I had an encounter with Cristina Martelli of the National Council in Sigma-19. The Ranseur, Scarlet Dawn, was an imposing presence in the system. So far we only had contact with the National council by transmissions, so I took the time to discuss our agendas with them.
Cristina is pleasant company and she mentioned her willingness to spend some time among our sisterhood, so I offered her a place to stay on our base at Morioka. It might cultivate our relations with the National Council.
[17.05.2019 19:07:13] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: National Council detected
[17.05.2019 19:07:32] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: GC ship, this is Battleship Scarlet Dawn state your intentions.
[17.05.2019 19:08:02] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Recon of the outer perimeters for Coalition vessels
[17.05.2019 19:08:36] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: We've noticed no coalition vessels.
[17.05.2019 19:09:11] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Coalition warships occasionally arrive in Kusari, we try to cut off the supply lines
[17.05.2019 19:09:54] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: The Coalition is a nuissance but- Ah one moment.
[17.05.2019 19:10:52] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Konnichiwa. I am Cristina Martelli. You're from that new cell within the sisterhood?
[17.05.2019 19:10:55] GC-Hanazakari: *she sits back* Or some lost Rheinland vessels. They invaded Honshu yesterday
[17.05.2019 19:11:23] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Yes, I am General Kiri, the matriarch
[17.05.2019 19:11:52] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I can respect you moving out into the field yourself. It is a pleasure to meet you.
[17.05.2019 19:12:38] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: A leader who doesn't shed the same blood as the soldiers is hardly called a leader
[17.05.2019 19:13:21] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I'm sure we have plenty of people who would disagree. Not me.
[17.05.2019 19:13:46] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I see you've already acquired proper vessels for this fight.
[17.05.2019 19:14:42] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Cadiz Cartel sold us 3 vessels. We will soon get to the list of requirements that the National Council offered us
[17.05.2019 19:15:23] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: We set in motion an operation to get our hands of a more suitable cargo vessel
[17.05.2019 19:15:32] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Well some of those were personal requests indeed.
[17.05.2019 19:15:55] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: My time that I can spend on getting close to Kusari is very limited.
[17.05.2019 19:15:56] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: We haven't forgotten.
[17.05.2019 19:16:50] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Maybe it is time that I return by Blossom back to the sisterhood.
[17.05.2019 19:17:20] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: You were one of us?
[17.05.2019 19:18:05] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: But that ship you have now is much more useful against those navy puppets *she laughs*
[17.05.2019 19:18:32] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: In a way. I will retreat from the bridge so we can talk without keeping the comms center occupied.
[17.05.2019 19:19:25] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: It is no secret that I kept an eye on the sisterhood. But I fought alongside them and helped where I could.
[17.05.2019 19:19:54] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I regret none of that time but the sisters lost in combat.
[17.05.2019 19:20:15] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: The loss of sisters is always a sad event indeed
[17.05.2019 19:21:30] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Being among the sisterhood is vastly different to my home.
[17.05.2019 19:21:40] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: So what brought you to sigmas?
[17.05.2019 19:22:36] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I've sent this group further south to remind the miners of who owns this area.
[17.05.2019 19:22:57] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Though my person was not required here. Call it personal curiosity.
[17.05.2019 19:23:45] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: You just wanted to leave Malta and see what happens in sigma these days
[17.05.2019 19:24:27] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: A possibility. Or I hoped to see the sisters I accompanied on patrol in this very system.
[17.05.2019 19:24:49] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Sorry to disapoint you then
[17.05.2019 19:25:50] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Oh just permit me this naive pleasure of nostalgia. Meeting the matriarch of a promising new cell is an occasion on its own.
[17.05.2019 19:27:03] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: I am out of my way too. This is pretty much the furthest extremity we go
[17.05.2019 19:27:27] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Then what is it that brings you here?
[17.05.2019 19:27:36] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Our home system is Shikoku
[17.05.2019 19:28:06] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: As said. I try to see if we can cut off Coalition inflow into Kusari
[17.05.2019 19:28:41] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: They're not coming from our space.
[17.05.2019 19:29:02] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: We even encountered coalition bombers in Kyushu
[17.05.2019 19:29:05] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: The occasional foolish scout, proving his worth by scratching his name in the Hispania's remains.
[17.05.2019 19:30:10] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: I thought they might come through Rheinland, but Bretonia could be another option
[17.05.2019 19:31:13] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: We're not quite aware how they slip through everywhere.
[17.05.2019 19:31:17] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Like rats...
[17.05.2019 19:31:32] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Was just going to say
[17.05.2019 19:32:19] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: They seem to be everywhere these days. They even aproached us with a NAP
[17.05.2019 19:32:33] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: We threw it back at them
[17.05.2019 19:33:17] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: No need to let them roam Kusari and spread they delusional ideas
[17.05.2019 19:33:32] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Good on you. No one sane should let them roam their territory.
[17.05.2019 19:34:17] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Blood Dragons tried to slap us for shooting a coalition ship, but they seem to start to regain their senses
[17.05.2019 19:36:22] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I hope you manage to keep this under control.
[17.05.2019 19:36:37] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I wish you luck. We know a new group needs all they can.
[17.05.2019 19:37:24] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Thank you. The support of the National Council is helpful. Sirius is a dangerous place without allies
[17.05.2019 19:38:12] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: You have to gain their support by your actions. What you do have though is my support.
[17.05.2019 19:38:41] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Ofcourse. Nothing is ever for free
[17.05.2019 19:39:34] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: If you do decide to give the blossom a spin, let us know.
[17.05.2019 19:40:12] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: *laughs quietly* I doubt I should. My advisors will be in my ears for weeks.
[17.05.2019 19:41:12] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: The advisors are there to fool around with
[17.05.2019 19:42:16] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Sometimes a little joke can't harm them *laughs*
[17.05.2019 19:42:21] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Matriarch! I didn't picture you the mischievous kind.
[17.05.2019 19:42:52] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Maybe I should invite you to the estate once quieter times are upon us.
[17.05.2019 19:43:09] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: You need mischief to run this group of mine.
[17.05.2019 19:43:56] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Terror is basicly the extreme kind of mischief against the government.
[17.05.2019 19:44:40] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I doubt that my advisors deserve terror just yet. They also have to suffer the presence of my sister so it shall suffice.
[17.05.2019 19:44:42] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Better if I also use the harmless kind to entertain myself aswell
[17.05.2019 19:45:32] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Aww, I am sure they would forgive you.
[17.05.2019 19:45:42] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: These days certainly lack in entertainment.
[17.05.2019 19:46:19] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Just put up a cute pouty face and you may be forgiven.
[17.05.2019 19:46:42] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: A... 'cute pouty face'?
[17.05.2019 19:47:03] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: "Sorry for giving you a heart attack, but this Chrysanthemum made me do it."
[17.05.2019 19:47:34] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Kusari women are refreshing. Especially those of the sisterhood. My estate is entirely too tense currently.
[17.05.2019 19:48:42] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: That is likely why you went on this little expedition
[17.05.2019 19:49:02] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: A selfish and naive trip.
[17.05.2019 19:49:25] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Selfish is not always bad.
[17.05.2019 19:50:47] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: And naive.. in what way?
[17.05.2019 19:50:51] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I will no doubt have to return home very soon.
[17.05.2019 19:52:08] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Oh leaving your post to dwell in nostalgia and see a people for the whole sake of a different view?
[17.05.2019 19:53:03] GC-Hanazakari: I wouldnt call that naive. More like holding on to personal memories. It would be naive to abandon them
[17.05.2019 19:54:08] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Seems to be a young woman's dream while I have responsibilities beyond that now.
[17.05.2019 19:54:55] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Sometimes dreams is all we have.
[17.05.2019 19:55:19] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Matsuda had a dream. I wouldn't call her naive
[17.05.2019 19:57:07] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Cristina: Her dream is something else.
[19.05.2019 15:13:52] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: In what way? All dreams are seeds of the future
[19.05.2019 15:14:56] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: To dream of a time without suppression is something else than dreaming of a easier times for myself.
[19.05.2019 15:16:11] GC-Hanazakari: Easier times for the whole, easier times for the self. In the end we are all selfish
[19.05.2019 15:16:47] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: One could see it that way.
[19.05.2019 15:19:20] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Still I doubt I could return here with a clean conscience.
[19.05.2019 15:20:15] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Whose is clean these days? We are all tainted by the lives we live and the actions we perform
[19.05.2019 15:21:27] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: It is a ridiculous thing to think. I have many people I need to be responsible for.
[19.05.2019 15:21:59] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: I know the burden well.
[19.05.2019 15:22:57] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: And what do you suggest then? *smiles just to indulge the thought game*
[19.05.2019 15:24:10] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Hmm... tough question.
[19.05.2019 15:24:27] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I'm curious for your answer.
[19.05.2019 15:25:35] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: One is always formost responsible for the self. Without the self there is no one to be responsible for others
[19.05.2019 15:26:34] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: So you would abandon your post for some private leisure?
[19.05.2019 15:27:47] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: No, I call it a business trip
[19.05.2019 15:28:12] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Oh so you are doing this?
[19.05.2019 15:28:24] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: maybe...
[19.05.2019 15:29:03] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: *laughs shortly* I'm not going to reveal it to your sisters.
[19.05.2019 15:29:59] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: And don't tell me that isn't the reason why you are here
[19.05.2019 15:31:18] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Well I am merely checking on my ship, aren't I?
[19.05.2019 15:32:38] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Sure, I wont tell anyone
[19.05.2019 15:33:24] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: But it is something else than leaving Malta simply to be... yes... lazy on one of your installations.
[19.05.2019 15:34:12] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Do I act lazy?
[19.05.2019 15:35:00] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Well I do not know what you do on your 'business trips'.
[19.05.2019 15:36:02] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Go to malta, meet with important people, expeditions. Its better than our cramped station
[19.05.2019 15:36:52] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: That sounds far from a relaxed time.
[19.05.2019 15:37:52] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Its not, but it needs to get done.
[19.05.2019 15:38:23] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I believe you said it was your way to get some time off from your position.
[19.05.2019 15:39:23] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Well... I think it would be classified as work yes
[19.05.2019 15:39:53] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Not what I had imagined then. I must be weaker than I thought for considering this.
[19.05.2019 15:41:12] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Not weak. I prefer to laze about on Roppongi, but there business usually finds me
[19.05.2019 15:42:58] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: That sounds more like how I try to escape here and there. this is the farthest I got away in months now.
[19.05.2019 15:43:40] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: You can stage a kidnapping.
[19.05.2019 15:43:54] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I could... what?
[19.05.2019 15:44:05] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Can you imagine the chaos that could cause?
[19.05.2019 15:44:44] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Pretend that you get kidnapped. Go somewhere of you choosing. Then 'escape'. You never identified the attackers
[19.05.2019 15:45:06] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: That sounds incredibly complex for a few days of rest.
[19.05.2019 15:45:28] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Might be a fun experience though
[19.05.2019 15:45:36] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: A fun experience?
[19.05.2019 15:46:13] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: But I guess that is abit too extreme
[19.05.2019 15:46:40] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I doubt anyone would support this action.
[19.05.2019 15:47:46] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: I usually think abit out of the box
[19.05.2019 15:48:05] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Fairly far it appears
[19.05.2019 15:48:27] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: You think?
[19.05.2019 15:49:03] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Having myself kidnapped for some free time is nothing that'd ever come to my mind.
[19.05.2019 15:49:58] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: I guess I just learned to make schemes that no one expects
[19.05.2019 15:50:29] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: That must be very helpful in the situation you are in.
[19.05.2019 15:52:01] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Depends. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't
[19.05.2019 15:53:13] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I'm sure you wouldn't have survived if you didn't achieve the former more often.
[19.05.2019 15:54:07] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: It is not about survival. It is about it being effective. No reason to risk your lives if it doesnt yield results
[19.05.2019 15:55:09] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: That is true. I may have to consider visiting more often.
[19.05.2019 15:55:19] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Or have myself kidnapped by your people...
[19.05.2019 15:55:57] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Would be an issue. If we slip up, we are in danger. Id rather not risk that
[19.05.2019 15:56:33] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: I am not a fool *she laughs*
[19.05.2019 15:56:35] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I am glad you consider that first.
[19.05.2019 15:58:01] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: The kidnap plans sounds nice in concept, but terrible in execution
[19.05.2019 15:58:15] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Not what you would consider effective?
[19.05.2019 15:58:40] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Nah downright stupid
[19.05.2019 15:59:43] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Oh now that is not the reaction I had expected.
[19.05.2019 16:00:53] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Possible war with outcasts for a day off? Miss Cristina, you underestimate me.
[19.05.2019 16:01:38] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I wonder if it'd cause such a strong reaction right away.
[19.05.2019 16:01:44] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: I don't want to be on the other side of Malta's gunbarrel
[19.05.2019 16:01:46] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: It should- I assume.
[19.05.2019 16:03:01] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: It would fuel some akward situations
[19.05.2019 16:03:08] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Another way then.
[19.05.2019 16:05:20] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I might return my Blossom to you. I am certain that I can make a reasonable justification out of it.
[19.05.2019 16:05:36] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: But I believe I've spent enough time enjoying myself in our conversation.
[19.05.2019 16:06:25] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: How about a simpl solution?
[19.05.2019 16:06:39] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I'm listening.
[19.05.2019 16:06:39] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: A diplomatic meeting in Morioka
[19.05.2019 16:07:02] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: That would be an acceptable excuse.
[19.05.2019 16:07:40] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: No needs to find intrinsic schemes to get you in Kusari *she laughs*
[19.05.2019 16:08:37] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: Especially since we had no official representatives of the national council visiting us yet
[19.05.2019 16:09:46] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: That is indeed true.
[19.05.2019 16:10:47] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: If you want, I can extend a formal invitation later
[19.05.2019 16:10:55] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: That would help the matter
[19.05.2019 16:13:02] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: I must say it was a pleasure to talk to you. I really ought to have this vessel return to Malta now.
[19.05.2019 16:13:44] GC-Hanazakari: Kiri: That is fine. If the national council needs anything, let us know. Your list will be worked on shortly
[19.05.2019 16:13:52] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Thank you, matriarch.
[19.05.2019 16:14:46] GC-Hanazakari: Sayonara, Cristina
[19.05.2019 16:14:59] NC-MNS-Scarlet.Dawn: Until we meet again.
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