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Sender ID: Jiro Taiyouji, Itto Kaii
Receiver ID: Kusari Naval Action Report
Subject: 12-20 / Brigand Prisoner

This is Itto Kaii, Jiro Taiyouji again.

This time I am reporting the capture of a Gallic Brigand pilot alongside the Gunboat he was piloting.

About 2000 SMT, Okamura-san sent out a distress call, telling that he found the vessel in question in Kyushu, close to New Tokyo gate. I immediately set out to meet him, and found them both already engaging. As soon as I appeared, the suspect decided to take a more diplomatic approach with us, knowing he's out-gunned, but I had to make sure the threat would be over as soon as possible. I was hungry, and Nakamura-san would cook, you know.

But no, that wasn't to be... I had to babysit a pirate to Fuchu through the night, of course. Here's the banter as I reached their position.

[KNF]Ii.Jiro.Taiyouji: What's going on?
La.Rapiere: Duvier: Just opening fire like that? How impolite.
Cho.Okamura: Fighting that pirate, friend. Need your cover.
[KNF]Ii.Jiro.Taiyouji: What? What are YOU doing here, Brigand?
La.Rapiere: Duvier: Not much, monsieur. Sightseeing, mostly.
[KNF]Ii.Jiro.Taiyouji: That you can not, either case.
Cho.Okamura: He's robbing traders here. I witnessed it.
La.Rapiere: Duvier: Beautiful system, by the way.
[KNF]Ii.Jiro.Taiyouji: Thanks to Okamura, keeping the trash out.
La.Rapiere: Duvier: I asked for a donation for repairs.
Cho.Okamura: Of course.
La.Rapiere: Duvier: And the transport didn't care to donate, so he left.
[KNF]Ii.Jiro.Taiyouji: Now let's continue to keep the system beautiful.

The suspect was soon overcome, and surrendered to us. He requested to be taken prisoner instead of being shot further.

I was reluctant... you know what happened with that pirate bomber earlier... After all that work, the very next day he tried to shoot Nakamura-san with the very same bomber he was piloting before he got to visit Fuchu. Whoever is taking care of that place, I hope they'll get their stuff together soon enough. And if these criminals are being let loose on purpose, I want an investigation. Here I am asking again... Do I, and my nakamas, risk our lives for nothing?

Suspect was taken to Fuchu, anyway. We plotted a course away from the lanes and other bases through the flight until we reached the prison. I personally handed the suspect to the Tokkeitai known as Gaikotsu aboard Fuchu, and the last time I checked, the highly damaged pirate boat was moored tightly to the docks, under the supervision of station personnel.

Here's some brief information about the suspect I gathered so far through our flight.

The name he called himself as is Pierre Duvier; I had to check the voice logs three times to properly spell this gaijin name, so make sure to take good note of it. By appearance, he's a member of the Gallic Brigands and is piloting an Asco gunboat. His piloting of that boat is barely average compared to the others we met so far. He likes to mention how beautiful Kusari space looks. I don't know if Fuchu has cells with windows looking out towards the space, though. If there are, he's probably in the right prison.

He's afraid of being transferred to the Gallic prisons, most probably. He mentioned the terrible conditions and told us about how bad the prisoners are treated... if they even survive until they reach the prison that is. Supposedly, the prisoners would be poked with a shock stick regularly to check if they are alive.

[KNF]Ii.Jiro.Taiyouji: Still... it sucks to be you... you'll probably have to suffer through a little bit in the prison... no women there, you see... Don't drop the soap... and also, medical checks and all.
La.Rapiere: Duvier: Ah, oui. That is probably the biggest problem.
[KNF]Ii.Jiro.Taiyouji: Those nasty old doctors...
La.Rapiere: Duvier: The Gallic police rarely cares to check on a prisoner's medical condition. They check to see whether he is alive or not and that is it. They usually use shock paddles for that.

Also... Gaikotsu. That Tokkeitai is creepy... as much as those nasty old doctors. I am glad I am on the right side of the law.

Taiyouji out.

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