I would like to file a complaint against a Kusari Naval Forces officer, specifically [KNF-K]Uchigatana.
I am the captain of the mining vessel "This.Ore.That". I mine Niobium Ore in Tau-23, which I then ferry via Kusari to Planet New Berlin. On the way back to Tau-23, I pick up a load of MOX at Dortmund Station, which I then sell at Narita Outpost. I then take Mining Machinery back to Java in Tau-23. I am well aware of the restriction on exporting MOX to the Tau systems, which is why I do not do so--I import MOX to Kusari and then take Mining Machinery out.
Up until today I have had nothing but pleasant experiences with my frequent trips through Kusari space. Today, however, I was stopped at the New Tokyo jump gate in Honshu by a Hogoshan by the name of Kikoruku. He disrupted my cruise engines as I was making my way to the gate and stated that he required a "donation" of 2million credits. I asked if he was joking, and he began to fire upon me. The battle quickly turned in my favor. I gave the Hogoshan multiple chances to leave the area and stopped firing upon him several times, but each time he came back to attack me.
[KNF-K]Uchigatana arrived via the tradelane from Yukawa and demanded that I stop firing, which I did at once. I explained that the Hogoshan had fired upon me, but the Hogoshan claimed that I had started the fight (Really? I'm a mining ship. I don't start fights) while continuing to attack me. When I fired back on the Hogoshan, Uchigatana ordered me to stop firing, which I again did. He claimed that he was unable to see the Hogoshan firing on me.
Uchigatana then accused me of carrying illegal goods (MOX). MOX is only illegal if it is being exported to the Taus, and I intended to drop it off at Narita as I always do. I invited Uchigatana to come with me to Narita to ensure that I was being truthful, but he never replied.
At this point my hull damage from the Hogoshan (who had been firing upon me the whole time) was becoming problematic, and out of self defense I was forced to eliminate the threat. At that point Uchigatana insulted me and declared that I would "pay for that." Pay for what, taking out a pirate vessel that was continuing to attack me in front of a naval forces officer?
I believe that Uchigatana is either blind to have been unable to see the Hogoshan firing upon me, in which case he has no business behind the controls of a starship, or he supports pirates--hardly the sort of officer I would imagine the Kusari military wants representing them.
Of course, if it is Kusari government official policy to support piracy in Kusari house space, then I apologize to have bothered, and I will be taking my business elsewhere.
