It was an eventful flight today. Agent Curse and myself set out on a patrol today with the intention to gather some information for the 343rd and their operations in the nearby systems. After checking over our vessel's controls and weapons, we headed out into Tau 23. Nothing was seen of importance so we carried on into Tau 37. We encountered an IMG mining convoy moving past the Freeport, we didn't have the time to stop and talk so we simply greeted them and moved on. We flew through Nagano, Rishiri and Hokkaido before entering the capital - New Tokyo. We carefully avoided any patrols by flying off of the lanes. Once we had reached the Kyushu Jump Gate, we picked up Naval Forces in the immediate vicinity. After jumping through we made our way to Tsushima Depot. Two minutes passed before the Naval Forces patrol arrived. It resulted in the throwing of insults towards each other, not very productive but since we were outnumbered 4 - 2 it bought us some time. Before long a lone 343 pilot arrived on scene. It appeared that he had a relative in the Naval Forces, something we will have to look into. I doubt he will cooperate freely, but we can make him talk.
The battle commenced and the first to fall was a joint explosion between Agent Curse and a Naval Forces pilot. A mine had detonated after a disruptor had triggered it. I quickly tractored in his survival pod before they could and carried on with the specified target. The 343 pilot was being targeted by the enemy and I managed to get myself into a duel. After a while I was called back to help finish off his target. Unfortunately I couldn't bring him down quick enough as the 343 pilot did get shot down. I was offered a duel and it was agreed that there was to be no use of nanobots or batteries. I'm not sure if the Republican was being cocky because he had less than half of his hull when starting the duel. Nevertheless, it was an honourable act and after I had shot him down I allowed the remaining Naval Forces to collect their fellow soldier. I left and headed back to Tau 23.
After re-fueling and handing Agent Curse over to the medical division, I headed back to the hangars to set off again with my next patrol partner. It was Agent Wisdom's first patrol and his performance was most excellent. We questioned a miner in Tau 23 and found out he had only encountered sniffers in the area. We suspect the Gauls have been directing their power towards Leeds. We can't be sure though. We scouted out the system and took some updated photos of the Gallic Royal Navy "Valor" in the system. I will be sending those directly to the Taisa.
The today's patrol was rather uneventful. We departed along with agent [Reality] from Nagasaki, and made our way through Tau-23 to Kyushu. We swept around the lanes, but found nothing of interest. After that we split up, I returned to Nagasaki back through Tau-23 while he went through the Jump Gate. I found a Kempeitai agent Aika Kyoko sniffing around the Oxygen Field, but unfortunately didn't manage to squeeze any valuable information out of her or destroy her ship. She escaped with severe damage to her vessel. After that I returned back to Roussillon.
Today happened a few things that might be interesting. First of all, we found a Kusari Naval Forces Battlecruiser by the name of Yammato. He said he was clearing Hogosha out of Samura Hydrocarbon field, which immediately made me want to shoot him in the face, but there was no heavy support readily available, so we had to give it up. And, on a second thought after that Hogosha Irezumi we found some time ago in Kyushu was so eager to shoot us I don't think some dead gunboats will be a great loss to them.
After restocking I flew to the Freeport 6, where I found a 343rd bomber Toryu-Ichi talking to a Serval with a S-5 identification, wearing Solar Engineering colours. He ended up suiciding on his own mine[1]. I attach the conversation log for your amusement.
03.04.2015 12:00:37] /Z/-"Curse": Oh, it's a Gaul.
[03.04.2015 12:00:44] /Z/-"Curse": Boo.
[03.04.2015 12:00:44] Cloaking device off
[03.04.2015 12:00:57] Adventure.Galley: Quiet guy.
[03.04.2015 12:01:03] {343}Toryu-Ichi: Apparently.
[03.04.2015 12:01:10] /Z/-"Curse": Fell asleep, or something?
[03.04.2015 12:01:26] {343}Toryu-Ichi: Remember we're in a Freeport NFZ here...
[03.04.2015 12:01:32] /Z/-"Curse": I remember.
[03.04.2015 12:01:34] Adventure.Galley: Nah he's awake.
[03.04.2015 12:01:39] /Z/-"Curse": That's why he's not dead.
[03.04.2015 12:01:40] /Z/-"Curse": Yet.
[03.04.2015 12:01:52] S-5|Claymore: Overconfidence... Noted.
[03.04.2015 12:02:07] /Z/-"Curse": Well, I don't know if you can count, but there's two of us and one of you.
[03.04.2015 12:02:22] S-5|Claymore: Any other interesting traits of yours you can show me today?
[03.04.2015 12:02:37] /Z/-"Curse": Uhm, let's see.
[03.04.2015 12:03:07] /Z/-"Curse": I could just be rude and say I can show you my ability to kick ass if you don't leave this system right now.
[03.04.2015 12:03:11] /Z/-"Curse": But we have some standards here.
[03.04.2015 12:03:17] {343}Toryu-Ichi: Indeed, we have.
[03.04.2015 12:03:20] S-5|Claymore: Suprisingly.
[03.04.2015 12:03:28] /Z/-"Curse": I know you Gallic don't.
[03.04.2015 12:03:32] /Z/-"Curse": So yeah, it might be surprising to you.
[03.04.2015 12:04:28] /Z/-"Curse": Now, what made you crawl out of that sad reality you call la Gallia?
[03.04.2015 12:04:41] S-5|Claymore: Nothing that'd be a part of your business.
[03.04.2015 12:04:48] /Z/-"Curse": Well, you know.
[03.04.2015 12:04:52] /Z/-"Curse": That kind of /is/ part of my business.
[03.04.2015 12:04:53] {343}Toryu-Ichi: More than you'd think, gaul.
[03.04.2015 12:05:00] S-5|Claymore: I don't think so.
[03.04.2015 12:05:04] /Z/-"Curse": I don't think I agreed to you leaving.
[03.04.2015 12:05:10] S-5|Claymore: You don't have to.
[03.04.2015 12:05:26] /Z/-"Curse": Of course I do.
[03.04.2015 12:05:58] /Z/-"Curse": This area is under our jurisdiction.
[03.04.2015 12:06:02] /Z/-"Curse": For the lack of a better term.
[03.04.2015 12:06:10] S-5|Claymore: Doesn't look like that.
[03.04.2015 12:06:18] {343}Toryu-Ichi: Was about to say the same, Zenith. Thank you.
[03.04.2015 12:06:25] /Z/-"Curse": *tilts head* He's a dumb one.
[03.04.2015 12:06:47] S-5|Claymore: Says someone like you.
[03.04.2015 12:06:50] /Z/-"Curse": Or maybe just not very observant.
[03.04.2015 12:07:40] /Z/-"Curse": So.
[03.04.2015 12:07:51] /Z/-"Curse": One last time before I lose my patience and really kick you out of here.
[03.04.2015 12:07:54] /Z/-"Curse": And it will be painful.
[03.04.2015 12:07:59] /Z/-"Curse": What. Are. You. Doing. Here.
[03.04.2015 12:08:13] S-5|Claymore: Apparently making you lose your patience.
[03.04.2015 12:08:22] /Z/-"Curse": Oh. Sarcasm. Funny.
[03.04.2015 12:08:22] {343}Toryu-Ichi: *taps foot*
[03.04.2015 12:08:23] Adventure.Galley: *She snorted*
[03.04.2015 12:08:25] Adventure.Galley: Cheeky.
[03.04.2015 12:08:46] {343}Toryu-Ichi: You're a bit confident in your skills, aren't you, gaul?
[03.04.2015 12:08:49] Adventure.Galley: You're a funny one, Anonymous guy.
[03.04.2015 12:08:52] S-5|Claymore: Other than that,m taking some notes of things around.
[03.04.2015 12:09:09] /Z/-"Curse": Oh, a spy?
[03.04.2015 12:09:19] S-5|Claymore: No.
[03.04.2015 12:09:31] S-5|Claymore: Observer.
[03.04.2015 12:09:48] /Z/-"Curse": ONI hasn't got enough funding to come here themselves, they need to bring corporate dogs?
[03.04.2015 12:10:06] /Z/-"Curse": Yeah, of course, we all know who you all answer to anyway.
[03.04.2015 12:10:08] S-5|Claymore: ONI doesn't concern me at all.
[03.04.2015 12:10:33] {343}Toryu-Ichi: That dog Charles, sitting back in New Paris and doing nothing.
[03.04.2015 12:11:07] /Z/-"Curse": Mhm, Charlie doesn't seem particularly active these days.
[03.04.2015 12:11:26] S-5|Claymore: Indeed.
[03.04.2015 12:11:27] /Z/-"Curse": But they sent /him/ here, so it's better than I thought.
[03.04.2015 12:12:24] /Z/-"Curse": Anyway. I think we should deal with this fellow.
[03.04.2015 12:12:29] {343}Toryu-Ichi: Agreed.
[03.04.2015 12:12:43] {343}Toryu-Ichi: Would you kindly move away from the freeport?
[03.04.2015 12:12:51] S-5|Claymore: Why should I?
[03.04.2015 12:12:57] /Z/-"Curse": *chuckles* "Kindly."
[03.04.2015 12:13:09] /Z/-"Curse": Okay.
[03.04.2015 12:13:24] {343}Toryu-Ichi: There's no reason not to be civilized, is there?
[03.04.2015 12:13:47] /Z/-"Curse": I'd rather not, he might assume I have some degree of respect to him.
[03.04.2015 12:13:52] /Z/-"Curse": Anyway.
[03.04.2015 12:13:53] S-5|Claymore: Engaging someone near a Freeport is soooo civilized, really.
[03.04.2015 12:14:36] {343}Toryu-Ichi: I don't see anyone engaging.
[03.04.2015 12:14:40] S-5|Claymore: Yet.
[03.04.2015 12:14:42] /Z/-"Curse": Freeport laws aside, they're not the precendent ones here.
[03.04.2015 12:15:04] /Z/-"Curse": And there will be no engagement as long as you're going to go nicely to Guillestre.
[03.04.2015 12:15:14] /Z/-"Curse": Just two systems away, I think your flight skills will be able to hold up.
[03.04.2015 12:15:22] /Z/-"Curse": And if not, autopilot is always at hand.
[03.04.2015 12:15:29] /Z/-"Curse": It's okay.
[03.04.2015 12:15:37] S-5|Claymore: Maybe. But, I'm afraid that is not an option.
[03.04.2015 12:15:52] /Z/-"Curse": Well.
[03.04.2015 12:16:06] Adventure.Galley: He's just going to enjoy the freeport's hospitality and talk dirty to you all night, people.
[03.04.2015 12:16:12] Adventure.Galley: I'd suggest finding better things to do with the time.
[03.04.2015 12:16:43] /Z/-"Curse": I don't think Zoners will mind me kicking one vain Gaul out of here.
[03.04.2015 12:16:52] /Z/-"Curse": They all bring problems anyway.
[03.04.2015 12:17:27] /Z/-"Curse": Cat got your tongue?
[03.04.2015 12:17:32] S-5|Claymore: No.
[03.04.2015 12:17:34] /Z/-"Curse": Good.
[03.04.2015 12:17:39] /Z/-"Curse": Then you can scream while your ship is burning.
[03.04.2015 12:17:44] /Z/-"Curse": Weapons online.
[03.04.2015 12:18:56] Death: S-5|Claymore suffered a self-administered loadout error (Mine).
[03.04.2015 12:19:04] /Z/-"Curse": Well.
[03.04.2015 12:19:13] {343}Toryu-Ichi: Good work, Zenith.
[03.04.2015 12:20:30] /Z/-"Curse": Okay, I think this is enough of us being here.
[03.04.2015 12:20:42] /Z/-"Curse": If Zoners ask, he just committed suicide or something.
[03.04.2015 12:20:43] /Z/-"Curse": I don't know.
[03.04.2015 12:20:49] /Z/-"Curse": He died on his own mine after all.
[03.04.2015 12:20:50] {343}Toryu-Ichi: I agree.
[03.04.2015 12:20:58] {343}Toryu-Ichi: We got your back on this.
After that, myself and the 343rd bomber went back to Nagasaki. I saw [Dream] going out on a patrol, so I decided to listen on his comms. Also, he got himself a Falcon, I wonder where and why. Anyway, what I heard was rather interesting. He was contacted by the same 343rd bomber, first asking if he was me and then told that apparently 343 admiral Sakuma Hitomi was captured on a deep recon mission within Gallia. I'm sure you know that they did that, for some reason not contacting us beforehand and then provided us with intel we already had[2] and of all the people involved they decided to tell Dream about it. Not me, not Silence, but him. Oh well.
I've done some talking with James Arland, the pilot of Toryu-Ichi and that bloke from Adventure Galley whose name escapes me. Uh... Durant, I think. Doesn't matter. Seems to me we're going to have to think of a way of getting the admiral out of Gallia, and then have a very serious talk with the 343rd. For now, I have to get out of here and go back to Yamaguchi. This place is too busy.
I recived word from my XO on the Fabuki that she is ready and able for battle and support missions. Her screw is strong and loyal,she may not be like the Shangri-La but she will give 110%.
Earlier this evening we conducted a raiding party consisting of myself, [Curse], [No Choice] and the Fubuki. We were met with two KNF pilots who were, as always, arrogant. [Curse] offered a fair duel between two of our fighters and the two KNF. They accepted the duel and [No Choice] joined [Curse] in the fight. [Curse] was first to fall, I tractored in the pod immediately to ensure safety. The two KNF pilots quickly fell to [No Choice], they didn't stand much of a chance to be honest. Meanwhile, the Fubuki had already engaged in a fight against a Battleship. Yes, a Battleship. She finished it off within 20 minutes, a record - I think.
We left Nagaski with [No Choice] and Fubuki. We went through Tau-23 and Kyushu to Tsushima Depot and stayed there for a while to observe civilian traffic. A Blood Dragon, seemingly peaceful, showed up and decided to talk about politics and other very interesting stuff. And then tried to run away. Nobody runs away from me. She was blown up[1] in the nebula, where nobody will hear her screams. Oh, I'm almost sad. Almost.
After that we visited Tau-23, where we found two Royal Navy heavy fighters. One of them was successfully[2] wrecked, the other one ran off to Battleship Guillestre. After that we split, Fubuki to Nagasaki, me to Yamaguchi and [No Choice] disappeared somewhere.
I met up with the 343rd convoy at Sapporo in Hokkaido, it seemed like they were hauling Fuel off to Nagasaki. They had one Bumblebee transport by the name of Kobe-maru and four escorts. We departed about 2030 SMT and made our way to Rishiri Jump Hole. On the way two of our fighters were dragged into a fight with a couple of Blood Dragons.[1] Fortunately, they managed to fend them off easily.
The convoy was later engaged after jumping into the Tottori system, this time by a force of four Blood Dragons, including their shogun.[2] We managed to push them off again, but this time the Kobe-maru was destroyed. The Shogun's ship was destroyed[3] as well, however I couldn't tractor in the escape pod, it was secured with rather efficient jammers and there was no time to tinker around with them.
After that fight we took whatever possible from the transport's wreck and hauled it off back to Nagasaki.
Respectfully, Agent in training "Infinity" 無限
Zenith
Sender: "Curse" 呪い, Zenith Recipient: Zenith Neural Net CC: 343rd High Command BCC: - Source: Battleship Yamaguchi, Roussillon
Subject: Lenghty patrol.
Konnichiwa,
Right, so myself and [Silence] went on a rather lengthy patrol and, with a long time to talk, we came to the conclusion that [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] will not be sufficient anymore for us. This is why we decided to scout out the way and soon move the [Red Serpent] and [Golden Dragon] into Kusari, with this general draft of the operation.
Our first guess was moving through Tau-23[1] and then into Tau-44. After jumping through we were greeted with shots from an old Colonial Remnant installation, now occupied by the Royal Navy - the Sulawesi Citadel[2]. That way is out of the question, there is no way we can sneak through there.
There are some good news though. We can instead of going directly to Tau-44 go to Tau-37 and from there reach our destination. The way will mostly lead us through nebulas, the Malvinas Cloud in Tau-37 and Sumatra Cloud[3] in Tau-44. The Sumatra Cloud contains combustible gases[4], however after quick surveys they should not be dangerous for the bigger ships and the snubs can avoid the explosions with careful piloting around them. After Sumatra will have been cleared, we'll enter the Brunei Ice Field[5], with a view on Planet Borneo and the Royal Navy installations - Minato Harbor and Battleship Oblique.
After entering Tottori[6], the [Red Serpent] will be left at [REDACTED], and the [Golden Dragon] is going to be moved further, to Rishiri. The entire system is basically one very dense nebula[7], and moving through should not be a problem. [Golden Dragon] will cross the Hokkaido - Misaki trade lane and move towards [REDACTED].
The Yamaguchi has been under repairs for many years now, it's functionality therefore reduced to a supporting role for the Nagasaki. We have been monitoring the repairs recently and we are pleased to announce that the Engineers need only 15,000 Hull Panels and 5000 Optronics until we are at a "Combat Ready" status. That will mean we will be deployed in the future to a location of which we are to protect in the interest of The Emperor himself. Strike fast and hard, agents.
Konbawa kinsmen,today the Fubuki went on a recon mission around Kusari space cloaked and nice and quiet,on our way there we encountered a war trader for the GMS who was crying lasers we stopped the vessel and damned its cargo.
The captain was cooprative and he dropped his cargo and was send back to gallia. After we arrived we managed to recon all the way up to the Nagato system we found several holes that the probes did not manage to return a signal one in Hokkaido system the other in the Nagato system.
The Nagato system is under full samura influence,there are no and I say NO Kusari naval forces or police units in the system for patrols. I am guessing they are streched to thin to maintain presense in the system. The system is accesable even threw the Tau-37 system.
On our return voyage we were rudely stoped by LSF units their marking and IFF signals matched known LSF ships by Zenith namely the Vessels used to assault Freeport 6. They inquired information about Gallic movement,but suspecting their intentions not being pure I told them to contact High Ops.
They had some very strange equipment on then and even prototype weapons,we have attached a scan of the ships. On an other note a act of high treason was commit by my first officer that was apointed by Zenith,I was very disapointed to see a trained Zenith agent take his sword and with no reason attempted to kill my tacticall officer, such crime has no words nor honor in it.
I proposed to the fellow two choices Sepuko or dishonor as a samurai the path should have been clear but he hesitated. Curse arrived on scene and ordered us to return home imidietly and leave the honorless traitor to him. How ever I am intrested in what caused his behaviour in the first place ?