To: Admiral Knight Subj: Explain your self.

[Vulkhard Muller]

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.:Comm ID: Rick Tiltman:.
.:Topic: You had better have a damn good reason:.



As a Junker I make it a point not to get involved in my clients business, it tends to be profitable and a lot less of a headache. When you and the Unioners decided it was time to prove who was the bigger kid on the block recently I really couldn't care less. As long as you didn't bother our salvaging operations you could knock your selves out until you were senseless. I do have one rule however, do not deal with Xenos or Hogosha. So here I am running some goods dropped off by one of my clients from Junker Town when I stumble across a little meeting in Bering, not even well hidden right in plain view of the Freeport effectively! Needless to say I am unhappy, additionally I was attacked by those same Xenos only barely making it to the Freeport in my escape pod as my Ship was promptly destroyed by your weapons platforms. I was only able to collect my black box recordings before escaping, assuming no Xeno patrols blow up more of my men, I will have a salvage team out trying to find any gun-cams assuming these are not sufficient.

So yes, Admiral Knight, a person I once almost thought of as a friend, care to explain?

Black box recordings:

Spoiler

[07.08.2018 10:22:04] H|-Yann.Blackwings: I guess it is sufficient?
[07.08.825 10:22:13] XA-Phantom.6: Yeah, it gives me a clear enough understanding.
[07.08.825 10:22:36] XA-Phantom.6: We'd be willing to hurt the Unioners very badly, but we need to see moves in the right direction from you.
[07.08.825 10:23:22] H|-Yann.Blackwings: This will happen in time. Unioners are hidden on Pacifica. If they decide to attack us, that will be terrible for them.
[07.08.825 10:23:47] XA-Phantom.6: I don't have to give you a sales pitch about what we're good at doing.
[07.08.825 10:23:54] XA-Phantom.6: We can cut their supply lines down to nothing
[07.08.825 10:24:13] XA-Phantom.6: I myself have personally been a thorn in their artifact trading market.
[07.08.825 10:24:22] H|-Yann.Blackwings: It will be very appreciated. Our main forces are able to destroy them.
[07.08.825 10:24:35] XA-Phantom.6: What we'd want in return is to see your defences not shooting at us anymore.
[07.08.825 10:25:19] H|-Yann.Blackwings: Well, currently and as our relations with Hellfire Legion are increasing and if you want to help us, there is no problem.
[07.08.825 10:25:30] H|-Yann.Blackwings: I will change this.
[07.08.825 10:25:41] XA-Phantom.6: Very good of you.
[07.08.825 10:26:07] H|-Yann.Blackwings: Well, you don't have hostiles intentions actually, and you offer your help.
[07.08.825 10:26:18] XA-Phantom.6: We /never/ wanted to fight you.
[07.08.825 10:26:28] XA-Phantom.6: The only reason we did was because you sided with the Unioners.
[07.08.825 10:26:48] H|-Yann.Blackwings: That's understantable, indeed.
[07.08.825 10:28:05] H|-Yann.Blackwings: Well, that's a good new.
[07.08.825 10:28:18] XA-Phantom.6: We want to see Harmony acting independently.
[07.08.825 10:28:28] XA-Phantom.6: Not being a proxy of any foreign or local criminal organization.
[07.08.825 10:28:45] H|-Yann.Blackwings: That's mighty one of our goal to become independant.
[07.08.825 10:28:53] XA-Phantom.6: We can help you.
[07.08.825 10:28:57] H|-Yann.Blackwings: The Unioners were our main supply group.
[07.08.825 10:29:13] Tip: The world of Freelancer is full of ambiguity just like real life is. Not all characters showing up as hostile are your enemies. Likewise - not all characters showing up as neutral are your friends.
[07.08.825 10:29:45] H|-Yann.Blackwings: Good luck out of here.
[07.08.825 10:29:50] XA-Rinkhals: Ohhhh.
[07.08.825 10:29:55] XA-Rinkhals: My birthday.
[07.08.2018 10:30:13] XA-Phantom.6: Nasty.
[07.08.2018 10:30:14] .:j:.N.S.A.: Rick: Damn Nationalist.
[07.08.2018 10:30:18] XA-Phantom.6: Oh really?
[07.08.2018 10:30:23] XA-Phantom.6: Burn scumbag.
[07.08.2018 10:30:36] H|-Yann.Blackwings: Please if you must fight, stay at 10K of Bristol.
[07.08.2018 10:30:48] XA-Rinkhals: Well
[07.08.2018 10:30:57] XA-Rinkhals: lightning the junker up.
[07.08.2018 10:31:10] H|-Yann.Blackwings: Oh damn base.
[07.08.2018 10:31:31] Death: XA-Rinkhals was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[07.08.2018 10:31:31] Death: .:j:.N.S.A. was put out of action by a hostile vessel.

I'll be waiting.


Rick Tiltman,
Arbiter

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[Victoria Knight]

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ID: Fleet Admiral Victoria Knight

Subject: You had better have a damn good reason

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Mister Tiltman,

certainly you've your right to be concerned, being a civilian directly involved in the area.

Though there is no plan to deal with the Xenos or let them into the system.

If the Xenos see us as no threat due to their neglicence to scout proper intel this is fine by us. They will be busy harrassing the Unioners then instead.

I had my people check the logs of the incident. All guns were prepared to open fire on the Xenos to protect the area.

The order in that case is to roam the perimeter. These guns are armed to defend a possible Navy sieging party, no small arms fire.

If your ship was in the line that is regrettable but certainly no error on our part but even your very own logs show the destruction of the Xeno as well.

We will have to investigate why Mr. Blackwings is speaking so freely to the Xenos but it might be the reason for their sudden change of hostility towards us.

You should leave the defense of the area to us.

Though, Mr. Tiltman I will be perfectly honest, I am surprised about the sudden mistrust on your side. Wasn't it your organisation that supplied a Navy installation?

Should 'we' be the ones aware of any changes?

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