Soft mumbling and curses can be heard. The screen clearly shows the bridge of the Wanchu.Pinchu. The seats at the many positions aboard the Destroyer are empty.
A hand reaches up onto the left arm of the captian's chair. Finding a purchase, it pulls a greying head of hair and part of a forehead into view. Cid's voice comes out slurred worse than ever. Only one in four words is even legible.
Cid's head snaps up, his eyes squinting. His face gets very close to the lens and falls out of sight amid swearing and a grunt.
"Blash-tit all. If thi-sh get-sh out, sh-omebody sh-piked me tea-sh at dinner. Woke up at a brothel, broke and sh-ore. Sh-till tryin' ta round up mah crew. If'n ya sh-ee em, tell em get back here. *Belches*
Looks offscreen, his eyes light up and he dives the way he was lookin'
"FOUND it!
Cid can be seen crawling back up the captain's chair again.
"Oh-h-h. That wa'n't sh-mart. I don't feel sh-o sh-well.
Cid falls forward hitting the screen and cutting the connection.
To: All TAZ Guard vessels
Comm ID: Malacranky
Subject: <TovarWioze>
Effective immediately, you are "weapons-free" on the Junker Heavy Tanker <TowarWioze>.
A bounty of 20 Million is in effect on this cabbage, but he has ignored the Goddess' (and TAZ's) fiat in Baffin for the last time. Therefore, he is to be shot painfully on site anywhere within the vicinity of Freeport 6, any part of Baffin, and Coronado.
He will attempt to argue that he has every right in Baffin because "junkers and zoners haz nuutral rp!".
He will not acknowledge the TAZ' right to restrict or ban specific individuals from our Home.
Therefore, a swift and severe Pineal re-alignment is in order. Eris has spoken.
FLAGHEAP and I are in Baffin watching folks just pass thru with out so much as a tip of the hat.
We have attempted to speak with these folks, to no avail... the list will increase, I am sure once Mal has been apprised. Three Outcast Trains F1'd out after refusing to speak and refusing to halt. I myself saw this as they passed into Coronado.
I am holding my tongue here as I have some choice words for those folks. So suffice it to say, upon FLAGHEAP's command, in lieu of Mal's direct orders, I am weapons hot in Baffin. There will be no further warnings issued to repeat offenders and those who do not comply will be hunted and dispatched by me personally. I am fed up with these folks who can't take a moment to render proper respect.
Outcasts and Junkers this time. Last week its the Corsairs, and now we gettin mail from the President of Liberty. Mal you got your nose extended? Poor ears havin' to hold that thing up. Weapons hot it is. Now I have to say I'm lookin' forward to actually catchin up to Miss Fyre and givin' a proper dose of respect lessons to the bugs that bounce off my viewports. I was curious, and the gunners wanted full clarification aboard the Wanchu. This HOT status goin' for anyone that doesn't genuflect? ::muted for a moment::
Yes and fill up the ammo tubes for the Disrupters. Ok.
Sorry, where was I? Oh yes. No acknowledgement equals Shield removed? If still lack of respect, hull drops to say something scary? Of course the Lady would like to have the people stay aboard their vessels I'm sure, No point in filling her atrium. Hostile boil on sight list updated, all entries added to targeting computer and files to the gunners. Her will shall be done. Well, gotta go keep these monkeys on task. One of the problems of having a mixed crew. When you have Outcasts onboard and get orders to fire on their brothers it can make for an interesting fight. *Snort* See you out there.
Message to: All Temporary Autonomous Zoners
Comm ID: Don Quixote
New password system seems to be going through with most cabbages using Baffin.
There was one exception that i must report concerning three vessels: Gluke, Hotti and Mystik
Outcast IFF's all around and non respondent to communications when they entered Baffin
with the exception of weapons fire in my direction when i cd'd one of them in attempts to
keep them around long enough to chat. The end result was not what they expected when i
returned fire, two went down and Mystik mysterious disappeared from my scanners only to
return just as mysteriously ten minutes later. Gun cam footage of vessel destruction is here.
Message to: My Dear Flock of P-gulls
Comm ID: Boss Bird
Subject: Donations
Well, Folk, the day ended on a rather upbeat note, which served to smooth my wrinkled Pineal somewhat.
I was contacted, surprisingly, by two separate parties, who donated generously to the Temple Fund in exchange for brief, infrequent, and discreet passage through our beloved Goddess' Home.
Please show every courtesy to our most recent Donors, the Bretonian Armed Forces and their "contractors", the Mandalorian Mercenaries. Both are of course aware of the Bafflin' Pentabarf, of our NFZ policy throughout Bafflin', and have been given the appropriate passphrase. If any infractions or abuse are observed, however, don't hesitate to report them.
Sometimes, ya gotta fight Podge with Hodge, as evidenced by today's little incursions by arrogant Indie Outcast traders, aka the Three Stooges.
Therefore, I have contracted with MM to help us with our Stooge problem. Refer to our "Boil on Sight" list at the Employment Office for details.
The contract negotiated will be for environs outside of Baffin, and we will continue to boil them within Baffin until they have grovelled and donated sufficiently, or until Eris is smilin' again. If any other Outcasts attempt to get huffy about these three, politely refer them to the Council of Dons, who have given us a green light to put our House in.. yech.. "order".
Compliments to Temple Guards Fyre, Shamus, Don Q, and St. Gulik for their Services to Goddess this Day!