Food Shortages on Crete

[Carlos_Benitez]

---------------Incoming Message----------------
To: Zoner and Neutral Traders of the Edge
Comm ID: Imperator, Don Carlos Benitez, aboard the humanitarian trade vessel Abundantia.

Senors, once again Crete has been plunged into chaos by the reckless and thoughtless actions of your brethren.
At approximately 100 hours this afternoon, a trade vessel aligned to the Zoners headed to Crete. Initially dismissed as carrying a shipment of food or medical supplies, scans later confirmed the ship was carrying over 4 thousand civilian "visitors" to planet Crete.
Going against a direct order to stop, the ship docked with the mooring fixture and had it's cargo transported to the surface.
I find it appalling, and frankly insulting that so-called friendly traders do not consider the well-being of our families on Crete.
Not only could any of these visitors be spies from god-knows which house or organisation, they could at this very moment be committing acts of sabotage. Whilst worrying, this is not our greatest concern.
The greatest threat our nation faces is the situation we find ourselves in. Too many mouths to feed, not enough food. Our small population on the planet is sustained by food taken to them by shipments. It's estimated that the average house-civillan tourist consumes as much food in a single day as a corsair child does in a week.
I'll make this clear to you. 4000 tourists released upon Cretan settlements means 8000 of our people go without food. Hundreds starve.

I am currently aboard my supply train, the Abundantia, making trips to and from Freeport-9, taking overpriced emergency rations back to Crete, and so far have managed to transport 4000 tonnes back... but this is not a sustainable way of managing our economy.

Crete is not a tourist destination. Your civilians, or so-called "VIPs" are NOT welcome here.

My security forces are currently overstretched on the surface, rounding them up and sending them on specially organised transports to the nearest neutral bases, and this is costing our nation further.


Regardless of tag or ID, if I see any cargo vessels carrying tourists or VIPs to bleed our planet dry, they will be obliterated before they reach the docking ring.
If any ships do breach the blockade and land, all tourists will be rounded up and one tenth will be executed to set an example to the entire sector. Two tenths of the second group will be executed, and this will continue until Crete is no longer considered a tourist destination.

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[Jinx]

civilian message terminal freeport 11

"We will immedietly send the freeport Transport Sanctimony with 5000 tons of food. Furthermore, we will make an additional shipment of fertilizer."

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civilian message terminal freeport 11

"delivered 5000 tons of standard synth food manufactured on manhatten. on the way through delta, several nomads attacked, and i had keepers on close range sensors - but they did not CD or chase me. so the task is done. because of the current instability of safety in delta, i cannot make another run with fertilizers right now. i haven t found any merc willing to escort me in new york ( lazy buggers )"

Transmission end

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[Thunderhawk]

---------------Incoming Message----------------
To: The Benitez Family
Comm ID: Rock Lord ThunderHawk

The RMS.EvilScotsman is en route with apoxomatly 3000 tons of food supplies onboard for transfer to crete free of charge in acordance with a deal made with RMS.WhiteDove my diplomatic ship some weeks ago.

ThunderHawk out

*mesage ends*

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[jammi]

The Andulasia[T] is being re-routed to Crete air-space with food supplies. And maybe side arms to deal with any passengers who arrive...

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[bluntpencil2001]

To: Elder Carlos Benitez
Comm. ID: Red Afonso

Message Begins//

Hola, Senor.

I shall continue to sweet-talk my way past the gringo policia to feed the people of Crete. I shall take artifacts from Crete to the Order-friendly computer programmer and hacker, Professor Liebewitz, on Planet Manhattan.

He shall provide me with illegal copies (stupid copyright laws) of the highly sought for, out of production, 'Spacelancer' video game, which will be exchanged for a large shipment of food for Crete on Planet Cambridge.

This is my quasi-humanitarian run (the students at Cambridge University need their video games!), but I may also bring in Light Arms and military volunteers ((passengers)) for certain, ahem, friends of the Corsairs, but they shall bring their own food and medicine, with surplus for the poorhouses.

Adios, amigo!

//Message Ends

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[Slavik]

To: Elder Carlos Benitez
Comm. ID: [\JG/]-Slavik

Mister Carlos several Jupiterguild ships have deliverd around 10.000 tonnes of Food rations and we will continue to do so every so often to support the corsair nation. As is discussed with you don carlos our deal about the tourist run to crete will be discussed again but this time we will include extra foodration runs to crete in the contract.

Jupiterguild Counsil member Slavik out

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[bluntpencil2001]

To: All Corsair-friendly traders/smugglers
Comm. ID: Red Afonso

Message Begins//

Now, I shall update our info on what is most needed on our bases.

Leon is in need of Water. Pick up Water from Crete and take it to Leon.

When on Leon, drop off the Water and grab a hold full of Alien Artifacts for the Order-sympathising researchers at the universities on Planet Manhattan.

Funnily enough, these science geeks play around with video games in their spare time. The old game, 'Spacelancer', which is out of production, has been illegally copied by these computer geniuses, which the students at Cambridge University love...

So... pick up the Counterfeit Software from Manhattan and take it to Cambridge. The students there have organised a charity food drive, thanks to adverts placed in the copied video games. Take the food from Cambridge to Crete, where we shall begin the run again.

Thanks a lot, folks!

Adios!

//Message Ends

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[custo'-benitez]

My Don, Gunboat shall be in place soon as a moblie gun platform carry out scans on Traders on a approach vector to Crete. If they are hauling passangers or other human cargos, I will order them to turn back, if they do not comply, destruction will follow. Life pods will be taken to freeports in surrounding systems. Do you wish for me to begin orginising my fellow hermanos into a blockade?
For the good of the Corsair Empire!

Custo' signing off.

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[bluntpencil2001]

To: All Corsair-friendly traders/smugglers
Comm. ID: Red Afonso

Message Begins//

Further update, amigos! Leon needs medical supplies for the injured men and women being treated as they are pulled from the front lines against the Hessians!

When smuggling Artifacts from Leon to Manhattan, pick up Counterfeit Software on Manhattan, which will be exchanged with students on Cambridge, who will buy us large amounts of Pharmaceuticals.

Take the Pharmaceuticals to Leon and pick up Artifacts in exchange. The sick and injured men and women of the Corsair nation need you!

Adios!

//Message Ends

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[Carlos_Benitez]

----------Incoming Transmission-------------
ID: Imperator, Don Carlos Benitez

Hermanos, whilst supplying our nation is of great importance, please ensure you remain safe. The house forces have a crackdown on Aritfact smuggling at the moment, and I would hate to see you captured, like unfortunately happened to me through carelessness.

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(((admittedly, I let it happen to initate the event)))

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