( He shakes his head vaguely; nah, not exactly. Debates whether or not to elaborate, but hell, if this new alliance is brittle enough to break with the truth, better to do it now than later. )

Been tracking a handful of assholes for a few days. They monitor the forums, watch out for new fluxdrifters organizing supply runs to diffusion zones. Jump 'em after they get the goods, beat 'em down, take it for themselves, steal their cars. Leave the victims behind for whatever's out there to have.

( It's smart. A clever strategy, effective, easy. The newer the fluxdrifter, the less equipped they are to handle a raid like that. Easy pickings.

He was solving the problem. )