To the [LN] Who apparently think I'm a criminal

[Sonja]

Transmission; Start
Identification: Commodore Christina Robinson
Location: New York system, Planet Manhatten, Fort Bragg

Kevin Warner;

It's not every day that I'm wrong in my judgment of an individual to be on either side of the dividing line between the good and the bad. I'm glad you've made this transmission, rather than await some undesirable consequences.

However, I really don't buy the excuse. Encountering an ion storm conveniently at a jump hole and engine problems are a very easy way to dodge the responsibility for your actions. Frankly, regardless of how far she was ahead of us, if you were unable to aid in her capture or otherwise, you should've gotten out of the way. I imagine a fellow like yourself would have the presence of mind to do this if your ship wasn't in a condition to continue a chase.

I'd also very much like you to explain why you continued attempting to engage your cruise engines right up until the point I directly threatened the existence of your property with destruction. Remember, the forces stop people for a reason, not because we just feel like it and want to be annoying to random passers-by.

Your poor excuse, coupled with the attempts to run even whilst being stopped by us is behaviour that very closely matches that which criminals use. Specifically the type of criminal that chooses to respond and glue his thruster control down while he does so, or repeatedly press the cruise controls.

Since you eventually stopped, I found it fit after some consideration to issue a small fine, and it was a very small fine for the charge of obstructing the course of justice. That you found you "couldn't" pay it, and didn't offer to pay later, instead jumping to the conclusion that you were going to get shot, inclined me to do just that.

If you pay the fine to [LN]-Armory.001, then we can close the case.

If you believe that this conclusion is unsatisfactory, I will get the rest of High Command to review the case. I can't say that this will be a fast process though, as we've many things to get done right now. Complaints are unfortunately quite low on the list.

Transmission Terminated