NEURAL NET ID:Joshua Hunt SECURITY CLEARANCE: Absolute ENCRYPTION LEVEL:Extreme PRIORITY: Medium FREQUENCY: EIDO DELAY: N/A TOPIC: A Favor
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Hey,
I know its been a while since you've popped up and I'm not exactly the first person you want to talk to, but I need a big favor.
This favor will be beneficial to the Legion in more ways than one.
I'm going to take a problem off your hands and make it someone else's. I'm going to make one ship disappear again, but unfortunately circumstances involving everyone's favorite cult of fanatical Nomad worshippers have thrown careful planning out the window. So for plan B, I need you to organize a lot of noise making.
I'll even make it easy for you. I'll offer up a NEMP.
If you can do this, you'll have one less Liberty warship to deal with.
[Comm-ID]:Samuel Locklear, Lord Commander, Hellfire Legion [Recipient-ID]:Joshua Hunt, Keeper, Auxesia [Location]:Planet Guadalajara, Vespucci System, Commonwealth Space [Subject]:Where? [Priority]:Maximum [Encryption]:Heavy
Nobody does sunken Republic capital assets like the Legion, but you knew that one already Hunt. I'll help you on one condition, one that's been nagging me the entire time I spent in that cell and has become a sunken twisted feeling you get in your gut when something is simply off - the kind you might not know anymore, by the look of you.
NEURAL NET ID:Joshua Hunt SECURITY CLEARANCE: Absolute ENCRYPTION LEVEL:Extreme PRIORITY: Medium FREQUENCY: ISMARA DELAY: N/A TOPIC: An offer
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Heh.
Nobody steals assets from the Republic like I do, either. Though I regret to inform you that this offer was voided as some unforeseen circumstances occurred. Your former friends in The Order are fighting each other now. They're no longer my problem, but I guess I could still blow something up for you.
As for where she is? Somewhere safe. Neither getting better nor getting worse. She collapsed from her condition, began bleeding profusely from her nose. I moved as fast as I could to get her medical attention, but now it's a waiting game on if she'll come back to me or if she's gone.
Dear gods I hope she doesn't go. There's no telling how I might handle the situation.
[Comm-ID]:Samuel Locklear, Lord Commander, Hellfire Legion [Recipient-ID]:Joshua Hunt, Keeper, Auxesia [Location]:Planet Guadalajara, Vespucci System, Commonwealth Space [Subject]:Texas [Priority]:Maximum [Encryption]:Heavy
I disappear for a year and the whole world is turned upside down. There's a certain dark irony that nearly everyone I really knew besides you is gone, and even you've changed. We may need to lay siege to an installation near Chisos soon - Aria pointed it out to me. I know its not a target to nuke, but if you could provide intel on whether they're being good junkers or bad ones, I'd appreciate it. We're already stretched thin given the situation in Bering, and I need to be able to respond at a moment's notice if they violate our terms.
I'd ask you to deploy the Andraste or Arktos, but you don't take up arms against Junkers last I checked. Or has that changed too?
NEURAL NET ID:Joshua Hunt SECURITY CLEARANCE: Absolute ENCRYPTION LEVEL:Extreme PRIORITY: Medium FREQUENCY: EIDO DELAY: N/A TOPIC: A Favor
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Oh.
You were gone?
...
Huh.
Joking aside, the Junkers are a somewhat unusual bunch to us. On the one hand, they've assisted us against a handful of our enemies. On the other hand, we've interdicted and been forced to destroy many smugglers wearing their identification. If Aria is the one who provided you with the information though, then she'll be the one to handle any follow-up investigation into their activities. Speak with her about it.
If it comes down to a siege, well I can't deploy an asset I don't have, and the Andraste is wrapped up fighting the Royalists in the Independent Worlds, as well has handling our attempt at rebuilding a relationship with the Crayterians. I can however deploy the Eidolon. ERI and I recently returned from some business in the Edge Worlds. It's still a war zone up there, by the way.
As for your Bering problem... Unioners? They declared war on us already. We didn't take too kindly to them stopping one of our pilots and dog-piling her. If they're that much of an issue, I could deal with them for you.
[Comm-ID]:Samuel Locklear, Lord Commander, Hellfire Legion [Recipient-ID]:Joshua Hunt, Keeper, Auxesia [Location]:Planet Guadalajara, Vespucci System, Commonwealth Space [Subject]:Texas [Priority]:Maximum [Encryption]:Heavy
We can handle the Unioners without an issue, but letting them establish a foothold in the Texas system is unacceptable, especially this close to Kansas. I'm already juggling enough as it is, could you forward the relevant bits to Aria for me? What's this about an asset you don't have, the Arktos is gone? Just how much did I miss in that cell?
As the Edge, well, that's nothing new. I'd be happy to have the Eidolon present if this comes to a shooting war. For what its worth, I'm glad you made it back in one piece.
NEURAL NET ID:Joshua Hunt SECURITY CLEARANCE: Absolute ENCRYPTION LEVEL:Extreme PRIORITY: Medium FREQUENCY: ISMARA DELAY: N/A TOPIC: RE:
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Locklear,
The Arktos has been gone for quite some time. I left a note as to which route it'd be taking following the diplomatic talks Bretonia made us attend, but I guess Sahega never capitalized on the opportunity to take possession of the ship while it was disarmed. Or whoever I told.
It's been a long time since then. A lot has happened. Your former employers threatened to nuke every Zoner installation across Sirius because they weren't getting their way. We've become a much more solidified entity in terms of independence. I'm actually supposed to be giving a tour of our home today to attract newcomers and potential assets to further develop our little pocket of the independent worlds. Some of the brightest minds of Sirius will be gathered under our roof.
We also still maintain our foothold in Kansas. If the Unioners begin to encroach in the system, you can bet they'll be met with some very scary weapons fire.
And I appreciate the concern, but I've done a lot more dangerous things than deal with two hostile battle-fleets. Let's not forget the time those Outcasts and Rogues stormed Vespucci many moons ago.
[Comm-ID]:Samuel Locklear, Lord Commander, Hellfire Legion [Recipient-ID]:Joshua Hunt, Keeper, Auxesia [Location]:Planet Guadalajara, Vespucci System, Commonwealth Space [Subject]:Changes [Priority]:Maximum [Encryption]:Heavy
In that case, maybe its best we catch up in person. I can be in Inverness within the hour, if that's not to late to join you. That is, of course, if the brightest minds in Sirius aren't intimidated by a blunt instrument like me. I'm actually rather interested to see what you've built for yourselves, after all I had a role in it. Former employers - you mean The Order threatened to nuke... you know what, nevermind.