Location: Systematic Chaos; California
Subject: Bomber.
Hello, my friends. I am Jada Zachary, Warlady of the Vagrant Raiders. With our friendship and all, I thought it appropriate to ask for a Barghest. For a long damn time, I've been admiring those beastly slabs of steel. They seem to sneeze death at what ever offends them.
If you want me to pay for it, I'll happily do so. Just tell me what I have to do to get one of those sexy bombers.
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Uh... Clif here. I thought that I might ask a few questions before I passed this to the boss man. Why exactly do you need one of our Barghests? I mean, it's the Rogue's most prized ship. Don't you have a Falchion to fly around? Feels like we've been giving these things away like candy lately. More than likely, Sylpheed is going to need a good reason to part with yet another. The ship builders are already working overtime to supply new Rogues, why should we supply the Vagrant Raiders too?
Well, let me know. I'll pass along the information,
Location: Systematic Chaos; California
Subject: Bomber.
Well...seeing as which I've seen the common idiots fly around with them...The Vagrant Raiders are also staunch allies of the Rogues, showing our loyalty through assistance in hairy situations, not to mention placing a battleship in California to defend the pirate populace from enemy capital ships.
Why do I want one? Because the Broadsword is not an adequate vessel for my needs. All I ask for is one Barghest. Just one. You had already supplied our organization with weaponry, a gunboat, and access to your bases through mutual agreements.
As I said, I'm willing to offer what ever you want from me personally for this fine piece of engineering. Money? Agreements? Nude photos? Name it, I can supply.
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You claim to be a staunch Ally of the Liberty Rogues, but you have not done anything for us. Nothing that makes you 'speacial' nothing that makes you more deserving than the rest. There are other Lane Hackers, Outcasts, Junkers and various Freelancers who are all 'middlemen' just the same as you.
You have given us no reason to give you a Barghest. In fact we're quite happy to keep them all to ourselves, we're a greedy assortment of bastards and *****.
If you want a Barghest, then it's up to you, and you alone to think of something useful to offer us. Right now, there is zero incentive for us. We have nothing to gain, and a lot to lose.
You'll have to figure out how to make up the short-fall on your own;
Cause frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.
Eva, out.
Quote:This vessel, and the technology powering it, is jealously guarded by both of its parent organizations.
Location: Systematic Chaos; California
Subject: Bomber.
Funny bit goes as follows: Religiously guarding your technology for the sake of spiting people whom are allied to you on pen and paper is not a wise idea. Our Overload has been good friends(So I heard) with your Crime Boss.
Hell, we have a battleship dedicated to saving your sorry asses should a big bad capital ship show up. And don't even pull the Bargie swarm bull, because I witnessed your precious ships turning tail.
I also wanted to communicate with Sylpheed, not his mistress. Now I know what you're going to say. Something along the lines of me being in bed with the Overload bla bla bla bla bla. I'm not letting an allied pirate faction try to grind me into the dirt like a piece of offensive crap. I am not inferior to you. I am not something to be idly laughed at and called stupid for making a request.
Want me to make you an offer? How does fifty million credits sound? Don't want money? What if I told you I could secure a Lane Hacker Gunship? If you don't want to talk, I guess I'll have to ***** and whine to get Sylpheed's attention. I know he likes money and power. Why else would he be a Rogue? Why else would anyone be a God damn pirate if they didn't?
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Well, that all spiraled out of control nicely. But I suppose you might have guessed that it would when you started attacking Miss Jones here. You know, she's a friend of mine? I don't think I'll even bother passing this request to Sylpheed until I get a proper proposal. And trust me, this is for your own good. Guess what would happen to you if Sylpheed saw this channel?
You can stroke yourself off to that baddleboat all you want, we've managed to keep Buffalo alive in the heart of Liberty, Alcatraz will be just fine. In fact, I don't even like the idea of that craft in my back yard, but I can't question Sylpheed.
Consider your request denied for now. It's on my head if the big man disagrees, but I can live with that. I want to see a decent proposal that doesn't make me cringe. I'd suggest trying again when you can stop flailing about so. I like your compensatory ideas, but I won't have my reward steeped in condescension.
Hell, now ya made me bust out them big words. I hate using big words, it makes me look intelligent. Rogues ain't supposed ta be intelligent.
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Seems that someone wants to control diplomacy, Clif? We'll discuss your opinions on your responsibilities in private.
Jada Zachary, I can't blame you for wanting a Barghest. Odd that your "overlord" didn't take them back when they were offered. But since you require one now, I think that we can arrange a meeting. All it's going to cost you is a kiss. I want you to kiss my feet. Both of them, and you can have your Barghest. Send the Mollies a message here, you'll need their approval as well.