COMM-ID: Ezio Aquila Subject: Liberty misbehavior Priority: High
Singores,
One of your units ran into the little piece of personal business we had going on today. It's not often I and the Legion visit Liberty, we prefer to let its residents guide the flow of Cardamine and go about their business. This Rogue though, "Hemlocke" decided a nuisance was worth putting our alliance at risk. Maybe it's in his character to do something like this, maybe not. Either way, I conveyed that to him in person. One of our units was attacked and destroyed, the captain was nearly killed in the process. The Legion has a very "old-fashioned" sense of justice, one we decided to enact.
It's done now, I have every intention of leaving it at this unless the Rogues take this any further. You'll notice in the recording I was forced to defend myself against that Lane Hacker "Hoarfrost". He went from a random bystander to a part of the problem when my wingman and I decided to assist 'Vento'. Here are the logs of the encounter in case you do not believe me.
[11.05.2022 19:49:00] L\-Ezio.Aquila: *Sniffs*
[11.05.2022 19:49:10] [R]-HemIocke: They sent /you/ did theey.
[11.05.2022 19:49:15] [R]-HemIocke: Well don't I feel special.
[11.05.2022 19:49:26] L\-Ezio.Aquila: They sent two of us.
[11.05.2022 19:49:33] [R]-HemIocke: [He chuckles]
[11.05.2022 19:49:38] L\-Ezio.Aquila: One of the older henchmen.
[11.05.2022 19:49:44] L\-Ezio.Aquila: And one of the newer ones.
[11.05.2022 19:49:51] [R]-HemIocke: You need to teach your young bloods some manners.
[11.05.2022 19:50:17] L\-Ezio.Aquila: He should have not involved himself with Libretonian affairs.
[11.05.2022 19:50:25] L\-Ezio.Aquila: I agree, but he is still a Legionnaire.
[11.05.2022 19:50:30] [R]-HemIocke: I understand.
[11.05.2022 19:50:33] [R]-HemIocke: A matter of principle.
[11.05.2022 19:50:51] L\-Ezio.Aquila: It would have been wiser to call us, but unfortunately, I've rubbed off on Valdez.
[11.05.2022 19:51:00] L\-Ezio.Aquila: I'll let you fight him.
[11.05.2022 19:51:14] L\-Ezio.Aquila: She's become a bit more...
[11.05.2022 19:51:16] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Old fashioned.
[11.05.2022 19:51:17] L\-Ezio.Aquila: *Sniffs*
[11.05.2022 19:51:41] Hoarfrost: Am I...interrupting something?
[11.05.2022 19:51:52] L\-Ezio.Aquila: I see no reason to waste our time making this into something more than it already is.
[11.05.2022 19:52:02] L\-Ezio.Aquila: So once the deed is done.
[11.05.2022 19:52:08] L\-Ezio.Aquila: I think we can return to business as usual.
[11.05.2022 19:52:10] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Capiche?
[11.05.2022 19:52:21] [R]-HemIocke: You think I'm just gonna roll over and let this happen?
[11.05.2022 19:52:33] [R]-HemIocke: Would you?
[11.05.2022 19:52:45] L\-Ezio.Aquila: The difference between us is...
[11.05.2022 19:52:51] L\-Ezio.Aquila: I've lived two of your lifetimes.
[11.05.2022 19:52:57] [R]-HemIocke: Hardly matters.
[11.05.2022 19:53:17] [R]-HemIocke: I've lived endless lifetimes of pain. It adds up eventually.
[11.05.2022 19:53:19] L\-Ezio.Aquila: I've only met one person who'd convince me it doesn't.
[11.05.2022 19:53:33] [R]-HemIocke: I don't need to convince you.
[11.05.2022 19:53:36] [R]-HemIocke: So where's the second one.
[11.05.2022 19:53:49] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Late, as young blood usually is.
[11.05.2022 19:54:15] Hoarfrost: I take this is about the heinous crimes committed yesterday, yes?
[11.05.2022 19:54:20] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Si.
[11.05.2022 19:54:21] L\-Ezio.Aquila: *Sniffs*
[11.05.2022 19:54:33] Hoarfrost: Horrible.
[11.05.2022 19:54:33] [R]-HemIocke: Couldn't do it alone.
[11.05.2022 19:54:34] L\-'Vento': Oh hey. It's that Hacker.
[11.05.2022 19:54:36] [R]-HemIocke: Very rogue-like.
[11.05.2022 19:54:40] L\-Ezio.Aquila: The Legion has a reputation of treating its allies as it's treated.
[11.05.2022 19:54:50] Hoarfrost: Vento.
[11.05.2022 19:54:51] L\-Ezio.Aquila: I'm not going to get involved.
[11.05.2022 19:54:58] [R]-HemIocke: Then you seem to have conveniently forgotten everything else I've done.
[11.05.2022 19:55:04] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Vento here is a protege among the Legion.
[11.05.2022 19:55:08] L\-Ezio.Aquila: He will do the honors.
[11.05.2022 19:55:11] L\-'Vento': Too much credit.
[11.05.2022 19:55:16] L\-'Vento': I have not seen combat in a bit.
[11.05.2022 19:55:30] [R]-HemIocke: Fine.
[11.05.2022 19:55:34] L\-'Vento': Though, I doubt a Rogue is very threatening.
[11.05.2022 19:55:53] [R]-HemIocke: [The Wolfhound's core spikes violently as the weaponry surges to life]
[11.05.2022 19:56:00] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Perez, watch Vento and learn.
[11.05.2022 19:56:05] L\-'Vento': So it starts.
[11.05.2022 19:56:06] L\-Vitor.Perez: Will do.
[11.05.2022 19:56:12] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Stay on alert, in case he changes targets.
[11.05.2022 19:56:18] L\-Ezio.Aquila: *Sniffs*
[11.05.2022 19:57:11] L\-Ezio.Aquila: I hope you don't mind us doing business out here, Lane Hacker.
[11.05.2022 19:57:22] Hoarfrost: Not yet, at least.
[11.05.2022 19:57:29] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Are you with the inner circle?
[11.05.2022 19:57:59] Hoarfrost: And why are you asking that, exactly?
[11.05.2022 19:58:12] L\-Ezio.Aquila: One of the Inner circle professors was a protege of mine.
[11.05.2022 19:58:14] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Some time ago.
[11.05.2022 19:58:25] Hoarfrost: Good to know.
[11.05.2022 19:58:33] L\-Ezio.Aquila: I figured since I won't be long.
[11.05.2022 19:58:40] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Someone could pass along a "hello"
[11.05.2022 19:58:52] Hoarfrost: I won't be the one to do that, sadly.
[11.05.2022 19:59:02] L\-Ezio.Aquila: As you wish.
[11.05.2022 19:59:10] Hoarfrost: My agenda vastly differs from the Inner Circle's.
[11.05.2022 19:59:45] L\-Ezio.Aquila: As long as you're interested in cardamine.
[11.05.2022 19:59:55] Hoarfrost: [chuckles]
[11.05.2022 19:59:59] Hoarfrost: Mhm.
[11.05.2022 20:00:25] Gossamer.II-[Fae: Oh, now this is quite a menagerie.
[11.05.2022 20:01:32] Gossamer.II-[Fae: Hm. Haven't seen a pure Sabre in a while. [11.05.2022 20:02:22] L\-Ezio.Aquila: New blood...
[11.05.2022 20:02:22] L\-Ezio.Aquila: *Sniffs*
[11.05.2022 20:02:33] L\-Vitor.Perez: Yeah?
[11.05.2022 20:02:37] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Where's Eliza when I need her.
[11.05.2022 20:02:42] Gossamer.II-[Fae: Uh... would you prefer I left, or...? [11.05.2022 20:02:46] Hoarfrost: Stay.
[11.05.2022 20:02:48] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Go give Vento a hand. [11.05.2022 20:02:55] Hoarfrost: Don't give Vento a hand.
[11.05.2022 20:03:02] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Hmm? [11.05.2022 20:03:03] Hoarfrost: This is a warning.
[11.05.2022 20:03:07] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Fuck it.
[11.05.2022 20:03:07] L\-Vitor.Perez: To whom?
[11.05.2022 20:03:08] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Kill him.
[11.05.2022 20:03:11] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Now,.
[11.05.2022 20:03:11] L\-Vitor.Perez: Got it.
[11.05.2022 20:03:12] L\-Ezio.Aquila: *Sniffs*
[11.05.2022 20:03:14] L\-Vitor.Perez: Primed! [11.05.2022 20:03:17] Hoarfrost: Guns, guns, guns.
[11.05.2022 20:03:21] L\-Ezio.Aquila: *Krakens online* [11.05.2022 20:03:21] Hoarfrost: Going in.
[11.05.2022 20:04:08] Death: L\-'Vento' was put out of action by [R]-HemIocke (Gun).
[11.05.2022 20:04:57] Hoarfrost: Gossamer. Five million.
[11.05.2022 20:05:01] Hoarfrost: Each Outcast head.
[11.05.2022 20:05:20] Gossamer.II-[Fae: Alright... let's see how this goes. *Weapons hot.*
[11.05.2022 20:05:43] Gossamer.II-[Fae: Engaging.
[11.05.2022 20:06:43] Death: [R]-HemIocke was put out of action by L\-Vitor.Perez (Gun).
[11.05.2022 20:06:55] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Take the Mercenary.
[11.05.2022 20:07:02] L\-Ezio.Aquila: I'll deal with the hacker.
[11.05.2022 20:07:08] L\-Vitor.Perez: Got it.
[11.05.2022 20:07:16] [R]-HemIocke: [The Wolfhound's chassis splits in two diagonally as if a lightning has split it right down the middle, shattering and
[11.05.2022 20:07:21] [R]-HemIocke: imploding into a ball of raging flame]
[11.05.2022 20:09:01] Gossamer.II-[Fae: Nah, the money isn't worth it.
[11.05.2022 20:09:07] L\-Vitor.Perez: Come here.
[11.05.2022 20:09:26] L\-Vitor.Perez: This one is yours Eizo.
[11.05.2022 20:11:52] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: What the hell is happening here..?
[11.05.2022 20:12:12] L\-Ezio.Aquila: He attacked us.
[11.05.2022 20:12:21] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: And why would he do that?
[11.05.2022 20:12:29] L\-Vitor.Perez: Business.
[11.05.2022 20:12:32] L\-Vitor.Perez: He doesn't like it.
[11.05.2022 20:12:46] Death: Hoarfrost was put out of action by L\-Ezio.Aquila (Gun).
[11.05.2022 20:12:53] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: Oddly vague.
[11.05.2022 20:13:02] L\-Ezio.Aquila: A Rogue attacked one of our own.
[11.05.2022 20:13:07] L\-Ezio.Aquila: We came out here to repay the favor.
[11.05.2022 20:13:16] L\-Ezio.Aquila: When we attacked the Rogue, he attacked us.
[11.05.2022 20:13:21] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: And where does the Hacker get involve-
[11.05.2022 20:13:22] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: I see.
[11.05.2022 20:13:34] L\-Ezio.Aquila: He claimed to have no dealings with the inner circle.
[11.05.2022 20:13:39] L\-Ezio.Aquila: I can provide proof of this.
[11.05.2022 20:13:53] L\-Ezio.Aquila: In fact, he seemd to be quite contradictory of the inner circle.
[11.05.2022 20:13:55] L\-Ezio.Aquila: *Sniffs*
[11.05.2022 20:14:05] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: The inner circle has not been made aware of any instances involving Rogues attacking Outcast.
[11.05.2022 20:14:14] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: Nor instances of our own people attacking you.
[11.05.2022 20:14:16] L\-Ezio.Aquila: That can change as well.
[11.05.2022 20:14:27] L\-Ezio.Aquila: You'll be fowarded the evidence.
[11.05.2022 20:14:41] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: I am sure we would be overly delighted if we could be provided with intelligence on the events that've occured.
[11.05.2022 20:14:45] L\-Ezio.Aquila: We didn't think to involve you since we figured this would be done in a matter of hours.
[11.05.2022 20:14:46] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Which it was.
[11.05.2022 20:14:49] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: For better understanding of the situation, of course.
[11.05.2022 20:15:00] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Si.
[11.05.2022 20:15:33] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: I hope this misunderstanding between the Outcasts and the Rogues isn't enough to become a greater issue.
[11.05.2022 20:15:42] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: Compromising the orange alliance would be unwise.
[11.05.2022 20:15:45] L\-Ezio.Aquila: The target is gone.
[11.05.2022 20:15:51] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Gone as in, destroyed.
[11.05.2022 20:16:03] L\-Ezio.Aquila: That Lane Hacker has no ties to the inner circle.
[11.05.2022 20:16:08] L\-Ezio.Aquila: The way I see it.
[11.05.2022 20:16:10] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Nothing's changed.
[11.05.2022 20:16:20] L\-Ezio.Aquila: But that depends upon you.
[11.05.2022 20:16:21] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: I was mostly referring to the Rogue.
[11.05.2022 20:16:28] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: Rather than the lane hacker.
[11.05.2022 20:16:37] L\-Ezio.Aquila: They may be bitter for some time.
[11.05.2022 20:16:47] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: That is what I hope can be prevented.
[11.05.2022 20:17:05] L\-Ezio.Aquila: I have no intention of coming back to Liberty unless this develops further.
[11.05.2022 20:17:05] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: As stubborn as they can be, the Rogues are a valuable ally.
[11.05.2022 20:17:20] -|-"Giulio.Cesare": RO: This is the Giulio Cesare, hailing Maltese craft. Report status.
[11.05.2022 20:17:34] L\-Ezio.Aquila: Just taking care of some business.
[11.05.2022 20:17:42] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: Then I hope the Legion's presence in Liberty is not required again for this matter.
[11.05.2022 20:17:50] L\-Ezio.Aquila: As do I.
[11.05.2022 20:17:57] L\-Ezio.Aquila: We have more pressing matters on the horizon.
[11.05.2022 20:18:15] -|-"Giulio.Cesare": RO: Copy that. Is the Inner Circle Lane Hacker cooperative? We have reports of Rogues that have shot our craft.
[11.05.2022 20:18:18] LH~Cochrane.Tormentor: Farewell. I shall not linger out here anymore.
My sincerest apologies for the inconvenience and the offence. I hope that the travel was not too burdensome or without relief. Unfortunately persistently abrasive personalities and other elements within the Rogues continue to make for difficult diplomatic situations. We appreciate greatly your contacting us about this matter and keeping us informed. Indeed with any luck, this will be where the matter ends. If it were to escalate into a greater conflict, I hope that the Legion would understand if we were to recuse ourselves from involvement.
As to the matter of Hoarfrost, it seems the extent of distaste for the Outcasts at large held by that independent affiliate had escaped our notice. Should they re-emerge, they will be intercepted and interviewed to establish to whomst their loyalties lie. Should they be found non-compliant, then that growth will be cut out. We will tolerate much, but undermining relationships as important as ours cannot be accepted.