Red Grant and I were in Pennsylvania again today, raising funds from the miners. A gentleman named Konrad.Heinrich contributed 120,000 CR to the Hacker cause. He was very polite about it, saying that we were much easier to deal with than the pirates that he had encountered elsewhere. I responded by quoting William of Wykeham, "Manners maketh Man."
About an hour later, we encountered USCSS-Nosferatu. His contribution was only 100,000 CR, but he was equally willing.
Mr Grant ran afoul an individual flying under the callsign of Epicurus. Apparently, he believes in the strong, silent image, as he engaged Mr Grant immediately upon entering range, and I heard nothing of it in spite of recieving directions to the dogfight loud and clear.
Additionally, something needs to be done about Tetrahydrocanabinol. He called for assistance, then attempted to keep me talking until a warship under the innocent title of, "TheHelper" suddenly appeared on my scanners. Diligence kept me from harm, but the person needs to be seen to. My scanners show encrypted communications between them, indicating an alliance of some sort.
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