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Good day, ol' chaps! Ye'll be pleased to know that we made it down here with the latest batch o' Bretonians lookin' to get away from the death, destruction, and foul odors o' the Leeds system. As usual, the trip was uneventful, for which I'm endlessly grateful to Her What Done It All. Once I've completed me layover, refulin' and such, we'll take a load of Coalition folks over to the Hawaii for a much deserved vacation. I'll be sure to pick up a few cases o' Kallisti Gold on me way back.
Also, ladies and gents, I've got good news! I met a rather fine, beautiful woman workin' in the cargo office here on Zhukovsky. We hit it off immediately! Last night, we had a positively divine conversation over dinner on me ship. Now... Hey! I see the look on yer faces! It really was just dinner and conversation. I'm a complete gentlemen, I'll have ye know! Now, I don't know if it'll be anythin' serious, only time will tell that, but I'm keepin' me fingers crossed!
Today, as we were patrolling, we detected and hailed a Coalition Destroyer moving to Shasta Skyhook.
However, surprisingly, Shasta started to fire at the ship, damaging its hull.
Here are the logs of the encounter :
Quote:[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: reportin' fer patrol duty... O joy!
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: Kallisti, sir
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: Baffin seems clear. I love it this way
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: Gonna see what the Trotsky is up to...
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: Sure thing. I will accompany you
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: Rgr that.
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: hang here a sec..
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: Alright
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: okey..
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: Just makin' sure we didn't pass in the hole.
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: Aight. Shall i move in, sir?
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: Rgr.
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: Catching friendly signal
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: Kallisti there
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: Ahoy the Trotsky.
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: Can we be of assistance? SCRA|CPW-Trotsky: Dimitrov: Negative sirs
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: Understood. Let us know if you need anything, comrade
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: Your reason for visiting Baffin today? SCRA|CPW-Trotsky: Dimitrov: Just a Training Cruiser Patarol
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: Very well.. you may dock and replenish at Shasta.. and visit your Embassy.
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: Safe travels, friend SCRA|CPW-Trotsky: Dimitrov: Yes sir
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: Interesting...
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: Well well well... what is this bloody mess
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: Is your transponder broken, sir? SCRA|CPW-Trotsky: Dimitrov: Indeed sir We are moving ti the orbital facvility
SCRA|CPW-Trotsky: Dimitrov: Maybe a Incident
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: We will make sure you arrive safely SCRA|CPW-Trotsky: Dimitrov: Roger that
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: Had a bit of trouble with our "other" Zoners I hear, Dimitrov? SCRA|CPW-Trotsky: Dimitrov: What the
SCRA|CPW-Trotsky: Dimitrov: Shasta cease fire
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: *Omar shakes his head* Seems Shasta docking officers drank too much again
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: O dear... Eris is being cranky today. SCRA|CPW-Trotsky: Dimitrov: its a Trap take us out of the system
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: Shasta! Stop firing! SCRA|CPW-Trotsky: Dimitrov: Damage report Commander
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: Are you alright there?
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: Apologies, Trotsky.. I'd have that transponder looked at. SCRA|CPW-Trotsky: Tacticall: Weapons are down
[TAZ]Kubra.Kai: Har!!!!
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: We can escort you to a safe plase, if you need, sir SCRA|CPW-Trotsky: Dimitrov: With respoct I will report this hostile act sir let diplomats handle it
[TAZ]Holy.Haircut: Understood. It's your right to do so, indeed
This was weird...
But the Chao' keeps on spinning.
I'm afraid Coalition may not be really pleased about this incident.
Please Doc, check this out as soon as possible.
Remember King Kong died for our sins, gentlemen.
23's.
++ mord says that omar says that we are all unicorns anyway ++
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I should explain my "role" in this, for your clarification. I was visting Reg and Moira when the alert came in from Shasta about the unfortunate damage to the Trotsky. I ordered the High Priests to launch the "Chapel" immediately, and to make speed for Omega 50, where I hoped to learn more about the incident from Captain Dimitrov directly.
We waited near the 52 jump hole, but had little time for pleasantries and explanations, as the Trotsky was coming under fire from Zoner patrols! We jettisoned emergency supplies for the Trotsky, but she was hardpressed to initiate jump; and probably did not have time to verify my statement that the [TAZ]Malaclypse was unarmed.
Please contact me if you require spiritual advice on the matter.
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Mal, Holy Haircut and the Pilot of the Kubra Kai,
Excellent work with the Trotsky. I regret the incident ever occurred. I'm not sure what happened yet but I have sent a transmission to Premier Katz offering apologies and restitution for the damages.
Nice work, Mal, on the supplies. Hopefully I'll know more on things soon enough.
One thing I did. They have been wanting some specialized fertilization equipment out there for a clean-up of theirs. I'm hoping it's what they need.
Lastly, use caution if you're in Omicron Theta. I don't want one of our own to get mistakenly shot out there. As it is, I have medical staff working on Freeport 9 that I'm gravely worried about, especially since I haven't heard from them in days.
I'm about to return to Gran Carnia from FP11. If the staff isn't to large, I could check on and evacuate your medical staff from FP9, it's not much of a detour for me.
Just let me know, I still have some business to complete here at FP11.
23's
Jaime McMahan
Captain, [TAZ]Banshee - Hathor
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Enjoying a game isn't always taking the easy route, sometimes you have to take chances and trust in luck, sometimes that luck takes a big bite out of your backside.
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I will be spending a few days here at my Shasta office. I think it's best I be near my official coms in these times of strife. Midori will be along with our daughter soon as well so I won't be totally alone. I've been feeling a bit ill myself so staying away from my medical duties has been advised.
Also, be on the lookout for this pirate, Solar. You may read this report on him: http://discoverygc.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=85757
He's flying an Outcast Gunboat with Zoner turrets. He has 24 hours to get rid of them.
I'm a bit late on some thanks. [TAZ]King.Kong.Kabal did me a huge favor escorting a patient of mine back to Gran Canaria. Thank you, Kabal, for doing the TAZ proud.
To [TAZ]Holy.Haircut and [TAZ]Kubra.Kai, thanks for being kool with the Trotsky incident. I spoke with Premier Katz on it and all is good. We're still trying to figure out what went wrong.
Captain McMahon, hold off on rescuing my medical staff at Freeport 9. I just got a message from them. They're nervous but OK and told me to hold off. If you don't mind, could you delay your return a few days? I'd like an envoy out there to monitor things. If needed, I will have you pick those medical people up.
Your at the Shasta office?
Perhaps we could grab something to eat.
I have been swamped in inquiries over the current Freeport 9 crisis for a little over a day now. Eris knows I could use some company.
The Trident has developed wonderfully in the last six months, the lower decks have developed into a fine commercial district. The food courts have also developed accordingly. Among them a Liberty born Zoner has opened an Old Earth Texan BBQ Restaurant. A lot of the food there is...significantly more messy than what I am used to but I hear it could approximate the food you used to eat back before your temporal leap.
Anyway just a thought.
Oh and if anyone else is interested in taking a stroll through the commercial district then please feel free. The ship has become an open extension to Shasta over the long months it has been moored there and it has been too long since I have actually stopped to "smell the roses" so to speak. Gives me the excuse to check it out myself haha.
Regards,
Xavier Triton The Trident of Eris, Shasta Orbital Skyhook, Baffin
This is your distant Omicroner cousin speaking. We heard a report that Shasta opened fire on a SCRA vessel the other day. What happened? Did the SCRA start shooting? Given their recent NFZ violation at Freeport 9 I am not surprised. Be advised. We have received transmissions from Coalition's big cheeses that they do not recognize our No-Fire Zones. If you need help with the situation, please feel free to call on us.
On a side note, I was checking the Pentabarf lately and noticed that we are listed as "Zoner Trading Consortium [ZTC]" under Bonafied Temple Acolytes. Didn't realize we ever used the [ZTC] tag but no matter because we have a new sigil -- Omicroners (]o[)
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To: Yevan Pushkin
Kallisti, Mr. Pushkin,
We're still investigating the incident with the Trotsky but we do know one thing, they did NOT fire first. In fact, they never fired a shot. Rather, they made a run to get out of Baffin and thankfully, they made it with only some ship damage. The final results will be an internal matter here.
And so that you know, Coalition ships are allowed to be here in Baffin....as is anyone. They also have an office here even if they aren't around a lot to use it.
I will update the Penterbarf list with the new information for our records.
The Coalition did say that they completely disregard NFZ in Theta. Perhaps somebody in Shasta got angry. You know, discordia and chaos and all. In any case, we wish you the best. If you need help, call us up.