Intergalactic Summit

Oh no you don't slaver. You don't get to have it both ways. When we liberate those Matari whom you're now shedding crocodile tears for you claim they're imperial citizens culturally more Amarrian than Minmatar and are better off in your empire yet, when we agree that they are indeed "your people" you attempt to throw it in our faces that we don't care about our once kin.

So which is it? You can't have your cake and eat it too, imperial.

Oh no you don't slaver. You don't get to have it both ways. When we liberate those Matari whom you're now shedding crocodile tears for you claim they're imperial citizens culturally more Amarrian than Minmatar and are better off in your empire yet, when we agree that they are indeed "your people" you attempt to throw it in our faces that we don't care about our once kin.

So which is it? You can't have your cake and eat it too, imperial.

I do hate your practices, slaver but you don't know a damned thing about me so you can take your condescension and snark and shove it.

I've never called for a war against your people. I dare you to provide proof to the contrary. I've only ever called for your people to renounce the slave trade and the so-called reclaiming and leave the rest of the cluster alone.

As to these "actual enemies" I've fought alongside pilots of all nationalities against the Sansha, Angels and more recently the Serpentis. All of the groups I've named posed a clear and present threat to the Tribes and I'm more than happy to defend against them. The Drifters have so far only attacked your empire and people. They pose an existential threat to your people, not mine. However, if they begin aggressive operations in Matari space you can rest assured that I and others will deal with them.

My cake is quite tasty. Perhaps I can offer you some crow to go along with yours?

At approximately 00:00 hours, 118.09.08, an 8-ship SFRIM cruiser fleet (plus command ship-based warfare link support) under command of Evocatus Alizabeth set out for Ardishapur Prime. Our intention was a test run for purely offensive operations against Vigilant Tyrannos forces on their home territory using the "heavy weasel" doctrine in hopes of suppressing Drifter activity ahead of the impending coronation of Empress Catiz. We entered Drifter space through one of their manufactured wormholes, infiltrated the Sentinel Hive, and destroyed the Hikanta Tyrannos in the Hive chamber, suffering no losses.

On our return to the exit wormhole at approximately 01:00 hours, our support command ship pilot reported Vigilant Tyrannos battleships on the Ardishapur Prime side. Since the fleet had encountered no such warships aside from the Hikanta and the Drifters seemed to be moving slowly enough to pose a threat to our command ship, as it would decloak before they were likely to leave, the order was given to jump through and engage.

We engaged and destroyed the Drifters, and took what we could from the wrecks. However, as we prepared to depart, two additional Drifters arrived just as an attempted fleet warp failed. One of our three logistics craft, flown by FC, along with three of our five attack craft, warped out, while Drifters tackled and engaged the logistics vessel piloted by Neophyte Daisha Voluptia. The remaining attack ships, including Directrix Lunarisse Daphiti, tackled and tracking-disrupted the attacking Drifters while the third logistics vessel, flown by Adept Eternal Guardian, provided repair to Neophyte Voluptia, stabilizing her defenses until the Evocatus and the rest of our attack wing could return to the field. We then engaged and destroyed the Drifters.

During the fight, a wing of four Circadian Seekers appeared on the field and engaged us. Having dealt with the Drifters, we immediately turned our weapons on these, only to be almost immediately engaged by another two Drifters, which we destroyed, but which were immediately replaced by another two Drifters and a further four Seekers. These Drifters, also, fell, but once again, engaging the Seekers drew further Drifter reinforcements.

With our pilots tiring after nearly half an hour of continuous fighting, the Evocatus gave the order to engage and destroy all remaining Seekers before dealing with the Drifters. No additional Drifters appeared to protect or avenge the Seekers, and our fleet was able to destroy the final two Vigilant Tyrannos, loot the field, and withdraw.


SFRIM pilots involved:

Lord Ibrahim Tash-Murkon (DPS)
Lord Lucas Raholan (DPS)
Directrix Lunarisse Daphiti (DPS)
Evocatus Alizabeth (FC) (logistics)
Adept Eternal Guardian (logistics)
Neophyte Daisha Voluptia (logistics)
Legionarius Jennifer Starfall (DPS)
Peregrinans Aria Jenneth (DPS)


Other pilots involved:

Taisia Zaytseva (warfare link support)


Hostile forces destroyed at Ardishapur Prime:

Vigilant Tyrannos battleships x10
Circadian Seekers x8


Losses suffered:

None.

There's some high class wormhole systems where capsuleer activity has brought the attention of large groups of Drifters. I saw one C5 system patrolled by around 20 Drifter battleships.