ID: Yamada Mariko
Subject: IRMM conversation near Malta
I was heading to Malta to set up my Rapier, when I encountered an IRMM pilot standing guard. I decided to divert my attention and instead strike up a conversation with him. After all, it is a new Maltese organisation that we do not have much diplomacy with and conversational skills are pretty much my forte ne?
[17.08.2019 12:47:34] IRMM~"Sabre": G'day
[17.08.2019 12:47:45] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Konnichiwa
[17.08.2019 12:48:14] IRMM~"Sabre": Came to enjoy the view of Malta?
[17.08.2019 12:49:02] GC-Yamada.Mariko: I mainly came for business
[17.08.2019 12:49:16] IRMM~"Sabre": I see, Cardamine perhaps?
[17.08.2019 12:50:16] GC-Yamada.Mariko: More a military kind. I am Lieutenant Yamada of the Sisterhood
[17.08.2019 12:51:13] IRMM~"Sabre": I'm delighted to meet you then Lieutenant Yamada. I assume you've already heard we've tested 3 of your sisters.
[17.08.2019 12:51:31] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Hai, I did.
[17.08.2019 12:52:25] IRMM~"Sabre": They're capable but one stands out as Administrators have probably told you. We advise more intense training for her.
[17.08.2019 12:53:05] GC-Yamada.Mariko: We got notice of this.
[17.08.2019 12:53:40] IRMM~"Sabre": I was personally responsible to observe her abilities, and it was an enjoyable exchange.
[17.08.2019 12:54:46] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Akahana is an uncut diamond. Careful refinement is needed or it might ruin the gem
[17.08.2019 12:57:37] IRMM~"Sabre": While Maltese society does not share its secrets in the art of war, she has showed a true spirit of war.
[17.08.2019 12:58:05] GC-Yamada.Mariko: War is just an art of its own
[17.08.2019 12:58:20] IRMM~"Sabre": Indeed.
[17.08.2019 12:58:29] GC-Yamada.Mariko: The world knows many gei's
[17.08.2019 12:58:37] IRMM~"Sabre": Gei's?
[17.08.2019 12:58:45] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Arts
[17.08.2019 12:58:57] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Gei means art
[17.08.2019 12:59:19] IRMM~"Sabre": I apologize for my missing knowledge of your language. But we're mainly protecting Malta.
[17.08.2019 12:59:45] IRMM~"Sabre": So as you said, you have a business here, don't let yourself be delayed by my rambling.
[17.08.2019 12:59:54] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Before my life with the Sisterhood I was geisha. in a way I still am.
[17.08.2019 13:00:11] IRMM~"Sabre": Geisha?
[17.08.2019 13:00:14] GC-Yamada.Mariko: One never stops being an artist
[17.08.2019 13:00:26] IRMM~"Sabre": Oh i see, it's an extension of Gei
[17.08.2019 13:00:35] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Geisha means artist. See how Gei is still in the name
[17.08.2019 13:00:49] GC-Yamada.Mariko: sha basicly means person
[17.08.2019 13:00:57] GC-Yamada.Mariko: so geisha is artist
[17.08.2019 13:01:06] IRMM~"Sabre": Will probably come in handy at some point
[17.08.2019 13:01:53] GC-Yamada.Mariko: In our last festival I played on the shamisen, a traditional stringed instrument
[17.08.2019 13:02:04] GC-Yamada.Mariko: It even charmed the rogues
[17.08.2019 13:02:19] GC-Yamada.Mariko: *she laughs*
[17.08.2019 13:02:24] IRMM~"Sabre": Rogues? *audible cofusion with laughs*
[17.08.2019 13:03:12] IRMM~"Sabre": We were not aware of any festival, so we couldn't attend it. Might've been worth to see Rogues in such state.
[17.08.2019 13:03:18] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Hai, the matriarch invited many groups to attend our festival. Lane Hackers, Maltese, Rogues and Blood Dragons
[17.08.2019 13:03:46] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Cadiz and Legion attended
[17.08.2019 13:03:56] GC-Yamada.Mariko: No one died
[17.08.2019 13:04:23] IRMM~"Sabre": Ehm? *surprised* You were expecting someone to die ? Hahahah
[17.08.2019 13:04:34] IRMM~"Sabre": G'day Medusa
[17.08.2019 13:05:23] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Welll... Some of the groups there are unpredictable
[17.08.2019 13:05:32] IRMM~"Sabre": In particullar?
[17.08.2019 13:05:53] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Rogues with cloudy minds?
[17.08.2019 13:06:31] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Misaki-chan maybe
[17.08.2019 13:06:31] IRMM~"Sabre": Taking out a pocket cannon tends to silent them, they already know what happens when they cause chaos
[17.08.2019 13:07:00] GC-Yamada.Mariko: She pickpocketed the Rogue leader and taunted him for booze
[17.08.2019 13:07:33] IRMM~"Sabre": *bursts in laughs*
[17.08.2019 13:07:47] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Luckely he understood she only joked around.
[17.08.2019 13:07:53] IRMM~"Sabre": Now really, Poor Rogues, hahaha
[17.08.2019 13:08:13] IRMM~"Sabre": I like her style though
[17.08.2019 13:08:17] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Afterwards she was thrown by Torrez
[17.08.2019 13:08:46] IRMM~"Sabre": Sound more Maltese-ish
[17.08.2019 13:09:11] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Misaki decided to jump on Torrez' back and he elbowed her and threw he off
[17.08.2019 13:09:56] IRMM~"Sabre": Was it a festival or a party?
[17.08.2019 13:10:16] GC-Yamada.Mariko: I don't think Misaki understands the difference
[17.08.2019 13:11:14] IRMM~"Sabre": Blood Dragons indulged in similar activities aswel?
[17.08.2019 13:11:31] GC-Yamada.Mariko: They were more calm and focussed
[17.08.2019 13:12:13] IRMM~"Sabre": They would use to alleviate the pressure sometimes
[17.08.2019 13:13:02] GC-Yamada.Mariko: This is true
[17.08.2019 13:13:32] IRMM~"Sabre": What was the festival about?
[17.08.2019 13:14:11] GC-Yamada.Mariko: It was to honor our founder, Matsuda-sama
[17.08.2019 13:14:50] GC-Yamada.Mariko: We took a week to prepare the festival and send out invitations
[17.08.2019 13:15:15] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Also made sure we had cardamine and drinks
[17.08.2019 13:15:20] IRMM~"Sabre": *Sniff*
[17.08.2019 13:15:28] IRMM~"Sabre": *Smiles*
[17.08.2019 13:15:41] IRMM~"Sabre": Sounds intriguing
[17.08.2019 13:16:21] GC-Yamada.Mariko: It was a successful event
[17.08.2019 13:16:51] IRMM~"Sabre": Do you plan a similar one in near future?
[17.08.2019 13:17:11] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Not at the moment, no
[17.08.2019 13:18:14] IRMM~"Sabre": I see. Well you're always welcome here in Alpha
[17.08.2019 13:18:42] GC-Yamada.Mariko: That is generous of you
[17.08.2019 13:19:33] IRMM~"Sabre": You're one of our most trusted allies that spread the orange dream
[17.08.2019 13:19:59] IRMM~"Sabre": There's nothing else one can to do find himself a place around Maltese
[17.08.2019 13:20:04] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Ofcourse. what would the Sisterhood be without it?
[17.08.2019 13:20:50] IRMM~"Sabre": It's what connects us all
[17.08.2019 13:21:40] IRMM~"Sabre": We've started to notice an increase amount of BorderWorld and EdgeWorld traders roaming around here.
[17.08.2019 13:21:54] IRMM~"Sabre": Each of them taking the orange dream with them
[17.08.2019 13:22:16] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Hmm, they are unrelated to us
[17.08.2019 13:22:42] IRMM~"Sabre": Once they arrive at Malta enough times, they will feel the cardamine call
[17.08.2019 13:23:29] IRMM~"Sabre": You never know, they might start supplying your forces once we intergrate them
[17.08.2019 13:24:10] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Normally our vessels buy directly from the cartels
[17.08.2019 13:24:58] GC-Yamada.Mariko: We need a certain quality assurance
[17.08.2019 13:25:10] IRMM~"Sabre": I agree
[17.08.2019 13:25:26] IRMM~"Sabre": I'm sure your people won't just accept any Freelancer's cargo
[17.08.2019 13:26:15] GC-Yamada.Mariko: No, we don't. Since we won't be able to confirm the source
[17.08.2019 13:26:51] GC-Yamada.Mariko: We need to uphold our reputation to offer only the best to our buyers
[17.08.2019 13:27:19] IRMM~"Sabre": Indeed
[17.08.2019 13:28:05] IRMM~"Sabre": How is the war in Kusari goin, since you had that certain request on us
[17.08.2019 13:29:09] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Some new group decided to lock the borders. We made clear we opened them again. That nonsense won't go unpunished
[17.08.2019 13:29:56] GC-Yamada.Mariko: There is also an increase of hostile puppets lately. But nothing truly troubling
[17.08.2019 13:30:04] IRMM~"Sabre": Right, i remember some Sirius-wide comm which looked similar to RoM's kind of "intelligent" thinking
[17.08.2019 13:30:50] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Yea, we told them kindly that we will enforce free passage of our allies with gunfire
[17.08.2019 13:31:36] IRMM~"Sabre": Were you able to catch some and interrogate them ?
[17.08.2019 13:32:20] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Not yet. Most of our Sisters aren't the prisoner taking types
[17.08.2019 13:32:56] IRMM~"Sabre": Purging sounds like a better alternative?
[17.08.2019 13:33:57] GC-Yamada.Mariko: I guess prisoners could provide valueble intel
[17.08.2019 13:34:20] IRMM~"Sabre": They do, but the right technique is required to make them speak
[17.08.2019 13:35:24] GC-Yamada.Mariko: That isn't really my thing.
[17.08.2019 13:35:49] GC-Yamada.Mariko: I am a mistress of music, not of pain
[17.08.2019 13:36:28] IRMM~"Sabre": Doesn't have to be a violent interrogation. As some people will start speaking themselves after some when house in good conditi
[17.08.2019 13:36:29] IRMM~"Sabre": ons
[17.08.2019 13:37:03] IRMM~"Sabre": You can group up prisoners of same affiliation, provide them with beds, space and food. And over time, they will start speaking
[17.08.2019 13:37:57] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Hmm... Never thought of that
[17.08.2019 13:38:35] IRMM~"Sabre": They will believe they're not there to die and have a worthwhile price
[17.08.2019 13:38:52] IRMM~"Sabre": It's all just psychology
[17.08.2019 13:39:12] GC-Yamada.Mariko: I understand where you come from
[17.08.2019 13:39:22] IRMM~"Sabre": What do you mean?
[17.08.2019 13:39:57] GC-Yamada.Mariko: That I get your idea
[17.08.2019 13:40:10] GC-Yamada.Mariko: wakarimasu
[17.08.2019 13:40:17] IRMM~"Sabre": There's more to the interrogation techniques than just this.
[17.08.2019 13:41:27] IRMM~"Sabre": It's not a feat to break enemy's power, but it's an achievement to break their will.
[17.08.2019 13:41:51] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Like how my music charmed the Rogues?
[17.08.2019 13:42:20] IRMM~"Sabre": Yes. Even the bold ones have their weaknesses
[17.08.2019 13:42:51] IRMM~"Sabre": And i'm not talking about alcohol nor drugs
[17.08.2019 13:43:20] IRMM~"Sabre": Slight extortion has its place too, but must be of subtle nature
[17.08.2019 13:43:27] GC-Yamada.Mariko: A geisha learns how to charm men with their arts.
[17.08.2019 13:43:39] GC-Yamada.Mariko: It becomes second nature
[17.08.2019 13:44:34] IRMM~"Sabre": It's a higher chance to get something from a man in the evening hours aswel.
[17.08.2019 13:45:04] GC-Yamada.Mariko: because they are tired?
[17.08.2019 13:45:25] IRMM~"Sabre": Exactly. They don't think about the possible outcomes as clearly as in day hours
[17.08.2019 13:45:50] GC-Yamada.Mariko: True.
[17.08.2019 13:46:43] IRMM~"Sabre": Unlimited possibilities. But people tend to forget about those facts, not to metion they exprience them themselves
[17.08.2019 13:46:54] QC|Cyrene.Amato: Buenos dias
[17.08.2019 13:47:04] IRMM~"Sabre": Good evening Cyrene Amato
[17.08.2019 13:47:14] IRMM~"Sabre": Err, i mean day
[17.08.2019 13:47:18] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Konnichiwa senor
[17.08.2019 13:47:20] IRMM~"Sabre": In space, haha
[17.08.2019 13:47:32] QC|Cyrene.Amato: It's senorita *chuckles*
[17.08.2019 13:47:43] IRMM~"Sabre": Surrounded by females
[17.08.2019 13:47:54] GC-Yamada.Mariko: sumimasen
[17.08.2019 13:48:03] GC-Yamada.Mariko: forgive me
[17.08.2019 13:48:10] QC|Cyrene.Amato: Que nada, mistakes happen
[17.08.2019 13:48:21] IRMM~"Sabre": Sumimasen?
[17.08.2019 13:48:40] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Its means 'sorry'
[17.08.2019 13:48:52] GC-Yamada.Mariko: It has multiple uses though
[17.08.2019 13:48:57] IRMM~"Sabre": Why are you apologizing for being a woman?
[17.08.2019 13:49:13] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Cyrene is a woman ne
[17.08.2019 13:49:23] IRMM~"Sabre": You're both, i assume
[17.08.2019 13:49:33] GC-Yamada.Mariko: I called her senor
[17.08.2019 13:49:41] IRMM~"Sabre": Ah, i see, you.... eh, yes
[17.08.2019 13:50:00] IRMM~"Sabre": Pardon my weakened observation
[17.08.2019 13:50:15] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Its not even evening yet *she laughs*
[17.08.2019 13:50:33] IRMM~"Sabre": Had a lot of "paperwork" lately *Sniff*
[17.08.2019 13:50:35] IRMM~"Sabre": Better now
[17.08.2019 13:50:44] QC|Cyrene.Amato: Ah yes the good old paper work
[17.08.2019 13:50:57] IRMM~"Sabre": Sometimes worth flushing down a toilet
[17.08.2019 13:51:03] IRMM~"Sabre": At least on Bretonian side
[17.08.2019 13:51:07] GC-Yamada.Mariko: paperwork is a necesary evil
[17.08.2019 13:51:27] QC|Cyrene.Amato: You have to do what needs to be done even if its paper work only
[17.08.2019 13:51:27] IRMM~"Sabre": *Sniff* And that's when Cardamine makes your day better
[17.08.2019 13:51:32] QC|Cyrene.Amato: Si
[17.08.2019 13:51:45] GC-Yamada.Mariko: hai
[17.08.2019 13:52:11] IRMM~"Sabre": Looks like i will learn something about your Culture and Language, if i spend more time with your forces
[17.08.2019 13:52:30] IRMM~"Sabre": But my presence is usually required here
[17.08.2019 13:52:33] GC-Yamada.Mariko: Perhaps so *she smiles*
[17.08.2019 13:52:39] IRMM~"Sabre": *Smiles*
[17.08.2019 13:52:43] IRMM~"Sabre": *Sniffs*
[17.08.2019 13:53:16] IRMM~"Sabre": Well, i suppose it's time to leave it for now. Some matters await my presence.
[17.08.2019 13:53:31] IRMM~"Sabre": It was an enjoyable conversation ladies, but i have to leave.
[17.08.2019 13:53:34] GC-Yamada.Mariko: I should get going to finish what I came for. Oh before I forget. It was me in the Kirisame *she laughs*
[17.08.2019 13:53:58] IRMM~"Sabre": *Nods* See you all some other time then
[17.08.2019 13:54:05] QC|Cyrene.Amato: Safe skies both of you
[17.08.2019 13:54:07] IRMM~"Sabre": Adie
[17.08.2019 13:54:15] GC-Yamada.Mariko: sayonara
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