Kusari relationships

[Ash]

I would like to provide an example where I was stopped by a number of Hogosha pilots in the presence of some KNF (or KSP i forget) members. No I can't supply any evidence as it was yonks ago and I didn't really care at the time.

Me an a fellow trader (Republican) are passing through Honshu and two Hog Black Dragons show up. Try to tax us and disrupt us at any attempt to flee, we warn the local authorities in New Tokyo that arrive on the scene about the same time a Hogosha lolgeisha does. These Kusari lads are having a charming conversation with one of the Hogosha pilots, for example "what are you doing?; whats going on here?; why are you shooting at that german over there?" Meanwhile my trading partner explodes and the Geisha tractors his cargo before buggering off back to wherever. The second Hogosha dragon persues me and eventually destroys me. All the while the Kusari pilots got as far as "whats your bone to pick with these people?" and eventaully gave them the benifit of the doubt before scooting off to wherever.

This is either a major instance of a failure to act or theres something else going on here. Kusari pilots never seem to respond to problems concerning the Hogosha, and in likleyness the Farmers (Not solely officials).

Some pilots allow the Hogosha to get away with it, and the others are just too confused to know if they should.

The Hogosha and the Farmers are just considered commoners in Kusari space these days, they aren't being treated as suspicious individuals. I know, i've tried both factions and been blatantly ignored by Kusari Police and Navals outside Tokyo itself.

As well as other things pointing in the same direction such as the relaxed policy on artifact trade. The evidence isn't necessarily in writing, if the link isn't obviously public then it's very, very close.

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