70 Virginis Proxy war
03 Mar 2020Nindjako
3 days since the fighting has started. Me and my fellow CMDRs from Alchemy Den are doing everything we can to stop the enemy's advance.Targets are scarce and difficult to find, thus this log is written in between... WARNING! SHIP UNDER ATTACK...
- Damn it! Vic, take the fighter out! NOW!
- OK CMDR, put me in the thick of it.
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Ok, let me give you a bit of back story:
Our home system is 59 Virginis. For a long time one of AD's (Alchemy Den) goals was to expand into a near by system called 70 Virginis.
An alliance of CMDRs, holding the system in question, has agreed to step away and let us expand there, a very generous act.
We pushed hard, did a lot of missions, cargo hauling and bounty hunting to raise our influence. We've trigered an Expansion in 59V,
while at the same time undermining one of the 70V minor non-native factions, preparing room for ourselfs.
It took us 3 long days to scare them away, or that was the time I taked part. At the end we were successful and they left,
but behind the scenes something else started to boil. A subdivision of the aforementioned alliance had a different idea - let us push
and then take our place instead.
By chance they managed to settle there before us and now they refuse to step away, claiming this is part of their territory and they will not back down from it. Eather they are not informed by their high command or they refuse to listen, the result is given. Any diplomatic attempts to solve the problem are ignored - they don't want anything we can provide in exchange.
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- Vic, attack the damn target.
- Heard you loud and clear CMDR.
The police Viper zooms past and hits the fighter head on, while I glue my finger on the lazers triger, boosting to keep the target in sight.
- Things got a little hairy CMDR.
- Hull at 50%, I won't last much longer.
- God damn it Vic, should I do everything myself!
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Back at home a tough decision has to be made - will we go at war with another faction