My dear colleagues, this is a report on my latest activities.
Firstly I would like to report the appearance of several new Interspace sub-groups. The Knight Industries, the Rosenkov and the GLS. Juicy targets all of them. The Knights after a couple of extortions seem to use more escorts on their convoys which means we need numbers as well in order to match them in equal terms. In the GLS encounter, the Junker Marauders proved their usefulness and efficiency once again as they arrived in the scene, tractored the cargo and I personally made 16 million credits. [①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧] Furthermore, an [ALG] transport was extorted while carrying toxic waste from Detroit Munitions and a Universal transport carrying Jump Gate Parts. In the latter case, the transport was destroyed on sight and the cargo was retrieved by one of our transports and safely transported to Leiden for further examination. [①②③④⑤] Finally, a Samura transport was intercepted. The captain provided me with some intel but I expect more about it in the future. And I just know the way to apply pressure on him... [①]
Quote:Samura|-Kitadake: If I were to tell you some juicy tidbits, perhaps I could be let go without hassle, hai? LH~Corporate.Misfortune: Yes. Information is my trade, Samura. LH~Corporate.Misfortune: But if they are as useful as this lamp deal you wanted to strike before LH~Corporate.Misfortune: I am going to shoot you without asking you anything Samura|-Kitadake: I've been hearing that the Gallics have been moving some parts down to Kusari lately, though no one is entirely sure why Samura|-Kitadake: Rumors from Hokkaido have long said Samura was close to building our own gates though... Samura|-Kitadake: I have wondered if they are connected? LH~Corporate.Misfortune: I thought the Jump gate project in Hokkaido was finished Samura|-Kitadake: The bartender on Sapporo contends that was just Phase 1. I haven't shipped enough that way to know for sure though Samura|-Kitadake: It would certainly look good to have Kusari built gates in Kusari though LH~Corporate.Misfortune: That's an interesting story. LH~Corporate.Misfortune: It could get you away from this unfortunate situation LH~Corporate.Misfortune: But the problem is that it may merely be a fabrication LH~Corporate.Misfortune: Is there an actual way to follow on this rumor of yours? Samura|-Kitadake: Hmmm, I suppose that is true, perhaps I could combine it with a small pile of boron and move along safely? Samura|-Kitadake: I suppose you could investigate the activity in Hokkaido and Rishiri yourself, but it's pretty far away LH~Corporate.Misfortune: Or you could find out more for me and send me the intel via the neural net. LH~Corporate.Misfortune: And if that doesn't happen. I promise you that the next Samura| transports will be destroyed on sight after being explained, that Kitadake caused offense. Samura|-Kitadake: That could work, hai, perhaps we could also find some mutual business interests... LH~Corporate.Misfortune: Excellent then LH~Corporate.Misfortune: I am waiting for what you will uncover over the neural net Samura|-Kitadake: I will see what I can find out Samura|-Kitadake: Perhaps I should head off and do that, yes? LH~Corporate.Misfortune: You do remember what is at stake here, yes? Samura|-Kitadake: Hai, corporate frowns on getting our fellow transports exploded LH~Corporate.Misfortune: They wouldn't get away with some Boron. You could have in this situation, but they won't.
Moving on, I have started conducting operations in the Honshu - Okinawa corridor against IC| with several successes so far. The Interspace owns at least one base in Okinawa and they seem to have completely moved their operations there from Liberty. It started with the mania-interrogation of IC|Buffalo and his public humiliation after he remarkably failed to destroy the cargo that he was carrying and then with the mania-interrogation of the Interspace CEO, Merkana Shirou. Twice. In both cases the CEO refused to cooperate and was annihilated as a result of it. The IC| has recently started to use escorts, and thus I'd like to request more operatives to come to the hideout in order to provide assistance. [①②③④⑤]
Quote:LH~Mactan.Suppressor: Ah there you are. IC|Mercana.Shirou: There I am? Have you been expecting me? *smiles* LH~Mactan.Suppressor: Hmm. Cut your engines. LH~Mactan.Suppressor: Or I will cut them. In a more permanent manner. IC|Mercana.Shirou: Well then, what might you be doing in Honshu pilot? LH~Mactan.Suppressor: This is not a proper question. Pilots first exhange their names, yes? IC|Mercana.Shirou: I am Mr. Mercana Mishi Shirou, CEO of Interspace Commerce, and who might you be? *nods* LH~Mactan.Suppressor: I am Mr Yoshida, of the Lane Hackers. LH~Mactan.Suppressor: Do you know me? IC|Mercana.Shirou: Nice to meet you Mr Yoshida, what brings you to Honshu today? LH~Mactan.Suppressor: Well, to be honest. You brought me to Honshu. LH~Mactan.Suppressor: Would you mind answering my question as well? IC|Mercana.Shirou: Well do ellaborate then Hacker. IC|Mercana.Shirou: Do I know you? No. LH~Mactan.Suppressor: Ahh to bad. My reputation must have diminished the years that I was away. IC|Mercana.Shirou: Well then, lets get down to business shall we? I've a few meetings to attend to if you could be so kind *smiles* LH~Mactan.Suppressor: Have you heard the reports from Buffalo the previous days? LH~Mactan.Suppressor: I think your meetings have to wait for now. Larger things are at stake at the moment. IC|Mercana.Shirou: Buffalo? LH~Mactan.Suppressor: IC|Buffalo. Captain Elias. IC|Mercana.Shirou: Hmm I have many pilots that I employ sir, let me check my database... ahh yes Mr. Elias. IC|Mercana.Shirou: What about him? LH~Mactan.Suppressor: He suffered miserably at my hands. A few days ago. In this very system. LH~Mactan.Suppressor: If you hadn't neglected reading his reports, you'd not have asked me why I am here. IC|Mercana.Shirou: Ahh you're the pilot then. LH~Mactan.Suppressor: Do you wish to suffer the same fate, Mr Shirou? IC|Mercana.Shirou: What are you getting at Hacker? LH~Mactan.Suppressor: I need some intel. And if I am not going to get that intel, you will share Elias' fate. IC|Mercana.Shirou: Hmm, and what kind if "intel" do you need sir? LH~Mactan.Suppressor: I would like to know all your assets in Okinawa system. You are apparently very busy in that system. IC|Mercana.Shirou: Hmm, whats it to you? IC|Mercana.Shirou: You know that is Gas Miners Guild sovereign space correct? *grins* LH~Mactan.Suppressor: I tried to explain to Mr Elias that he cannot bargain in his dire situation that he was in but he couldn't realize it. LH~Mactan.Suppressor: He always asked for things in return. Apparently this is a corporate trait, since you also have that attidute. LH~Mactan.Suppressor: So let me make this very clear. I am the one making the questions here! IC|Mercana.Shirou: *looks stern* Get to the point, whats it to you? LH~Mactan.Suppressor: Again. I have no need to answer that question. But you should. IC|Mercana.Shirou: *Yawns boredly* I reiterate, what do you need with this intel? IC|Mercana.Shirou: It must serve some sort of gain to you, would you use it to further harass my employees? IC|Mercana.Shirou: I'm not stupid Mr. Yoshida LH~Mactan.Suppressor: Interspace Commerce is one of our top targets. You already know that. IC|Mercana.Shirou: You're dealing with a stone cold businessman, you think a desk job would make a man soft but money only made me grow colder. IC|Mercana.Shirou: And you are of course ours as well *smiles* IC|Mercana.Shirou: *lights a cigar, inhailing sharply* LH~Mactan.Suppressor: Ah. So you are a cold businessman? When you will be ready to reply, tell me to stop. IC|Mercana.Shirou: How about this, you turn tail and run now. LH~Mactan.Suppressor: Powering up weapons
(his ship starts to crack under fire - an ion storm hits)
LH~Mactan.Suppressor: I am not sure how we ended up in Okinawa. Probably some ion storm, yes? IC|Mercana.Shirou: Well then, you heard my warning, shoo! LH~Mactan.Suppressor: Where were we? IC|Mercana.Shirou: Right here baby *drops cigar* Prepare to die!
Death: IC|Mercana.Shirou was put out of action by LH~Mactan.Suppressor (Gun).
But it wasn't only Interspace Commerce that was extensively targetted but also the *USI*. I hijacked a Universal transport in Kepler before the so-called authorities could make it, and a few days afterwards the President of Universal Shipping fell to my trap. He was mania-interrogated along with the help of Mr Liang-tan and eventually succumbed to my request. So we headed back to New York system where he made a system-wide announcement about the IND. [①②③④⑤⑥]
The [IND]Heart.of.Stock was very active in Texas lately, carrying cardamine, of course. The first time I encountered him, he was nullified and his cargo stolen, the next time he destroyed the cargo before I arrived in the scene. However, he didn't receive any more mercy than the previous time. [①②③④⑤]
The next days I conducted some operations on my Light Fighter. Sometimes I was assisted by Initiate Grubozaboyschikov. Not many juicy things to report here, except the DSE) platinum extortion and that I let the Initiate conduct the discussions. [①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑩⑪] Furthermore, I'd also like to report the destruction of police, naval and bounty hunter vessels that tried to obstruct my operations. Specifically a LPI Grizzly, a Blaze) Manta and a LN Guardian. [①②③④]
Finally, I'd like to report that the [Star] zoner faction, have been supplying me a lot as of late. I have already purchased two light cloaks from them and I had been granted access to a secret base they maintain in Bering. Its name is New Hope Freeport. They are certainly much more useful than OSI or other Zoner groups. [①②] Furthermore, I made some deliveries to Grafenau Station, the recently-constructed Unioner base in Hamburg base. I also met a smuggling group named Kokuren Construction & Supply which was also helping the Unioners. Obviously they were excempted from my cargo interdiction operation. [①②] Yesterday I also had the pleasure of meeting a member of a new group within the Golden Chrysanthemums while she was extorting a *USI* transport carrying Kyushu Rice in Shikoku. After we destroyed the incompetent Universal captain, I had a friendly chatter with the Chrysanthemum and lots of promise about closer ties in the future. [①②]
That would be all for now. Now I have to go and triple-check the satellite arrays for tomorrow's broadcast.