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_______________________________ To: Crimson Command From: Erikasaria Espinosa
Command, I'd advise you take heed to this. A few days ago, I was hitching a ride aboard one of our transports bound for Liberty, in line with assignment marked 2763A issued by Cardinal Olmos. Midway through this route, we passed by Barrier Gate, in the usual manner-- but something was off. The ship was approached by an AFC vessel -I believe even one I've encountered before, breaking our border laws- and began talking with the Captain of the transport. It was about then that I made it to the bridge, and took command of the situation, ordering the ship to hold at the Cortez Jumphole while we awaited it to become Phase-aligned.
Flying with the AFC was one [ELF] marked vessel, which I have identified as the Erisian Liberation Front a group that appears to be a more piracy-oriented sect of the same Erisian Order that the TAZ belong to. I knew little of the intentions of the ELF, but the AFC was making it's intentions clear: "Stop, and drop your the Cardamine"
Prior to this, we had already turned Engine-trail and left, heading for Barrier Gate. The Captain was competent at what he did, but I wasn't about to turn one of our less-expirenced pilots and gunner-crews to a long knife-fight in a turbulent asteroid field willingly, so I figured security aboard Barrier Gate was the best bet for the cargo, and the Crew.
As we fled, the AFC firing the whole way, a oddly tagged Colonial appeared -showing absolutely no respect for etiquette and speaking before firing- and assisted the AFC in his efforts to destroy the transport.
Now, the transport is fine, and the actions of the Archangel was not unexpected; but in the chaos I couldn't make out the actions of the Erisian. You all may want to keep an eye on this; the Erisians have been friends to the Cross before, but this one made absolutely no effort to assist, nor get the AFC to desist in their actions. I'd advise contact with them for an explanation.
The transport's blackbox wasn't anywhere near working order, and guncams were unavailable. I was however able to bounce a signal off a nearby comm buoy and get a partial image. It is attached below.
Finally, to Cardinal Olmos:
Cover was not blown, nobody involved in the operation's targeting parameters was in-system, operations proceeded as planned (I caught a ride with a food-transport bound for Pittsburgh and took public transport from there to the target zone)