• Sender: Felix Vespier, Sales & Marketing Division
• Recipient: Corsairs
• Subject: The Xi Incident
Respected people of Crete,
It has been brought to our attention that an Elder of the Corsair Empire recently had an unpleasant interaction with one of our transporters.
According to the audio logs which are attached below, our transport Ephemeral encountered Alberto Rodriguez. It would appear that Rodriguez was upset at our transporter for not bringing anything useful to the Empire. The pilot's behavior was unacceptable and he will be dealt with accordingly.
We are well aware of the tension between Cryer and the Corsair Empire, and we regret the past events. Trusting the GMG was a terrible mistake, one that we were largely forced into due to the circumstances at the time, but Cryer is now under new management and we have no intention to cooperate with those terrorists ever again. We have already lost valuable assets due to their incompetence more than once.
As a symbol of trust, we are willing to ship a delivery of food, water and medicine directly to Crete, free of charge.
Now, to put all cards on the table, we are interested in long-term trade relations. You have the ability to provide us with an asset of great importance: Cardamine-infested Outcasts. As we develop the next generation of Stabiline, we require a constant influx on Cardamine addicts to conduct experiments on and make sure our product does the job efficiently. We are willing to pay a sum of 20,000 Credits per live Outcast handed over to our agents. In addition, we will continue purchasing Xeno Relics from your excavation operation in Knossos, and move them over to our labs on Manhattan for research.
We hope that you'd be willing to open a clean new page with us, as we are willing to do with you.
[07.02.2022 01:03:49] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: +Cryer+Ephemeral per favor, cut your engines and standby for scanning
[07.02.2022 01:04:33] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: 'Ola
[07.02.2022 01:04:34] +Cryer+Ephemeral: So many patrols around this area.
[07.02.2022 01:04:37] +Cryer+Ephemeral: Greetings
[07.02.2022 01:04:47] +Cryer+Ephemeral: Wish you were there when the GMG confiscated my cargo
[07.02.2022 01:04:51] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: Si. State ye business in the empire per favor
[07.02.2022 01:05:09] +Cryer+Ephemeral: You might say I'm serving the empire.
[07.02.2022 01:05:30] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: Cryer arent serving the empire, we only allow you whenever we have use for you dont be mistaken senor
[07.02.2022 01:05:44] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: For us you are not more than transporters
[07.02.2022 01:05:48] +Cryer+Ephemeral: Was taking some relics to our laboratories on Manhattan, but then GMG happened
[07.02.2022 01:06:09] +Cryer+Ephemeral: Okay, another bad guy.
[07.02.2022 01:06:13] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: Thats a shame but can't do much about it
[07.02.2022 01:06:30] +Cryer+Ephemeral: So, anything else? May I go and get a new load of relics?
[07.02.2022 01:06:56] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: Why would i let you fly around freely? have you brought us something useful recently?
[07.02.2022 01:06:56] +Cryer+Ephemeral: I'm preety sure a fine man like yourself doesn't like to talk to a transporter.
[07.02.2022 01:07:12] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: A man like you usually ask money to people like you
[07.02.2022 01:07:24] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: lime me
[07.02.2022 01:07:28] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: //like
[07.02.2022 01:07:36] +Cryer+Ephemeral: I am actually here to procure relics, witch you should encourage.
[07.02.2022 01:07:42] +Cryer+Ephemeral: Only that you keep me from doing it.
[07.02.2022 01:07:48] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: Not if you brought us nothing
[07.02.2022 01:07:55] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: Its work on both way... its not one way senor
[07.02.2022 01:08:15] +Cryer+Ephemeral: I repeat, GMG confiscated my last relics minutes ago
[07.02.2022 01:08:25] +Cryer+Ephemeral: Next time I'll buy you a cookie to chill out.
[07.02.2022 01:08:41] Death: 46th|Alpha-19 was put out of action by 46th|Alpha-28 (Mine).
[07.02.2022 01:08:46] +Cryer+Ephemeral: Now a corsair
[07.02.2022 01:08:51] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: ok its a line too much.
[07.02.2022 01:09:03] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: What about you leave via Munich and avoid coming back?
[07.02.2022 01:09:35] +Cryer+Ephemeral: I come again, you are to encourage relics trade. You are to escort me to the sell point, not escort me out.
[07.02.2022 01:09:57] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: Its not you to decide. SEt course to Munich NOW!
[07.02.2022 01:10:08] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: There wont be another request
[07.02.2022 01:10:28] +Cryer+Ephemeral: Oh, so you want to blow up the hauler of your relics? Interesting
[07.02.2022 01:10:39] +Cryer+Ephemeral: Your superiors might have your head for that.
[07.02.2022 01:10:46] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: Your lack of respect to an Elder would be enought o kill you on the spot cabron
[07.02.2022 01:11:05] +Cryer+Ephemeral: But you're not an elder. You're just a thug.
[07.02.2022 01:11:16] +Cryer+Ephemeral: An elder would welcome my trip here.
[07.02.2022 01:11:27] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: not with your condescending attitude
[07.02.2022 01:11:32] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: Now you set course to Munich or else?
[07.02.2022 01:11:56] +Cryer+Ephemeral: If you want to act tough move that pile of trash to Bretonia, and be tough there. Here we have business with the Elders.
[07.02.2022 01:12:01] +Cryer+Ephemeral: Okay, going to Munich.
[07.02.2022 01:12:10] +Cryer+Ephemeral: But be warned, your actions will be reported.
[07.02.2022 01:12:37] Death: 46th|Alpha-28 suffered a self-administered loadout error (Mine).
[07.02.2022 01:12:59] +Cryer+Ephemeral: so, corsairs won't let me buy relics
[07.02.2022 01:13:03] +Cryer+Ephemeral: how stupid is that?
[07.02.2022 01:13:15] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: Like i care about puny threat from a contractor for the cryers... which are only cabrons
[07.02.2022 01:13:34] APM-Industrial.Momentum: yeah very
[07.02.2022 01:13:45] +Cryer+Ephemeral: You're head will be close to your feet preety soon. Yeah, you don't have reasons to care
[07.02.2022 01:13:57] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: ok that was a threat too much
[07.02.2022 01:14:02] Alberto.Rodriguez[TBH]: engaging
[07.02.2022 01:14:09] +Cryer+Ephemeral: you sure?
[07.02.2022 01:16:44] Rules Tip: Pirates need to keep their demands reasonable. Cargo and Monetary demands that exceed the maximum profit of a trader are viewed as unreasonable. ''Empty'' traders are not excempt from piracy, but the demands asked from them should reflect this.
[07.02.2022 01:16:49] +Cryer+Ephemeral: Well done
[07.02.2022 01:16:52] 2022-02-06 23:16:51 SMT Traffic control alert: +Cryer+Ephemeral has requested to dock
Sender: Decurion Alphonso Ximenez
Location: Crete
Encryption: SuperbeHaircut
Subject: Re: Incident in Xi
Buenas tardes,
Arrepentido for the delay senor Vespier. You know by now that elder Rodriguez is grumpy and needed to talk about your offer with the other elders. Since he is currently working on some other stuff, he charged me to "fix" the matter at hand.
Senors Rodriguez, Ladron and Vasquez, after hours of debates, have come to a agreement which will surely make both parties happy.
The empire expect from Cryer inc. to comply to the following:
- monthly convoy to Crete with food and medical stuff for a total of 20 000 units each (proof required)
- montly shipment of floraGRO for a total of 5000 units (proof required)
- a special supply of goats bred for low-nutrient/moisture enviroments. (gaians wildlife) A single shipment of 10 000 so we can breed them to increase our agricultural capabilities. (1 time proof)
In exchange the empire offering the following:
- Immediatly cease any hostility inside and outside the empire
- Restore full access to our artifacts and relics
- Offers support against the Gas Miner Guild within the sigmas
Those are the empire terms to renew the friendship. There is one last thing you should be aware. Failling to comply to your part of the contract could lead back to our initial hostile stance toward Cryer inc. and their affiliates. It's up to you to decide now.
• Sender: Felix Vespier, Sales & Marketing Division
• Recipient: Corsairs
• Subject: Continued Relations
Greetings Elders of Crete,
It is indeed a pleasure to treat with our longstanding friends of the Edge Worlds. We at Cryer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. do in fact find our continued relationship of great value in advancing our research and larger commercial interests in medical science and believe your people equally value the benefits of having friends in a position such as our company in providing food, medical material and aid, as well as general access to goods many would attempt to bar from you.
We are willing to increase our supply convoys to your homeworld of the goods you've listed in your prior communication, even so far as throwing in some extra's not common to the Omicrons as a show of good faith.
These, uh, goats I'll have my poeple look into for sourcing, as the latest news i've received thus far was that local terrorists were unleashing bio weapons upon that world, making it nigh impossible to step foot there, but I assure you, we will find out more on this and get back with you.
Any disruptions your forces can wreak upon the Gas Miner paramilitary is welcomed and of benefit to us, as their narrow-witted leadership seems completely inept in matters of discussion or commerce, unable to see advantage to business exchange with such a prestigious entity as Cryer.
One final matter we wish to redress however, is the need our reserach facilities have of any Maltese prisoners of war you may find yourselves upon. I'm sure spacing them is quite a laugh, but we have urgent need of live Cardamine-addicted specimens for increasing our understanding of the genetic manipulation their drug has, knowledge that will increase the potency of our hallmark product Stabiline, which is actively wreaking havoc on the spread of their cartel even now, and would benefit us both in curbing the influence of the mutants of Malta.
If we could come to an arrangement in which we will provide a "drop off" point for your captains to bring us these Outcast Pilots, we are willing to compensate them financially for each one.
We look forward to our continued discussion my friend.
Gracias for quickly accept some of our terms. We are getting somewhere and i was, again, asked to bring you what the elders propose.
The Elders have review you request for "guinea pigs" and unfortunatly for you, it was rejected. We concider that providing you with pilots for your experiments would be against our own policy regarding what the empire concider slavery. We have a counteroffer which is offering your own security department to join empire's pilots when we strike Omicron Alpha. We will close our eyes when they will capture "livestock".
For the GMG issue, alot of our force are in the vicinity waging war there to gain access to H-Fuel. So far, we are making progress and will keep our part of the deal by trying to disrupt the presence of those cabrons. Our forces, will try to provide, if possible, cover to your ships.
The Goats problem now! My jefes have been explicit about this and we need them at all costs. According to our contacts, many animals would be available via Obital Spa and Cruise in Cortez. We understand that ferrying animals could be "difficult" and require special equipments so, the elders propose a six (6) weeks time frame for the delivery. When the last animal will get offloaded, the empire will concider the deal sealed and friendship renewed.
There one last thing. It a personnal matter between Senor Rodriguez and captain of the Ephemeral. A bounty was put on his head but the elder is willing to remove his contract if you are willing to do a contribution equivalent or higher than the 30 millions pesos for the empire. If you accept the condition, he will be allowed again into the empire. The banking account is arsenal[TBH].
Those are our last offer from the Empire. We do want to seal the deal with Cryer inc and their affiliates BUT not at the expense of our citizens well-being. The ball is on your court now. Think wisely!
• Sender: Felix Vespier, Sales & Marketing Division
• Recipient: Corsairs
• Subject: Continued Relations
Elders of Crete,
After quick review of these terms, our team finds them acceptable. The fact that you've already pointed us to a source of these goats is very much appreciated as well (and that we can again work with our friends at Orbital Spa & Cruise is a double benefit) and we will work this into our upcoming freight routing as soon as possible as well as the other requested items. We will update you when the first shipments arrive upon Crete.
As to the mutant specimens, I will advise my Security Division Lead to work with your command for a future coordination to achieve both our goals and find this solution satisfactory.
The sum you've requested to appease the unfortunate incident of the Ephemeral has been wired directly to the specified account as well as a generous extra gift sum (attachment below). Please advise your captains to communicate directly with my office now that this encrypted channel is re-established for any future concerns.
Thank you again for your time, and we will be in contact shortly with our team's progress reports.
Gracias for another quick reply. The elders will be pleased. The empire will make sure no corsairs pilots are no longer a threat to you. They will be informed to concider the cryer as neutral for now. Upon the finalization of the goats task, we will honor our part of the contract and we will call you amigos again. The bounty on your captain was also closed. Senor Rodriguez is pleased the way this issue was resolved.
• Sender: Felix Vespier, Sales & Marketing Division
• Recipient: Corsairs
• Subject: Continued Relations
Greetings again,
You will be pleased to know that Cryer teams have brought all the requested goods (even those hybrid goats!) to your storage facilities on Crete and were able to do so unmolested and without incident.
I've attached below the BOL's of these shipments, if there is any further inquiries you might have, don't hesitate to contact my office.
We look forward to a mutually beneficial continued relationship.
Gracias for the delivery and the extra gift senor Vespier. El elders do appreciate this good gesture from your company. As promised, the empire welcome you once again as amigos. Our pilots will be briefed and will make sure ye ships are safe. .... As long you respect also your part of the contract but we are sure you will. If any problem happens, you are more than welcome to contact the elders via this communication line.