Another patrol finished with several incidences to report.
Standing guard at the Tau-29 to Kyushu jump gate a transport hauling nearly 5,000 slaves dropped out of the trade lane. The transport clearly immediately spotted me and made a run for it. Being unequipped as I was with a cruise disruptor I pursued them, ordering them to halt. The transport was broadcasting the ID "SuperBeast" and I've include a scan of their vessel. Unfortunately they managed to call on the assistance of a wing of Outcast fighters which managed to disrupt my engines and I had to break off the pursuit. Looks like I may need to reconsider my equipment loadout.
The next incident involved a Blood Dragon gunboat with the ID of Shiruba-Fokkusu that was spotted hanging around the trade lane between Planet Kyushu and the New Tokyo Jump Gate. At the time I was on patrol with fellow Shōi; Takahashi. Feeling that we would be unable to bring down the gunboat alone we called on the assistance of a State Police agent, GHOSTreaper, and a pilot from the AFA, one Moto's Seeder, who were also in the area. The battle lasted for a fair amount of time however we did destroy the gunboat. Gun-cam shots have been included.
The final incident involved a dispute between a member of the AFA and a couple traders from Universal Shipping and Deep Space Engineering with the foreign traders making various allegations of piracy against the AFA. I did not witness any piracy and the AFA pilot assured me these were just lies. I instructed the foreign traders to move along to avoid any further conflict. This happened in New Tokyo.
Shōi Sasaki Kojiro Signing Out
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Konnichiwa Honorable Warriors.
Mostly quiet today, however during a patrol through Tau-31 a Prison Liner was spotted and scanned. The name of the vessel was Prison_Liner_XD4. They were carrying about 1,500 prisoners and 230 units of Cardamine. They were hailed and immediately halted but claimed the prisoners had smuggled the Cardamine on board. The captain agreed to jettison the Cardamine and have it destroyed, which he did himself. Additional scans did not reveal any Cardamine in the liner or in the surrounding space. The liner was allowed to continue on its way.
The next incident involved a Hachiman class Blood Dragon Gunboat in New Tokyo. The name of the vessel was Haze. The Hogosha Yamakashi Katsyuga flying a VHF had encountered and engaged the gunboat but was clearly unable to bring down the gunboat alone. We engaged the gunboat together but even so the fight was too evenly matched and after several minutes it was clear that neither side was going to gain the upper hand. The Blood Dragon agreed to leave the system immediately and he was escorted out after a cease fire was called.
An Outcast gunship, Barbossa, was briefly spotted leaving the New Tokyo system towards Shikoku. His cargo hold was empty and I did not pursue.
Shōi Kojiro Signing Out.
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Had a run in with a squadron of Golden Chrysanthemums in New Tokyo today. While traveling on the Trade Lane from the Kyushu jump gate to Shinjuku Station scanners briefly detected two Kiretsu GC vessels. I cruised back along the trade lane and got close enough to do a system scan on the two ships, which turned out to consist of a VHF and Borderworlds Gunship. The Gunship was carrying 3 Kusari State Police as well as a load of Cardi.
They did not seem to be posing an immediate threat, and not having any backup with me, I chose not to engage and instead stationed myself a short distance away, monitoring their activity and alerting any traders in the area. Predictably, they spewed their lies to anyone who would listen, however they did not show any hostility to the nearby vessels and claimed they were conducting a "silent protest". My understanding was that if you're conducting a silent protest you keep your mouth shut. Apparently they hold a different view.
I was eventually joined by the KNF warrior Kiith as well as a Corsair who was in the area, a Cristobal Cortez, who agreed to assist should the need arise. Both of pilots were flying VHFs. However shortly afterwards two additional Gold Chrysanthemums arrived in VHFs, though they continued to hold their position.
We negotiated the release of the KNF pilots being held aboard the Gunboat and they were transfered to Kiith without problems. They continued to hold their position and refused to leave the system.
The standoff continued for quite some time and ultimately I had to leave the scene due to other issues that needed to be dealt with. I do not know the ultimate outcome of the situation.
