I have made an attempt at Manipulation. I had not extracted all that I intended, but what I discerned may still prove of some interest to you. I was able to intercept a Deep Space Engineering ship, the Discovery. Regrettably, due to some ionic scanner interference, the ship made it all too close to its destination - a Junker base, Beaumont.
The gist of that which I garnered is that this DSE ship was hauling Ageira bio-neural processors from Leduc Station to sell to the Junkers, which in turn sold to DSE hull segments for provision to Camrose Supply Depot. Interestingly, despite adhering to the normal trade lane network from Alberta to California, this captain, and perhaps others, utilised the California-Texas jumphole, something I had imagined unknown to them. This ship made a tidy profit of 1251 S.C./unit on its present run, for a total of 6,255,000 S.C. Unfortunately, prior to the acquisition of further information, the captain suicidally decided to make a charge for Beaumont. Apparently, the Junkers saw fit to provide their vessel refuge. Perhaps they desperately required the processors. I intend to catch this captain with his pants further down than before, next time. And I will not be so patient.
[23.05.2019 07:34:53] Glass: Well, hello there.
[23.05.2019 07:34:57] Glass: I'll be asking you to stop.
[23.05.2019 07:36:40] Glass: Don't move an inch.
[23.05.2019 07:36:43] Glass: Not a single inch.
[23.05.2019 07:36:48] Glass: We've got some talking to do.
[23.05.2019 07:37:11] Glass: Move a single inch, and I'll tear your hull to shreds and burn every escape pod I find.
[23.05.2019 07:37:30] Glass: What is your name?
[23.05.2019 07:37:37] =DSE-Discovery: What you want hacker...
[23.05.2019 07:37:56] =DSE-Discovery: Name? Trev.
[23.05.2019 07:38:08] Glass: Hello, Trevor.
[23.05.2019 07:38:15] Glass: We're going to have a little talk.
[23.05.2019 07:38:42] =DSE-Discovery: well get gas bagging then
[23.05.2019 07:38:51] Glass: You're hauling Bio-Neural Processors?
[23.05.2019 07:39:09] =DSE-Discovery: Good grief... you have a scanner????
[23.05.2019 07:39:30] Glass: Don't mess with me, Trevor.
[23.05.2019 07:39:36] Glass: I don't appreciate it.
[23.05.2019 07:39:48] Glass: Where did you purchase those items?
[23.05.2019 07:39:51] =DSE-Discovery: not messing at all... rather impressed
[23.05.2019 07:40:46] =DSE-Discovery: back load from Alberta
[23.05.2019 07:40:53] Glass: Trevor. I'm not terribly patient, today.
[23.05.2019 07:40:54] Glass: What station?
[23.05.2019 07:41:11] =DSE-Discovery: Well the Ageira base of ourse
[23.05.2019 07:41:18] Glass: Leduc, you say?
[23.05.2019 07:41:24] =DSE-Discovery: Leduc Station.
[23.05.2019 07:41:27] Glass: This isn't going well for you.
[23.05.2019 07:41:29] =DSE-Discovery: Aye
[23.05.2019 07:41:36] Glass: How much per unit did you pay for those>
[23.05.2019 07:41:53] =DSE-Discovery: 600 or so...
[23.05.2019 07:42:08] Glass: I want precise numbers, Trevor.
[23.05.2019 07:42:18] =DSE-Discovery: I was told to haul em. not to buy them
[23.05.2019 07:42:23] Glass: And if I don't get precise numbers, I'll start putting some precise dents into your bridge.
[23.05.2019 07:42:36] Glass: What was the worth per unit of those processors at Leduc?
[23.05.2019 07:43:11] =DSE-Discovery: ah! that my friend is a well known secret amount the lane hackers.
[23.05.2019 07:43:29] Glass: Trevor, I'm becoming very, very impatient.
[23.05.2019 07:43:39] Glass: I don't know how much longer I'll tolerate your nincompoopery.
[23.05.2019 07:43:44] =DSE-Discovery: Don't you know? 250 smackers
[23.05.2019 07:43:52] Glass: It's bad enough having to hear any of your drivel.
[23.05.2019 07:44:02] Glass: 250 credits, per unit, at Leduc?
[23.05.2019 07:44:14] =DSE-Discovery: of course
[23.05.2019 07:44:24] Glass: And you intend to sell them here?
[23.05.2019 07:44:33] Glass: To the Junkers of Beaumont?
[23.05.2019 07:44:37] =DSE-Discovery: well.. hell yeah!
[23.05.2019 07:44:50] Glass: How much are the Junkers paying you for these?
[23.05.2019 07:45:00] Glass: Stop.
[23.05.2019 07:45:10] =DSE-Discovery: I am not moving
[23.05.2019 07:45:10] Glass: I'll reiterate. Not an inch.
[23.05.2019 07:45:17] Glass: Good, keep it that way.
[23.05.2019 07:45:25] Glass: How much are the Junkers paying you for these?
[23.05.2019 07:45:57] =DSE-Discovery: 1500
[23.05.2019 07:46:20] Glass: And you're hauling a full complement of 5000 units?
[23.05.2019 07:46:30] Glass: What route did you haul these along?
[23.05.2019 07:46:35] =DSE-Discovery: Don't you have a scanner then?
[23.05.2019 07:46:45] Glass: No sass.
[23.05.2019 07:46:52] Glass: Your life is on the line, Trevor.
[23.05.2019 07:47:03] Glass: What was your route?
[23.05.2019 07:47:16] =DSE-Discovery: my wife? O sh**. What now
[23.05.2019 07:47:54] Glass: What path did you take from Leduc Station to Beaumont, Trevor.
[23.05.2019 07:47:59] Glass: Answer me.
[23.05.2019 07:48:03] =DSE-Discovery: Cali ontario
[23.05.2019 07:48:18] Glass: Via the Ontario trade lanes?
[23.05.2019 07:48:35] =DSE-Discovery: of course
[23.05.2019 07:48:49] Glass: And then how did you get from California to here?
[23.05.2019 07:49:21] =DSE-Discovery: get to the point. What do you want?
[23.05.2019 07:49:32] Glass: I want exactly what I'm asking for, Trevor.
[23.05.2019 07:49:36] Glass: And you'd best oblige me.
[23.05.2019 07:49:46] Glass: How did you get from California to Beaumont?
[23.05.2019 07:49:56] Glass: The sooner you answer me, the sooner this can all be over.
[23.05.2019 07:50:29] =DSE-Discovery: the jump hole... the most expedient route - what else.
[23.05.2019 07:50:45] Glass: Very interesting that Deep Space should be aware of that.
[23.05.2019 07:51:03] Glass: And then after you sell the processors, what do you intend to haul afterward?
[23.05.2019 07:51:44] =DSE-Discovery: hey the boss pays good for good imfo
[23.05.2019 07:52:03] Glass: You'll really want to secure those engines.
[23.05.2019 07:52:22] =DSE-Discovery: tell the nippers
[23.05.2019 07:52:24] Glass: What after the processors, Trevor?
[23.05.2019 07:52:40] =DSE-Discovery: hull segs
[23.05.2019 07:52:51] Glass: From Beaumont? To where?
[23.05.2019 07:53:40] =DSE-Discovery: are you nuts... to our base in Alberta. Everyone would know that
[23.05.2019 07:53:51] Glass: Camrose, I take it you mean?
[23.05.2019 07:54:11] 2019-05-23 07:54:09 SMT Traffic control alert: =DSE-Discovery has requested to dock
[23.05.2019 07:55:24] =DSE-Discovery: I lied... it was 1501 to sell them here.