Door to Moriarty's office on Mactan opened and Nicole Hunter quickly entered the room, as always, admiring old fashioned shelves full of ancient books.
- No - professor Moriarty replied unasked, barely paying attention to his visitor, and quickly returned to reading a novel.
Nicole stopped, glanced at the book, A Study in Scarlet, and slowly approached Moriarty's desk.
- But James... - her voice became soft and hypnotic - You saw the report. Six and half and less than five percent. There is simply no other way. - she said the last sentence like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
- I won't stop you. - Moriarty's voice betrayed a bit of annoyance - However, I will not send a single Hacker to aid you on this fool's quest.
- Fine. I will do it alone. - Nicole replied through gritted teeth while leaving and slammed the door.
- And when I return, it will be your end old coot. - she said to herself and smiled, scheming another plan of backstabbing Moriarty.
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OPERATION RASCAL'S NIGHTMARE
Operation Overview
In recent months both Interspace Commerce and Independent Neuralnet Division shifted most of their space operations from Liberty to Bretonia and Kusari. While it is an undeniable victory for the Lane Hackers, these vile corporations still have numerous stationary installations and perform great deal of their commercial ventures within Liberty. Goal of the Operation Rascal's Nightmare is to even further cut profits of Ageira Technologies, Interspace Commerce and Independent Neuralnet Division by sending a small special operative wing in order to disrupt movements of their fleet within Bretonia, Kusari and the Tau Region.
Special Operations in Bretonia
Due to convenient location of the Leeds jumphole our main base of operations for Bretonia will be Mactan. However, recently renewed alliance with the Mollys granted us free access to their numerous basses, especially Arranmore in Dublin, Lisburn Rock in Cambridge and Belfast in Newcastle, which should allow us to operate deep inside Bretonia. Additionally, in emergency situations, our special operatives, while maintaining a low profile, can always land on Junker, and, due to our special business relations, on IMG bases in order to refuel or lay low for a while. The main objective of operations within Bretonia will be to intercept as many Interspace Commerce shipments as possible, while being on the lookout for occasional IND and Ageira transports.
Special Operations in Kusari
Due to convenient location of the Shikoku jumphole our main base of operations for Kusari will be Leiden. Additionally, our long-cherished relations with the Blood Dragons and the Golden Chrysanthemums have paid off. Should we need to operate deeper within the Kusari space, we were granted access to their bases, especially Ainu in Hokkaido, Kyoto in Chugoku and Battleship Matsuda in Okinawa. In emergency situations our operatives can also dock on Hogosha bases, but only if not in scanner range of a Blood Dragon or Golden Chrysantemum. Additionally, no hostile operations against the Interspace Commerce should be conducted in the presence of Golden Chrysanthemum. The main objective of operations within Bretonia will be to intercept Ageira Technologies and Interspace Commerce shipments, while being on the lookout for occasional IND transports.
Special Operations in Tau Region
Our base of operations within the Tau Region will be Cali in Tau-23. Also, our operatives can use Kirkwall in Orkney and Tayport in Dundee as a staging ground. In emergency situations our operatives can use IMG and Zoner bases to lay low for a while. No hostile operations against the Independent Nauralnet Division should be conducted in the presence of an Outcast. The main objective of operations within the Tau Region will be to gather incriminating evidence on IND and intercept as many as possible Interspace inter-house shipments.
Logistical support
During the operation Rascal's Nightmare special operative wing will consist from up to two spacecrafts of bomber or fighter class. They will be supplied by Division by Zero, which was recently upgraded with two docking bays, and can serve as a mobile base of operations and long range recon vessel. Spacecrafts will be equiped with specially encrypted random transponders preventing long range recognition and mix of Lane Hacker, Outcast and civilian weaponry. In addition to Borderworlds and some Civilian spacecrafts, we plan to use recently acquired Eclipse and several Barghest bombers, which are currently eating dust at Cochrane.