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[Malaclypse 666]

Comm ID: Waverly, [TAZ]Bafflin' Express

Lordess, Saker, you don't have to be in the Borderworlds to find a plethora of green leafy vegetables, sir.

Case in point:

Minding my own business in my yacht, ferrying some VIPs to Manhattan, and I was accosted not three rings out by a pirating putz in a Huge boat named Shagohad.. who even had the gall to have Mal's Holy number of 666 affixed to his name.

He had two equally big accomplices along for muscle.. one of them imitating an ancient earth marsupial, and the other.. well, beneath civilized notice.

Three Million this "Shago cad" demanded! Now my yacht doesn't net that much in fares per trip on the best day! But I paid, rather than lose a group of paying customers to these rakeshells...

Adding insult to injury, once I approached Manhattan I spied an LPI whom I believe may have been Chief O'brien himself. When I enquired if he might be through with his donut and ready for work, he replied "Maybe... maybe not.." The Podge seems to be tipping the scales in Liberty, my friends. I will definitely not be contributing to the "Benevolent Association" this year.

Then, to add insult to injury, on my return to Curacao with babbling "steerage" passengers, some unknown named "Shrike" felt it necessary to inform me of this ridiculous bounty on "all Zoners" issued by some Interspace peabrain awhile back..; and in a rather insinuating and threatening manner, I might add.

I suggested that he "talk to the hand", and made for the California gate.

Finally, once in California, I received one bright glimmer of intelligence from a polite Naval Officer, who reassured me that I had nothing to fear from the Military, at least; nor were he and his fellow Officers the least bit interested in the IC pencil pushers's protestations and pitiful pecuniary propositions towards the Zoner Community.

Fellow TAZ traders, I will definitely be finding alternate routes; even if I have to haul refugees from Holman to the Temple for a pittance, or in exchange for bushels of turnips.

I prefer turnips to cabbages anyway.

Ad Disgustium,
Reggie

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