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[Communication ID: Ensign Ethan Tamner]
**Begin Transmission**
Ensign Ethan Tamner here, finally got my transmitter fixed by the engineers at Baltimore.
I went out from Manhattan and did a patrol of New York, finding no trouble. However, halfway through my patrol circuit, my shield generator failed, and I pulled back into Baltimore to find out what the problem was. They said I would have to go and get a new shield from Virginia, as this one's power capacitators had been completely fried.
So I went off to Virginia and docked at **BASE CLASSIFIED** and outfitted my Avenger with a new shield.
As I exited the jumphole, an outcast gunboat accosted me! Surprised to see an outcast near the Virginia jumphole, I was forced to flee as my Avenger was not up to the task of defeating it.
I re-entered New York, with the gunboat pursuing me. I called for aid, but no other navy vessels were available. I fled to Fort Bush, with the gunboat apparently being forced to turn back at Norfolk.
Upon arriving at Fort Bush, I found a xeno pilot, Windfinder, terrorizing local traffic in the area. I quickly powered up my weapons and engaged him:
He took heavy damage in the fight, and I was about to destroy his ship, when the outcast gunboat came shooting out of the tradelane from Norfolk! Taking advantage of my momentary distraction, the Xeno engaged cruise engines and fled, leaving me with the outcast gunboat again. I attempted to engage him, but his shields were too strong for my weapons to take down. Realising I was fighting a losing battle, I fled with a severe engine coolant leak, and docked on Manhattan for urgent repairs.
I should be back in space again as soon as my ship is repaired.