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[Joe Manning 0]

To: Pheromone

Re: Murder Machine

 

Swing the relevant info over to my station, Pher. I'll dump the problem in Savoy's lap and make it seem like I'm doing her a favor. Just omit anything that might indicate that this is an assassin's tool, would you?

 

P.S. You're probably twelve steps ahead of me on this already, but try to find out how the hell Shane got his hands on something like this. And whether he has any more.

 

Joe

 

 

To: Byblos

Clean Your Bike

 

Good job again on getting past port security, Byblos. Like I told you back at The Maze, if you could pull that off on your own, you can stay aboard. But as soon as your face pops up on anyone's Wanted registry, we plead ignorance and give you up. Just so you know.

 

Oh, right, your bike? I've gotten complaints, including my own, about the smell. I'm sure it's a Nausicaan thing. But you're sharing the hold with folks who ain't Nausicaan. Your chief likes to put on a little show down there every night, so let's keep the hold livable, okay?

 

Joe

 

 

To: Amanda Savoy, Tranquility City Central

Urgent Notice Re: Minos

 

Troubling developments and all that, Marshall. I was taking a little peek at that data device that our mutual friend Jerald LaHaye handed off to us (have you found him yet, btw?). Now, even though this device belongs to me now, and I have stated my clear intentions to negotiate a price with the Taurus Brothers, I do have my moments when I prove a generous juppy, and I found something on this device that I'm sure would interest you.

 

Turns out that Minos' highest-ranking people (including himself) have some sort of kill-device planted in their bodies, set to go off if they're held captive for a set period of time. I had Pher look it over; she's convinced that it's real and that it's serious. I'm forwarding her findings your way. There seem to be some good indications that the device can be shut down remotely with the right code, but I suppose your medical experts can use the schematics to remove it if Minos ain't feeling talkative.

 

Consider this a gift, a show of good faith, an olive branch, what have you.

 

All my love

Joe

 

@Attachment: PoisonPill.Pckg

 

 

To: Pheromone

Re: Paranoid Mode

 

As long as Sal ain't sharing details of his secret Hyades-based weapon manufacturing facility, I don't think we need to worry too much about people snooping about his letters home. I've taken great pains to make sure the Feddies don't have much cause to come after us. Not yet anyway.

 

Still, I'm sure our Starfleet friends ain't the only pirates and raiders that can hack into those relays. We'll want to make sure Sal knows that transferring large sums of latinum our way would not be the hottest idea. Nor would making any kind of mention of the wealth his loving family's got back home. Make sure Sal understands this.

 

Joe

 

 

To: Amanda Savoy, Tranquility City Central

Re: Re: Urgent Notice Re: Minos

 

> First of all, Manning, I want to know what business you have

> snooping around LaHaye's data. That device contains sensitive

> information, and it should be in the hands of the Guardians. You

> have no right to be accessing it yourself!

>

> Second, I still have not gotten an explanation for what your metal-

> armed brute was doing with Simon before we took him into custody.

> I am not impressed with this explanation, Manning.

>

> Savoy, Amanda

> Marshall of Tranquility

> Guardians

 

You need to consider lightening up, Amanda. A person in your position can't let the tension become overwhelming.

 

We can debate who LaHaye's data should or shouldn't be in the hands of all year. In it's in my hands now, and I'm the one who decides who has the right to look at it. Don't worry, I won't sell any secrets to any of the wrong people.

 

Turns out Shane was checking on Simon. Seeing as how our science chief got wacky on pheromones for a moment and decided to release a gas that could very well have been lethal for all we knew, Shane was concerned for the well-being of our Very Important Package. Shane still needs to learn a thing or two about the proper procedures on our crew, that's all. Pher, bless her heart, took the cautious approach and reported his move to you. Given the aforementioned possibly-lethal gas attack, you can understand her paranoia?

 

Do write more often

Joe