Comm ID: Michael Collins Source: Londonderry Subject: Gran Canaria
Firstly lads, let me just say that ye have yerself a very nice planet there, well done and all that.
Now, to the actual issue.
You lads are letting Kusarian miners base off of Gran Canaria. These miners mine in Molly fields, our fields.
Now usually we tolerate yer neutrality over there, even with that genocidal scum infesting the surface of the planet alongside your tranquil settlings, but this is somethin' that most of us Molly's think is a bit unfair.
I mean, we let yer lads go to and from through Dublin without any major trouble, long as yer nice to us we are nice to you. But when ye let foreign corporate greedy parasites base from your planet so they can come along and steal from us Mollys and then give it to our enemies, it's practically funding them.
So, askin' ye nice and friendly like here. Could ye maybe consider chucking those lads off of yer turf?
We could ask ye unfriendly like too but no harm in tryin' this way first.
I'll expect yer reply soon enough, yer usually good at the whole talking thing anyway.
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Comm ID: Aurelia Silvan
Recipient: Michael Collins
This is the first I've heard of Kusarians basing on Gran Canaria, and it comes as quite a surprise to me considering the distance we are from Kusari, and the fact that we're on the opposite side of Bretonia from their empire.
If you could supply me the names of these miners I'm sure something could be done to get them to return to Kusari. I'm sure the empire wouldn't be pleased to know these citizens of theirs are all the way out at Gran Canaria feeding their greed instead of aiding their house either.
We would first like to know what laws of the Zoners we have violated that would warrant our removal from this most haven-like world.
Secondly, our greed? We are Samura corporate employees and are working to aid our House in a more economic fashion. We are not warriors and would gain no honour by failing in combat when we could be elsewhere doing better things. In this case mining gold. That the Mollies still claim Dublin in the face of Kusari supremacy is laughable.
We also have evidence, if you wish to see it, of a Molly vessel threatening to break the NFZ around Gran Canaria, despite knowing it exists.
We would like respectful responses as we have given respect to you.
Ayane Sakura, captain of the mining ship Sayikutsu Maru.
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Comm ID: Aurelia Silvan
Recipient: Ayane Sakura
Lets see.. By mining in Dublin and using Gran Canaria as a base of operations, you invite a response from the Armed Forces to stop you. When they are angry at you, they get angry at us because we own the planet you're staying at. The Mollys are even more adverse to your presence in Dublin, and Omega-49 as well. If your mining operations were confined to Omega-49 only we wouldn't have a problem, but since your operations extend to Dublin it causes problems.
These problems are similar to those created when one group bases their ships from a Freeport and then uses them to attack another group. For obvious reasons, we don't allow people to station combat vessels at Freeports if their intent is to use the Freeport as a basing location for strikes on others nearby. Now, while this situation isn't the same, you're using mining ships instead of combat ships and are not attacking another group, but mining in their territory, it still creates the same problem.
In the eyes of both the Bretonian government and the Mollys, you are committing a crime by mining inside of Dublin. It is recognized Bretonian sovereignty, and another portion of the system is controlled by the Mollys. The resources inside of those areas are the right and property of the people who control them. That means the gold in Dublin is owned by the Mollys and Bretonians. As such, your act is akin to thievery. The taking of another person's or group's property without permission. Thievery is a hostile act, just as a military attack would be. This is only exacerbated by the fact that the Kusari empire is in a state of war with Bretonia, and the Mollys have declared them enemies as well. As you belong to Samura, a corporation with vested interest in Kusari's government, that makes you a part of that house, and held to the same diplomatic stances they are.
The Zoners don't tolerate people using their stations and bases as a place to stage ships for hostile purposes. Whether this be physical or economic combat matters little. If you were to have either the Molly's or Bretonia's permission to mine inside of Dublin we would have no quarrel, but since you have permission from neither, and are using Gran Canaria to stage your ships precisely because you do not is an abuse of our hospitality, and an abuse of our No-Fire Zone for personal gain and protection, that security is not available to you. Our No-Fire Zones exist for the safety of our people and our neutrality. By abusing it to take advantage of another group you invite retaliation and flare tempers. That causes our neutrality to come under attack, which means you are a problem that must be dealt with.
I advise you to move your ships to Kusari-controlled space, before we take actions of our own.
I was unaware you took such actions for such little reasons, I guess next Corsair ships will be put off Gran Canaria, because they supply their people with goods looted from Bretonia, or the Bounty Hunters will be forced to stop basing on Freeports, because they use those ships to attack Corsairs, Hessians, and Outcasts. We have committed no crime against the Zoners, and are operating in disputed space. As to our groups basing point, it is in fact Daisin Station in the Seto system. As for our breach of Zoner Neutrality, it was stopping off on the way to O-47 on our way to our destination. Sometimes we stop there on the way back. We have violated no Zoner law, and if you take any of your "actions" against us, we will be in touch with our corporate headquarter, who I assume will be contacting the government and asking why legitimate Kusari transports are being forced off of Zoner facilities. I hope this doesn't bring into question the safety of Freeport 7 sitting well within Sovereign Kusari space, or Baffin right next door, or Ames in Kepler. If your Zoner Neutrality means just allowing others to tell you who is and is not able to be extended that neutrality, it is no neutrality at all.
We have seen no evidence, nor been charged with any violation of Zoner law, but this obviously isnt about your laws, or it would not be an issue at all. If you intent to act against us, I would like to see the evidence of any violation of Zoner law, or any evidence of our basing our operation on GC. Just because we choose to visit your lovely planet from time to time does not mean we are basing there. Is there no due process involved in your laws. This is the level of Zoner justice? The mollies say we dont like this competition, and without any evidence at all you threaten Samura? A sad state of affairs the Zoners have found themselves in.
Mitsuhide Komine - Samura Extraction and Logistics
From: Hokani Matsuo, CEO of KT, Planet Honshu, Honshu
Attachment: VIP ticket, LL Hawaii addressed to Aurelia Silvan
This was forwarded to me, as one of my pilots was on Gran Canaria personally. I must express my sorrows towards the Zoner population of Gran Canaria and the representative Aurelia Silvan because they lack the manners to show a hospitality to people in need.
After fending off more than four attacks on our mining operation in system Bretonian people call Dublin, our squad made only of mining ships was forced to flee. We sought refugee at your planet without anyone following us, I can guarantee you that with our Honor.
Since Zoners have absolutely no issue with Okinawa Plutonium Kishiro is extracting reaching Gran Canaria, I really doubted an issue of sole transport and three mining class vessels will arise. But apparently it is a cause for a threat.
Perhaps the Zoner lands are stricken with violence and constant threat and one should take a strong stance in order to survive in such conditions, so while you show great valor and heart, you lack the hospitality. I am sure that I can do better, so I invite this Aurelia Silvan to join the entire Kishiro Technologies management and CEO at our holiday vacations on Luxury Liner Hawaii. Perhaps there she will see reason, far away from aggressive sad people living beyond the jumphole from omega 49 to Dublin.
Comm ID: Michael Collins Source: Londonderry Subject: Gran Canaria
Thank ye Mrs Silvan fer being a fair man in this whole deal.
These 'ere miners are stealin' from us Mollys, the Queen got enough fer herself already anyway.
If ye be wantin' proof, we got it. Plenty of it too lads. Includin' the cowards runnin' to the docks fer protection.
If they don' get their arses out of Omega 49, they'll be in for a bloody brawl.
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***Comm-ID: Director Marusa Ryo, Shinjuku Station, New Tokyo***
***Target-ID: Aurelia Silvan***
***Subject: Omega 49***
***High encryption***
Office of Resource Acquisition
Konnichiwa Mrs Silvan,
We haven't talked to each other yet and I have to admit that I didn't expect us to ever do. My name is Marusa Ryo and I am Samuras director of Resource Acquisition.
The reason I have to contact you now is that some events on Gran Canaria have come to my attention. As I have heard some of our mining vessels are causing trouble on the other side of the gold fields. I am not aware of all the details, and I have to admit that I'm not interested in knowing them anyway as long as it only affects Omega 49.
What concerns me is the fact that some of our vessels are obviously operating somewhere they shouldn't. Therefore I would ask you to forward any information about Samura operated Hegemon-class mining vessels in your space to me. I do not care about transports and their escorts, only about the miners. If you have an issue with receiving goods from Samura, that's and issue for the shipping division.
But I want to know who has left his spot and why.
Since you have something you are not pleased with and I have something I don't like, I offer to deal with the disturbing subjects in exchange for you telling me who they are. Of course I can only act on evidence, as I am sure you understand. I doubt you would be filling your position without knowing about the necessary details of bureaucracy. However, I'm looking forward to receive your answer and hope we can solve this little problem with keeping the financial effort at a minimum.
<div align="right]Sincerely, Marusa Ryo
Director of Resource Acquisition
' Wrote:Go play the game, within the given limitations. That is how role play games are played. Not by trying to work around those limitations or whining about them.
I hope this missive reaches you in good health, although I suspect it will not reach one of our pilots so. Today we have had a most distressing encounter with Zoners. Now whilst we concur that you're neutrality may be at stake if we BASE out of Gran Canaria, but is it at stake if we now ENTER Omega-49. This is patently ridiculous.
One of our vessels, the Shimakaze, was today attacked by BAF forces in Dublin. No issues there. However A Zoner vessel (name available upon request) then suggested even entering Omega 49 would be a breach of the Neutrality, this vessel then attacked. Camera evidence is available. The BAF vessel, however, was not even asked to halt, let alone not enter that space.
This is a serious breach of your vaunted neutrality. we are perfectly fine with not coming near a Zoner base whilst under fire, we are perfectly happy not to base our operations out of a Zoner base, but we are not happy with Zoners firing upon us for no reason other than entering your space. Space that you have, in the past, made clear is free to enter.
Ayane Sakura, captain of the mining ship Sayikutsu Maru
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As I don't like repeating myself, I'm going to say this only once Mr. Sakura.
[color=#CCFFFF]Omega 49 is a Zoner system recognized by all it's surrounding neighbours, and there are only Gran Canaria and Lanzarote Base as ports of call available.
Now as to the warning I gave the Shimakaze about entering Omega 49... it doesn't take a hyperphysicist to foresee the very mess which occurred once she was inside... something I wanted to prevent from happening in the first place.
Any vessel trying to shake off pursuers by fleeing into Omega 49 can either run into empty space, to the next jumphole leading out of there or a port of call.
The Shimakaze did neither of the first two options, but was set dead on course to Gran Canaria, hence I whacked at her shields with my gunboat turrets and fired a pair of missiles past her.
Once she stopped trying to reach our planet, I saw no reason to continue to fire on your ship and remained an observer during the dogfight between her and the BAF bomber which followed your ship into Omega 49 - on it's own decision and risk. The fight went on until a Corsair patrol wing took apart the BAF bomber... and now don't tell me you did mind us not interfering between the BAF and the Corsair patrol either.
Protecting the Zoner neutrality doesn't entail granting anyones ships protection or a safe haven to run to... it entails making sure that no party can gain any advantage over another.
The real question now isn't whether or not you are allowed from entering Omega 49 - which is a mood point anyway as you are not allowed to use the only ports of call in there while you're on that economic warfare trip - but if the Corsairs like that their patrols are fighting your war whenever your ships choose to run into Omega 49.
Last but not least... you might want to prevent giving false ideas with statements like
Quote:I hope this missive reaches you in good health, although I suspect it will not reach one of our pilots so.
Your pilot was alive and well... as well as mouthing off at me on the system coms when the incident was over.