>>6055363>Decide the smugglers are a more pressing issue, and trail the ones they'd dealt with and follow them to their hide out and give them a scare they will not forget.This is a prime moment to further bond with our Sons and also entrench our hunting tactics, spare a few however...
>Write inThose whom are spared will be 'allowed' to continue their operations because wherever there are people there will be a black market and smugglers. Sometimes it pays to have a few deniable assets on the payroll and owing us. After all those we spare may well become big players in the Imperial Underground down the line and thus we will have our claws in there. The Scarlet Spider can handle it because she knows what we'll accept and what we'll prune....we will not waste possible assets, steer the underworld and ears to the ground.... maybe set up some of the New Varro gents like Red Rum since it's right up his street
>Approach them and offer them better food and creature comforts if they assist Long-Jianese ambitions for the stars instead of benefit from the minor annoyance of the smugglersOffer them something better; we clearly know they wish to remain an unknown factor, we also know they want comfort. In exchange for their assistance in our own efforts state we will offer 'preserve worlds' where they will be left alone but under our protection since they will be in our domain. To all the rest of the Galaxy the falsehood will remain safely tucked away, if they wish to return 'Home' then tell us where it is or if they are fearful a safe place to drop them off so they can find their own way. Respectful but also clear we're not to be taken for a ride.
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For cut aways, PoVs of the Smugglers could be fun, anyone from earth or our Xeno friends equally so. Maybe something from another Primarch Lieren might dream about a glimpse at the larger galaxy we're entering. Maybe someone watching us?
