This is my first assignment as a full fledged captain in Passenger operations since leaving the decommissioned post at Mirau Enterprises in Kyushu. It was a long haul with many items to report - our new headquarters in Liberty space is a very busy place at times!
My liner was completing an assignment of ferrying some VIPs through Rheinland to Sigma-15's Freeport 8. On the way, we encountered the always friendly SEO group, conversing with a miner working the scrap metal field in Frankfurt.
[29.01.2023 23:40:23] AWES-Splendour: Good day, SEO|M-Basti
[29.01.2023 23:40:29] SEO|M-Basti: Guten Tag AWES-Splendour!
[29.01.2023 23:40:34] SEO|M-Basti: Hows business?
[29.01.2023 23:40:57] AWES-Splendour: Business is good! We've got priority cargo today! How's the clean-up in Frankfurt going?
[29.01.2023 23:41:21] SEO|M-Basti: Slowly but we keep going! Let us know if you need anything from us!
[29.01.2023 23:41:32] SEO|M-Basti: Well i won't hold you any longer then, safe skies!
[29.01.2023 23:41:38] AWES-Splendour: Safe skies!
Upon passenger departure at Freeport 8, We took on a class of Arbiters going to Planet Los Angeles in the California system. A brief inspection by Rhienland Military in New Berlin near Essen Station confirmed our manifest was perfectly legal in Rheinland space - we would never try to pull one over on House Lawfuls!
[29.01.2023 23:54:58] AWES-Splendour: Good day, [RM]Fl-Frieda.Voigt.
[29.01.2023 23:55:02] [RM]Fl-Frieda.Voigt.: Hallo.
[29.01.2023 23:55:11] [RM]Fl-Frieda.Voigt.: Could you please hold for inspection?
[29.01.2023 23:55:19] AWES-Splendour: very well. holding!
[29.01.2023 23:55:52] [RM]Fl-Frieda.Voigt.: Hm...
[29.01.2023 23:56:16] AWES-Splendour: Is there a problem? Is an explanation required?
[29.01.2023 23:56:23] AWES-Splendour: We have papers!
[29.01.2023 23:56:44] [RM]Fl-Frieda.Voigt.: Hm... no issues so far.
[29.01.2023 23:56:54] [RM]Fl-Frieda.Voigt.: I can count a lot of passengers on board.
[29.01.2023 23:57:07] SEO|M-Legionnes: Guten Tag!
[29.01.2023 23:57:07] AWES-Splendour: Ah yes, our liner has a good capacity!
[29.01.2023 23:57:29] [RM]Fl-Frieda.Voigt.: Well, everything seems to be in order for now.
[29.01.2023 23:57:53] AWES-Splendour: Excellent, thank you!
[29.01.2023 23:57:57] [RM]Fl-Frieda.Voigt.: Have a good day, Splendour.
From the New Berlin inspection, we proceeded to California. Aside from a very brief hostile set of contacts in Hamburg, appearing from the Corsair [TBH] tag, we had no further encounters with vessels with our Arbiter passenger delivery. They safely disembarked to continue their work and training in Liberty space.
Finally in Liberty space, we proceeded to fulfill the reason for our return - Salt Lake Station's advanced upgraded needed help from the Science community to properly oversee and implement. Our mission was to transport many, many, many scientists and their associated staff to New York to help with the requirements.
During a few of those runs, we encountered a few other ships cross our paths - unfortunately preliminary scans showed them to be smuggling or carrying unlawful commodities within Liberty Space! I've included what brief conversations I had, if any with them, usual occurring before our crew had a chance to do routine prelim scans. As per corporate 'Good Citizen' policy, I filled out a report for LPI for their records and follow-up.