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Report on Corsair Intelligence Gathering Mission

Date: 2010, 8th of June
Start Time: ~5th of June
End Time: 8th of June, ~18:10 [Precise time Redacted for Security Reasons]
Location: New London.

My mission started at Arranmore Base, Dublin. I stayed there as a guest of our Molly friends. They were Hospitable, Sort of. I partook in three nights of constant surveillance of the Bretonian systems. After a few close encounters I was in for some astounding luck, according to a few passing Junkers, four Benitez family Contacts were messing about at Trafalgar.

I took the chance and hopped in my nippy Falchion, Setting off for the New London Jumphole. I quickly made my way to Trafalgar, Where I saw the following situation:

-3 Corsair Trainee's, All in Legionaires [See addendum *1,*2,*3]
-1 Corsair Gunboat, M42 Imperator Class. [See addendum *4]

The Corsair gunboat was in front of the Trainee's, who were lined up in a neat row. I am guessing they were discussing matters of training or promotion.

I took it to the comms.



I am surprised by the lack of effort these Corsairs maintain in protecting their secrets. They gladly allowed me to do my thing, the Scylla even stated that I was a welcome guest. I am most surprised about this ''Battle Lust'' The Corsairs are so reknowned for, or the lack thereof. Very weak show.

Still, perhaps we should inform the Molly's of the new Corsair Prooving Grounds?

[*1],[*2],[*3],[*4]




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This is a record of completion of Phase one of Mission 9. Image recordings of my travels in the Border and Edge worlds along with maps from system scanners can are attached if they are of interest to you:

Gallery 1 - The Omega Systems
Gallery 2 - Initial System Maps

After a quick resupply at Mactan Base, I returned to Omega-5 from Cambridge and almost immediately spotted four low-power coalition frequency's within long range of my ship, further investigation allowed me to track them to a jump hole. I recorded the location of this hole and followed the ships unnoticed to the Omega-7 jump hole where I was spotted by one of the pilots.



SCRA|Kostya.Petrovin: Lane Hacker?
Elektra.King: Hello there
SCRA|Ethan.Scott: Long way from home, no?
Elektra.King: Indeed, I have reason to be here.
SCRA|Ethan.Scott: And what would that be? Besides another target for us?
Elektra.King: I assure you I pose no threat
SCRA|CPW-Social.Credit: A Falch', eh?
SCRA|CPW-Social.Credit: Flew one of those during my stint with the Hackers.
SCRA|CPW-Social.Credit: Fast things, them.
SCRA|Ethan.Scott: Fast, but fragile.
SCRA|CPW-Social.Credit: Nothing a missile or two wont kill, if it came to that.

Two of the ships continued on to Omega-7 and the others remained behind to interrogate me.



It was at this point that we were attacked by a large number rookie corsair fighters and agreed to move to cambridge resume communications. I managed to escape the encounter along with ship scans through distracting the pilots from my purpose through conversation, we even talked about our opinions on how best to topple the corrupt government of Liberty. It was easier than I expected, it seems they have a problem concentrating on the task at hand...

SCRA|Ethan.Scott: Focusing on Ageira is like chopping away at the leg of the monster.
SCRA|Ethan.Scott: You have to aim for the neck.

So I got away with valuable information without firing a single shot and all I had to do was talk to them!

Scans of Coalition Fighters

Elektra.King: Now if it is ok with you, I would like to say farewell on peaceful terms.
SCRA|Ethan.Scott: You can go, but don't return.

Well I waited some time before I risked it, but I decided to ignore Mr.Scott's instructions and investigate the jump hole I had seen the Coalition leaving from in Omega-5. Almost immediately I was under fire from several weapons platforms, a capital ship and multiple fighters, in my desperate attempts to survive I managed to grab one picture that shows the Coalition presence in Omega-52. It isn't great, but it's enough to prove that they rule that system with an iron fist.



Luckily I managed, somehow, to drift back to Mactan Base. I had sustained massive hull damage and was running low on vital resources but it didn't matter, Because I was alive and had the information I needed.

Log 1 Wrote:Log Entry 1 '€“ Star Date Initiative 817 A.S. Project Lead Mr. White.

We'€™ve spent hours advertising on open short range communication for any lead on liquid cardimine. I'€™ve come to believe the Outcasts heed nothing more than their own.

Using spare cardi in from the hold we'€™ve begun to put it under severe pressure using '€œpressure cookers'€. Cardimine takes on a dull orange tint under severe pressures, once released the cardimine is in a dense form, nearly a rock after hours of exposure to pressurized air. Atmospheric re-entry oddly returns it to a powdered form, we can'€™t gather what it means but speculation among the team points to the ozone cooking the hull as we enter. Further study is needed, we will be capturing the ozone in specialized tanks to test several theories but I'€™m not expecting much yield from it.

Log 2 Wrote:Log Entry 2 '€“ Star Date Initiative 817 A.S. Project Lead Mr. White.

Pressurized cardimine is proving hard to consume and process, the prisoners that have been subjugated to the tests are nearly immune to the outside world and immediately retreat into themselves, death takes effect an hour after consumption of this '€œrock cardi'€ we are abandoning this lead on the grounds it makes a human catatonic.
The ozone captured in the tanks is of minor interest, it bears a small amount of moisture and diagnostics reveal it holds molecules of cardimine suspended in a non responsive shell of proteins. We have attempted to break this protein barrier but have yielded no results. We will store this '€œair cardi'€ for later study in a larger lab.
The Outcasts appear to tire of our presence and we have moved to the large green nebula of alien organisms beyond the planets and the Hispania wreck.
Using a spare ozone tank on a recommendation from a fellow Hacker we have begun to apply pressure to the organisms in varying masses inside the cooker. Upon injecting powdered cardimine the green organisms emit a deep blue tinting as the mass converts entirely to a dull orange rust color.

Log 3 Wrote:Log Entry 3 '€“ Star Date Initiative 817 A.S. Project Lead Mr.White.

Using a combination of ozone, nebula gas, pressure, and rapid cooling is yielding exciting results. This gaseous state of cardimine is currently being tested on captured bounty hunter pilots and the results are unstable.
Subjects display severe aggression in the beginning and from there it is probably based on temperament, of course BHG pilots are former criminals. We are attempting to purify the nebula gas with some success.

Log Wrote:Log Entry 4 '€“ Star Date Initiative 817 A.S. Project Lead Mr. White.

This purified gas is of considerable interest, in its cleaned state a subject can easily over-dose but in small shots it gives a rapid euphoric state that temporarily will stop pain. We have acquired more test subjects as well.
The lab technicians are reporting that by adding H20 they are able to force the gaseous cardimine into a liquid state, though only temporarily. We are fine tuning the equations to hopefully create a stable mix that will last longer.

Log 5 Wrote:Log Entry 5 '€“ Star Date Initiative 817 A.S. Project Lead Mr. White.

With a careful mix of pressure, water, ozone, and nebula we are able to create a liquid cardimine. The crew is ecstatic, the test subjects are in a constant euphoric state of a rust colored cloud as we continue to refine this process. The orbit around our vessel is clogged with BHG pilots we have been forced to eject, I watch them impact the hull as they float about and die. I am glad to be a Hacker and not a BHG pilot.

Log 6 Wrote:Log Entry 6 '€“ Star Date Initiative 817 A.S. Project Lead Mr. White.

We have run out of ozone and nebula, one of the lab techs tested the most refined liquid cardimine we have made yet. We are openly letting the cardi stand in a bowl on the ship watching it. It is fragile to be sure, with a sudden jolt it will return to a gaseous state. We have injected the liquid cardi under pressure into small personnel tanks that can be hidden on a person with ease. After hours of remaining stable the liquid cardimine will enter a '€œstable'€ state, using specialized nozzles injection will not be fatal to the user; I pity the soul that suffers an explosive pressure blow out to the veins death would be inevitable.

Log 7 Wrote:Log Entry 7 '€“ Star Date Initiative 817 A.S. Project Lead Mr. White.

We are sending this rather lengthy transmission packet back, I would consider the Operation concluded based on the equipment taken with me, proper scientists can take it from here based on what we've achieved. Breaking down the equation it is rather lengthy but almost childish in nature, if we had the power I'm sure we would find Malta to be the last residenses of this interstellar body used this world like a giant pharmasuitical planet. Though something tells me we will never have the full story in that regard.

We've discharged the BHG pilots that remained to the Outcasts, they are nearly catatonic due to exposure of such large quantities of "liqiud cardimine"; though the Outcasts appeared to not care and dragged them off to their deaths.

Hydrogen+Oxygen+Purified[Nebula gas of Omicron Alpha]+Cardimine+Psi956=HONgCm

Make no mistake we have made a liquid cardimine but it is imperfect in many regards and deadlier than its powdered brother.

Using the freed cargo space, we have loaded down with as much cardimine we can carry and are returning to Mactan.