Salut, membres. I contact you today to offer you money. Money for what, you may ask? Simple.
The.Sharcot has stolen one of our Jaguar-Noir bomber vessels and has fled Gallia. I'm offering $10mil for his destruction; Stealing from the Union Corse Is. Not. On.
Subsequently, capture and the return of said vessel will earn a 2x multiplier; That's $20 million francs up for grabs if you can bring him back to Montelimar Base in Dauphine for interrorgation.
That is all.
Bonjour, pilots! I would like to make a brief announcement. In a few days, I'll be tasking the crews on Bastia to prepare any interested pilot's fighters for a little... "Tour de Sirius", shall we say?
If you are interested in taking a little scenic observation of the other Houses' territories, perchance scouting out potential Cryocube customers as we go, then do feel free to contact Cmd. Maxim or myself. Be advised, those who join our flight-wing will be paid for their participation.
Oh, and if you're reading this Arek, one of your previous customers wanted to speak with you. Details are in my flight recorder's data.
I can say we of the Famille Senate has been very happy with your hard work to the Corse lately, as you have been achieving many things. Because of this, we have all come to the conclusion that we of the Senate should do something that recognizes these achievements.
From this day fourth, you shall be known as an Lieutenant of the Unione Corse.
Congratulations on the promotion.
Earlier today, my brother Henri brought up the new docking module that he acquired. This module was equipped alongside the other aboard our Lucullus flagship UCN-Minerva.
Eager to test out the modules' capabilities, Madame Selan Jeros and Lieutenant Fisheye docked their fighters with us at Cordes Outpost. On the instructions of General Logarus, we embarked from there to patrol Gallic Space. When UCN-Minerva reached Lorraine, we traversed through Omicron 80 and Alpha to the Taus. To our disappointment, there were no hostile encounters along the way.
At Java, the pilots undocked and conversed with some of the vessels in the vicinity. After a while, we left for Cordes to finish the circuit. Visual Attachments.
Aide-de-Camp Raoul Gardon,
Unione Corse Armed Division
"You see what your knowledge tells you you're seeing. ... how, what you think the universe is, and how you react to that in everything you do, depends on what you know. And when that knowledge changes, for you, the universe changes. And that is as true for the whole of society as that is for the individual. We all are what we know, today. What we knew yesterday, was different; and so were we."
- James Burke, The Day the Universe Changed (1985)
Bonjour!
Jason Orsini reportin' in!
Now,before you check out my report,I'd like to warn you.
It's content will be extra-weird with a pinch or two of crazy.
The whole thing started when I was flyin' 'round the Taus,
looking for some sniffers to shoot.
I'm sure you know how much they are worth.
Anyways,I received a call from my man Jorden.
Apparently,he was chasin' seafood around Bretonia.
I was like "I got you,bro!" and hauled arse to Chester.
Here's where it got interesting.As soon as I exited the jump hole,
I saw these two blue things flyin' at supersonic speeds!
Of course,as bold as I am,I went in for a closer look.
Now,I'm not sure if it was because of the whiskey,
but I could see through the damned thing.
Like,I don't know...crazy!
But then it got worse.A wing of ships,
belonging to "The Order" came outta nowhere and started blastin' the seafood!
Thing is,their whole wing didn't even damaged them.
Them two critters just flew away,with me following them.
Eventually,they lead me to somekind of a asteroid or a planetoid or a base.
I have no idea,really.
And I might've...accidently made love to it.
There was this thing that looked like...you know what.
I thought it was a docking port or something and went in.
And uh...yeah...for all I know,I might've impregnated the weird alien base.
Things went back to normal after that,though.
Except for the massive Zoner warship that was patrolling Bretonia.
All in all,I think I should visit a shrink.And soon.
Jason,out.
This is an announcement that regards two of our Aspirants. Messieurs LeBlanc and La'Biere, the Armed Command is pleased with your performance and your flight time is sufficient. Therefore, the two of you have been promoted to the rank of Membre. Antoine, it is noted that you have shown good initiative so far, please keep it up.
On another note, I have also been considering the promotion of someone to the Armed Command, however this has met an unexpected delay.
That is all for today. Au revoir.
General Logarus,
Unione Corse Armed Command
"You see what your knowledge tells you you're seeing. ... how, what you think the universe is, and how you react to that in everything you do, depends on what you know. And when that knowledge changes, for you, the universe changes. And that is as true for the whole of society as that is for the individual. We all are what we know, today. What we knew yesterday, was different; and so were we."
- James Burke, The Day the Universe Changed (1985)
Is space big or what?! I never would have known just how vast it was if I were to guess on my own! Anyway, I would like to thank Monsieur Rolland for giving me a proper introduction to everything and showing me around those first few days. It really made a difference, and I appreciate it. I would not be a Membre without his help!
Uh, anyway, I had quite the exciting day here recently out in Tau 23. It was quiet enough at first, even with the druggies hanging in the background, but I didn't pay them much mind as it didn't seem prudent to get into anything with 'em at the time. I did find a curious IMG subgroup with the tag (SolarR flying about, so I decided to talk with them. Odd group, those guys. They claimed a cruiser was a research ship, and they seemed in a right hurry to get to their destination! I followed them into Kyushu, but I kinda lost 'em in a gas cloud that had an anomaly in it. Not knowing where it dumped out, I headed back to Java Station. Perhaps others can make use of it though?
That's not the exciting part, though! So, I was sitting there, when what should pop out of Tau 37 but a drug runner! I was definitely all about stopping the vessel, when another appeared as well! I was forced to make on which vessel to halt as I had no backup, so I went with the easiest target, which happened to be the first. I even made the claim to the IMG board, and they verified my kill! Man, what a thrill! Still, one of them got away, so I'll have to be extra careful in case I spot him again. I'll attach my claim and the info on the one that got away.
Bonjour, messieurs. Just clocking in to report on today's shipments.
Our current contract in the Liberty systems has been progressing swiftly, much the same as our first contract in the region. I'm pleased to see how eager our transport pilots are to ensure the safe and quick delivery to the space port in question, and would commend you all on such a fine effort.
Unfortunately there was indeed a minor incident which I'll refrain from mentioning, however it should be noted that this does not paint our operation in a very good light. Fortunately I believe we have resolved it for the most part as quickly as possible, though discussions are at present still continuing.
I expect we won't be seeing any further incidents in the near future, messieurs? You know who I'm talking to.
On the bright side, according to our charts the first third of the contract is swiftly nearing completion. My congratulations to all of your efforts in this regard, and safe flying.
-Commandant Maxim,
Division du financement
Casual Flier: Returning Player. Forum-PM me if you require my attention
Man oh man! Know how I said space was big last time? I didn't expect it to be so scary either!
Okay, okay, I think I've calmed down now. This happened a while ago, but it just shook me so much I wasn't able to address it until now. I hope it's still relevant!
So, there I was in the Tau 23 system, taking off from Java when what do I see but a Gallic Royal Navy Valor. Now, I now the Royals are out there, and they have big ships, but that wasn't the scary part. The captain of the vessel was talking to the captain of a Royal Police Cruiser, though there was something really, really weird about it. The way the RPC captain spoke, and what they were speaking it- well, it weirded me out! And when I got close enough to look at the RPC, there were these weird growths on it. Definitely, definitely something that put my already spiky hair on end! I listened though, and I still have the record of the talk if the General or anyone else wants it. Anyway, after the Royal left, I hung out a bit to see what would happen, and this- thing, appeared! It spoke even weirder than the Cruiser captain did, and when I saw that it wasn't human I flipped and bailed out! I wasn't going to take any chances with it messing with my mind or body! Here are some of the freaky shots I got before turned tail.
On a more interesting note, I have helped with several of our smuggling runs now. Munitions and Cryocubes run very handsome profits! My parents would be proud!
Oh! While doing one of those runs I ran across a ship carrying that vile Outcast trash, in Gallia no less! I managed to get some shots of it in Ile-de-France near the Versailles Residence! I managed to contact Commandant Maxim, but by the time he arrived the vessel had offloaded all of its cargo. The Commandant talked to the lady, who said she impounded it in the Omegas. I don't even know where that is! Anyway, the Commandant let her off with a warning, but even as I sat there my mind was thinking. I do believe that the transponder matches that of a vessel I emptied of the same weed in Tau 23 a while back! Take a look at my screens and compare to the claim I laid with the IMG! I would not trust the lady who owns this vessel to be telling us the truth if we see her again!
Bonjour, messieurs et mesdames. This is a brief transmission to inform and congratulate Tribun La'Biere on his promotion within the Senate tables. I'm sure you'll bring much to the next meeting, Antoine.
Remember that the Tribun position should not affect any of your current duties and you'll still be entitled to your free time, as Senate meetings are mostly a monthly event.
-Treiz d'Keur,
Tribun
Casual Flier: Returning Player. Forum-PM me if you require my attention