Aero Nox, Plaintiff
v.
Antonio Moratti, Defendant
Answer to Civil Complaint:
The Defendent respectfully submits that they have evidence to the contrary of the Plaintiff's assertions and wishes to counterclaim.
Furthermore, the Defendant asserts that the Plaintiff is opening this suit in an attempt to silence the Defendant regarding factual statements, and that the Plaintiff is falsely claiming slander when the Plaintiff has committed defamation against the Defendant..
Parties:
Plaintiff: Aero Nox ["Aeronox4"]
Defendant: Antonio Moratti ["D0WN3D"]
Factual Defenses or Challenges:
The Defendant responds as follows:
1. The Defendant AGREES that they stated Aeronox4 buys his ores in bulk from the Defendant's company, but DENIES that this is slanderous, as it is based in fact.
2. The Defendant DISAGREES that the Plaintiff has never bought anything from the Defendant or the Defendant's company, MineralDynamics.
3. The Defendant AGREES with the factual claim that Emilozz, in the singular instance that the Plaintiff has shown evidence for, patronized the Plaintiff's business on July 21st, 2026 (Exhibit P-002).
4. The Defendant AGREES with the factual claim that Emilozz bought diamonds from the Plaintiff in the singular instance that the Plaintiff has shown evidence for on July 21st, 2026 (Exhibit P-002).
5. The Defendant AGREES with the factual claim that Emilozz voiced an intent not to buy from the Plaintiff again.
a. The Defendant DISAGREES that any provable damage results from Factual Claim 5.
6. The Defendant AGREES that they 'doubled down'; the Defendant DISAGREES with the rest of this factual claim.
Legal Defenses or Challenges:
1. The Plaintiff argues that the Defendant's statement constitutes Slander, however, this requires that the statement must be false. Just as the Plaintiff has offered evidence, there is equal evidence that the Plaintiff has indeed purchased ores in great quantities from the Defendant, if the court will accept evidence from the Defense.
2. The Plaintiff argues that there are tangible and provable damages from the complaint the Defendant lawfully made about the Plaintiff. This is not the case. Any casual customer may pursue other businesses to make further purchases from, especially if there is a cheaper source, and there is no evidence that Emilozz either planned, or promised, to purchase from the Plaintiff again. The only thing stated is that Emilozz is unlikely to pursue the Plaintiff's store again in specific, which is not a provable loss of sales in any respect as it cannot be proven whether Emilozz would indeed have pursued purchases from the Plaintiff in any respect had the Defendant not lawfully complained about the Plaintiff's actions.
3. The Plaintiff argues that the Defendant intentionally damaged the Plaintiff, however, the wording of the advertisement clearly shows the true intent of the Defendant: protecting customers from unfair pricing due to the unethical business practices that the Plaintiff has been engaging in. Any similarity to personal gain present is entirely coincidental and based off of the Defendant's unfamiliarity with any other recourse in terms of the legal etiquette of addressing this issue.
Counterclaim - Factual Allegations:
1. The Plaintiff, Aero Nox, on July 21st, 2026, committed slander of the Defendant, Antonio Moratti, by:
a. Claiming in response to an ad that the Defendant’s ores are more expensive than the Plaintiff’s, which is untrue (P-004);
i. The Defendant verifiably has cheaper ores (P-005 though to P-006) compared to the Plaintiff's (P-007 through to P-008).
b. This claim was made publicly via advertisement and was done in quick succession, intentionally attempting to defame the Defendant.
c. The Plaintiff, in submitting this suit, is committing further defamation as they have verifiably purchased from the Defendant with the intent (and successful) resale of the Defendant’s wares (the sales shown in the Plaintiff's own admission in this case). In addition, they were proven to be in the Defendant's shop, as seen in P-009.
2. The Plaintiff, on July 21st, 2026, at 5:41 pm EST, during the proceedings of this case, assaulted the Defendant and stole $1 in Azalea currency from the Defendant in a petty act intended to infringe upon the Defendant’s legal rights and protections and more specifically to silence the Defendant and intimidate them.
a. This was done hoping to prevent retaliation and weaken the Defendant’s emotional fortitude in response to this suit, causing distress and further damages to the Defendant’s reputation.
b. This shows the Plaintiff’s ill intent in filing this suit, and the bad faith in which they have approached this case and the Defendant (P-010 through to P-011).
Prayer for Relief:
1. Compensatory damages for damage caused by the Plaintiff’s unlawful conduct, which include but is not limited to emotional distress, reputational damage, and economic loss, as determined by this court according to Section 1, headings 3-5 of the Anti-Slander Act;
2. Appropriate legal fees relating to this case;
3. Any further punitive or compensatory damages awarded as this court sees fit to grant.
Please find enclosed the following evidence:
Verification:
I, Trusty asHeck, hereby affirm that the allegations in the answer AND all subsequent statements made in court are true and correct to the best of the defendant’s knowledge, information, and belief and that any falsehoods may bring the penalty of perjury.