03-26-2022, 07:17 AM
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Mission 63: Locate and investigate modular bases within and around Liberty
Bad news, I'm afraid. That modular Freelancer base, Sanctuary, that was rotting near Leiden, has been overtaken by new owners and is no longer derelict. Some Zoners have set up shop in it, and are using it purely as a trading outpost, apparently. I had a lengthy discussion with a pilot closely involved in their operations. The same group has seen fit to construct another modular base immediately beside the first, apparently on the basis that it will attract less attention. Moronic. The second base, Haven, is being established as a Zoner base from the outset. Needless to say, these are so close to Leiden you'd fly into them on undocking if you weren't careful. A relationship, or an elimination, will be required. Blissful ignorance will not suffice. The good news is that it is likely achievable.
During our chat we were joined by a Gen'an who included the interesting tidbit that they have a working arrangement with the Zoners: safe existence and passage in return for goods not usually able to be sourced by the cell themselves. Many luxury goods are already stocked and purchasable on the stations. However when I asked, the Zoner had no further tribute to offer the inner circle. I recommend we convene on what would be a suitable purpose. A distribution point or dead-drop would draw too much attention and local traffic. Externalised manufacturing capabilities nearby could be a boon, but the Zoner seemed reluctant and it may not be of sufficient use to us. They are too far out to provide meaningful proximity defence; too close to offer a useful network relay. With any luck, they'll imagine a way to make themselves useful and contact us as requested - though for this too I hold little faith.
Finally, an open channel on the neural net regarding the operations of these bases was easy enough to find and is likely a good source of information and method of communication for future matters with these aimless Zoners. At worst, the bases will make an easy target for extortion given their proximity and limited routes of access, but that would be terribly boring. Speaking of boring, logs and data are attached.
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Mission 63: Locate and investigate modular bases within and around Liberty
Bad news, I'm afraid. That modular Freelancer base, Sanctuary, that was rotting near Leiden, has been overtaken by new owners and is no longer derelict. Some Zoners have set up shop in it, and are using it purely as a trading outpost, apparently. I had a lengthy discussion with a pilot closely involved in their operations. The same group has seen fit to construct another modular base immediately beside the first, apparently on the basis that it will attract less attention. Moronic. The second base, Haven, is being established as a Zoner base from the outset. Needless to say, these are so close to Leiden you'd fly into them on undocking if you weren't careful. A relationship, or an elimination, will be required. Blissful ignorance will not suffice. The good news is that it is likely achievable.
During our chat we were joined by a Gen'an who included the interesting tidbit that they have a working arrangement with the Zoners: safe existence and passage in return for goods not usually able to be sourced by the cell themselves. Many luxury goods are already stocked and purchasable on the stations. However when I asked, the Zoner had no further tribute to offer the inner circle. I recommend we convene on what would be a suitable purpose. A distribution point or dead-drop would draw too much attention and local traffic. Externalised manufacturing capabilities nearby could be a boon, but the Zoner seemed reluctant and it may not be of sufficient use to us. They are too far out to provide meaningful proximity defence; too close to offer a useful network relay. With any luck, they'll imagine a way to make themselves useful and contact us as requested - though for this too I hold little faith.
Finally, an open channel on the neural net regarding the operations of these bases was easy enough to find and is likely a good source of information and method of communication for future matters with these aimless Zoners. At worst, the bases will make an easy target for extortion given their proximity and limited routes of access, but that would be terribly boring. Speaking of boring, logs and data are attached.
Code:
LH~Censorship: Hello there.
Sorairo_Aozora: Hi Mr Hacker
LH~Censorship: How polite.
LH~Censorship: What is a Zoner gunboat doing here?
Sorairo_Aozora: I'm a Zoner (smiles)
LH~Censorship: Indeed.
LH~Censorship: And what are you doing here?
Sorairo_Aozora: This is my home. I live with my friends here,
LH~Censorship: At the Freeport at the next junction?
Sorairo_Aozora: Negtive. We are off grid. But we visit Leiden frequently for trade and technical assistance.
LH~Censorship: Frequently?
LH~Censorship: I didn't realise we had such a close relationship.
Sorairo_Aozora: It's only 20 clicks from home.
LH~Censorship: And where exactly do you live, then?
Sorairo_Aozora: Follow me.
LH~Censorship: I see.
Sorairo_Aozora: Sanctuary will show as Freelancer but Haven is being constructed as Zoner.
LH~Censorship: And what is your primary business?
Sorairo_Aozora: We are traders pure and simple. There is no manufacturing here.
LH~Censorship: And what do you trade? With whom? Who supplies these bases?
Sorairo_Aozora: You should be able to dock on Sanctuary. If it doesn't work I wil dock and set it up.
Sorairo_Aozora: Give it a try and you will see our current stock.
LH~Censorship: Surely you do not rely solely on people buying your wares?
LH~Censorship: As I was saying, surely you do not rely solely on people buying your wares?
Sorairo_Aozora: Are you satisfied ?
LH~Censorship: Do you ship goods here? Elsewhere?
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Hmm?
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Oh Konnichiwa
LH~Censorship: Good day, Miss Misaki.
Sorairo_Aozora: These goods come from a long way away. we make good profits transporting ores and the like to the places that are near where we
LH~Censorship: This Zoner here was just telling me all about these bases they've erected.
Sorairo_Aozora: Kon'nichiwa Yunoki
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: I am aware of them
LH~Censorship: And you thought it wise to establish your operations here?
LH~Censorship: At this distance, I should hope so, or else you probably shouldn't be a pilot.
Sorairo_Aozora: it is reasonably safe .
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Sanctuary has been here for a while. These people started fixing up the place
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: They don't originally own it
LH~Censorship: Indeed. I was expecting it to go derelict.
Sorairo_Aozora: It is 30 clicks to the lanes, 25 clicks from Shukou jump hole and 60 clicks from Colorado jump hole.#
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: I used to come here for the bottles of wine. But they tidied up the place and now sell all kinds of food and drinks there
Sorairo_Aozora: It was about to go derelict when we started intense renovation.
LH~Censorship: Indeed, there is a good variety of items available on board. Surprising, for such an installation.
Sorairo_Aozora: We are enterprising and Yunoki and her colleagues are good friends and customers.
LH~Censorship: You have a business relationship?
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Nah, not really
LH~Censorship: A working agreement, then.
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: We provide safe passage through Kusari in return for commodities that are otherwise hard to come by
Sorairo_Aozora: We also take important 'items' to <GARBLED> [Note: data was corrupted]
LH~Censorship: Sounds like business to me, and an agreeable arrangement.
Sorairo_Aozora: Most of our goods come from Dublin, London and Ile de France
LH~Censorship: So what was the aim of renovating this station?
Sorairo_Aozora: That is a long story. we are a mixed group who came together to survive and live peacefully.
LH~Censorship: Just somewhere to live and prosper? That's it?
Sorairo_Aozora: Yunoki please will you try to dock on Haven to check I have set it up for you?
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Eh I will try
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Seems to accept my clearance
Sorairo_Aozora: Great. That's where I can leave goodies inn future (Laughs)
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Seems rather empty
Sorairo_Aozora: It is but I will put some of the things you like there at I credit charge. For all the help.
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Appreciated
LH~Censorship: So then, to get to what I'm getting at. What is it that you can offer your neighbours?
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Also did that police or navy guy bother you further?
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Frost was his name?
Sorairo_Aozora: It's going to take a while to finish Haven.
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Also answer the Lane Hacker first
LH~Censorship: You answer miss Misaki. I have data to collect.
LH~Censorship: I appreciate the gesture, Misaki.
Sorairo_Aozora: There was no problem with the LNF or the Auxo. We just traded pleasantries.
Sorairo_Aozora: Sorry LH did I cut across your transmission?
LH~Censorship: You'll have to correct Haven's docking permissions for the hackers.
LH~Censorship: No, but you can get back to my neighbourly question.
Sorairo_Aozora: Yes but not until it is complete. There is nothing there and we have ser it up for Yunoki to avoid having to drop items in spac
LH~Censorship: I see.
LH~Censorship: May I ask what goodies are involved in such transfers?
LH~Censorship: Not to pry, Miss Misaki.
LH~Censorship: Many would call each of us pirates.
Sorairo_Aozora: No we are not pirates. They don't talk.
LH~Censorship: Very well.
LH~Censorship: So, what items are you referring to on Haven?
LH~Censorship: And what do you offer the Hackers?
Sorairo_Aozora: GC's like booze, luxury food and tobacco.
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Eh they bring us stuff like wine from Gallia, good sake, gin, things like that
LH~Censorship: Wine from Gallia? Interesting.
LH~Censorship: Out of curiosity, where is the best sake from?
Sorairo_Aozora: Do you mind if I continue my trip? I can make one more journey to Gallia if I go now.
Sorairo_Aozora: Sorry.
LH~Censorship: If you answer my last question regarding what you can offer to us, then you can go.
LH~Censorship: Be diverse. Give options. I'll be taking this for discussion amongst the inner circle.
Sorairo_Aozora: What do you want?
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Hmm depends on your taste I guess. I personally like Kyushu sake
LH~Censorship: Material return on the investment that is allowing you to be so exceedingly close to us.
Sorairo_Aozora: Such as?
LH~Censorship: Kyushu? I'll have to try that.
LH~Censorship: Something of worth. But not necessarily credits.
LH~Censorship: The best value is something you can get us that we can't normally do ourselves.
Sorairo_Aozora: An example please
LH~Censorship: I'd normally suggest distributing our software, but... your proximity renders that practically pointless.
LH~Censorship: Depending on whether you intend to create manufacturing capabilities, that too could be of use to us.
Sorairo_Aozora: I already take your software to Omicron Alpha and other such places.
LH~Censorship: In fact, that would be a benefit precisely because of your proximity.
Sorairo_Aozora: Manufacturing here is not an option. It would rapidly attract attention.
LH~Censorship: And rightly so; it is valuable and in demand.
LH~Censorship: And you think that the establishment of a Zoner thoroughfare would not?
Sorairo_Aozora: It's been good so far.
LH~Censorship: I'm not sure I understand why you think manufacturing capability would attract attention any faster.
LH~Censorship: Unless you intend on having frequent naval inspections of the facility?
LH~Censorship: That, we could not permit.
LH~Censorship: I'm puzzling through whether there are other luxuries you could provide us that we don't have existing methods of acquiring.
LH~Censorship: And, frankly, I'm struggling.
Sorairo_Aozora: We have occasional visits from LNF but they do not and cannot dock.
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Honestly, attention is not something you should be worried about. You cant see from the outside what is being produced.
LH~Censorship: Good.
LH~Censorship: All the more merit to my argument.
LH~Censorship: Now, if there were land on that station, or a great deal of capacity and space for research and construction -
LH~Censorship: such as on a planet, perhaps I'd suggest that. But as yet another modular station, I believe there is not.
Sorairo_Aozora: At the moment all Freelancers can dock. That requires an administrative change.
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: And if I may add. having factories is not something that bases are assaulted for
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Freeport 12, not far from here, has factories too
LH~Censorship: No. I understand that they are usually assaulted for corporate exploitation, or for being too close to an unfriendly entity.
Sorairo_Aozora: But is Core 4
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: It wasnt always
Sorairo_Aozora: I can't change the Base Tag without <GARBLED> [Note: more corrupted data] approval. Will be in process soon.
LH~Censorship: I understand.
LH~Censorship: But that is not my concern.
LH~Censorship: I feel that this isn't going anywhere, fast.
Sorairo_Aozora: I agree and I need to make that trip.
LH~Censorship: If you have no suggestions, then I will discuss what we want of you. It means you will have less choice in the matter.
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: They just want to establish their trade post
LH~Censorship: I strongly recommend you take this to your leadership and provide options in a comm.
Sorairo_Aozora: I'm going to Leiden for software.
LH~Censorship: Yes, and part of the trade of being here, will be arranging an agreement with the locals.
LH~Censorship: Good. I'll escort you.
LH~Censorship: Pleasure, Miss Misaki.
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Good travels
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: I am returning to Kusari
Sorairo_Aozora: And to you both
LH~Censorship: Now, don't forget to reach out with options. I'd hate to come knocking.
LH~Censorship: Safe flight.
GC-Yunoki.Misaki: Sayonara
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