I appreciate that already there is an air of distrust due to my hiding my face and to add to that Air I cannot give you my real name, for communication purposes I am The Bearer.
I contact you now with a simple request.
At some stage my Ship The Bulwark will likely encounter your Core vessels, I'm aware that at present that Core commanders and pilots are under direction to fire upon any and all Order ships they encounter that have not made it clear who or what they follow.
The Bulwark is a ship of the Order but one that no longer follows those that hold the reigns.
Instead it is a Seed, a Seed for new things to come, for change, but it Is a seed none the less, weak, on its own, needing time to be nurtured for it to bloom.
It and I must prove ourselves before any growing can commence.
So I ask you, that you allow the Bulwark to engage Nomad hostile's in the Omicrons freely, without fear of destruction by your hands.
In return We will unite with the Core when needed, to fight against our common foe, we will not assist our Order brethren should they decide to enact combat upon your forces. We will not get involved with your politics.
Again I appreciate that I'm asking a lot for one who cannot reveal himself, but for my goal to be achieved, I must keep the secrecy.
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Encryption: REDACTED Ver.REDACTED REDACTED ID Confirmed, message REDACTED
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Hello, I am REDACTED of the Core REDACTED fleet. It seems to me you just want some more freedom so you can operate freely. Possibly even spy on us under the pretext you're not our enemy. Well, if you are refusing to support the Core against ALL of it's enemies and bring a warship to our turf, you better like the taste of antimatter in the late afternoon. We have plenty to spare as it is. As a REDACTED I can say, NAY, I can assure you of one thing.
You're either with us or against us.
No blacks, no whites, just a very dark shade of red. I'll let that sink in for a moment. Aaaaand the moment is up. If we see your Bulwark and it's still flying Order colors, well, refer to the statement above. Antimatter surprise, on the house. Have a wonderful day and stay the hell outta my bloody turf.
REDACTED out.
~Yours Truly, REDACTED, REDACTED of the Core and STILL the REDACTED in the REDACTED
An unfortunate answer but not entirely unexpected.
If your ships must bare arms against mine, then so be it, we will not return fire nor will we engage your ships. If this is what we must do to prove ourselves over time then that is what we shall do.
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Encryption: REDACTED Ver.REDACTED REDACTED ID Confirmed, message REDACTED
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"The man looked at the new message on his console, began reading. but barely midway through it, he yawned loudly and turned the comm unit off. He wasn't very impressed by what he had seen so far and he had no intention of leaving the ship intact, so "over time" might not be an option for the Bulwark. He leaned back in his almost throne-like chair and resumed sipping his whiskey."
~Yours Truly, REDACTED, REDACTED of the Core and STILL the REDACTED in the REDACTED
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