To: Oberkommando From: Arbeiter Valentine Falk Subject: Patrol report
With federal forces out of picture and our recent Imperial allies shifting the focus to holding Hessies in Cologne it is for Alster arbeiters to oversee the rest of Rheinland and insure its safety and comfort for hard-working people. Especially when some boors use calm of coup aftermath for their own purposes.
Like recently encountered "Bustard" Civilian Light Carrier with call sign "Metal.Aligator". Its captain managed to smuggle a good load of Gallic poison to Freeport 2 trough corrupted pharaohs of Liberty, comms and visual reports are related below.Sadly, even sharp looking, our single VHF stands no chances against a capital class boat, suggesting providing some more arms to a next patrol.
Quote:[13.04.2020 18:32:27] Metal.Aligator: Guten tag
[13.04.2020 18:33:15] UN|Vorfahr: Quite interesting delivery boy for Unione's cause
[13.04.2020 18:33:45] Metal.Aligator: Yes sir i supplie this stuff the some people really like and demand here
[13.04.2020 18:33:59] 2020-04-13 18:34:01 SMT Traffic control alert: Metal.Aligator has requested to dock
[13.04.2020 18:34:44] UN|Vorfahr: Well,be sure this won't go unnoticed
[13.04.2020 18:35:03] Metal.Aligator: Unoticed for who?
[13.04.2020 18:35:08] UN|Vorfahr: Poisining good Herrs and Fraus is not what we want here in Bering
[13.04.2020 18:35:28] UN|Vorfahr: Unnoticed for people of Alster Union
[13.04.2020 18:35:45] UN|Vorfahr: Nox pushers aren't welcomed here,y'know
[13.04.2020 18:36:07] Metal.Aligator: I understand sir you do what you gotta do
[13.04.2020 18:36:22] Metal.Aligator: I dont deal with the unioners anyway
[13.04.2020 18:36:26] UN|Vorfahr: I certainly will
[13.04.2020 18:36:46] UN|Vorfahr: This includes making your life harder to come back with another load
[13.04.2020 18:37:17] Metal.Aligator: The captain of the Metal.Aligator is really *scared* now
[13.04.2020 18:37:48] UN|Vorfahr: Be sure you'll gonna smell the ashes next time
Smuggler encounters didn't end there. Then I've found a silent freelancer on "Raba" traversing Frankfurt with heavy load of artifacts. Any attempts of breaking silence were ignored, and when I was fired upon, the decision to ease Rheinswehr a day by taking out that guy was made. Even with Valkyrie hired mercs and Erick Eikel that quickly came for help, tough ship made it to the docking bays of New Berlin, where it most likely was met by local police "welcoming party", as planet's Traffic Control was already informed about such an unusual guest.
Quote:[13.04.2020 19:26:32] UN|Vorfahr: Hold it,lancer
[13.04.2020 19:27:10] UN|Vorfahr: Or I'll try my methods then
[13.04.2020 19:27:28] UN|Vorfahr: Ok
[13.04.2020 19:27:35] UN|Vorfahr: You go guns blazing?
[13.04.2020 19:27:37] UN|Vorfahr: Me too
[13.04.2020 19:27:50] UN|Vorfahr: That's how we gonna do it?
[13.04.2020 19:30:11] UN|Vorfahr: Some help?
[13.04.2020 19:30:53] RV-Pennybrooke: Katherine: This fight is your own.
[13.04.2020 19:33:17] RV-Pennybrooke: Katherine: Just forget it. You don't have the firepower.
[13.04.2020 19:33:20] VFK|Hoellenfeuer: Was ist das?!
[13.04.2020 19:33:27] UN|Vorfahr: Do you think so?
[13.04.2020 19:33:42] UN|Vorfahr: VFK,5 mils for this Raba down
[13.04.2020 19:33:42] VFK|Hoellenfeuer: That's a fast payment.
[13.04.2020 19:33:47] RV-Pennybrooke: Katherine: It's not a matter of opinion.
[13.04.2020 19:33:48] VFK|Hoellenfeuer: On it.
[13.04.2020 19:33:57] VFK|Hoellenfeuer: Let's roll.
[13.04.2020 19:34:08] 2020-04-13 19:34:10 SMT Traffic control alert: Max_von_Weissig has requested to dock
All this scene was pictured by a reporter and I'm unsure how to feel about that. Later in orbit around Berlin Eric and I were asked a few questions about recently ended coup, and we couldn't resist saying some stupid things that will sure appear in upcoming extranet articles. I see no need for wiring comms about this one here.
The last and most enigmatic one encounter was with unknown whale signature, the first non-Zoner in my life. After some chat we've figured out it was a ship of some Kusarian corp called "Musashi Innovations" associated with weaponry production as Whale captain stated. He also told us that a large stack of black market ammunition in his hold was a delivery for Leipheim, so we gladly escorted him to destination. "Weapons" and "Innovations" sound as good combination and I'm suggesting reaching this corp representatives out about possible proposals, they look way more promising that your usual ammunition suppliers.
Quote:[13.04.2020 20:07:48] Nostalgia|Aoi: I see you've brought a friend.
[13.04.2020 20:08:00] UN|Vorfahr: Friend I am
[13.04.2020 20:08:04] UN|Vorfahr: And you are?
[13.04.2020 20:08:08] VFK|Fuchs-4: Easy target for archies
[13.04.2020 20:08:18] UN|Erik.Eickel: So the Black Market Light Arms are heading to Leipheim, and the Boron? What about that.
[13.04.2020 20:08:34] UN|Vorfahr: Quite interesting load of rocks and ammoes
[13.04.2020 20:08:42] Nostalgia|Aoi: You tell me.
[13.04.2020 20:08:51] UN|Erik.Eickel: I'm asking you.
[13.04.2020 20:08:54] Nostalgia|Aoi: The only reason I'm carrying it is to make it slightly less likely the Libertonians would take issue with me
[13.04.2020 20:08:57] Nostalgia|Aoi: moving these light arms.
[13.04.2020 20:09:02] Nostalgia|Aoi: Obfuscation, if you will.
[13.04.2020 20:09:07] Nostalgia|Aoi: I'm happy to move it wherever you desire.
[13.04.2020 20:09:22] UN|Vorfahr: Well,we're simple workers that unaware of galaxy logistics and market demands
[13.04.2020 20:09:25] UN|Erik.Eickel: Where was your original destination?
[13.04.2020 20:09:27] UN|Vorfahr: So please tell us
[13.04.2020 20:09:45] VFK|Fuchs-4: Mein Gott was now?
[13.04.2020 20:09:48] Nostalgia|Aoi: Awfully cosy around here.
[13.04.2020 20:09:57] VFK|Fuchs-4: Interesting cargo.
[13.04.2020 20:10:03] UN|Vorfahr: Rogue zoner with unusual load coming trough
[13.04.2020 20:10:12] UN|Vorfahr: don't mind it
[13.04.2020 20:10:16] UN|Vorfahr: you shouldn't
[13.04.2020 20:10:19] Nostalgia|Aoi: There's absolutely nothing rogue about this ship.
[13.04.2020 20:10:20] VFK|Raubritter: I'll hold at other side
[13.04.2020 20:10:22] VFK|Fuchs-4: we ignore it?
[13.04.2020 20:10:37] UN|Vorfahr: You usualy stay out of house space
[13.04.2020 20:10:54] VFK|Fuchs-4: Vorfahr has a point.
[13.04.2020 20:11:05] VFK|Fuchs-4: though how tf he got all that cargo
[13.04.2020 20:11:11] Nostalgia|Aoi: Oh, you're referring to the ship, I assume?
[13.04.2020 20:11:13] UN|Vorfahr: Prefering long runs on H-fuel than our disgusting lanes und complicated gate systems
[13.04.2020 20:11:24] Nostalgia|Aoi: This ship is merely a means to an end.
[13.04.2020 20:11:33] VFK|Fuchs-4: A means to an end?
[13.04.2020 20:11:36] VFK|Fuchs-4: Was ist das?
[13.04.2020 20:11:36] Nostalgia|Aoi: Musashi Innovations doesn't have particularly strong ties to the Zoners.
[13.04.2020 20:11:44] Nostalgia|Aoi: Nor do we have their house-avoiding tendencies.
[13.04.2020 20:11:47] VFK|Fuchs-4: this nigga is supplying for the musashi
[13.04.2020 20:11:50] UN|Erik.Eickel: The question I have though is your encryption code is locked to unknown. This is unbreakable. What are the reasons behind it.
[13.04.2020 20:11:57] UN|Erik.Eickel: Yes exactly but we don't know that inRP
[13.04.2020 20:12:04] VFK|Fuchs-4: i know that cretine
[13.04.2020 20:12:05] UN|Vorfahr: Who's Musashi? Never heard of that corp before
[13.04.2020 20:12:21] Nostalgia|Aoi: Our work involves very delicate technologies. The encryption's in place to avoid it getting stolen by competitors.
[13.04.2020 20:12:26] VFK|Fuchs-4: Kusarian-sounding corporates.
[13.04.2020 20:12:32] Nostalgia|Aoi: I could bring you a sample sometime, if you so desire.
[13.04.2020 20:12:36] UN|Erik.Eickel: It sound very Kusarian for sure.
[13.04.2020 20:12:47] VFK|Fuchs-4: All the more reason that it adds to a desire to gun it down.
[13.04.2020 20:12:53] VFK|Fuchs-4: Foreigners are disgusting.
[13.04.2020 20:12:55] UN|Vorfahr: Also I can't find any readings of upcoming Black Market Ammoes to Leipheim on neuro-net
[13.04.2020 20:13:12] Nostalgia|Aoi: Please, gentlemen.
[13.04.2020 20:13:16] Nostalgia|Aoi: Let's not escalate things.
[13.04.2020 20:13:28] UN|Vorfahr: The only job you had here
[13.04.2020 20:13:29] UN|Erik.Eickel: In what way are we escalating things?
[13.04.2020 20:13:31] UN|Vorfahr: Is to be honest
[13.04.2020 20:13:40] Nostalgia|Aoi: "Fuchs" here is talking of gunning us down.
[13.04.2020 20:13:47] Nostalgia|Aoi: An awful waste of useful supplies, if you were to ask me.
[13.04.2020 20:13:49] UN|Erik.Eickel: The Fuchs is not with us.
[13.04.2020 20:14:07] UN|Erik.Eickel: We just support the same government currently.
[13.04.2020 20:14:07] Nostalgia|Aoi: That's fortunate, I suppose.
[13.04.2020 20:14:27] UN|Vorfahr: And they won't scratch their own ears if there's no shiny coin for it
[13.04.2020 20:14:29] Nostalgia|Aoi: I was told Rheinland was a little, uh, unstable at the moment.
[13.04.2020 20:14:38] UN|Vorfahr: So they're quite peacefull right now
[13.04.2020 20:14:39] UN|Erik.Eickel: I wonder if Fuchs has any intel on this corp you work for.
[13.04.2020 20:14:41] Nostalgia|Aoi: Perhaps the supplies I'm carrying could strengthen whatever side you're on?
[13.04.2020 20:14:59] UN|Vorfahr: That's indeed
[13.04.2020 20:15:23] UN|Erik.Eickel: I think he is able to dock on most places
[13.04.2020 20:15:39] UN|Erik.Eickel: Yes
[13.04.2020 20:15:43] UN|Erik.Eickel: But with a SRP
[13.04.2020 20:15:50] UN|Erik.Eickel: You can chose your rep, who you want to be friends with and so on
[13.04.2020 20:16:00] UN|Erik.Eickel: But he shows are Unknown for us
[13.04.2020 20:16:13] UN|Vorfahr: But I'm sure as Whale pilot you're aware that most bases within house space have unsuitable docking bays
[13.04.2020 20:16:34] VFK|Fuchs-4: you may be right
[13.04.2020 20:16:38] VFK|Fuchs-4: Lubeck here
[13.04.2020 20:16:39] UN|Vorfahr: For the ships of your..size
[13.04.2020 20:16:43] Nostalgia|Aoi: The Whale does just fine.
[13.04.2020 20:16:49] Nostalgia|Aoi: It's the Zoners that are incompatible.
[13.04.2020 20:16:52] Nostalgia|Aoi: We're not Zoners.
[13.04.2020 20:16:58] VFK|Fuchs-4: uh oh
[13.04.2020 20:17:02] UN|Vorfahr: Well
[13.04.2020 20:17:18] UN|Vorfahr: Let's proceed to supply our cause,as you stated,shall we?
[13.04.2020 20:17:19] UN|Erik.Eickel: If you are not zoners, where the hell did you get a whale from?
[13.04.2020 20:17:31] Nostalgia|Aoi: Quite a long story, I'm afraid.
[13.04.2020 20:17:34] Death: Zwetschgenschnaps was put out of action by Red.Dragon.15 (Gun).
[13.04.2020 20:17:37] VFK|Fuchs-4: Herr Erik, they probably asked them for one.
[13.04.2020 20:17:43] VFK|Fuchs-4: Is it that hard to tie a few loose ends?
[13.04.2020 20:17:44] Rules Tip: Pirates can issue only one cargo or monetary demand per encounter. Telling the trader to stop is not a demand, however, if they ignore the request, they can be shot down without issuing further demands.
[13.04.2020 20:17:53] UN|Vorfahr: Fuchs got smarts here
[13.04.2020 20:17:59] UN|Erik.Eickel: Well let's get these supplies to Leipheim.
[13.04.2020 20:18:04] UN|Erik.Eickel: We will take the long route, no trade lanes.
[13.04.2020 20:18:11] UN|Erik.Eickel: Munich
[13.04.2020 20:18:15] Nostalgia|Aoi: Lead the way. You likely know these parts better than I do.
[13.04.2020 20:18:21] UN|Vorfahr: You bey
[13.04.2020 20:18:25] UN|Vorfahr: //bet*
[13.04.2020 20:18:48] VFK|Fuchs-4: tell them youll throw a shiny coin at us
[13.04.2020 20:18:52] UN|Vorfahr: On me,please
[13.04.2020 20:19:07] UN|Erik.Eickel: If there are any issues here pilot, the VFK are hired guns.
[13.04.2020 20:19:22] Nostalgia|Aoi: You seem well-prepared for any potential conflict.
[13.04.2020 20:19:23] UN|Erik.Eickel: I'm very much to hire them to blow that ship up.
[13.04.2020 20:19:24] Nostalgia|Aoi: Admirable.
[13.04.2020 20:19:31] UN|Erik.Eickel: We have to be.
[13.04.2020 20:19:40] UN|Vorfahr: As I said,they won't scratch their own ear if there's no coin for it
[13.04.2020 20:19:45] VFK|Fuchs-4: With the Federalist imbeciles around, wir have to.
[13.04.2020 20:19:52] VFK|Raubritter: *nods*
[13.04.2020 20:19:59] UN|Erik.Eickel: Straight to Frankfurt JH
[13.04.2020 20:20:03] Nostalgia|Aoi: I'm sure this conflict provides you with ample new opportunities, no?
[13.04.2020 20:20:04] UN|Erik.Eickel: Then across to Munich JH
[13.04.2020 20:20:10] UN|Erik.Eickel: Ja, that is correct.
[13.04.2020 20:20:20] UN|Erik.Eickel: Keep this thing away from any lanes, or places he can dock
[13.04.2020 20:20:23] Death: Loco.Poco was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[13.04.2020 20:20:27] Nostalgia|Aoi: Gaining influence, that sort of thing.
[13.04.2020 20:20:36] Nostalgia|Aoi: I was more-or-less just saying "Look on the bright side."
[13.04.2020 20:20:41] UN|Vorfahr: Firstly,gaining our jobs back
[13.04.2020 20:21:10] UN|Vorfahr: And maybe some Rheinbier to celebrate on the way
[13.04.2020 20:22:11] Nostalgia|Aoi: Where to next?
[13.04.2020 20:22:19] UN|Erik.Eickel: Just follow Vorfahr.
[13.04.2020 20:22:40] UN|Vorfahr: To Munich,where the Leipheim is
[13.04.2020 20:22:41] Nostalgia|Aoi: You reckon Leipheim has any use for Boron?
[13.04.2020 20:22:54] UN|Vorfahr: I'm sure someone near has
[13.04.2020 20:23:09] Nostalgia|Aoi: I suppose.
[13.04.2020 20:23:40] UN|Vorfahr: So,since we're having enough time here floating in nothingless
[13.04.2020 20:23:54] UN|Vorfahr: How did you corp managed to get a Zoner Whale?
[13.04.2020 20:24:13] Nostalgia|Aoi: We asked.
[13.04.2020 20:24:26] Nostalgia|Aoi: Built at, uh, Livadia, if I'm not mistaken.
[13.04.2020 20:24:32] UN|Erik.Eickel: Tell me on discord
[13.04.2020 20:24:41] UN|Vorfahr: Was this "asking" supported with round sum of credits?
[13.04.2020 20:25:05] UN|Erik.Eickel: It's up for me
[13.04.2020 20:25:06] Nostalgia|Aoi: That's how those things tend to go, yes.
[13.04.2020 20:25:31] UN|Vorfahr: Because as I heard,Zoners doesn't spare their tech that easily,just after some "asking"
[13.04.2020 20:25:34] UN|Erik.Eickel: It's behind
[13.04.2020 20:25:34] Nostalgia|Aoi: We were simply interested in something built to last. Considering the environment of the Omicrons,
[13.04.2020 20:25:39] Nostalgia|Aoi: the Whale seemed like a good fit.
[13.04.2020 20:25:55] UN|Vorfahr: Oooh,so you're an Omicron supplier
[13.04.2020 20:25:58] Nostalgia|Aoi: Outside of armed conflict, we're ready for just about everything.
[13.04.2020 20:26:20] UN|Vorfahr: Well,that shows
[13.04.2020 20:29:25] UN|Vorfahr: End of the line
[13.04.2020 20:29:27] VFK|Raubritter: ooooooh, those radiations levels
[13.04.2020 20:29:53] UN|Vorfahr: Glad to see Styria is still kicking
[13.04.2020 20:30:02] UN|Vorfahr: Its defences,at least
[13.04.2020 20:30:10] UN|Vorfahr: I am,sure
[13.04.2020 20:30:26] Nostalgia|Aoi: Don't use it all at once.
[13.04.2020 20:30:40] VFK|Fuchs-4: This sure was interesting.
[13.04.2020 20:30:52] UN|Erik.Eickel: Why do you want me to log a shared VFK
[13.04.2020 20:30:55] VFK|Fuchs-4: Ja, remarkable, even for a foreigner.
[13.04.2020 20:30:59] UN|Erik.Eickel: Go make me a wraith
[13.04.2020 20:31:11] Nostalgia|Aoi: We're not all bad.
[13.04.2020 20:31:19] VFK|Fuchs-4: im gonna turn my core one
[13.04.2020 20:31:23] ..who's we?
[13.04.2020 20:31:28] UN|Erik.Eickel: Ewww why
[13.04.2020 20:31:30] UN|Vorfahr: Uuhm..and who's we?
[13.04.2020 20:31:38] Nostalgia|Aoi: Now, I reckon we shouldn't keep your men waiting.
[13.04.2020 20:31:43] Nostalgia|Aoi: Oh.
[13.04.2020 20:31:55] Nostalgia|Aoi: Musashi Innovations. I did think I mentioned it.
[13.04.2020 20:32:10] Nostalgia|Aoi: And, as I said before, we're into what the name suggests: Innovations.
[13.04.2020 20:32:45] Nostalgia|Aoi: We've made a few advancements here and there when it comes to weapons designs, for example.
[13.04.2020 20:32:45] UN|Vorfahr: Oh,alright. Give a wave to your corp friends for us,would ye?
[13.04.2020 20:32:59] UN|Vorfahr: Weapons,you say?
[13.04.2020 20:33:09] UN|Vorfahr: Weapons...and inovations
[13.04.2020 20:33:15] Nostalgia|Aoi: A match made in heaven.
[13.04.2020 20:33:16] UN|Vorfahr: Quite rings a bell to me
[13.04.2020 20:33:24] VFK|Fuchs-4: Ageira?
[13.04.2020 20:33:35] Nostalgia|Aoi: There's nothing innovative about Ageira.
[13.04.2020 20:33:49] Nostalgia|Aoi: Peddling the same crap for eight hundred years..
[13.04.2020 20:34:31] UN|Vorfahr: Well,not sure about crap
[13.04.2020 20:34:41] UN|Vorfahr: It ease our travel all this years
[13.04.2020 20:35:04] 2020-04-13 20:35:06 SMT Traffic control alert: Nostalgia|Aoi has requested to dock
[13.04.2020 20:37:08] UN|Vorfahr: So yeah,about weapons and inovations
[13.04.2020 20:37:39] UN|Vorfahr: Do you have any channels that our representatives can reach you for possible proposes?
[13.04.2020 20:38:10] UN|Vorfahr: //proposals*
[13.04.2020 20:38:29] Nostalgia|Aoi: A communique addressed to Musashi Innovations, of course over secure comms, should do the trick.
[13.04.2020 20:38:48] UN|Vorfahr: Oh,I see
[13.04.2020 20:38:59] VFK|Fuchs-4: magma guardian
[13.04.2020 20:39:15] UN|Vorfahr: Also,we have a door to Omicrons right here
[13.04.2020 20:39:31] Nostalgia|Aoi: Do you really?
[13.04.2020 20:39:34] UN|Vorfahr: It'll ease your travel back a bit
[13.04.2020 20:40:15] Nostalgia|Aoi: Could you be a little more precise? I don't think I'm picking up on any local anomalies.
[13.04.2020 20:40:15] UN|Vorfahr: Located in right bottom corner of G1,I believe
[13.04.2020 20:40:20] Nostalgia|Aoi: Ah. Thanks.
[13.04.2020 20:40:53] VFK|Fuchs-4: so shaggy will you please log a vfk
[13.04.2020 20:40:56] VFK|Fuchs-4: so we can raid properly?
[13.04.2020 20:40:58] Nostalgia|Aoi: Anyhow. If you don't mind, we'd like to proceed.
[13.04.2020 20:41:09] UN|Vorfahr: Sure,please be on your way
[13.04.2020 20:41:12] Nostalgia|Aoi: We'll be happy to hear from you, should you be interested in a few more details.
[13.04.2020 20:41:19] Nostalgia|Aoi: Take care, pilots.
[13.04.2020 20:41:24] UN|Vorfahr: Likewise
Valentine Falk here, Signing out.
Arbeiter, ich Schreibe aus Leipheim,Munich system .