TAZ Message Dump

[LancerZero]

Comm ID: Linus Koios
Vessel: Anargyros
Location: Boa Vista, Omega-50

Been quite a day! Boarded the Anargyros to escort Gabe's wasted booty back to Sirius. The Consul Escort fighter led the way - we met a very nice LCOG fella while still in Champagne, who was nice enough to fly interference for us when we nearly came across some GRN puke named Gaston. The wing-mounted camera got a nice shot of us passing Saulieu in formation - after that, things got occasionally hairy. We did have a nice little conversation 'bout Discordianism and other stuff, though. Got the log right here, minus a few extrany bits:

[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Bonjour mes amies
[TAZ]Anargyros: Bonjour!
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Good day, Council..
[TAZ]Anargyros: Hope I didn't mess up the pronunciation too much.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: We had a whale stranded up here. We're escorting her to Reunion.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: I msut tell you nowdays only a few educated Gallia speaks the old French
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Looks we lost Anargyros
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Wup, Linus.. we'll wait.
[TAZ]Anargyros: Same in the houses, too, 'cept Liberty.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Okey. Do you need an additional escorter?
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: LCOG, the Ambassador may arrive shortly at the Consul.. perhaps you should wait at Marne.. He has "gifts" for you.
[TAZ]Anargyros: CM on auto?
[TAZ]Anargyros: Wup...was headed to the gate.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Next stop Burgundy, TAZ.
[TAZ]Anargyros: A.k.a., the funrun!
[TAZ]Anargyros: Or, "Dodge the SNAC"
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: M.de'Gris, I will inform Ambassador Holliday of your presence. He's having Navs issues at the moment.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Understood. I hope there is no problems with him
[TAZ]Anargyros: You guys jump, I'll take the tail
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Rgr.
[TAZ]Anargyros: They weren't close enough - no trouble.
[TAZ]Anargyros: Got somebody in-system.
[TAZ]Anargyros: An' in this system, it could be anybody.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: We should be fine.. but it's nice to be flyin' together.
[TAZ]Anargyros: Joinin' the party?
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Greetings Autonome Zoners
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Ahhh.. now why didn't i think of that. Bonjour!
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: This Coucil pilot is following us just in case we find troubles
[TAZ]Anargyros: We may have a party crasher in Burg...we'll keep ya advised.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: this is the personnal vessel of monsieur de'Gris. he is currently not on the board but I can represent him
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Our course is direct to Saine, Madam, then to the Dauphine hole.
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Hmm Gallic women
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: I haven't had enough at Marne
Death: [XTF]DragoonX[R] was killed by a hostile vessel.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: We are under the lanes.. almost to saulieu.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: passing Salieu.. all well.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Okey. Understood. I must inform you that we are in Live- conenction with monsieur de'Gris
Gaston.Nefis: Bonjour System
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Ah, excellent. I will check on the Ambassador's status.
[TAZ]Anargyros: Keep quiet, I'm thinkin'? Who knows who this Gaston fella is.
[TAZ]Anargyros: Madame, you familiar with some guy callin' himself Gaston.Nefis?
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Bonjour monsieur Nefis. Identify yourself.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: M.de'Gris..
Gaston.Nefis: Is Royal Navy here, what is this LCOG?
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Ahh Royal, navy
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Wery good.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Identify your rank and ship
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: and why are you not tagged with the flag?
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Linus.. okey?
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: are you some traitor or loyalist?
Gaston.Nefis: All in due time, now you please identify yourself
[TAZ]Anargyros: Was delayin' those LFs so you two could go through.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: I repeat
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Identify yourslef fully or prepare to be hunted down
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: didn't have a map.. got er now.. let's eavesdrop, eh?
Gaston.Nefis: My loyalties lies with the crown
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Jump if attacked.
[TAZ]Anargyros: Well, there's our answer.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Ah bon. Jsut as we though. no rank- no ship reg number
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: and no flag on you
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: PLUS, you are dont even know what is LCOG means
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: how interesting
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Land on the nearest base and wait for further command or move towards burboun base
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Madame de'Gris.. we will leave you to your duties. jumping to Dauphine. Escort 1 out.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Location of hte convoy?
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Udnerstood
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Dauphine JH
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Ill coem after you as soon as its possible
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Oh, okey.. no need really, but thanks!
[TAZ]Anargyros: Other side's clear.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: rgr
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Let's take the high road, Popes.
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Understood
[TAZ]Anargyros: Formed on ya.
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Errh, Saaz says i have to go to Shasta rehab center. Can you believe that?
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Well, do you?
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Hell no
[TAZ]Anargyros: I'm gonna go with "yes" on that one, Gabe. Hear ya got sorta wild.
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Oh Come on. It was just some little parties
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: did you use le French letter?
[TAZ]Anargyros: If by "little party" you mean "massive drunken orgy", well...nothin' wrong with that every once in awhile, but ya went alittles

Here I sorta stuttered, 'cuz we got ambushed by a buncha GRN fighters.

[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Is that some kind of bar?
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: I will CM them to death
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Ok then, if you really thinks it's necessary i will take a brochure there
[TAZ]Anargyros: Targets down, let's roll!
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: and we're off.
[TAZ]Anargyros: Everybody's CM on auto again?
[TAZ]Anargyros: Got lucky that time. No bombers.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: A "french letter"? It's what the yanks called a condom in WW1 and 3.
[TAZ]Anargyros: Also, ditchin' the missile on this baby. She's too power hungry, and the Conference's core can't support it.
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Ahah. Well now you talk about that
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Maybe i should have used some
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Bah.. it's hit.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Not bad for no map, eh?
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Levrette. What a nice ship name
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Is Linus playin'?
[TAZ]Anargyros: Disrupted again.
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Seems so
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Damn... this Gaston was already applied to GRN
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: I forgot to turn my CMs back on too.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Its annoying. Those royalists accept all and every kind of people
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: *sighs*
[TAZ]Anargyros: Now, where are you guys?
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Erhh well they are not Gentleman like you
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Well, Mam'selle, We will do our best to assist.. however, our Consul vessel must remain neutral.
[TAZ]Anargyros: Don't forget yer CM, fellas. Once stopped, it's harder to get away.
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Aye
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: TAZ has moved a Templar bomber to Grenoble for escort duties.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: let's get this bugger mapped too.
[TAZ]Anargyros: Yep. My Gallia maps're empty.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: We might get lucky in Languedoc if you have some time, Popes.
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: No worries
[TAZ]Anargyros: Yep, I've got time.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Then we'll do a bit of mapping.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: popes..that is a familiar term. Did i heard well that you in Taz has popes and hihg-preists from several religions. is it tr
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: ue?
[TAZ]Anargyros: We're all popes! Haha!
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: or you accept only erm..Erisians?
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Only one religion.. Discordianism.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Ahh..hm.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: or Erisians as we are also called, oui.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Doesnt that says that everyone can have his own wiev about ,,whats the hell is really goin on,, ?
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Discordianism rhymes with saucisse
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: What kind of heresy is that?
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: You seem to have studied a bit, my lady. That is correct.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: We are ontological anarchists.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Oh, as my master informed monsieur doctor Holliday, we received a few pages of your holy book
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: But not a complete version
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Plus I msut tell you it was a bit chaotic.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Clear?
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: And Im not a philosopher or a religios type
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: That is the purpose
[TAZ]Anargyros: Yep, clear now
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: No-no. I think I got the main point.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Its jsut we dont know mutch about the details
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: But ya know, the fifth commandment says "A discordian is prohibited of believing what he reads"
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Unless the details was not... somthing that if you zoom too close than you will find a new chaotic galaxy in the simpliest..
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: cell
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: yes but than...erm... it emans the whole book is a joke?
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Well done!
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Ahm. I think I understand it now.
[TAZ]Anargyros: My stupid auto-formation computer kept droppin' me out when I caught up, an' the bomber got me right at one of those spots.
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: The book is not a joke
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: It is really serious
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: It only pretends to be a joke.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: I apologise for my statement, it was more a question than that
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: No worries mon ami
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: bah. this will be worthless.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: but how could you follow a book what saiys you cant beleive in it?
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: you jsut took the opposite of everything or jsut pick the parts what you like?
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: It's more like a general headline
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: You are entitled to believe what you think is correct
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Sorry for my lack of understanding. It is just we have no similar religion here
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: What of that silly mutt Cagliostro then?
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: well.. we had an old philosopher on the ancient Sol
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: who said similar things
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: But he ate hot dogs buns
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Erm. Hotdogs?
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Aye
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: I think I do not understand you monsieur
[TAZ]Anargyros: Beef franks, sausagey things.
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: That's unfortunate
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: erm.. female dogs who are willing to ..erm.. make little dogs?
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: and they eat them?
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Hot dogs are the first ennemies of we Discordians
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: And people who eat hot dogs are even worse
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: you are warned
[TAZ]Anargyros: They are? I thought just the buns were.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Ahh...I understand now. a pack of people called ,, Hot-Dogs,,?
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Yes hot-dogs woreshippers
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: They believe in the hot dog god
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Or it is a discordian logic and means somthing like -meat food?
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: Brief stop at limoux to flog the gallian stuff, eh?
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Understood
[TAZ]Anargyros: Yep. Down to 50 CMs, too - gonna restock.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: I think I have to forget about understanding your religion.
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: You're doing well
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: right then.. see you in a few.. restocking coffee as well.
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: I think I am just not good enough in such questions.
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: You will see the light, and become shiny eventually
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: Oh well.. there is light.
[TAZ]Anargyros: That's the first step to true understanding! Forget about understanding it. Good work!
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: But it seems to be liquid -light
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: monsieur de'Gris usually sais that : ,,if you sacrifice of your self-knowing you will understand yourself better,,
[LCOG]M.de'Gris[CL]: that discordian thing must be somthing similar
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: True.
[TAZ]Consul.Escort.1: And my Furies seem to be doing just fine.
[TAZ]Tau.Ceti.Central: Discordia is all and it's opposite

A few GRN and GRP patrols stopped us...four times? Five? Somethin'. Anyway, we took 'em out before reinforcements could arrive, and kept goin'. Got another of us cruisin' through Languedoc. Nothin' much to report - got to say hi to another LCOG pilot, too, helped salvage some stuff from wrecks left behind by the Council an' haul their stuff back to their bases. Escort 1 docked at Reunion, and Gabe an' I kept going.

It was a pretty long flight - all the way to Pennsylvania, and then backtrackin' to Omega-50. Met a few people in passing, but only one wanting to stay an' talk was a Junker we met in one of the Leeds smog clouds. He had a hold full of "valuable art"...by which he meant various shiny and exotic-lookin' artifacts. After some discussion, Gabe an' I each gave him three amulets for one artifact. I got a small one, and after seeing Dahlia's face light up, gave it to 'er. I think she's gonna make a necklace out of it or something. Anyhow, after that we parted ways and kept goin'. Passed an OSI ship and a Corsair on the way in, made small talk, an' docked at Boa Vista without incident.

By the by...seems some Colonial has a Greek book 'o names, too. I'm not real superstitious - I keep a black cat on my shoulder, fer goodness' sake! - so I'm just gonna rename the Anar. S'a good name, one I've put on two other gunboats over the years: [TAZ]Ravenhurst-III.

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