The Black Sails Sovereign came up to the pin-board near the kitchen on Etna base, holding a single sheet of yellow paper. Observing the board to find the least important notice...
Flight schedule, 'Need to repair' list, Space weather prediction, Weekly menu, What the ...
He read the note on the pin-board aloud: Strong and firm Corsair looking for late night company on Etna. I can cook, make Titan origami models and there is a lot of me to love."
The Sovereign laughed briefly, and shouted but a single name: Julio!
A fat man in a white cook apron walked out of the kitchen:Si, Sovereign?
- Did you put this here? ;he put his finger on the 'looking for some' note.
- Si, senor. We get lonely in here, as you surely know.
- Bueno. I will deal with this later... You made me laugh, Julio. Continue in your work. The men are surely hungry.
Without a word, the chef turned around headed back for the kitchen.
The Sovereign stood there for a few seconds, and tore down the menu for the current week.
Same crap every day. Why the hell do we need this list, anyway?!
He then took the paper he brought to the pin-board, and put it on the empty spot left after tore the menu down. The note read:
Quote:From today on, you are to make logs of your flights. Every pilot will make a record containing a description of his trip when docking; be it in text, voice, or guncam shots. The docking bay crew will extract the records from the black boxes when each pilot lands and will forward the recordings to a newly created folder in the station's internal network: 'Flight Records'. If there are any questions, you know where to find me.
***********Forwarded from Myrtos Villa, Planet Crete***********
' Wrote:----------------------------Incoming Transmission----------------------------------------
Comm ID: Commandante Don Carlos Benitez
Source: Remote Command Chair, Myrtos Villa, Planet Crete
To: Benitez Log Bureau,
CC: Sails Command.
While remote-flying my Omega-3 based Praetorian Moros, I intercepted a Boxex train headed to Bretonia (and Liberty) from Rhineland.
We had a civilised conversation, in which the pilot offered as many military vehicles as I could carry, in exchange for his free passage.
In order to seal the agreement, I transferred to his ship a number of worthless civillian pilots whom I had captured, along with a number of other innocuous cargo crates.
We parted ways amicably.
However, I was alarmed during the meeting to have been harassed by a Sails pilot Guilliano, who insisted that the cargo vessel be destroyed, there and then.
Luckily, the pilot backed down when informed of my position, and after I had explicitly laid claim to the prey.
I am greatly concerned that a Sails pilot would dare to attempt to steal the prey of an Elder, and even more concerned that this Sails pilot was intending to go back on one of the Corsairs' oldest traditions; that traders are exploited, NOT killed on site, as is written in our scriptures as laws laid down by our gods.
I think, perhaps, this pilot should read up on our scriptures, and know that whilst many of us have abandoned archaic traditions such as the belief in such gods, that these old and wise traditions SHOULD be observed, for the good of the empire.
I circled the usual route today, managing to find a Hegemon mining ship filled with gold ore. Since he was quite talkative and polite, he left for Munich lighter by only 800 ore.
Since this kind of cargo is usually pretty hot, I immediately took it into our vault at Etna to store before the fence comes this week. By the time I got there I was contacted by James, who was recently trying a new setup on his titan, and so we had a few jousts.
Well, suffice to say, he needs to try out a different combination of mounts.
Other than that, today was pretty quiet. Well perhaps besides the gringo I met who turned out to be either retarded or something similar, because after me trying to talk to him from a distance he replied in a very odd way.
Retarded or just extremely stupid, he was well stocked on countermeasures and I had a hard time chasing him through the rocks in my transport. I noted his name on my private list, so that is one more ship to find and remind it is better to talk to me at our first encounter.
Well, hermanos. I've seen Vilkas today. He is in perfect physical shape. Why the hell did I think he was in medical?! Oh and yes - he is a wingman in the 101st now. How the hell did I not know about this sooner? I will leave to talk to the Elder Council as soon as I finish this report.
More events worthy of mentioning took place this day. I was in Omega 3, flying around, looking for loot. Met one IMG miner with some cobalt. He gave me 20 pieces of those after short talk with the lane next to him being constantly disrupted. Then there were two transports with water. Managed to 'persuade' them to give me something to leave them flying around.
After that I met Vilkas, as mentioned above. I actually felt quite moved to see him alive and in good shape. We talked about old times and about the present ones. I'd rather not jump into details here, so I will just move on.
There was this annoying Hessian LF, who made the usual 'cannibal' jokes. (Hessians, creative as always). We had a brief fight, but both our systems reported a solar flare approaching so we headed for the Freeport, calling it a draw and agreed to continue another time. No point in BOTH of us dying, anyway
I managed to meet the elderly senora in the repair ship ( [RS1-01]-Emerald.Blue ) again at the Freeport. I offered her some fine rum from my personal stock, since she has cojones and character I've never seen in a person of her age. Not that I have seen much people of her age as well.
Afterwards, I had an interacting conversation with Charles M. Burns from the Zoner ranks. I will speak of details at a later time, when this is resolved.
Another fine day when i Started to fly in Gamma with my titan and great confidence. I met Espi on my way who proposed a flight through the Omegas through Dublin. I was interested in it. We started off very well. We reached Omega-7 Where we started pirating. Unfortunately we didn't have any ships to loot. So we proceeded to Freeport one where we met another Sails member Giulliano. He decided to join us we flew through Cambridge and entered Leeds. We met several Lawfuls but we didn't mind bothering as they were helpless. We flew together to Dublin where we found a Nomad Morph. We discussed sometime about its taste then left to search for Miners. We found two of them. One empty another having some ore. Due to failing Life support Giulliano had to withdraw and at the same time Vito a Corsair joined us. As we didn't have any transport to carry we decided to take full of our cargo space. we took 150 and spared his life. BAF officers came in. They did know us we were there but waited for reinforcements. They were afraid of Sails who isn't. They came and tried to attack us when our friend Vito went to fight them. Myself and Espi returned to Etna Base in Omicron Eta.
Comm ID: Rodrigo Alavera
Subject: Omega 3 patrol report.
I took out my Titan for a patroling duty, and managed to find one hessian who earlier bothered Espi. Everything ended in violance as it always do. Yet minutes later durning the fight, Ghost Reaver came and I handed over the job. You know that I don't like to wash my hands in blood if I can avoid that.
Yet, hessian was so scared and ran to freeport 1. But I think that's not a problem. Since space was under our control once again. Also I'm ataching these files if you would want to have a look, nothing special actually.
Took my pirate transport for a run today. And it was particularly interesting at parts. First I went to omega 7 to hunt a bit int he minefields. These people never learn, amigos - lone mining ships in space, what more could a Corsair want? Well there he was - Kruger IFF and callsign.
Interesting enough, this was one of the only ships that actually talk back at you (at least from the transport class I met lately). Since he was polite and all I took half of his cargo and noted to myself to leave him alone for a day or two.
Later as I was taking Toro-Bravo for a stroll. I hear the technicians installed some new hull plating so I decided to give it a go.
Well the ship is a bit heavier and slower, but it is a transport anyway, so I guess it will do. We even got to try it out in action against two transports. A silent bunch flying under [BC] flags, even if I've no idea at all who they are. Didn't even care to stop and say hello, little bastards - we (me, Vega, Rodrigo and Giulliano stationed at various spots over both Omega 3 and 7 systems) managed to stop one of them involuntarily after they tried to escape to another system.The ship remained silent, and since discussion was pointless, we took what they had by other means.
We managed to salvage some Super Alloy and I immediately tractored what was left intact in the wreck and headed for Crete to unload.
Yesterday was a fine day for harvesting treasures from all kinds of miners. IMG or Kruger, it doesn't metter if they pay some good money. But this is not the main reason I'm reporting. Durning the patrol me and Viggo encountered one pirate who is working for himself most likely. Si, Si I know what hits your mind first... But for my surprise he acted very respectful and paid tax for pirating in our turf by his own will.
Note: don't act agressive against this person. He seems to submit to all taxes and respects the true Seniors of omega systems
Durning money harvest... multiple hessians and img showed up. After taking care of one Red Hessian and being sightly outnumbered me and senor Viggo returned safely back to Cadiz.
Buenos dias hermanos. There is a short report of our activity today that I'm sending to Cadiz communication network while heading back to our lands.
Today 1230 SMT, I, being a part of our patrol spot a Coalition gunboat crawling around Freeport 1, system Omega 3.
After a short talk, we decided to fight for our ideas out from zoner installation, and at around 1313 hostile ship was scraped down by 2 of us, we decided that 2 light crafts are enough. Seems pod was grabbed by Bounty Hunter orca that watched a show, also Order gunboat was presented in area, but he decided to stand in side.
Then we went at Britonia space where decided to split our forces within Leeds system.
While talking with one, well known Zoner, we met a Bretonia destroyer, their captain asked us to leave "britonia space", so we laugh on him and begin our assault at 1348 SMT, BMM vessel decided to assist Armed force and was destroyed.
Britonian Destroyer's reactors went boom at 1352 SMT, after several explosions within hull, destroyer was disabled.
But it was kinda quite today, we met not alot people, just another Corsair patrol report destruction of another Bretonia destroyer at Dublin system.
Also, in Omega 7 we provided assistance in destruction of Rheinland Police gunboat. (1418 SMT)
[font=Arial Black]Comm ID:Gabriel
Location:Cadiz base
Subject:Report activity
Today Start as a realy Shiny and nice day, Just decide to meet that new girl in the Cadiz bar and buy her some drinks..when i recieved some message!
Espi:Gabriel..get your all stuff and bring your ship in front of the base ..NOW
Gabrie: What do you mean Boss i just get my drink ..please i just finished my patrol alredy,don't need any more training!
Espi:Gabriel if you are not in 5 minutes out of that bar fully armed and ready to fight, if I survive those Coalition and Red Hessians Pilots who are in front of Cadiz , Personaly will Broke your neck!
Gabriel: Ohh ..dear god ,Coalition pilots....here...Am coming Boss right away..Keep them busy!
In The next 5 minutes My titan was alredy in space full armed and ready to give the Black Sails whatever suport are they need it ,the situation was not soo good ..One red hessian GB plus 2 fighters and One Coalition Fighter ,seems to me they where preparing the perfect ambush for Espi and the rest of the Sails!
The coalition pilots was not loosing his time and in the few seconds starts the fight..
Soon after we manage to blown the hessian GB ..we are facing the biger threat... Some Coalition Pilots arived,with one coalition GB for suport called Akula ,the things are getting more worse even...It was a tough Fight.. and i am fealing lucky to survive it! http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8662/screen432z.png
And since was not enough bad ,the Joker are shown on my radar and soon enough He engage us too in Order to help his new allies! http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/485/screen431.png
Soon after that i was again in The Bar of Cadiz ,recieveing a new message...
Espi:Gabriel ,where are you ?
Gabriel: Emm..Boss ,ehh am in the Bathroom.........
Espi :Are you In the Cadiz bar again?
Espi: Still going after that silly Girls...Ohh Gabriel...Non the less you did well today my boy ..thake your drink,
Cheers, you deserve it!
Was realy good day ,after all!
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