Sorry for preferring the law over a bunch of terrorist rabble. Maybe I would've taken more kindly to your kind if they hadn't welcomed me to Liberty with plasma fire. Makes you seem like an enemy.
☠ Incoming transmission.
☠ Signal source: Free Republic relay, Liberty
☠ Opening video feed...
Sender: Alliance Commander "Cobra" Recipient: Olivia Subject: Sal
I wish I didn't have to send you this.
Sal's dead. I don't know who killed him, how or why. But what I do know is that there were a few people that were jealous of how much his humble little diner was earning, despite the planetary economy being what it is. I can't find anyone from his family either.
This isn't a request for help, I'm only telling you because for whatever reason, Sal seemed to like you. Obviously nobody's going to look into this, there's not even a passing mention of what happened in CNS articles. All the news that's fit for you, sure it is.
I don't have anything else to say, just don't give me the added burden of trying to get involved. I will call you again if I can find out anything. There's a few people I'll need to see first.
-"Cobra"
God damn it. Sorry to get back to you so late, I just wasn't exactly in the right place to reply before. I'm sorry about this, really am. Sal was a good guy.
How'd it happen? Keep me updated and let me know if you need help - whether you want it or not. I owe you at least that much and maybe a freelancer snooping for answers will be less conspicuous than a popular 'freedom fighter.'
☠ Incoming transmission.
☠ Signal source: Free Republic relay, Liberty
☠ Opening video feed...
Sender: Alliance Commander "Cobra" Recipient: Olivia Subject: Sal
I got in touch with a mole I've been paying on the side.
According to him, the LPI quickly ruled the matter out as being just another suicide among the population of otherwise expendable resources. Suffice to say that I don't buy that conclusion. No, it's obvious someone wanted in on his business and intended to muscle him out of it, and maybe even dabble into the underworld using the diner as a front. This secondary line of thinking is just conjecture at this point, I don't have any leads about who did it, but it's obvious the local department's in on it.
At this point, my best bet will be to wait and see who tries to fill in the void that Sal's business has left, and when they do, to torch it. But that creates a problem, I still can't find anyone from his family, and if I wait then there's a good chance that I never will. What happens to them might not be my responsibility, but Sal was a helpful man. I think I owe it to him to make sure they're all still breathing.
That being the case, I'll have to put a bit of a squeeze on the good old mole, give him an incentive to start looking harder.
-"Cobra"
Of course you'd have a mole in law enforcement. As incompetent and corrupt as they are, I'm surprised they're not getting away with openly supporting people like you. What do you think may've become of his family? Hostage situation, maybe? Perhaps gonna try to use them for leverage on you, thinking you care about them?
Look, you and I aren't on the best of terms. But, believe it or not, I had a good time at Sal's. With you. So let me lend you a hand with this. I want to help, for Sal's sake and his family's. And at the very least it'll get me out of these god forsaken Sigmas.
☠ Incoming transmission.
☠ Signal source: Free Republic relay, Liberty
☠ Opening video feed...
Sender: Alliance Commander "Cobra" Recipient: Olivia Subject: Sal
How sentimental of you.
You know how I operate, and you know exactly what I'm going to do to everyone even remotely responsible. So the question isn't whether or not I need your help, because I don't and I don't care for your convenient appreciation, it's a question of whether you have the stomach for it.
Yeah, that's pretty much what I expected of you. As for having the stomach - I've been a mercenary for over a decade and I worked some god damn nasty jobs. One of those was how we met in person, remember? So yeah, I'm up for whatever fucked up shit you have in mind for whoever did this.
Now cram your condescending attitude back up your ass and tell me where to go.
☠ Incoming transmission.
☠ Signal source: Free Republic relay, Liberty
☠ Opening video feed...
Sender: Alliance Commander "Cobra" Recipient: Olivia Subject: Sal
You're going to Ames.
And while I do remember how we first met in person, you never gave me any context to the circumstances surrounding it. Not that it matters. You should still have that spare suit and my mark. You'll need both, members of our Alliance are easy to spot, so find one on the Freeport and show them the mark.
In the meantime, I'm going to keep digging. If there's anything else to talk about, then we'll do it in person.
-"Cobra"
☠ Incoming transmission.
☠ Signal source: Free Republic relay, Liberty
☠ Opening video feed...
Sender: Alliance Commander "Cobra" Recipient: Olivia Subject: Social call
I just wanted to thank you for helping, even if you're a massive hypocrite hiding behind convenient moral codes. I find a small degree of comfort in the fact that Sal's family is safe, even though his oldest daughter's elected that she never wants to be helpless again. Despite my insistence that she go with her family and live a quiet life, she's gone and volunteered at the nearest Alliance recruitment office.
Puts me in a tough position, I don't want her in the movement, she's irrationally angry and absolutely green, but if I reject a volunteer on the basis of personal reasons that's going to cause controversy. I don't like the fact that I don't feel as if I have a choice in the matter, but at the same time if I entitled myself to one, it would come at the expense of her ability to choose.
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