****Incoming Transmission****
****Comm ID: Arbiter Jack Crow****
****Location: Freeport 9****
Honorable Elder Grimly,
There seems to be great tension between our factions. This disturbs me. We have worked very hard to maintain out neutrality in your people's war with the Outcasts and now it seems you are trying to end this. I have ordered the Junker Congress to cease transportation of Blood Diamonds and Cardamine. Now tell me, what will it take to end this little war. We have no desire for trouble here. You just tell me what we can do to put this behind us.
****Incoming Transmission****
****Comm ID: Jack Crow****
****Location: Freeport 9****
I guess there is not going to be an answer to that. Very well, I'll just state our position. As near as I can tell you are angry. You are not just angry, you are very angry. You declared war on my faction because you tried to pirate one of my captains and he got away from you. You therefor ordered that same captain to be shot down while carrying food to Crete.
Honorable Elder Grimly, we want no trouble with you and we will not lose our heads over this. If there is going to be any hostility between our peoples YOU are going to have to initiate that hostility because we won't. In the past two days I have been contacted by Corsairs asking us to continue supplying food to Crete. That is what we intend to do. Do you intend to continue shooting down food shipments?
In Grimly's absence, the buccaneers of the Black Sails have met to discuss the issue. After a short debate, they've sent a short message to Jack Crow's neural net:
::message starts
Too many ships were destroyed and too many people died by our hands recently. We are not looking for petty feuds - that is not our purpose. Our purpose is to keep The Empire alive by gathering resources not reachable by other means. Saying this, we say our friendship can be achievable for you by doing the following:
- restriction of ALL cardamine cargo for your vessels
- restriction of ALL blood diamond cargo for your vessels
- restriction of slave runs to directly or indirectly aid Outcast cardamine fields
- delivery of at least 10000 units of food rations per week to Crete by Junker Congress tagged ships
If you comply to these 4 points, we will treat you just as we treat other junkers - as allies.
BUT WE WARN YOU: Agree to these conditions and be seen with the contraband cargo - our guns will do the talking, unless the pilot carrying it is exemplary punished.
****Incoming Transmission****
****Comm ID: Arbiter Jack Crow****
****location: Trafalgar****
I guess you misunderstood me. I'm not looking for a treaty. All I'm saying is that there is no reason for a war between Junkers and Corsairs. For a while it seemed like you wanted just that. I shall restate our position. We want no trouble and will initiate no hostility. If you find any Junker carrying offensive cargo, you deal with him as you see fit and there won't be so much as a foul word from me. They know the risks and they should deal with the consequences of their actions. If not, then you will deal with them and when you are finished, I will deal with them.
My people were pushing me to declare Omicron Gamma off limits to Junkers and Junker bases off limits to Corsairs since they believed a war was coming. Now that I see your reaction, I'll tell them to go have another drink and go about their business.
Now, I have much more business to attend to as well. Good day.