Yesterday, I was assigned to do a patrol in Tau-53 system. A plenty of events happened. Inside the Rebun asteroid field in sector F4, I spotted a convoy of four transports, 3 of them affiliated with Cryer pharmaceuticals and one with Samura.
They maintained radio silence, when I asked them what was going on. The captain of the Samura transport said they were doing business, but didn't specify. I am still unsure what the purpose of the convoy was, but my suspicion is they were on a standby, waiting for a mining ship to fill their cargo holds with hydrocarbons. One of the Cryer transports tried activating its cruise engines in an attempt to flee.
I fired a cruise distruptor missile on in, and when he refused to to bring his ship to a halt on my demand, I opened fire. Unfortunately, my ship was not well equipepd to deal with transports, so he managed to get away to Battleship Matsamuto. Additionaly, he made a diversion for the rest of the convoy to get away. An outcast vessel, with the name 'NNHWyrm', arrived and smoothly cooperated with me in a search for the rest of the convoy.
I surveyed the northern part of the system, while he headed to the south. Unfortunately, we did not find anything. The Outcast introduced himself as mister Alvaro and returned to his home system. While the mission outcome was not the greatest success, we now have information about potential mining convoys in Tau-53, so I suggest we put more of our interest in that system. On top of that, we might find a potential combat ally in mister Alvaro.
[28.10.2021 12:04:22] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Konichiwa.
[28.10.2021 12:04:22] Samura|-Akira.Myotta: no have miner here, sure?
[28.10.2021 12:04:44] GC-Serizawa.Aina: What kind of party is this?
[28.10.2021 12:05:08] Tonav: Hm.. good day
[28.10.2021 12:05:10] Samura|-Akira.Myotta: Konnichiwa, GC-Serizawa
[28.10.2021 12:05:20] Samura|-Akira.Myotta: Just bussiness
[28.10.2021 12:05:21] Sharded: Hello
[28.10.2021 12:05:30] GC-Serizawa.Aina: What is all this? Care to explain?
[28.10.2021 12:06:48] GC-Serizawa.Aina: You don't want to make me impatient.
[28.10.2021 12:07:19] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Cut your engines!
[28.10.2021 12:07:29] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Where do you think you're going?
[28.10.2021 12:07:49] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Alright, you are not listening to me
[28.10.2021 12:08:01] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Well now you do.
[28.10.2021 12:08:31] GC-Serizawa.Aina: And now you don't
[28.10.2021 12:08:40] GC-Serizawa.Aina: I've had enough
[28.10.2021 12:08:48] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Drop dead!
[28.10.2021 12:10:42] 2021-10-28 12:10:44 SMT Traffic control alert: Tonav has requested to dock
[28.10.2021 12:10:59] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Konichiwa
[28.10.2021 12:11:05] NNHWyrm: Hola hermana
[28.10.2021 12:11:18] GC-Serizawa.Aina: I was unable to take him down.
[28.10.2021 12:11:32] NNHWyrm: Making them flee is enough
[28.10.2021 12:11:41] NNHWyrm: For now
[28.10.2021 12:11:45] GC-Serizawa.Aina: It appears that there is a mining operation in the field I'm headed to.
[28.10.2021 12:11:55] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Let's see if we can find anything else.
[28.10.2021 12:12:34] NNHWyrm: Mining here? Sounds like Samura.
[28.10.2021 12:12:37] GC-Serizawa.Aina: There were four transports in total. The one I shot at acted as a diversion.
[28.10.2021 12:12:56] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Unfortunately, he fled.
[28.10.2021 12:13:23] NNHWyrm: You made them run. That's good.
[28.10.2021 12:13:27] GC-Serizawa.Aina: All of their ships were empty, they were probably waiting for a miner to arrive.
[28.10.2021 12:13:34] NNHWyrm: Hah!
[28.10.2021 12:13:36] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Yeah, at least something.
[28.10.2021 12:13:57] NNHWyrm: All alone, quite impressive.
[28.10.2021 12:14:11] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Perhaps if we wait here for a minute, the miner might come.
[28.10.2021 12:15:23] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Alternatively, we can look for the rest of the expedition.
[28.10.2021 12:16:05] GC-Serizawa.Aina: I'll comb the north part of the system. You, please, search the south part.
[28.10.2021 12:16:12] GC-Serizawa.Aina: And let me know if you find anything.
[28.10.2021 12:19:02] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Switching to private channel. All clear on my end.
[28.10.2021 12:19:14] GC-Serizawa.Aina: I did not find anyone.
[28.10.2021 12:19:26] NNHWyrm: Clear around the bases and the lanes.
[28.10.2021 12:19:43] GC-Serizawa.Aina: I'm proceeding to the nebula.
[28.10.2021 12:20:06] NNHWyrm: Found him around the bases.
[28.10.2021 12:20:23] NNHWyrm: Docked
[28.10.2021 12:20:23] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Roger, closing in.
[28.10.2021 12:20:32] NNHWyrm: It's a Mastodon
[28.10.2021 12:20:43] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Alright, we won't get him.
[28.10.2021 12:21:18] NNHWyrm: Docked on Asahikawa. Of course this vessel can't take this Cryer vessel down.
[28.10.2021 12:21:27] GC-Serizawa.Aina: I suggest we call it a day.
[28.10.2021 12:21:35] NNHWyrm: Copy.
[28.10.2021 12:21:56] GC-Serizawa.Aina: It was nice cooperating with you, mister...?
[28.10.2021 12:22:07] NNHWyrm: Alvaro *winks*
[28.10.2021 12:22:53] NNHWyrm: I was a bit concerned about my scanner's ability to find a ship around here, but Cryer don't hire the smartest people these
[28.10.2021 12:22:55] NNHWyrm: days
[28.10.2021 12:23:13] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Yeah, looks like that.
[28.10.2021 12:23:49] NNHWyrm: I'll report this encounter on the HQ. Only because it was a Cryer.
[28.10.2021 12:24:04] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Anyways, mister Alvaro, if you find yourself in any kind of trouble in Kusari, be sure to contact us. The Gen'an Chrysanthemums
[28.10.2021 12:24:12] GC-Serizawa.Aina: will be glad to help.
[28.10.2021 12:24:15] NNHWyrm: I'll remember that.
[28.10.2021 12:24:19] NNHWyrm: Adios!
[28.10.2021 12:24:26] GC-Serizawa.Aina: And yeah, I will report this too.
[28.10.2021 12:24:32] GC-Serizawa.Aina: Sayonara.