--INCOMING SECURED MESSAGE-- **Priority: MEDIUM** **Message is TEXT-ONLY**
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ATTN: Liberty Navy High Command
CC: Liberty Navy Logistics Fleet
SENDER: Recruit Micheal Vega
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SUBJECT: Rheinland Embargo/Dealing with Intercepted Commodities
Salutations Navy Command. I am petitioning to you this day for assistance and suggestions regarding the ongoing trade embargo with Rheinland. It has come to my attention that a number of vessels that have been enforcing this blockade are unable to handle the vast amount of prohibited goods/commodities that is generated: thus, leaving the space cluttered with valuable materials that can not be hauled back for inspection. Due to this, many blockade enforcers are left with little choice but to vaporize these resources at the site of their arrival in Liberty...
As a former Civilian DSE transport captain, I would like to propose a solution to this "wasteful" method of law enforcement. I seek permission to establish a "Customs"-like vessel to haul contraband goods to the properly equipped Navy shipyards, battleships, stations, and regulated Liberty planets; thus extracting some use out of the intercepted goods, while still maintaining rigorous precautionary standards required by the embargo.
It has come to my knowledge that such a ship is currently in production. My "curiosity" has lead me to the EL-HiL51 "Mammoth"-class vessel LLS-General.Welfare. With proper authorization, I wish to use my previous transport experience to supervise this, primarily civilian-staffed, domestic transport vessel. With a little assistance from a mid-skilled escort fighter, the embargo can be enforced effectively in any given location; firmly embedding the respect Liberty deserves in the minds of lawful traders and would-be smugglers alike.
*Formal request follows...
REQUEST: On this day, I, Pilot Recruit Micheal Vega, do hereby request to be transferred (at least on a part-time basis) to a position aboard the LLS-General.Welfare. I am fully aware of the responsibilities required in such a position and am prepared to handle the task of fulfilling these obligations. I formally submit this request in all sincerity and am bound to yield to the ruling made by Command on this matter. If selected, I solemnly swear to perform this duty to the best of my abilities; and to ensure the safety of the civilian crew aboard from all threats, both foreign an domestic. END
Thank you for your most valuable time, Command. Recruit Vega, ending message.
[color=#99FF99]Sender: [color=#99FFFF]Willows, Sarah - Admiral, currently aboard the Battleship Overlord, lower orbit of Planet Manhattan, New York system. Recipients:The Liberty Navy Mid and High Command and the Security Force, especially Associate Deputy Bitch Wolfe and <strike>Captain</strike> Chief Janitor Karlo.
*Willows appears on the screen, sitting on her command seat aboard the Overlord, with a freshly-replaced command console in front of her, and looking even more angry than last time.*
Alright you goddamn dimwits, first you, Seth.
Now you know what, I'd be extreeemly frakking pissed at you, but there's that little damn catch.
That little damn catch about where the frak you should've been with the San Francisco.
Namely around the damn jumpgate, guarding that specific entry.
But you weren't.
Which wouldn't be that bad if that moron Wolfe did her frakking job right.
Since, well, that gigantic green coffin didn't come through the damn jumpgate, it came right the frak out of frakking Order space, out of frakking Minor, through the backdoor into Alaska.
So, Sethy darling, it didn't really shotgun past the spot you were supposed to be at.
Regardless, you still should've been there in order to see, intercept and then to utterly destroy the damn thing.
But you weren't, and frankly, that SUCKS.
Right now you're handing over command of the San Francisco to Commander Kellis, temporarily.
You're ordered to take the next damn shuttleflight to Fort Bragg on Manhattan, where we'll have a nice little chat, face to face, and discuss the appropriate disciplinary measures to be taken.
*She pauses for a moment, straightening her jacket and searching for cigarettes in her pocket, unfortunately not finding any and then slamming the console in frustration.*
Bloody hell... anyway, now to you, Miss Wolfe, and to just why the frak exactly you are a stupid bitch.
But first... MAAAC! I NEED A SMOKE!"
"Aye M'Queen! Jus' a secon'!"
*Commander MacElroy can be seen running up to Willows and quickly handing her a cigarette, then lighting it before he scurries off into the background again.*
Now let's talk about YOUR job here, and OUR job.
Our job is to wage that goddamn war and to bloody win it.
And that's all fine and dandy by me.
We're busy waging that war, and we're making rather good progress, with minimal losses on our side, moving a little deeper into Rheinland day by day.
Now your job, as the Liberty SECURITY Force, aside from keeping Liberty space itself safe, of which, ironically, Alaska is a part,
is to make sure that WE actually KNOW about trash like that battleship barging in so WE can get rid of it with our big, mighty guns.
Your job is to make sure that WE know of such trash happening.
Your job is to keep OUR, that is YOURS and the Navy's, secret place safe and unmolested.
Now WE make sure nobody barges in through Zone-21, but you, YOU, who you have the jumphole to your own personal little corner of space in there, the one to Ellesmere up North, you are supposed to keep the damn place safe even more than us.
Now, in Alaska, WE have Juneau, Fairbanks and Mitchell.
YOU have the Kodiak Research Station and the entryway to your own, special and secret place.
Whatever you do in there, on Alert, Eureka and Grise Fjord, that's your damn thing, but I think, I THINK, you want it to stay your thing.
And I think you don't want anyone else to know about you even being there.
So don't YOU bloody tell ME what MY job is, because unlike you I AM doing MY damn job and even MORE than I have to do while you do frak all but pissing around when it comes to this damn war.
There's a damn reason we don't take the biggest armada into Rheinland to 'end this godforsaken war', and if you did the 'Intelligence' part of your job right, you'd bloody know it.
Some common sense would help too, but I don't think you've any, else you'd realize that Rheinland doesn't just consist of the Rheinland Military and the Federal Police, but also has a large population of unlawful forces, not to mention the entire Civilian population there.
And our job is certainly NOT to murder the entire population there and steamrolling the place with nuclear warheads, as you'd propably like us to do.
*An innocent little smile flashes on her lips...*
"So please, pretty please with a cherry on top..."
*...but only for a little moment, unforunately.*
Take that stuck-up attitude of yours and..."
"SHOVE IT UP YER ARSE, LASSIE!"
*She grins for a moment.*
"Damn straight Mac.
You heard him. Take it and shove it up yours'.
And once you've done that, read your job description, and remember that our 'secret place' isn't just ours, but yours too, before the next time you decide to make yourself look like a moron.
Oh, and, I'm an Admiral you dolt, so shove the 'Miss' up yours' too if you want me to call you 'Associate Deputy Director'."
[color=#FFFFFF]PRIORITY:[color=#33FF33] Medium SOURCE:*Error...Unknown* TARGET: Sarah Willows COMM ID: =LSF=Julia.Wolfe SUBJECT: Rheinland Battleship
Hahahahaha. My attitude? You need to adjust your own first missy. Also dont try to tell us what to do, you wont get very far. I will not bother opening a dialogue with you as you are obviously high on something. All I can say is its pathetic. Finally I will call you Admiral the moment you start acting like one. That is all and have a nice day....
Miss Julia Wolfe
Associate Deputy Director
Liberty Security Force
Transmission; Start
Identification: Commodore Christina Robinson
Location: New York system, Battleship Durango, Low Manhattan Orbit
Sarah;
I can certainly see the points you are trying to make. However, I did have to turn down the volume on the video feed, because of that damn racket. I'd appreciate you not blowing the eardrums out of the hearing organs of the next unlucky officer to listen to that with a pair of headphones.
Julia;
Despite the way she put it, Admiral Willows is correct when she says that it is your job, as the security force, to make sure that everything is secure. If it isn't, you tell us, and we make it secure. That's how these things go, and Im sure we can both agree that the LSF didn't hold up their end this time around.
Apparently, Admiral Willows actually recieved more help from passing Corsairs than the LSF, but who am I to judge...?
It seems you're unco-operative aswell, in admitting that actually, it really was your fault, and the Liberty Navy did the best that it could given the less-than-acceptable situation that we were forced into. Usually, Im not one to take sides in disputes between the Liberty Security Force and the Liberty Navy, but anyone can see that this was a breech of security, and that is within the retinue of responsibility of the LSF to notify the Navy about, so we can clear it out. The fact that the first we knew of it were sporradic reports from here and there strikes me as a catastrophic failure on the part of the LSF in your security, part of your namesake, and your intelligence gathering, your primary function.
If you cannot do the job, Julia, then please say so and we shall put into place our own contingencies to deal with this problem.
Micheal Vega;
Your request is approved.
However:
You must change the naming papers of the vessel to something more fitting to the current trend within the Logistics Corps. For example, here are some names of LLS ships already in service:
As ordered I have taken command of the San Francisco, and shall remain in orbit of Manhattan until further orders are reached. Captain Karlo has launched in the Grizzly freighter Big.Apple, and shall meet with you shortly ma'am.
-Sonya
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[Transmission ends]
Seth sighed as he took the shuttle through the atmosphere towards Fort Bragg. He didn't think he would leave here the same as he was arriving...
The shuttle touched down neatly, and the pilot saluted as Seth stood to leave. Seth thought he could see pity in the man's eyes. His hand slammed out to hit the door release button, and with as much dignity as he could muster, he stepped out into the bright Manhattan sun. The car pulled up next to the shuttle and he climbed into it, leaving his jacket behind with the pilot.
The car drove slowly, and Seth could feel the blasters he wore digging into his chest, but he ignored it, and when the car arrived outside the office of the Admiral, he sighed and climbed out. He wondered why the car sent to collect him was such an ancient looking thing, but he ignored it.
The short walk across to the door to the officer felt like a climb to the top of an Aztec temple, but Seth took a deep breath, looked up, as if he could see his beloved ship through the atmosphere, and then knocked on the door to the office.
[color=#FFFFFF]PRIORITY:[color=#33FF33] Medium SOURCE:*Error...Unknown* TARGET: Christina Robinson COMM ID: =LSF=Julia.Wolfe SUBJECT: Security
How can it be my fault when I was not even on duty at the time of the incident? May I remind you that the Security Force has only a finite amount of ships and pilots. We cannot be everywhere at the same time, surely you know this. We do not have listening posts inside the Texas system as your Navy has enough there. I can say that if I was in space at the time in question the battleship would not have got anywhere near the Zone. This bickering between our two organisations has reached its peak, it either stops or it will spiral out of control. Finally, the mine field and the automated defences around the gate to Alaska are under your control not the Security Forces, why did they not stop the battleship? I have nothing further to say on this matter. That is all...
Miss Julia Wolfe
Associate Deputy Director
Liberty Security Force
Transmission; Start
Identification: Commodore Christina Robinson
Location: New York system, Battleship Durango, Low Manhattan Orbit
Associate Deputy Director Wolfe;
Let me direct you to something said here, by Admiral Willows herself. You might have missed it over the shouting.
' Wrote:...Which wouldn't be that bad if that moron Wolfe did her frakking job right.
Since, well, that gigantic green coffin didn't come through the damn jumpgate, it came right the frak out of frakking Order space, out of frakking Minor, through the backdoor into Alaska.
So, Sethy darling, it didn't really shotgun past the spot you were supposed to be at...
The offending battleship, the RNC-Sturmvolk, as you can see here, entered Alaska from Omicron Minor. This had nothing to do with our probes in Texas or our security in Zone 21, and it is our view that the responsibility for this incursion being completely missed lies with the LSF.
The problem here is that there were none of you to protect the sovereign interests of Liberty, and may I remind you, the interests of the LSF at Kodiak and in Ellesmere. The fact that the Liberty Navy ended up defending your toys begs the question; what on earth were you LSF agents doing? Taking a nap? I havent slept in over 24 hours because of this incident, Im sure you can afford to listen to the alarm bells and forgo that extra hour you need to minimise the rings under your eyes.
In her position, Im sure you'd be as angry as Admiral Willows. Unfortunately, I do not have the energy to be angry right now. Instead, we're considering our next move forwards.
Let me ask you the million credit question, Julia.
[color=#FFFFFF]PRIORITY:[color=#33FF33] Medium SOURCE:*Error...Unknown* TARGET: Christina Robinson COMM ID: =LSF=Julia.Wolfe SUBJECT: Security
What my agents were doing is classified. To answer your question, we can keep Liberty secure. Also, not all of the Security Force flies around with big flashing lights saying "oooo look at me I am a secret agent" It appears you have no idea how the agency works my dear. Finally, you think we have the fire power to take out a Rheinland Battleship? And what admiral are you Referring to Commodore? As I have previously mentioned, I will address Miss Willows as an Admiral the moment she acts like one. I thought the Navy didn't like their officers pimping themselves out. I have nothing further to say on this issue. That is all...
Miss Julia Wolfe
Associate Deputy Director
Liberty Security Force
Transmission; Start
Identification: Commodore Christina Robinson
Location: New York system, Battleship Durango, Low Manhattan Orbit
Associate Deputy Director Wolfe;
You are, simply put, missing the point.
Quote:Also, not all of the Security Force flies around with big flashing lights saying "oooo look at me I am a secret agent" It appears you have no idea how the agency works my dear.
We do not care how you do your job, as long as it gets done. I never said you had to go around with big flashing lights, though I did see a few of your pilots do just that and get taken apart by Red.On.Scanners. If it is 'not how the agency works' as you put it, then I think you should clarify just what exactly you do do around here.
Quote:Finally, you think we have the fire power to take out a Rheinland Battleship?
- No one expects the LSF to have the firepower to take down a Bismarck-class. - What we do expect is for you to call someone who does, namely the Liberty Navy. - This did not happen. - That is a problem. - Tell us how you will solve it in the future.
Lastly;
Quote:What my agents were doing is classified.
That is the most piss-poor excuse I've ever heard, and you expect us to accept this as being the end of it do you? I said I was too tired to be angry before, and I think I lied. Your blocking is starting to wear on my already raw nerves.
[color=#FFFFFF]PRIORITY:[color=#33FF33] Medium SOURCE:*Error...Unknown* TARGET: Christina Robinson COMM ID: =LSF=Julia.Wolfe SUBJECT: Security
You are not our superiors, I answer to Deputy Director Deus and Director Copperfield, in turn they answer to the Presidency. The moment the Navy stops trying to hinder the Security Force is the moment we may be able to work together. That is all...
Miss Julia Wolfe
Associate Deputy Director
Liberty Security Force