Connection Established ██ Transmission Opens██ Technocracy x Starfliers Hybrid Encryption██
Leon, Starfliers██ The Order██
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Greetings. I've witnessed some activity ramping up in the Omicrons, and I'd like offer my services to help your organisation.
My name is Leon, and I run a company called Starfliers. I suppose you could think of us as a freelance hyperspacial intelligence group. Though we are primarily explorers, we do sell rift information to anyone who uses jump-drive technology. I come forward to your organisation today after a brief conversation with one of your vessels, Order|Foxtrot. They understood what kind of services I'm offering, but refused to make any sort of decision before contacting you. Perhaps the information we gather and sell may help you combat the rising threats around the Omicrons. Below you'll find the conversation I had with Foxtrot. . .
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[05.07.2021 02:30:49] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: Greetings, vessels.
[05.07.2021 02:30:55] Order|Foxtrot: Ahoy.
[05.07.2021 02:31:02] Lian'Zhu: Hey, we've met before haven't we?
[05.07.2021 02:31:03] Omer.Darche: That... Is a large vessel.
[05.07.2021 02:31:23] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: In orbit above Manhattan a few days ago, yes.
[05.07.2021 02:31:28] Order|Foxtrot: I like the look of the ship.
[05.07.2021 02:31:48] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: Ah, an Order vessel... markings say your Primary Fleet. That's good.
[05.07.2021 02:32:22] Order|Foxtrot: It's difficult to be Order these days, but yes.
[05.07.2021 02:32:44] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: Hmm, well I may have something that could help the Order.
[05.07.2021 02:32:56] Order|Foxtrot: I'm listening.
[05.07.2021 02:33:07] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: Let's say the Core are beginning not to like me, so our interests may align.
[05.07.2021 02:33:26] Order|Foxtrot: What happened?
[05.07.2021 02:33:54] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: Long story short, I got involved in a battle and the Core didn't like it.
[05.07.2021 02:34:16] 2021-07-05 02:34:17 SMT : Omer.Darche is attempting to disconnect from the server
[05.07.2021 02:34:17] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: I'm no combat vessel, just wanted to help.
[05.07.2021 02:34:34] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: Anyways, onto more important things.
[05.07.2021 02:34:42] Order|Foxtrot: I see. Well does "beginning not like" mean you are ready to fight them?
[05.07.2021 02:35:03] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: They were with some Zoner vessels, and all of them had their weapons on me.
[05.07.2021 02:35:21] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: I'm a facifist, so I just ran.
[05.07.2021 02:35:38] Order|Foxtrot: Because, as I was mentioning earlier, there are more Core vessels about than ever. And we are outnumbered often.
[05.07.2021 02:36:10] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: I've noticed. Hence why I'm offering something to the Order.
[05.07.2021 02:36:34] Order|Foxtrot: How do you want to help?
[05.07.2021 02:37:29] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: Well, I'm a hyperspacial research vessel. Can gain some arrival vector info for Jump Drives.
[05.07.2021 02:38:16] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: Not sure if that's valuable to the Order.
[05.07.2021 02:38:34] Order|Foxtrot: [color=#80FF00]I get the gist. But I'm afraid if we go down this road any further I'll be in over my head. I'm more of a combat first guy.[/color]
[05.07.2021 02:39:06] Order|Foxtrot: [color=#80FF00]I'm sure my superiors would be willing to hear you out[/color]
[05.07.2021 02:39:23] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: Would you be sending in a report?
[05.07.2021 02:39:38] Order|Foxtrot: I can, yes.
[05.07.2021 02:39:39] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: Otherwise, what are their names? I can send out something.
[05.07.2021 02:40:51] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: So you made it from New York to here, Lian? I'm impressed.
[05.07.2021 02:41:39] Lian'Zhu: Yea, it was a bit of a hike but I managed
[05.07.2021 02:41:55] Lian'Zhu: I had to take this though, some Hackers showed up after you left and put my Eagle in a bad spot
[05.07.2021 02:42:19] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: Hackers? I would have saved you if that's the case.
[05.07.2021 02:42:42] Lian'Zhu: Well some Rogues too. The Navy hired me to help but they were too strong
[05.07.2021 02:43:10] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: Rowdy bunch.
[05.07.2021 02:43:30] Order|Foxtrot: If you send out a general transmission to the Order, the message will find the right hands.
[05.07.2021 02:43:44] 2021-07-05 02:43:44 SMT Traffic control alert: Order|Foxtrot has requested to dock
[05.07.2021 02:43:47] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: Good to know.
[05.07.2021 02:43:51] Lian'Zhu: Huh, alright
[05.07.2021 02:43:55] '\S/'NX-01: Leon: And he's docked
The agent was right to refer you to the high command, our operatives in the field are actively hunting down Nomads and their infected ilk,
with the occasional Core ship as a bonus. Diplomatic talks, negotiations and trade deals would only distract them during their dangerous patrols in the Omicrons.
From what I understand from the report and the logs you have provided, you are offering coordinates to chart and navigate the Jump Drive network.
However, I do not see what you would want in return for such information. Nor do I see what guarantee you have of the coordinates being accurate.
Navigating the Jump Drive network is risky business after all, as I'm sure you know.
So mister Leon, what exactly do you want for these arrival vectors, and how will we know they work?
If your response is satisfactory, I do believe there might be some potential for mutual benefit here.
Connection Established ██ Transmission Opens██ Technocracy x Starfliers Hybrid Encryption██
Leon, Starfliers██ The Order██
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Wasn't sure if my transmission would be received! It's a hit and miss with this Dark Matter storm.
Thank you for the response, Admiral Solandros. During my brief travels through the Omicrons, I too have seen a rise in numbers with the Core and the Alien bastards. Thought perhaps one side of this inevitable war should gain some assistance - so it was luck that brought me to Foxtrot. Having doubts in a Freelance company, especially one operating highly sophisticated equipment is something I can understand. Me and my company wouldn't have lasted this long if we offered out of date information - especially ones of the hyperspacial kind. My Bustard may be a civilian ship, but it can handle gaining accurate rift-jump locations within a sector of space rather quickly. Since we use this data ourselves, it would be in our best interest to sell the same information we use to travel.
I could say that organisations profit from war, and I would be among them. Trying to capitalize on those who use jump-drives for combat. But... I feel that's something that would leave a bad taste in your mouth about us Starfliers. Simply asking for financial return would be... too easy. I've only ever done this once before - I'll offer you three systems of your choice, complete rift-jump information packages for each. You may test them and see if they are compatible with your equipment. If you're satisfied with my company's work, then we can talk more about what we could do for eachother. . .