Today the Varyag entered New Berlin on its usual patrol not encountering any resistance. On approaching the planet I discovered a single RM fighter, Conrad Quentin, guarding its gate. Not wanting to get within the planets missile defense shield I left the fighter alone and asked instead of fighting tonight (it wouldnt have been fun to take on a single fighter in a cruiser to much of that happening in the game already lately) I offered to do a prisoner exchange with the RM. I offered some of their pilots for the release of Hessian political prisoners or war. A second RM pilot, Gunther Rall, showed up and they both agreed to the exchange. I waited 10k off of the ring for the transfer of people. I had just let Gunther know he was safe to approach for the transfer when both pilots opened up on the Varyag in a coordinated attack! Under the flag of a truce! They caught us dead in space waiting for our people. Soon after they called in the backup of a bounty hunter battle cruiser and the Varyag was knocked out of commission. The hulk of our ship was left drifting towards the sun, 60% of the crew dead and dying. We where rescued at the last minute by a friend in a large civilian ship responding to our weak S.O.S. I wish to keep their name a secret because of reprisals. The crew was unloaded and the Varyag towed in secrecy to our base. She is in bad shape men. We are going to try and get it back together enough to make it to our shipyards for repairs but I dont know. In the mean time this ship no longer has any mercy for anyone in support of RM. I was a fool to try and talk to them. Any pilot caught will be tortured to death. Any RM or RN ship we encounter will be killed on sight without the luxury of words. They will wish we left them in space to die. Any pilot tractored in by the Varyag will be killed in the worse possible way. My crew suffered for my compassion. It will never happen again.
Update: Repairs are going well and new men volunteered for the crew instantly. We will be ready for a shakedown cruise soon. Training is being conducted with the utmost efficiency. Some allies in other houses have seen it wise to give the Varyag a little more punch for its new mission. The powerful weapons will be installed as soon as they arrive. We, the crew, hunger for blood.