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A very old black box recording, managed to fish this one out of the corrupted code. Jumping into Kyushu, I encountered a group of Dragons and Chrysanthemums ferrying cargo towards Shikoku. Decided to have a chat with them until I overstayed my welcome. They didn't want me to see something at the time, maybe a base of some kind? Still haven't returned to investigate the area. . .
Code:
[27.04.2021 13:35:03] GC-Yukiusagi: K: Yaho
[27.04.2021 13:35:08] NX-01: Leon: Seems we meet again.
[27.04.2021 13:35:10] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: We meet a third time.
[27.04.2021 13:35:14] GC-Yukiusagi: K: Leon do us a favor
[27.04.2021 13:35:15] >BD<Miyazaki.Yuyuko: Good day... again.
[27.04.2021 13:35:20] >BD<Shunsuke.Takasugi: Again? Who is he.
[27.04.2021 13:35:21] GC-Yukiusagi: K: When we pass, cut the lane.
[27.04.2021 13:35:32] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: He has no guns, remembeR?
[27.04.2021 13:35:34] NX-01: Leon: I'm unarmed.
[27.04.2021 13:37:27] GC-Yukiusagi: K: We'll wait at the gate
[27.04.2021 13:37:29] NX-01: Leon: Would you be interested in using my ship's hardware to your benefit?
[27.04.2021 13:37:41] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: What sort of benefit?
[27.04.2021 13:37:53] NX-01: Leon: Scan my ship and see for yourself.
[27.04.2021 13:38:33] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: I don't believe your jump drive model is capable of jumping multiple vessels.
[27.04.2021 13:38:35] GC-Yukiusagi: K: A jump drive.. but that doesn't really help me.
[27.04.2021 13:38:50] >BD<Miyazaki.Yuyuko: Especially an Akegata-class...
[27.04.2021 13:38:50] NX-01: Leon: Your response... means...
[27.04.2021 13:38:52] GC-Yukiusagi: K: Scans indicate an insufficient sphere of effect for ships of my size.
[27.04.2021 13:39:12] NX-01: Leon: Do you own anything bigger than fighters and transports?
[27.04.2021 13:39:32] NX-01: Leon: Otherwise you'd jump yourselves...
[27.04.2021 13:39:47] >BD<Shunsuke.Takasugi: I do not think you can jump -us- with you, is what we're trying to say.
[27.04.2021 13:40:04] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: Shall we keep moving?
[27.04.2021 13:40:06] NX-01: Leon: Oh I'm aware, my upgraded Jump Drive is waiting at home.
[27.04.2021 13:40:07] GC-Yukiusagi: K: lets
[27.04.2021 13:40:14] >BD<Shunsuke.Takasugi: Ah upgraded i see.
[27.04.2021 13:40:17] >BD<Miyazaki.Yuyuko: Let's move.
[27.04.2021 13:40:28] >BD<Shunsuke.Takasugi: Time to move then.
[27.04.2021 13:42:01] NX-01: Leon: Reading through the manual... that GC vessel would be too big to AOE riftjump.
[27.04.2021 13:42:06] >BD<Shunsuke.Takasugi: Correct.
[27.04.2021 13:42:22] GC-Yukiusagi: K: Too heavy
[27.04.2021 13:42:39] NX-01: Leon: So why would you be interested in that if I can't take the transport?
[27.04.2021 13:43:44] >BD<Shunsuke.Takasugi: Interested in what?
[27.04.2021 13:43:57] NX-01: Leon: AOE riftjumping.
[27.04.2021 13:44:13] GC-Yukiusagi: K: Well you offered some sort of assistance, unless you were implying something else no?
[27.04.2021 13:44:27] NX-01: Leon: I was offering something else.
[27.04.2021 13:44:54] NX-01: Leon: But if none of your ships can operate a jump drive... my services will be futile.
[27.04.2021 13:45:14] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: A shame. At least you stop the boredom from creeping in.
[27.04.2021 13:45:14] GC-Yukiusagi: K: Oh you were offering to survey for us, well on that note potentially.
[27.04.2021 13:45:27] GC-Yukiusagi: K: But not at this time for me atleast.
[27.04.2021 13:45:33] >BD<Miyazaki.Yuyuko: You want us to buy coordinates data, mayhaps?
[27.04.2021 13:45:51] NX-01: Leon: Surely a scan of Shikoku would do you well.
[27.04.2021 13:46:16] >BD<Miyazaki.Yuyuko: Hm, this could come in handy for our Togo-classes...
[27.04.2021 13:46:30] >BD<Miyazaki.Yuyuko: What do you think shogun sensei?
[27.04.2021 13:46:30] >BD<Shunsuke.Takasugi: Potentially would be of aid to our fleet indeed.
[27.04.2021 13:46:37] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: What's your offer?
[27.04.2021 13:47:00] NX-01: Leon: We'll jump into Shikoku first.
[27.04.2021 13:47:31] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: Yukiusagi?
[27.04.2021 13:47:34] GC-Yukiusagi: K: Dragons I assume you know what to keep him from, I'll make my way.
[27.04.2021 13:47:43] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: Very well.
[27.04.2021 13:47:54] NX-01: Leon: I've had dealings with Morioka for H-fuel.
[27.04.2021 13:48:29] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: The freelancer said he's delivered H-fuel to Morioka.
[27.04.2021 13:48:39] NX-01: Leon: Negative. Purchased from Morioka.
[27.04.2021 13:48:48] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: Or that. Close enough.
[27.04.2021 13:49:28] GC-Yukiusagi: K: Leon, steer the other way
[27.04.2021 13:49:30] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: You are not to proceed in that direction, Leon.
[27.04.2021 13:49:44] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: Apologies.
[27.04.2021 13:49:52] NX-01: Leon: Is the GC vessel not interested in a scan?
[27.04.2021 13:50:01] >BD<Shunsuke.Takasugi: I don't think so.
[27.04.2021 13:50:03] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: Suppose not.
[27.04.2021 13:50:09] >BD<Miyazaki.Yuyuko: They are busy at the moment, let them be for now.
[27.04.2021 13:50:26] NX-01: Leon: Figured carrying that kind of cargo, they'd be the most interested.
[27.04.2021 13:50:42] >BD<Miyazaki.Yuyuko: However there is that station called Noshima Freeport if oppurtunities to talk business arise.
[27.04.2021 13:50:48] >BD<Shunsuke.Takasugi: However, we dragons could be potentially interested in them.
[27.04.2021 13:51:00] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: Guess they will have to wait for another time. We are willing to take your offer, on the other hand.
[27.04.2021 13:51:26] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: It may prove helpful in the future.
[27.04.2021 13:51:58] NX-01: Leon: Shall I ask a communication over the neural net? We'll talk proper business.
[27.04.2021 13:52:07] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: Fine by me.
[27.04.2021 13:52:14] NX-01: Leon: To boil it down, it's 10m per scan.
[27.04.2021 13:52:50] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: How long will the location data for these scans remain stable for?
[27.04.2021 13:53:07] NX-01: Leon: And I'm kind of strict on this, address the comm to "Freelancer NX-01"
[27.04.2021 13:53:30] NX-01: Leon: I've done a test... long excruciating test...
[27.04.2021 13:54:04] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: And...?
[27.04.2021 13:54:06] NX-01: Leon: The scan is accurate for about 30 days, before the orbits and anomalies change locations.
[27.04.2021 13:54:38] NX-01: Leon: I've heard of better equipment for this task, but I'm just a solo ship. Can't operate it.
[27.04.2021 13:54:49] NX-01: Leon: So that's the best you're going to get.
[27.04.2021 13:55:00] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: Hrm. For ten million, it isn't a bad price to pay. Well. We will let you on your way. The.. other way, of course.
[27.04.2021 13:55:13] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: You will know we are interested in the future, if we contact you.
[27.04.2021 13:55:17] NX-01: Leon: Something I shouldn't see in this quadrant?
[27.04.2021 13:55:38] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: It's simply dangerous to proceed further.
[27.04.2021 13:56:01] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: Unstable anomalies futher in the cloud. Could be a new jump hole forming.
[27.04.2021 13:56:15] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: You don't want your ship to be crushed like a soda can, do you?
[27.04.2021 13:56:38] NX-01: Leon: I've survived the explosive gas pockets in the Sigmas. That doesn't scare me.
[27.04.2021 13:57:16] >BD<Miyazaki.Yuyuko: I wouldn't underestimate dangers of some anomalies. They're unpredictable
[27.04.2021 13:57:22] NX-01: Leon: Not going to lie... very interested to know what's going on here. For another time.
[27.04.2021 13:57:32] >BD<Shunsuke.Takasugi: Even so, you have not much of a choice here. Heed our advice at least.
[27.04.2021 13:57:56] NX-01: Leon: Alright, I'll be heading off to the Freeport.
[27.04.2021 13:58:02] >BD<Ubukata,Tsuya: Sounds good.
[27.04.2021 13:58:56] >BD<Shunsuke.Takasugi: Farewell, Freelancer.
[27.04.2021 13:59:03] >BD<Miyazaki.Yuyuko: Sayonara.
[27.04.2021 13:59:13] NX-01: Leon: Remember, "Freelancer NX-01"