Incoming Transmission...
Comm ID: Sousuke Patro
Origin: Battleship Matsumoto
Subject: Patrol Report
Konnichiwa,
Tonight was a good night. First event was the apprehension of a Synth ship by the callsign of "Riverside" in Honshu. I took his cargo, and let him out. He can tell stories this way.
After this, I tracked a RepEx through New Tokyo. I was giving him "escort" to Honshu, where it would be safe to collect customs, but he escaped me at the hands of one of the Rogue Outcasts. This Outcast was attempting to pirate the Hogosha's Raba, the Busu. We dispatched the fool:
Ryuu-san and I then decided to collect customs in New Tokyo near the Honshu gate. We met a DSE ship taking goods to the Taus. We decided to escort him to the Chugoku gate site...For a fee, of course. A good thing we had done so, there was a Dragon Cruiser looking to avenge the Gunboat, as well. He reached the Gate Site alright, though. Almost a shame...
[8:32:45 PM] Dusty Lens: Oh no, let me get that. Hello? Oh it's my grandma. She says to be roleplay.
[12:49:19 AM] Elgatodiablo: You know its nice that you have all that proof and all, Bacon... but I just don't believe you.
Incoming Transmission...
Comm ID: Sousuke Patro
Origin: Planet Kyushu
Subject: Patrol Report
Konnichiwa,
Tonight, I went to Shikoku to meet the Ageira there. Sadly, the escaped to Kepler before I could warn them of the impending Dragon attack. Auspiciously, though, I managed to find an Interspace trader. I warned this man of the Rogues spotted in Keplar, and warned him to use Galileo and hire an escort. I offered myself for a reasonable fee, and he accepted. A smart man captaining the IC.Livery[Alpha7].
After this, I met another Libertonian, this time moving Ship Hull Panels to Shinjuku. I warned him of Dragons down the Kyuhsu lane, and advised him to hire an escort, as I did before. We bartered for a bit, and I found him a lying pig, as he said he could not afford escort costs, however, he payed me up front when we came to an agreement.
Before I could educate the swine, though, I met a group of gaijin smuggling Engine Components to Bretonia. I stopped them halfway between Tsushima and Planet Kyushu. Unfortunately for these men, they did not comply with my warnings and requests for them to drop their cargo. Enclosed is their remains, and some rather laughable whining:
[8:32:45 PM] Dusty Lens: Oh no, let me get that. Hello? Oh it's my grandma. She says to be roleplay.
[12:49:19 AM] Elgatodiablo: You know its nice that you have all that proof and all, Bacon... but I just don't believe you.
Comm ID: Osaika Moto
To: AFA Secure Comms
ID Trace: Planet Kyushu, rebuilt Moto estate.
Displaying...
As many of you know, I had to take some time off and rebuild my estate from the credits I've "liberated" from the gaijin that pass by our Planet. As much as I like taking care of a simple, small life, I was happy to be back in the Seeder.
My patrol started off rather calm, in the lane between Tsushima and Kyushu, I encountered a Freelancer with obvious ties to Interspace. Although he tried to dissuade me of his connections, I decided to let him pass for the pittance of 2 million Sirius Credits. I believe I shall keep this money for my mother, if the Ambassador will allow such frivolous spending. She has lived a long life and I shall endeavor to make her life easy.
Flying back to Kyushu, my scanners were befouled by a menace, an Outcast most likely trying to spread his horrible crop to Kyushu. After attempting to discern what his intentions were, I quickly followed him to Hokkaido where I engaged him. His Scimitar was quick to the draw, and almost had me. However, his engines experienced a cascading malfunction, resulting in him committing seppuku instead of being captured by me. This one, my comrades, was an honorable death and I respect that.
Moving back to Kyushu to reflect on what I just experienced and the possibility that an outsider had a glimpse of honor, I was alerted to a Kusarinese threat that lacked honor at it's very core. A Blood Dragon Gunboat was seen near the Jumpgate to New Tokyo! The Gunboat was engaged by a young KSP officer, although brave, was highly outclassed by the monstrosity. Quickly and skillfully the Emperor's warriors - the KNF, were alerted and cruised out to the enemy. Even with these skilled artisans of war, the gunboat was an armored goliath, and so finally I made it to the fight. With a couple of Supernovas, our team had taken down the gunboat effectively.
Long live the Emperor!
//End. Transmission.
"The thirteen saloons that had lined the one street of Seney had not left a trace. The foundations of the Mansion House hotel stuck up above the ground. The stone was chipped and split by the fire. It was all that was left of the town of Seney. Even the surface had been burned off the ground.
Nick looked at the burned-over stretch of hillside, where he had expected to find the scattered houses of the town and then walked down the railroad track to the bridge over the river. The river was there."
Incoming Transmission...
Comm ID: Sousuke Patro
Origin: Kabukicho Depot
Subject: Patrol Report
Konnichiwa,
Today I launched from Tsushima to be greeted by a GC pirating a trio of smugglers. I taught the smugglers to listen to Kusari, and told them to drop their cargo. The fools paid the GC, but left my pallet lacking. The swine she was, the GC left the area, and left me to deal with the three smugglers. Two of their ships lay now as scrap in Kyushu. The third complied when I caught up to him in Tau-31. The swine learned what it is to cross Kusari, especially in a time of war...
After this, I came to New Tokyo at request of another one of our pilots. Matsudo.Ito was staring at a Blood Dragon bomber in New Tokyo, and wasn't prepared to approach without assistance. We chatted with the Dragon for a time, but, eventually, he came to threaten a gaijin. That was not something I would stand by. We taught him where his skill lay. It was not in the cockpit
[8:32:45 PM] Dusty Lens: Oh no, let me get that. Hello? Oh it's my grandma. She says to be roleplay.
[12:49:19 AM] Elgatodiablo: You know its nice that you have all that proof and all, Bacon... but I just don't believe you.
Incoming Transmission...
Comm ID: Sousuke Patro
Origin: Kabukicho Depot
Subject: Gift to the Corsairs
Konnichiwa,
Today was quite eventful. We set forth on a journey to Omicron Gamma to fulfill our promise to The Brotherhood. The [AFA]Grower's.Pride and [AFA]Llanuras.de.Eliseo set forth from Kyushu laden with food destined for the Corsairs.
We chose the route of the Sigmas. All was quite quiet. Rookie Outcasts met us at the Honshu Gate in Sigma-19, but they were easily dealt with. Very little of relevance occurred.
When we arrived at Gamma, we were greeted by a Corsair by the name of Carson_Smiting. He escorted us to Planet Crete. There we met the Corsair elder Miguel Sephardi. He seemed quite grateful for our gift, and we talked a good while amongst each other while preparing our journey to Planet Gran Canaria.
We crossed the Omegas, equipped with a number of goods to supply the Corsairs in Omega-49. Very little of relevance occurred during this journey either. Between our four Corsair escorts and their Transport, I can understand why no one came to oppose us.
We met a TAZ in Omega-49. The lot of us conversed while we unloaded our goods. Everything seemed to be going very well. I do hope they agree with our sentiments of friendship. We left Omega-49 with Deuterium destined for Crete.
At Crete, we set down the goods and all parted ways. Now, we return to Kusari to remain until our next journey. It is poor form for me to say this, but I do hope something happens on our next flight, then we could show the Corsairs what valuable warriors we are as well. And the fun involved in making smoking wrecks of Outcast or Hessian ships is a prospect I would not pass up. How many Kusari can honestly say they have destroyed a Hessian? Haha, what boasting rights that would involve.
~Sousuke Patro
Transmission Lost...
[8:32:45 PM] Dusty Lens: Oh no, let me get that. Hello? Oh it's my grandma. She says to be roleplay.
[12:49:19 AM] Elgatodiablo: You know its nice that you have all that proof and all, Bacon... but I just don't believe you.
*******
Begin Transmission
From: Hamato.Yakata
To: Artisan Farmers Alliance
Konnichiwa Brothers,
My first day as a full member of the Alliance was, indeed, an eventful one. After being issued a Black Dragon fighter and ensuring that it was properly equiped Sosuke Patro, I, and other members of the Alliance received a call from a KNF vessel that an AI controlled Outcast battleship had entered the Kyushu System from the Tau 23 jump hole. The KNF officer had lost sight of the ship so we moved, with the efficiency only the Kusari possess, to cover all jump gates and known jump holes in Kyushu.
The net was drawn tight and his escape seemed impossible. But all gates and jump holes reported no sightings of the battleship. Suddenly, however, a call came in that the battleship had been located approximately 35 klicks above the Tau 23 jump hole. All vessels began to converge on the AI Outcast ship flying under a Harvester tag. While en route, we received a report that a Zoner carrier, tagged Syros, was in the area as well as a representative of the TAZ.
I must confess, my jaw dropped when I made visual contact with the ships. I have spent all my life in Kusari and had never seen such ships. The TAZ Zoner was attempting to mediate the situation as KNF and AFA vessels surrounded the Harvester capital ship. My comm system could not interpret the transmissions by the Harvester ship (//only OOC "requests"). Scans revealed that he was carrying Kusari civilians and KNF officers in his hold! We attempted to reason with the Harvester through the TAZ representative who seemed familiar with AI constructs. It took some time but the Harvester finally agreed to release the Kusari prisoners and be escorted back to the Tau systems.
The Harvester dropped the prisoners (albeit one at a time...) and began moving - but not toward the Tau 23 jump hole as it had agreed. We followed for some time at impulse speed. KNF officers gave repeated orders to change course. Those orders were ignored. At one point our strange pursuit took us 100k above the orbital plane of the system.
Suddenly, the Harvester battleship engaged cruise and set a course toward Hokkaido - the opposite direction it had been ordered to go. We halted his ship as quickly as we could. KNF officers gave one more order to change course. When that was ignored we opened fire. Our combined firepower made short work of the Outcast-made ship and it was destroyed. We then escorted Zoner Syros out of the system.
I had heard tales of such things in my previous life as a trader... but to actually witness these events and take part in them is something else entirely! My gun camera was operational but I confess to being so utterly taken aback at the events unfolding before me that I failed to take any pictures for our records. (//Don't know how to post pictures) I trust that I served the Alliance well and will continue to do my best in the future.
Incoming Transmission...
Comm ID: Sousuke Patro
Origin: Kagoshima Depot
Subject: A Night on the Town
Konnichiwa,
Earlier today, I went on a trip through Kusari. First, I found an IMG shipper, K_o1, in the Hayate Field. Strangely, he disappeared. Boo-hoo.
After this, an IC shipper, Red.Cloud, flying a Shire through Kusari. He was shipping diamonds to Planet Kyushu. I informed him of the tariff on the goods, but, he, too, mysteriously disappeared. Another sob story in this sad nation of ours.
Strangely, I then found a Researcher, Poseidon. I didn't like his cargo of counterfeit software. I told him to drop it. He didn't like that idea. Something about a sick boy. Oh, well. No more misery for the boy.
Mchine was then found. An independent shipper, he seemed smarter and payed the customs on his export of Engine Components. A very kind story in this sad, sad sector of ours.
I decided then to go from Shikoku home to Kagoshima. On the way, I ran into a smuggling Rheinlander. [ALG]-TGS-Danube was asked to drop his Plutonium which was obviously headed to Bretonia. Like so many of his comrades headed to Bretonia, he was never heard from again.
Such a sad, sad day,
~Sousuke Patro
Transmission Lost...
[8:32:45 PM] Dusty Lens: Oh no, let me get that. Hello? Oh it's my grandma. She says to be roleplay.
[12:49:19 AM] Elgatodiablo: You know its nice that you have all that proof and all, Bacon... but I just don't believe you.
Incoming Transmission...
Comm ID: Sousuke Patro
Origin: Kagoshima Depot
Subject: Outcasts
Konnichiwa,
Today was a fine day. Two smugglers were lost in Kyushu. A blow to the Bretonians. After that, I returned to Kagoshima, where I heard of Outcasts. I entered Kyushu to see a gigantic brawl emerging. I downed two Barghest Bombers myself, while the KNF and Montoya-san engaged the rest of the Outcasts. A great victory. Gun Shots enclosed:
Of course, these were only our kills. The KNF had several more.
~Sousuke Patro
Transmission Lost....
[8:32:45 PM] Dusty Lens: Oh no, let me get that. Hello? Oh it's my grandma. She says to be roleplay.
[12:49:19 AM] Elgatodiablo: You know its nice that you have all that proof and all, Bacon... but I just don't believe you.
COMM ID: Kara Kokuzoku
SUBJECT: Black Dragon
LOCATION: Kyushu
Konnichiwa sirs.
I am making this brief transmission to confirm that my Black Dragon has finished its refitting and is now ready for use. I hope that this fighter will suppliment our transports and bombers, and provide the nessisary agility to protect them from enemy strike-craft.
My bomber is still fully armed and ready to remove possible threats to our culture and physical being. I will pilot which ever one is needed in a given situation... or which ever one is asked of me.
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