Date:29.04.828 Topic: Offre intéressante From: Julia Berne To:Lionel Boucher
Salut, mon amie!
Our group has an interesting proposal for you. Recently, during a regular mission, our scouts discovered a real "gift of fate". I'm talking about the Union "Obstinate" - class Battlecruiser "Mirande".
He was seen without an escort in Tau-44. Apparently he is looking for someone in the 3D square, but this is not as important as the fact that he is alone. He is equipped with a long-range scanner and because of that, as soon as our scouts got too close to him, he immediately activated the stealth field. After this incident, he was also repeatedly seen in the system by our supply convoys, so he does not intend to leave the Tau-44. This is a great opportunity for us and for you.
We need this ship to strengthen our fleet. And you need to eliminate the source of future troubles. What do you think will happen if he finds Caussade?
Besides, this is our chance to show ourselves in a real battle. We will prepare the boarding parties. You will need a squadron of bombers equipped with EMP torpedoes. As soon as your people will engage the target, we'll put on a real show. You will see what the former marines of the Crown are worth when they follow the right cause.
From:Lionel Boucher To:Julia Berne Subject:Je suppose que je peux répondre
Bonjour!
I believe Hunter is way more knowledgable about your group - I will let him coordinate with you any concrete steps, but since you contacted me:
First of all, what kind of royalist or ex-royalist (or whatever these ever shifting transponder people chose to call themselves today) imbécile leaves The Union space to go to Tau-44 and get discovered? But then again I found one of them in Roussillon itself yesterday and showed him the way out. Through hell. Maybe they are really losing their minds.
Secondly - bombers you say? That's a bizzare coincidence - before I tell you why I would like to know one thing however - what is your stance towards, and realationship with, the Gaians and Unione Corse?
Date:29.04.828 Topic: Offre intéressante From: Julia Berne To:Lionel Boucher
Mon amie,
We haven't had any conflicts with the Gaians, if that's what you're interested in. We have a neutral relationship with them. About transponder, the battlecruiser has a standard Union Navy transponder. Nothing unusual (except for the situation itself).
And what had he forgotten there? It is all what i get from reports of the incident.
Ex-Royalist, Confederade traitor or Royalist - whatever they call themselves today, makes not much difference to me -they are all equally guilty in my book.
And It's settled then! You shall bond with us and the Gaians and potentially the Corse (if they will agree to join us) in an amusant massacrer bomber hunt of the latest stray splinter cell of The Union that's been roaming around The Taus, Edinburgh and Roussillon. You get used to our combat tactics and flying with our pilots, and we will then strike said ship in Tau-44 with newly gained coordinated vengeance. And hey - maybe the Gaians will tag along for that one too if they like you during our raid!
Christopher Hunter will transmit the details of the raid when we are ready to proceed - await his call and start revving your bombers!
From:Lionel Boucher To:Julia Berne Subject:Here we go! !
Hunter tells me that tonight's the night!! Let's see what you are made of! If you us and the Gaians have a good time I am sure we hit The Union in T-44 enthusiastically right afterwards together.
Date: 30.05.828 A.S. Location: Edinburgh, Luxury Liner "Jardin Fleuri". From: Julia Berne To: Christopher Hunter
Salut!
Greetings, Monsieur Hunter. We were happy to help you. Indeed, the mess turned out to be cruel. The Royalists have definitely not lost their best people. As for our business... It's very simple. We will discover, immobilize and board the Union battlecruiser. All that is needed from you is the pilots that will bombard this bucket with electromagnetic charges. When his cannons go silent and shields go out, it would be our turn to have fun. I mentioned this in more detail earlier. It should be a lightning attack. If the boarding drags on, they will probably have time to call for reinforcements.
Greetings, Lionel. It's been a while since we had a chattings, but it looks like we have an urgent matter.
Our patrol in Edinburgh was attacked by a group of Gaians. Before that, another of my best warriors just disappeared. We are still searching for the missing pilot, but everything is leading to the fact that she is most likely dead. What does it mean? I understand that you have no influence on these imbeciles and I would not have contacted you if it were not your messages in the black box. What's going on, Lionel? Have we been betrayed again? If so, what was the price of stabbing a knife in our back?
Anyhow, i'm attaching the black box recording to this message.
[29.08.2021 21:02:41] Kaiju-[Fae: Evening there.
[29.08.2021 21:02:44] {S}Flora': Quite.
[29.08.2021 21:02:45] Hunt-[Fae: *She laugh* Please do so, it has been done so much already that I don't really care anymore.
[29.08.2021 21:02:51] {S}Flora': Fae vessels, please turn around.
[29.08.2021 21:02:54] {S}Flora': This is close enough.
[29.08.2021 21:02:55] Hunt-[Fae: Hello fellow pilots !
[29.08.2021 21:03:04] [FLG]Jeanne.Bassett[L]: Fae?
[29.08.2021 21:03:08] Kaiju-[Fae: We're not here with hostile intend.
[29.08.2021 21:03:10] {S}Flora': You will vacate the nebula immediately or we will open fire.
[29.08.2021 21:03:19] [FLG]Lionel: Hello, I mean not that I mind but, how did you find the location of this base *thinks*
[29.08.2021 21:03:23] Kaiju-[Fae: Okay okay, calm down mate.
[29.08.2021 21:03:32] {S}Flora': I am not going to repeat myself.
[29.08.2021 21:03:36] [FLG]Lionel: I thought the Gaians told just us and a couple others
[29.08.2021 21:04:25] {S}Flora': Now, we have something to talk about.
[29.08.2021 21:04:28] Hunt-[Fae: So eager on the threats, you'd almost make my poor heart race, eh..
[29.08.2021 21:04:40] {S}Flora': I'll make your heart race in a moment.
[29.08.2021 21:04:45] {S}Flora': Stop playing the fool.
[29.08.2021 21:04:57] {S}Flora': I want a straight answer.
[29.08.2021 21:05:03] {S}Flora': What's your business in Edinburgh, exactly?
[29.08.2021 21:05:16] Kaiju-[Fae: We were on a small trip from New London.
[29.08.2021 21:05:25] {S}Flora': I mean overall.
[29.08.2021 21:05:26] Kaiju-[Fae: We've just met after a couple weeks again and needed some time to talk.
[29.08.2021 21:05:35] {S}Flora': Mhm.
[29.08.2021 21:05:41] Kaiju-[Fae: Well, existing. Taking on bounties. Anything really.
[29.08.2021 21:06:01] {S}Flora': Mhm.
[29.08.2021 21:06:08] {S}Flora': And the Nomads, how do they tie into it, exactly?
[29.08.2021 21:06:42] {S}Flora': Just a thing of worship, like the spooks from Inverness?
[29.08.2021 21:06:48] {S}Flora': Or are you folks full of blue stuff?
[29.08.2021 21:06:56] Kaiju-[Fae: I'm glad as long as I don't encounter any of them.
[29.08.2021 21:08:05] {S}Flora': ALright, I guess we're sticking to the ***** part.
[29.08.2021 21:08:09] {S}Flora': Swift, the small one is yours.;
[29.08.2021 21:08:19] {S}Flora': I'll distract the battlehsip.
[29.08.2021 21:08:19] {S}Swiftthistle: Uh, aye boss.
[29.08.2021 21:08:54] {S}Swiftthistle: So.
[29.08.2021 21:09:00] {S}Swiftthistle: I think we're angry at you guys.
[29.08.2021 21:09:05] {S}Swiftthistle: That means you get the stick.
From:Lionel Boucher To:Julia Berne Subject:mon Dieu
Really? I have one headache after another, we are now having 3 intertwined projects at the same time reaching their climaxes, our ranks are swelling by the day and we are all sending them to inner Gallia - and now these petty squabbles between our allies in Edinburgh and Tau-31 of all places?.
Bottom line is, I have evidence indicating that one of your ships, Eidothea-[Fae is up to some funny business we would very much dislike. I wasn't there so I never planned to make a big deal out of this, and please don't ask me for the evidence or who I got it from - but then I have seen this first hand after it gained an upper hand against a lone remaining Gaian with many of your ships remaining.
Code:
[29.08.2021 21:19:55] [FLG]Lionel: Well Eidothea
[29.08.2021 21:19:59] [FLG]Lionel: perhaps let the gaian go?
[29.08.2021 21:20:04] Hunt-[Fae: *She takes a deep breath* Whatever Gaian had against us, I'm not sure my heart can take more of that.
[29.08.2021 21:20:08] [FLG]Lionel: No need to end the ship in being taken down
[29.08.2021 21:20:27] Death: {S}Flora' was put out of action by Eidothea-[Fae (Mine).
[29.08.2021 21:20:31] [FLG]Lionel: Well that was not nice
[29.08.2021 21:20:32] Kaiju-[Fae: And there they go.
[29.08.2021 21:20:38] Eidothea-[Fae: Apologies they right attacked me without reason.
Short this ***** ***** out on your own please - your people fought side by side with the Gaians mere weeks ago, I don't understand - whatever this Eidothea is doing it's not helping things - I wrote the book on trying to spin aggressively exploding people as self-defense, and that's what it exactly looked like.
For now we won't take sides, won't get involved as we have no people left to spare to figure out what the ***** is going on. I'll give you a call when we can, try not to blow each other up in the meantime please, god, contact the Gaians with your silver tongue and try to sort it out or something yourself maybe, just...let us do our thing before we have some space to get involved ourselves with whatever mess this is .
As I feared, this is all the same treason. But not from you, my dear friend. I will try to sort this out as soon as possible. Probably, soon, we will open a hunt for the traitor, as soon as the whole picture of what is happening becomes clear. As for the Gaians... We will avoid confronting them, but we ask you to influence them on the same actions back. I now understand why they reacted this way, yet, if our people would be egaged, they do not just stand and waited to be dead. I gave them a green light on self-defence.