad.
[16.05.2011 21:38:37] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: Hope so. *Whispers in return* Well, nothing to do for us here. Though, I won't mind to have that Reci...something here on the..
[16.05.2011 21:38:39] Aleesha.Cooper|36th: ship.
[16.05.2011 21:38:49] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Weird... they usually respond to signals such as this...
[16.05.2011 21:39:21] LNS-Douglas: James: Maybe you need to switch to direct communication?
[16.05.2011 21:39:36] =LSF=Ashley.Sunderland: Well, they'd relieve me of filling in various forms and stuff...
The two left me to deal with the Nomad. Of course, taking this sample back to Willard will be -impossible-. Our purpose was to entertain the Nomad and gather data for the TMS.
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[16.05.2011 21:39:37] Adrammelech: ***.. (cooing) -vlaidate- Identity for Douglas-named(?) *stating* -Us- Adrammaelech..***
[16.05.2011 21:40:15] LNS-Douglas: **Dark one named Remus... I'm happy to meet you Adramelech. Can I call you Adram?**
[16.05.2011 21:42:18] Adrammelech: ***.. (curiously) Dark-one? All -is- light... (musingly) -We- are Adram to -they-..***
[16.05.2011 21:43:10] LNS-Douglas: **Adram it is then.... Is it correct? You people call us the dark ones?**
[16.05.2011 21:43:36] LNS-Douglas: **We have met several of your kind... they refer to us as the dark ones.**
[16.05.2011 21:45:01] LNS-Douglas: Remus: Hmm... this one isn't fast to respond... The others are much faster...
[16.05.2011 21:45:14] Adrammelech: ***.. (empathy) -Many- are dark to -us-... (sadly) -We- are hunted. What do -they- call -us-(?)..***
[16.05.2011 21:45:45] LNS-Douglas: **They call you "Nomads"... and they hunt you because your kind did the same to us**
[16.05.2011 21:46:25] LNS-Douglas: James: It seems sir... this one is still in its early stages.
[16.05.2011 21:46:51] LNS-Douglas: Remus: I can attest to that... He shall be perfect for our next logs.
[16.05.2011 21:48:25] Adrammelech: ***.. Not all -we- destroy -they-... (delighted) -We- seek~wisdom... Do -they-(?)***
[16.05.2011 21:49:08] LNS-Douglas: **Some seek wisdom... Some seek power... Others have very dark reasons... We all have.. For we are humans...**
[16.05.2011 21:49:26] LNS-Douglas: **That is the nature of humans...**
[16.05.2011 21:50:15] Adrammelech: ***.. (sadly) -They- kill each other easily... (questioning) -We- pity... -Your- wisdom is minute...***
[16.05.2011 21:50:53] LNS-Douglas: **The reason we are curious..**
[16.05.2011 21:51:04] LNS-Douglas: **And explore...**
[16.05.2011 21:52:10] LNS-Douglas: **Adram... Our time is short. We enjoyed this encounter**
[16.05.2011 21:52:32] LNS-Douglas: **Farewell to you and your kind.**
[16.05.2011 21:52:34] Adrammelech: ***.. (curiously) -They- do not need to destory in quest... (boasting) -We- protect what have...***
[16.05.2011 21:53:10] LNS-Douglas: **I see...**
[16.05.2011 21:53:35] LNS-Douglas: **We must be on our way... Goodbye, Adram.**
[16.05.2011 21:53:39] Adrammelech: ***... (calmly) -We- wish you much drink... (delight) -Drink- much wisdom, Dark One.. Grow like -us-...***
Planet Manhattan, Navy Docking Port.
Remus smiled whilst reading over the data gathered by the new device. He motioned for James to come over and analyze it. [b]"James, I want you to practice using this device. With matters in the Primary Fleet getting more busier... I'm leaving you to find and gather as much data as possible."
James nodded again,"I will do my best sir."
Present day, May 28th, 818 A.S, 1700hrs, in orbit near Planet Houston (Aboard the LNS-Douglas)
The bridge of the Douglas can be briefly described as that of any other capital ship. Although the most notable feature was that it was clean... very clean. So clean that people who's eyes adjusted to the conditions of being in a dark room for a long time, become stunned by the cleanliness of the bridge.
Not many individuals sat inside the bridge as half of the ship's controls were handled by a specialized algorithmic super-computer. This allowed for more precise handling of the ship; especially, in difficult conditions such as the ship being rocked by a mortar hit.
As always somebody sat in the Captain's Chair in the center of the bridge. Lieutenant Commander James Madison had been sitting here for a few months now, ever since his superior received the rather unexpected promotion from Sub-Lieutenant to Lieutenant Commander.
' Wrote:
Lieutenant Commander
Tom Preager
Joshua Ashfield
Remus Sius
"All available ships rendezvous at Planet Houston", said James. At which point, he rallied all but 2 ships:
Liberty Forces:[/size]
LNS-Raatan- Liberty Dreadnaught (Captain Harris)
LNS-Siberia- Liberty Assault Battlecruiser
It was neither revenge nor vengeance that James asked for a small raid on Hamburg. The two Captains that joined James in this endeavor had also agreed on the matter. They all have been aching to shoot some strudelmunchers.
And so the 3 ships went about to Hamburg through Hudson, arriving at the Hudson-side Jump Gate of all-mighty Hamburg. No ships were met by the 3 Libertonians. A free system all to themselves... but James was quick on fast-responding Rheinland ships.
"Captains, we're going to scout our escape route first before meeting any enemy ships.", shouted over the secure comms. Upon scouting the Bering Jump Hole, enemy reinforcements came. Their names forgotten over the statistics.
Rheinland Forces:
1 Fighter
1 Rheinland "Turtle"
1 Bomber
James saw it fit to remind the Rheinlanders that they were itching for a fight and so he shouted over the system-wide comms,
"Citizens of Hamburg! Your days are numbered! Your ships, burnt by the day! This day shall be marked as the day that will be remembered for the war's duration! Today! The might of the Blue Eagle shall fall upon you!"
Morale of the 3 Libertonian ships increased... They managed to evade detection several times.. Until a point that a LNS-San.Diego(Liberty Dreadnaught) and a certain LSF Agent came in from Bering. The lone Rheinland capital ship was caught off-guard. It had first gone toe-to-toe with the San Diego, but its seasoned-veteran Captain proved to be too much for the Rheinwehr Captain. It soon had to flee and seek refuge at Hamburg.
Enemy snubcraft arrived to try and harass the Libertonians, but they were being harassed themselves by flak turrets from the Douglas and Raatan.
Fear not... the foolish Captain returned and was ultimately decimated by the combined power of 4 capital ships and a bomber. Alas, the Libertonians lost the LSF Agent to a well-placed Nova, but; nonetheless, the Captains pushed on. One by One the Rheinlanders lost their snubcraft until the Rheinlanders had to recruit a Freelancer to help in their endeavors.
A repair ship and a Siege Cruiser arrived to further the Rheinlanders' demise. Suddenly the powercore of the Douglas went out...
"It has been too long... too long that I started to write in this memoirs of mine."
The bright Manhattan sun lights up the quarters of a certain Liberty Navy officer. Clearly the room was a smaller one compared to the previous rooms he had slept in. There was an awkward silence for awhile as he looked out the window, which was the only thing separating him from the ship and certain death in space, not that he was in any danger. A voice suddenly fills the room.
"Sir, come to the communications center, we're reading her transponder signal again."
Without thinking, the officer quickly takes his datapad and begins to head off to his destination. Hopefully we can crack the code on this one Usually it took about five minutes for him to get to the comm center, but in this case the ship was smaller than what it used to be. Just before reaching the sliding door of the C.C, a Lieutenant came out of the center. It was his XO onboard the ship.
"Sir! *giving a quick salute* We're sure its her again. And this time the signal's closer than expected."
With a quick nod to acknowledge the XO's statement, he then proceeds inside.
The quarters was filled with huge stacks of paperwork. It didn't look like an office but clearly this Navy officer wanted things neat and orderly. Two things were off place though. Behind the huge stacks was a body lying in bed. The body lay motionless as if it were lifeless. Second, the usual Manhattan sun wasn't lighting up the quarters. One could summarize that, 1. It was night (which is ridiculous because in space, there is no day and night) and 2. The seemingly dead body might be just a sleeping person.
*Krrring! Krrrrring!*, sounded the vintage ole' alarm clock. And like a hunter's trap, the sleeping person springs into an ready-action pose. "Who? Wha..?", wondered the bewildered person. A frown forms in the officer's face. In front of him, was the otherwise neatly filed stack of paperwork, now scattered on the carpeted floor like a huge tornado had rampaged the room.
"Aww..... not again!"
A few hours later
As if by magic, the scattered paperwork had vanished almost immediately as it had been scattered. The Navy officer, fully dressed, prepared to leave the quarters. He grinned at the metallic briefcase that was present on his bed. Making sure everything was in place, he grabbed the briefcase and headed straight for the door.
Whilst out on patrol, I was contacted by somebody I once knew. Well that was what I thought. Until this particular entity was revealed to be hunting that somebody I knew. Little did I know that it was connected to the LSF incidents that happened a few weeks back.
I was reluctant at first to accept this favor... but this person said it was a matter of national security. I tried to feign memory lost to know more of this person but it seems he wouldn't budge.... One thing is for sure.... I've taken up his offer and have arranged with a known contact of mine to help me accomplish the task. He isn't what would my colleagues call, "a legitimate contact", but I once did a favor for this guy; so, he is somewhat liable to help me. In any case, a few zeroes on his bank account would work.
I will soon establish a encrypted channel using a specialized encryption that this contact of mine gave me. He seems reluctant on helping me. We shall see soon enough then. <<<<Logging out>>>>
Well here I am again... typing on this... memoir of mine.... Barnes says that it helps me get my balls straight... not that its crooked or anything... Well you get the point...
We were headed out to an escort mission of the [LN]-LLS-Clearwater commanded by none other than newly promoted Lieutenant Commander, Jane Hartman. Well, it -was- suppose to be an escort mission... but Lieutenant Reginald Lewis was already there....
With nothing to do... I prodded the scanners for anything unusual... then Jane and Lewis suddenly speak of a person claiming to be my brother... The odd part there is that the callsign resembled something Eva told me sometime ago. Noblesse Oblige. It was Gallic for "Nobility Obliges". Something stopping short of saying that with wealth, power and prestige come responsibilities. One other thing, this person has a very weird accent... almost of Gallia-origin.
I would like to know if this person truly is my brother... if so... that would mean I have Gallic blood... or atleast one of my relatives has...
During my momentous lapse, I have received a distress call from a trader between the lane from BS Rio Grande-Kepler JG, it seems some Xenos wanted to "raid" some transports. I couldn't let that heppen so I went there to investigate. Lewis was just finishing up the escort of the Clearwater; so, he too could join in. I waited for him at BS Rio Grande.
We found a lone Xeno at the Kepler JG, Kepler-side. It ran towards the dark matter clouds so we decided to let it go. He spat countless messages... I'll let the messages speak for themselves:
****Uploading part of ship logs****
Quote:[08.08.2012 19:12:58] Frank.Allerton: Good day pigs.
[08.08.2012 19:13:08] [LN]-Reginald.Lewis: Guessing surrender won't be your choice.
[08.08.2012 19:13:14] Frank.Allerton: Not to fascists.
[08.08.2012 19:13:20] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Fascits?
[08.08.2012 19:13:23] [LN]-Reginald.Lewis: *laughs* Fascists? Hardly.
[08.08.2012 19:13:31] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: *Fascists
[08.08.2012 19:13:33] Frank.Allerton: 'Deed, Liberty's governments are pirates.
[08.08.2012 19:13:43] [LN]-Reginald.Lewis: You are as well.
[08.08.2012 19:13:44] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Pirates to whom?
[08.08.2012 19:13:52] Frank.Allerton: 'Nay, I am a man with a purpose.
[08.08.2012 19:13:58] [LN]-Reginald.Lewis: So say they all.
[08.08.2012 19:14:04] Frank.Allerton: Liberty used to be good.
[08.08.2012 19:14:13] [LN]-Reginald.Lewis: Still is. You're just stuck in your ways.
[08.08.2012 19:14:16] Frank.Allerton: Now, the lower class is shunned and stuck in depravity.
[08.08.2012 19:14:42] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: So I'd take it you are part of the lower class?
[08.08.2012 19:14:43] Frank.Allerton: Trade corporations made us Xenos, LN and LPI reinforced them for a paycheck.
[08.08.2012 19:14:51] [LN]-Reginald.Lewis: I was born on Denver, kid. Been hearing that for years.
[08.08.2012 19:15:07] [LN]-Reginald.Lewis: Bah, dark matter.
[08.08.2012 19:15:11] Frank.Allerton: I am poor because trade corporations would rather hrie foreigners and robots to put us out of work.
[08.08.2012 19:15:16] Frank.Allerton: Liberty is no longer for Libertonians.
[08.08.2012 19:15:28] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Maybe its no longer for the likes of you...
[08.08.2012 19:15:35] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Anyways...
[08.08.2012 19:15:47] Frank.Allerton: And 'ow would you be better than corporations or corrupt politicians?
[08.08.2012 19:15:53] Frank.Allerton: 'Cause you got fancy equipment?
[08.08.2012 19:16:00] Frank.Allerton: I think not, pirate.
[08.08.2012 19:16:16] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: We fight for the right causes... and not for those politicians.
[08.08.2012 19:16:19] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Corrupt.
[08.08.2012 19:16:24] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: We fight for the people...
[08.08.2012 19:16:26] Frank.Allerton: Leave Liberty to the Libertonians, not the foreigners that have slowly screwed this Liberty into somethign different.
[08.08.2012 19:16:27] [LN]-Reginald.Lewis: It's pointless, Commander.
[08.08.2012 19:16:31] [LN]-Reginald.Lewis: Let him be.
[08.08.2012 19:16:33] Frank.Allerton: As do I, LNS.
[08.08.2012 19:16:52] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: You have a point but your way is wrong... therefore, your cause is wrong...
He wasn't going to let me have the last say... so he decided to continue the story...
****Uploading part of ship logs****
Quote:[08.08.2012 19:20:52] Frank.Allerton: Liberty's power holders are too corrupt to realize the amount of laziness and investment into foreign trade that corporation's have made, if you think we are doing this wrong, you do better.
[08.08.2012 19:21:29] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Isn't this good for Liberty?
[08.08.2012 19:21:32] Frank.Allerton: Nobody is fighting for us, so we fight for ourselves. If we need to turn to extremist methods, we will do so.
[08.08.2012 19:21:36] Frank.Allerton: Negative.
[08.08.2012 19:21:50] Frank.Allerton: D'you know what happened when corporations started makign trade lanes and jump gates?
[08.08.2012 19:21:56] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: If you ran out of jobs... planetside... why not take up jobs space...
[08.08.2012 19:22:20] Frank.Allerton: Just answer my question, nobody knows the truth, I'm assuming you don't either.
[08.08.2012 19:22:53] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: When Ageira started to make those Tradelanes and jump technology... Liberty's economy flourished...
[08.08.2012 19:22:58] Frank.Allerton: Companies like Ageira decided it would be best to simply import parts from foreign companies because it was cheaper due to foreign labor, and Libertonian companies suffered because of it. Eventually our mining operations all but shut down, and tons were out of jobs. LPI brutalized us and forced us out of public places because we were not a pleasantry due to being homeless for weeks. We were forced off of the planet and to dark matter and asteroid cloudsTook us many years but we gained a foothold to fight for what is right and accomplish it, whatever it takes.
[08.08.2012 19:24:33] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Heh, that may be... what thats pretty much impossible.
[08.08.2012 19:24:35] Frank.Allerton: Foreign vessels going boom, that is an acceptable loss. They do not belong in Liberty, we can be self sufficient. Instead of importing the blueprints and purchasing rights for trade lanes, we shipped our jobs to foreigners.
[08.08.2012 19:24:46] Frank.Allerton: We were self sufficient and thriving.
[08.08.2012 19:25:01] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: All I care about is the lives of the transports you are destroying.
[08.08.2012 19:25:11] Frank.Allerton: They are not Libertonian citizens
[08.08.2012 19:25:19] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: But they are under the law... unlike you.
[08.08.2012 19:25:38] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: You forfeited your rights as a Libertonian citizen... when you became a pirate.
[08.08.2012 19:25:49] Frank.Allerton: Nay sir, I forfeited my rights when I lost my job.Nobody cares about the poor or homeless. Also, pirate? What am I, a rogue?
[08.08.2012 19:26:14] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: You could've petition for violation of human rights.
[08.08.2012 19:26:16] Frank.Allerton: I fight not for gain, I am still poor.
[08.08.2012 19:26:22] Frank.Allerton: You don't think countless did?
[08.08.2012 19:26:33] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: You are a pirate for attacking lawful transports.
[08.08.2012 19:26:35] Frank.Allerton: You don't think the government knows what happened to those employed?
[08.08.2012 19:26:47] Frank.Allerton: I am a terrorist, scaring off foreigners from our lands. As you should be doing, to protect your next generation.
[08.08.2012 19:26:54] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Blame the politician....
[08.08.2012 19:27:06] Frank.Allerton: I do, and I blame you and all of the navy and LPI for following them blindly.
[08.08.2012 19:27:15] Frank.Allerton: You are like a bunny with a carrot and a stick.
[08.08.2012 19:27:29] Frank.Allerton: I'll let you in on a hint, that carrot they're dangling above you isn't a carrot. It's just the stick.
[08.08.2012 19:27:36] Frank.Allerton: They took the carrot for themselves.
[08.08.2012 19:27:46] Frank.Allerton: And they are laughing at you, munching on it noisily.
[08.08.2012 19:27:55] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: If we were following them blindly... we'd just lose this war already...
[08.08.2012 19:28:13] Frank.Allerton: Feh.
[08.08.2012 19:28:16] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: And now with the Gallic invasion... it became worst.
[08.08.2012 19:28:31] Frank.Allerton: There would not be a war if we kept to ourselves.
[08.08.2012 19:28:50] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: This is not a matter of being isolated...
[08.08.2012 19:28:58] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: It's a matter of national security.
[08.08.2012 19:29:05] Frank.Allerton: National security..
[08.08.2012 19:29:05] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Even the whole of Sirius!
[08.08.2012 19:29:17] Frank.Allerton: Gallia, I suppose.
[08.08.2012 19:29:25] Frank.Allerton: Rheinland, no.
[08.08.2012 19:29:32] Frank.Allerton: Just give 'em some beer and they'll be fine.
[08.08.2012 19:29:32] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: I might... but it's been too long...
[08.08.2012 19:29:37] Frank.Allerton: Jokes aside.
[08.08.2012 19:29:56] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: If you fight for the right cause, then you should be on the frontlines.
[08.08.2012 19:30:01] Frank.Allerton: It is possible to cooperate with foreigners without screwing your nation over from the inside out. You are thinking of only the small picture.
[08.08.2012 19:30:23] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Yeah... yeah... bowing down to a king! Giving up independence...
[08.08.2012 19:30:48] Frank.Allerton: There are foreign affairs and internal affairs. At the moment, liberty is merely focused on foreign.
[08.08.2012 19:31:01] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: We'd be like the bunny you described!
[08.08.2012 19:31:29] Frank.Allerton: Xeno's are viewed as scum, same as we were when we were homeless. Only difference now is that we have power.
[08.08.2012 19:31:32] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Honestly... I don't know what to call our relationship...
[08.08.2012 19:31:53] Frank.Allerton: It is possible for Liberty to co-operate with foreigners to drive Gallia out
[08.08.2012 19:32:08] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: You think we aren't trying to do that?
[08.08.2012 19:32:10] Frank.Allerton: I'm not against foreign nations, I'm against Libertonian jobs and resources going to them.
[08.08.2012 19:32:35] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Then become a corporate leader!
[08.08.2012 19:32:42] Frank.Allerton: Feh.
[08.08.2012 19:32:45] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Reverse the things that they did...
[08.08.2012 19:32:48] Frank.Allerton: Me and what money?
[08.08.2012 19:32:55] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: No... thats not what I meant.
[08.08.2012 19:33:08] Frank.Allerton: I'm not a son of a wealthy man.
[08.08.2012 19:33:13] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Become a corporate leader... then you can make influential changes and further your goals.
[08.08.2012 19:33:26] Frank.Allerton: Leading a corporation would require money.
[08.08.2012 19:33:36] Frank.Allerton: A lot of it.
[08.08.2012 19:33:48] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: First you have to change your colours.
[08.08.2012 19:33:50] Frank.Allerton: I 'ave about 1,000 credits to my name.
[08.08.2012 19:34:19] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Or better yet... why not become a politician..
[08.08.2012 19:34:21] Frank.Allerton: There are no colours to change
[08.08.2012 19:34:40] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Influence the decision to gov't policies.
[08.08.2012 19:34:58] Frank.Allerton: Yeah, a former Xeno as a politician.
[08.08.2012 19:35:09] Frank.Allerton: I would be lynched by corporate heads within a few days.
[08.08.2012 19:35:16] Frank.Allerton: Or have a mysterious bounty placed on me.
[08.08.2012 19:35:30] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Then those corporate head.... are breaking the law... and they are subject to punishment.
[08.08.2012 19:35:40] Frank.Allerton: Or might just breathe in some funky kind of gas because I don't share the higher-ups interests and choke to death.
[08.08.2012 19:35:51] Frank.Allerton: Corporate heads are above the law. They make the law. Not the government. Bribery is in human nature, as well as the instinct to hoard as much money as you can and step over everyone else to get it. It would take an already recognized figure of power to change our foreign policies.
[08.08.2012 19:37:19] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Bribery?? I'd go nuts if somebody tried to bribe me.
[08.08.2012 19:37:31] Frank.Allerton: That's because they offer you small change, heh.
[08.08.2012 19:38:22] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Small change means nothing.... or money even...
[08.08.2012 19:38:37] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: If I wanted the big bucks... I'd be a business man.
[08.08.2012 19:38:47] Frank.Allerton: Everyone wants money.
[08.08.2012 19:38:48] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: But here I am... still in the Navy...
[08.08.2012 19:38:55] Frank.Allerton: Whether they're honest with themselves or not is a different story.
[08.08.2012 19:39:27] Frank.Allerton: I'm dedicated to my cause, and I would shove off if someone gave me a million credits.
[08.08.2012 19:40:57] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Million credits?
[08.08.2012 19:41:03] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: You'd shove off?
[08.08.2012 19:41:09] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: What about your brothers?
[08.08.2012 19:41:35] Frank.Allerton: I'd give 'em my lucky SNAC.
[08.08.2012 19:41:54] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Then you are no better...
[08.08.2012 19:42:07] Frank.Allerton: How so?
[08.08.2012 19:42:16] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: You mentioned bribery earlier...
[08.08.2012 19:42:28] Frank.Allerton: 'Deed?
[08.08.2012 19:42:50] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Isn't that the same thing if somebody gave a million credits and you'd shove off?
[08.08.2012 19:43:28] Frank.Allerton: Mm.. I'd accept it, can't say I'd honor it though. 'Pendin' on who it's comin' from.
[08.08.2012 19:44:06] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: But you are right... Mister Allerton... you are different from a pirate...
[08.08.2012 19:44:10] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Terrorist even.
[08.08.2012 19:44:16] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: You have ideals...
[08.08.2012 19:44:22] Frank.Allerton: Took ya this long to come to that conclusion?
[08.08.2012 19:44:29] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Of course...
[08.08.2012 19:44:43] Frank.Allerton: I don't pirate, I destroy foreign vessels or destroy their cargo. 'Pends on how I'm feeling.
[08.08.2012 19:45:10] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: I see in you the chance to lead the Xenos into a new era...
[08.08.2012 19:45:20] Frank.Allerton: I happily leave ships intact if they drop their cargo and go back from where they came.
[08.08.2012 19:45:44] Frank.Allerton: New era?
[08.08.2012 19:45:47] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: *long silence*
[08.08.2012 19:45:59] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Yes... but that is for another time...
[08.08.2012 19:46:13] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Unless you change your colors now...
[08.08.2012 19:46:25] Frank.Allerton: As I said, there is no color to change.
[08.08.2012 19:46:35] [LN]-LNS-MacArthur: Remus: Then good bye, Mister Allerton...
[08.08.2012 19:46:50] Frank.Allerton: See ya.
I can't say too much of what he said... but it was certainly the words of a born-leader. He could have been a politician influencing the situation the people on Denver were facing... Of course had he accepted my proposal... I would have... financed his decision. But be it a matter of fate, that he refused it. Such a loss, really.
After this, Jane and I had a talk. This one of... a more personal note, she's been feeling uneasy taking up such a responsibility. The thought of leadership plus responsibility was a nightmare to her. But I assured her that everything will be alright... not that anything was wrong in the first place. I felt the need to give her some support, after all, it was my influence that made her change her stars.
Her medal was a symbol... of those men who died by her side... and those who fought with her... She thought it unfair for the brass to award her the medal... instead of her comrades.
I forced her to make a promise to me... to always hold on to that medal... she accepted but took the chance to return the favor. I'll be glad to hold on to that medal....
How long has it been... it seems more than a year or so that I've typed anything into this... "old" machine... Funny... there's a lot more dust than usual...
A new set of officers has just been promoted...
Feels like I'm getting left behind...
Actually, I -am- getting left behind...
******* paperwork...
You know... I might actually take the advise of Hartman... but well... it just seems pathetic to just... walk away from all those documents... I mean... somebody's got to do them... Right?
Just a few more weeks I guess... then I'll finally be back in a cockpit or a bridge... whatever duties I may be assigned...
After a few months of inactive duty, I suddenly find myself inside a cockpit...
It feels like all the training I had before... was gone...
Luckily for me, some people took notice of my request to do some fighter drills...
Most notably, Adam... or Vice Admiral Fuchs for that matter...
He is probably the most weirdest naval officer I have ever met... so far... at the least...
He'd prefer that subordinates call him by his first name... much to the dismay of certain officers...
All other things aside... he is a good flight instructor...
Ensign Stevenson and Commander Hartman were also present... but alas it was to be cut short... as Rheinlanders managed to infiltrate Liberty... particularly California...
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Well to cut the story short... Rheinlanders got beaten... Training was canceled... but its lucky to have Rohj around...
Even though he is of higher rank... it seems that we've come to be good buddies...
Just now he has taught me some refreshers in flight combat...
It's the least he can do after I've taught him a few techniques in Gunship Flight tactics...