Subject: The Green Maybe Encryption:Significant Location: The Spider's Watch, Canberra Star City, Tau-44
Had a fascinating conversation with a Daumann captain.
Seems they're playing both sides. For the intel acquired, I allowed him to proceed with his cargo of gold ore, but we need to corroborate this. In particular, they claim to be actively supplying Bretonia's war effort.
[22.06.2019 23:42:07] NO-I-Premonition: Oh my.
[22.06.2019 23:42:14] NO-I-Premonition: Now, hold a second.
[22.06.2019 23:42:27] NO-I-Premonition: That's quite the hold. Where's it headed?
[22.06.2019 23:43:05] DHC-Duppel: Can I help you? You are no pirate, and yet you were fool enough to fire on me...
[22.06.2019 23:43:17] DHC-Duppel: I suppose your people have no more need of aid against gallia, is that it? *chuckles*
[22.06.2019 23:43:31] NO-I-Premonition: I believe I asked a question.
[22.06.2019 23:43:50] NO-I-Premonition: And since I'm the one here that has the guns, I'd recommend answering.
[22.06.2019 23:43:58] DHC-Duppel: You did, poorly, admittedly. So let me ask one in return: why is a neutral opening fire against their own laws on a -
[22.06.2019 23:44:01] DHC-Duppel: -RHEINLAND ship?
[22.06.2019 23:44:19] NO-I-Premonition: You're unfamiliar with our history. We remember the atrocity at Zwickau.
[22.06.2019 23:44:42] NO-I-Premonition: There is no "neutrality" with Rheinland for Natio Octavarium.
[22.06.2019 23:45:04] NO-I-Premonition: Now, I'm being reasonable so far by settling for questions. The gold. Where's it going?
[22.06.2019 23:45:09] DHC-Duppel: Oh? So you're willing to bring down our fleets on your little cause... particularly interesting brand of stupidity.
[22.06.2019 23:45:43] DHC-Duppel: Its going to a client. Should be self evident, that being the nature of trade.
[22.06.2019 23:46:21] NO-I-Premonition: I see. You know, information's a valuable thing, could've saved your employer some money.
[22.06.2019 23:46:46] DHC-Duppel: *chuckles* I think changing the direction of weapon shipments *away* from your people will likely make them much more
[22.06.2019 23:47:12] NO-I-Premonition: When have you sent weapon shipments to any of our allies?
[22.06.2019 23:47:25] DHC-Duppel: So, would you like to throw out any more empty threats, or shall we part ways and I forget you were fool enough to -
[22.06.2019 23:47:29] DHC-Duppel: -threaten a Rheinlander?
[22.06.2019 23:48:15] NO-I-Premonition: I'd hear more about that claim of shipments to "my people" before proceeding. It might save your life.
[22.06.2019 23:48:27] DHC-Duppel: Again, you threaten me. Very well *electronic beeping*
[22.06.2019 23:48:52] DHC-Duppel: So, you wish to surrender to the gallians, yes? Thought your people stood against them, guess I was wrong *chuckles*
[22.06.2019 23:49:10] NO-I-Premonition: *he sighs* You're making even less sense than the Unioners do.
[22.06.2019 23:49:18] NO-I-Premonition: Which is an accomplishment, I have to say.
[22.06.2019 23:49:38] DHC-Duppel: Unioners? You just have to know how to speak to them. Primarily with firepower, has been our lesson. They fell in line.
[22.06.2019 23:49:52] NO-I-Premonition: Hm. On that, at least, I'm tempted to agree.
[22.06.2019 23:49:54] DHC-Duppel: As many did before them, and will still. There are no finer weapons, nor ores, than ours. And Sirius wide, you *need* us.
[22.06.2019 23:50:21] NO-I-Premonition: See, here's the problem, as I see it. I've seen nothing to indicate Rheinland supporting any opposition to Gallia.
[22.06.2019 23:50:45] DHC-Duppel: You're not very observant. Though I suppose the bretonnians could do without our ships, our guns, our trade routes-
[22.06.2019 23:50:57] NO-I-Premonition: Hm. Fascinating.
[22.06.2019 23:50:58] DHC-Duppel: -or our ores. Oh wait... No, they cannot. We have fed them, and continue to feed them.
[22.06.2019 23:51:06] NO-I-Premonition: They're not inclined to share a lot of information, the war's made them paranoid.
[22.06.2019 23:51:15] NO-I-Premonition: But this is useful information, and information is why I'm here. Thank you.
[22.06.2019 23:51:23] NO-I-Premonition: Carry on, then.
[22.06.2019 23:51:28] DHC-Duppel: Trade. Must. Flow. Our neutrality is not some act, but a hard fact that does a great deal for both sides.
[22.06.2019 23:51:43] DHC-Duppel: I ask you to remember that. Daumann ships are not your enemy... whereever you find us, we are there for *business*
[22.06.2019 23:51:51] NO-I-Premonition: Hmm. I'll pass that up the chain.
[22.06.2019 23:52:21] DHC-Duppel: Gut. As long as the trade flows, there need be no emnity.