Recipient(s): <|> Primary Order Cell(s) <|> Secondary Order Cell(s) <|> Sender: <|> Josie "Rose" Hemlocke <|> Location: <|> Dark Matter Interference <|> Subject: <|> "Strange Happenings" <|>
"Good evening."
"To proceed past formality, we are very clearly not on the best of terms, and have not been for some years now."
"However, there is a matter of which I lack a considerable amount of details on. An unaffiliated rogue element somehow found their way into the company of my pack during an expedition of sorts, an outing I personally was not a part of or witness too. However the internal comm-link telemetry data seems to suggest that the rogue known as.. "Throatbash", no, unfortunately I'm being serious. Somehow, someway, found its way into the far reaching Edge Nebula, separate from the rest of our people, designating Omicron Minor's general vicinity on the navmap."
"At which point, the signal continued on for some time, into another cluster, before promptly being cut off."
"To put this simply, I haven't a clue how in the hell this particular rogue was roped into our affairs, but they are not one of mine, and assuming they're alive, and weren't shot down like a dog by your patrols or some random nomads. I'd like to arrange their safe return to Liberty where they belong."
While we have nothing solid to go by right now, I can however confirm that so-called ‘Throatbash’ was indeed detected by means of tracing system-wide comms filled with swear words earlier today. He was clearly in distress and went silent soon afterwards.
Search and rescue efforts will continue, if not for the safety of your ‘mate’, then at least to prevent fate worse than death which we do not wish even upon our most dire enemies. Leaving people stranded in space is not our way so you can be assured that if he’s still alive, he’ll make it.
We can discuss his return - provided we can find him in time - at a later date. Considering you are contacting us in the first place, do I take it that we can at least tolerate each other in the long term? I do not believe you gain anything tangible from annoying Order ships, nor do we achieve anything of value by doing the same to you.
Recipient(s): <|> Primary Order Cell(s) <|> Secondary Order Cell(s) <|> Sender: <|> Josie "Rose" Hemlocke <|> Location: <|> Dark Matter Interference <|> Subject: <|> "Strange Happenings" <|>
"Golanski"
"To think I'd get a response from the grand admiral himself. In such a timely manner as well."
"Commentary on the system wide cursing seems to match the comm registry for the individual during the operation, though I have a hard time believing you don't know what happened if you were so very close to my "mate". This isn't anything personal, I'm doing this on principle. I don't know how they got involved in my affairs, and they allegedly found themselves lost and spaced as a result. I intend to correct this.. mess."
"I've been out to the Omicrons before, I'm contacting you to avoid making matters worse by flying all the way out there to find them myself, and have a run in with your local zealots. Sparking unwanted conflict by extension of an unannounced visitation"
"To that commentary specifically, I don't intend to kick in your front door, and come dancing through your living room with my ass hanging out like your operatives are so fond of doing in mine."
"That's entirely in your ballpark to change. Don't come messing around Liberty refusing to answer questions, insulting my people, acting like you're our masters and expecting not to get, well, "Throatbash"ed."
"If you can change your entire MO regarding diplomatic relations by some miracle. We can talk about me tolerating you."
"But diplomatic relations wasn't what I contacted you about. So let's keep things simple."
"I'll be waiting on word regarding the lost Rogue."
You can believe whatever you want. I no longer have to provide you with mere speculations of the events for now we know the full picture of the event. Your pilot had attempted to steal something from Liberty Navy. Daring so, considering he doesn’t even know the significance of his own action. Rather than attempt to arrest him, Navy decided to make an example of him and terminate Mouthbash. They succeeded partially by destroying his bomber. His escape pod drifted into one of the sectors patrolled by The Order eventually, where he was recovered by our S&R teams.
After clearing medical, ‘Mouthbash’ was questioned for information and scheduled to be dispatched back to Independent Worlds on one of our supply ships headed to Leiden. If he’s not there already, he will be there within days at worst. Alike, the Navy pilot was extradited back into Liberty. It appears both Liberty Armed Forces and your group have adapted some variation of ‘no one gets left behind’ mantra. I can respect that sentiment.
All said and done, I appreciate your attempt to de-escalate the situation. We would have sent your ‘Barghest’ back as well, however it is nothing more than scrap metal and meteorites burning up in the atmosphere of a local gas giant. Either way, it is too prohibitive to send back to Liberty. As for your remarks, my people do get jumpy when Nomads, their loot or their remains are involved. We are more inclined to operate in a way more fitting LSF or the Lane Hackers. Maybe our future encounters will see more… respect.
Recipient(s): <|> Primary Order Cell(s) <|> Secondary Order Cell(s) <|> Sender: <|> Josie "Rose" Hemlocke <|> Location: <|> Dark Matter Interference <|> Subject: <|> "Strange Happenings" <|>
"Golanski"
"Seems the Navy is bloated with their own sh*t and taking a trip to cloud nine with their mental processes as always. Anything we could steal from them, could be stolen from the LPI with how much of the navy's technology has ended up in their hands as of late."
"Though I suppose your people have had a tendency to trust the easily infected."
"I am surprised however, the self awareness on display. Admitting you act akin to Lane Hackers, I didn't expect that... and to give thanks besides."
"Fine. These last three years have been strange enough, I won't ignore this miraculous change in approach. I can give no concrete answer now, but know at the very least you've opened the possibility of my "tolerance"."