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Incoming transmission.
Identifying: Husky Transport "Eat My Exhaust".
Message is as follows:
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To: Leader of the TAZ.
From: Jane Terraman.
Subject: Insult
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Hello.
Today, while I was making my daily trade run and returning from delivering a shipment of Neon to Freeport Ten... for whatever it is they need neon for... I was hailed by an unknown craft claiming "Zoner meanies" were after me. I naturally passed him off as a crazy old coot, because everyone knows Zoners are all about neutrality, and being friends to all and all that warm fuzzy stuff.
Then a little while later, while I was passing through a system my nav charts call Tau-19 between Tau-29 and the Barrier Gate, I was hailed by a person called Kabukas or somesuch claiming to be a "Taz" member, who proceeded to give me some sort of lecture about asking nicely before flying through this empty system. Why would anyone need to know who's trading through where, unless they had an intent of piracy?
What's worse is that this person then began to sound a bit... crazy, babbling about Erin and some such and indoctrination or something. It was hard to tell what he was trying to say. I distinctly caught the word "Baffin" several times.
I did however, clearly hear him call me a 'cabbage'. Like any other self-respecting woman, I do my best to keep myself in shape, and it shows, if you were to see me. I do not like this insinuation that I am to be compared to a vegetable.
I'm not really one to hold grudges about a petty insult, but this threat of "not being so friendly" next time I want to fly through the "Baffin" system. I do not like threats, especially when they are handed out with no provocation.
I like you guys, you've managed to accomplish what I've been wanting to do for over a decade. I just want to know, what's with the sudden hostility?
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*incoming transmission*
Comm ID: [TAZ]Doc Holliday
Location: [TAZ]Med.Force.One, Omicron Theta
To: Ms. Jane Terreman
RE: Insult
Good Morning, Ms.Terreman,
Allow me to introduce myself. I am Dr. John Henry Holliday, administrator for the Temporary Autonomous Zoners and we own Baffin and all that is in it.
I will have a word with Kabukas myself. You have my word on that. And it's not Erin he is preaching about, it is our goddess, Eris. We don't expect all to be believers but one thing that plays nicely into our favor is a nice Hail, Eris when you pass through.
Just so you know, we deny passage through Baffin to know one regardless of affiliation, ID or cargo so long as 3 simple rules are followed:
1) No taxing.
2) No shooting.
3) No landing on our Temple, Pueblo Bonita.
On behalf of the TAZ, I offer my apology. If you're in the system, feel free to stop in at Shasta Orbital Skyhook and have a drink on my tab if I'm not there in person. I can also be found on either Gran Canaria or on my medical colony in Omicron Theta tending to my patients.
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Incoming transmission.
Identifying: Husky Transport "Eat My Exhaust".
Message is as follows:
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To: Dr. John Holliday.
From: Jane Terraman.
Subject: Re:Insult
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Hello, sir.
Thank you for your quick response. My business with the Rogues keeps me pretty busy, so I'm not as able to check the news as I'd like.
I assure you, I have no intention, or really ability, to tax or shoot. This old rustbucket just about blows its optronic circuits whenever I shoot, and I do not have a cruise disruptor in my possession.
I apologize for my ignorance, I spend almost all my time trying to keep my ship from rattling itself to pieces, I have precious little time to do neural net research. I have no idea what "Pueblo Bonito" or this "Skyhook" are, so please forgive me for declining on your invitation.
To: Jane Terraman.
From Jack"The Reverend"Crews [TAZ]Kepukaz
Subject: RE: Insult
Ok, well how do I say and or start this. First I apologize for calling you a cabbage but we need to clear some things up. No "Zoner Meanies" where after you at least not that I know of. I was not after you in anyway shape or form. Also because you don't understand someones ways that does not make them "Crazy" ,an old coot I am, but crazy I am not. I also will apologize for asking you to contact me as you enter and leave our space but your ships name had me a little uneasy after the The Joker's attack on our bases not to long ago. I'm on edge of the same thing happening in our beloved system. So please understand I did not mean to seem hostile I was asking it as a kind formality if you could. I have been advised I overstepped my bounds on this part so please ignore that request. I am sorry if I offended you I did not intend to and I currently do not recall approaching you hostile manner but I apologize for that also if it came across that way. I'm sorry for also speaking of our Goddess Eris to you as well I am a reverend after all. So in short cheer up ma'am and fairwell.
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Incoming transmission.
Identifying: Husky Transport "Eat My Exhaust".
Message is as follows:
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To: Jack Crews.
From: Jane Terraman.
Subject: Insult
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All is forgiven... and the term "crazy old coot" was directed neither at you nor even what I assumed you to be. You needn't apologize for talking to me about your religion... it's nice to have someone else to talk to, as I and my copilot run out of things to discuss rather quickly.
I'll let you know next time I fly through Ta--Baffin, and I hope to have further discussions about things.
Have a great day, sorry for saying you sounded crazy, and for being a total ignoramus.