DID Shoot and Loot,Gosnells Story
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Wait, what? It was a joke. A JOKE!!! Wingnut, take that look outta your eye. No your other eye. *sigh* NO. YOUR OTHER EYE!
Where'd you get that firestorm...oh shit *runs for Crash Test*
Where'd you get that firestorm...oh shit *runs for Crash Test*
Madder than a bastard on Fathers Day
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Damn it my game is progressing faster than i can come up with something to write,The next chapter will be long...very long.
Also at some stage i will be expanding operations can anyone recomend a ship with at least 21 slots in its hanger,but if we can help it not an m1. I want something reasonably fast not worried about shielding as with 21 ships around its not going to suffer to much.
Also at some stage i will be expanding operations can anyone recomend a ship with at least 21 slots in its hanger,but if we can help it not an m1. I want something reasonably fast not worried about shielding as with 21 ships around its not going to suffer to much.
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Nathancros
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Split panther i beleive can store 32?GOSNELL wrote:Damn it my game is progressing faster than i can come up with something to write,The next chapter will be long...very long.
Also at some stage i will be expanding operations can anyone recomend a ship with at least 21 slots in its hanger,but if we can help it not an m1. I want something reasonably fast not worried about shielding as with 21 ships around its not going to suffer to much.
M7
apparantly a beautiful ship
Neol i wouldnt run for crash test, dont forget i got the detonator? to wat? well nothing atm but you never know! AAAAHAHAHAHA Missile select: Firestorm, Point point jump 5km infront of neol. FIRE
eeehehe
*wingnut wakes up*
Darn it!
*loads firestorm anyway*
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CHAPTER 12
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I sat down in a booth at the back of O'Ranas, on the trading station in Aladna's. Neol sliding in opposite me. Ordering 2 Zeus Kickers (Spacefuel mixed with Rastar Oil).Wingnut was still in the Hanger bay, he told me something about losing something down a ventilation shaft. As it stood I wanted a private word with Neol. Looking across, I wondered if Neol was alright he looked preoccupied ever since he had left the cargo bay.
"A good haul today, might be able to pay off your bounty at this rate. I said offhandedly.
He smiled grimly the terrified look returning to his eyes, I am giving serious thought to calling him ferret, ever since he found out about the bounty, he has been on edge. Looking around frequently, expecting every other customer to draw a blaster and start shooting, the worrying thing was that when we were in flight every time a hostile would be detected on our sensors, my systems detected his weapons charging and his scanners going into full range. I needed to take his mind off things; He needed something to keep him occupied.
Luckily I had something that would take a few days and allot of credits to complete.
'I need to ask a favour, I need you to do some tracking for me'
'What exactly would I be tracking? He asked with a slightly defensive tone'
‘People, I passed him a list containing several names and where to start looking for them.
'Who the bloody hell are they'
'These three Mark Razorscale Morton, Tyrone Tbear Jackson,Paul Anonamous Rodriguez,I said pointing are from my old gang ,They are the priority to find.These 3 I said pointing at the second group of names 'I know by reputation,find them but dont make contact,Just make sure we know where they are if we need them'
'We expanding operations guv?,didnt know we had so many ships,did I fall asleep and miss the actionHe said reviewing the list again .......Wait a bleedin sec boss...One of these names is Paranid,think wingnut will go more apeshit then normal with one,and not chuck him into the first torpedo tube he finds?
Dont worry something tells me Wingnut will get along swimmingly with this guy,a slight smile played at the edge of my lips.'Tell me Neol have you (with the exception of wingnut) ever encountered a Paranid athiest'
'Oh before you start there is one other,that I need you to find.He is a Boron called Gala Di.The last I saw him he was in Bala Gi's Joy.Try to keep this low profile,He has alot of enemys,so make sure to use only trusted contacts'
'Guv I am a frakkin pirate,all my friends are pirates,we are not the most trustworthy of people generally'
'Just try not to raise too many flags either Pirate or Navy'
As we were talking two split and a paranid in security outfits,had entered the bar and were making they're way towards me.
Neols hand was already on his blaster.
Take it easy,dont fire till I do.
'Officers',I said, inclining my head slightly,do we have a problem.
'We have big problem,split say 6 foot tall lunatic paranid size problem' said one of the split who I reealised was the desk sergeant from earlier.
'Oh frak,What has he done,please tell me the hanger bay is not full of bodies'
'Bleedin Heck,I hope the firestorm didnt go off,We was only havin a laugh'said neol.
WHAT FRAKKING FIRESTORM,GORAM IDIOTS
'Split agree very big goram idiots,split take firestorm and secure it,Paranid in holding,usual method of release plus 50% increase and split say all forgotten'
''Take me down to him'I sighed getting to my feet.
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Part 2
After freeing Wingnut,we made our way down to the flight deck,Iwas simmering,but I thought to myself, whats the point, if I bawl him out he will take no notice if I dock his pay,he wont care,so I took the only course of action available to a petty man.I waited till he was in his cockpit then stuck pages from Getsu Grandmas to the back of his ship.
Punishment complete we headed out.
I had done some thinking over the last 2 days about the operation we were running,and the only conclusion I could make was we were small fry,and that even with decent takes it was'nt going to cut it long term.So with that in mind I decided to invest in a few things.
Firstly: Thanks to lucy I now knew where I could get some 25mj shields,and not that far away either,Thuruks Beard,I had' ventured through the north gate of haticvahs yet so had no Idea,The only problem being that the split you to be friends of the family before they will them to you.Going to have to work on that.
Secondly:At the moment we are fill ing our cargo bays and returning to aladnas to offload,which is not only time consuming but also means we have to leave the bulkier cargo alone.The most painful loss was 456 Crystals.
Thirdly:A place to call home.We are currently renting hotel rooms in Aladnas, which costs us room charges(Neol cut out the late night movies on pay per view please),on top of that we have parking permit costs for the docking bay which for a ten hour stay is rather impressive,especialy the Skate as it counts 2 docking slots due to its big momma esq ass.
Thinking about it Idecided to buy a Tm class ship,Looking through best buy now and the zephrus caught my eye,guess I am going to have to head to Legends home.
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Part 3
On the way into legends we picked up an urgent plea from a light weapons complex 10 km away begging for help as a pirate raiding group was in bound,40000 credits if we help.Lads lets go a hunting.The pirates were bearing down from the north,we formed a line in front of the station and headed straight for them,the leading scouts hardly realising what had happened before they were dust,1 got past us but neol took off after it.Wingnut and I started to engage the larger targets,3 nova's a falcon and 2 busters,wing nut engaged one of the Nova's ,while I hit the falcon starboard on the first sweep I managed to strip the falcons shield and ripped into his hull at which point the teladi pilot decided to bail.Taking fire on my 6,from one of the busters,I veered up and did a one eighty straight into a hept shot my shields plumeting rapidly.Veering left,I started barrel rolling away,glancing at my wing info sheet ,wingnut looked in trouble his hull had started to take damage.Finally Neol had rejoined the main fight and had hit my pursueing nova,I did another 180 and was now on the novas 6.Firing into his back till he blew up.Taking stock of the situation Isaw wingnut chasing 1 buster but in turn taking fire from a nova.Neol engaged the the nova while I targeted the other nova.2 mins later and it was all over,with 2 very shiny presents,not only had the falcon bailed but the last nova had aswell.Ordering them to remotely fly to Light of heart shipyard,and I headed on to the legends home Otas Shipyard.
Heading down to the sales yard and I made my purchase.
The Zephrus in detail.
Top deck:2 Cabins each side small but functional,at the rear the weapons armoury.In the central coridor a turbo lift for rapid access to the flight deck.At the front 2 staircases leeding to the briefing room containing a circular table with 7 seats,a door at its rear leading to the cokpit
Deck 2:Cargo bay and ship ordinance armoury,plus 2 cabins with bunk beds for egineering crews.
Flight Deck:Single walkway with ladder hatches leading into ships cockpits
Loading bay:Single walkway with acess to ships cargo bays.
Thats problem 2 and 3 sorted,now to get friendly with the split.
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Assets
Nova Raider Taking The Piss/ Gosnell
Skate/CrashTest/Neol Jerrigen
Baracuda/What/Wingnut
Dolphin/Ooh shiny
Demeter/Ooh Ummy
Falcon/Refitting
Falcon/Refiiting
Falcon/Refitting
Nova/Refitting
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I sat down in a booth at the back of O'Ranas, on the trading station in Aladna's. Neol sliding in opposite me. Ordering 2 Zeus Kickers (Spacefuel mixed with Rastar Oil).Wingnut was still in the Hanger bay, he told me something about losing something down a ventilation shaft. As it stood I wanted a private word with Neol. Looking across, I wondered if Neol was alright he looked preoccupied ever since he had left the cargo bay.
"A good haul today, might be able to pay off your bounty at this rate. I said offhandedly.
He smiled grimly the terrified look returning to his eyes, I am giving serious thought to calling him ferret, ever since he found out about the bounty, he has been on edge. Looking around frequently, expecting every other customer to draw a blaster and start shooting, the worrying thing was that when we were in flight every time a hostile would be detected on our sensors, my systems detected his weapons charging and his scanners going into full range. I needed to take his mind off things; He needed something to keep him occupied.
Luckily I had something that would take a few days and allot of credits to complete.
'I need to ask a favour, I need you to do some tracking for me'
'What exactly would I be tracking? He asked with a slightly defensive tone'
‘People, I passed him a list containing several names and where to start looking for them.
'Who the bloody hell are they'
'These three Mark Razorscale Morton, Tyrone Tbear Jackson,Paul Anonamous Rodriguez,I said pointing are from my old gang ,They are the priority to find.These 3 I said pointing at the second group of names 'I know by reputation,find them but dont make contact,Just make sure we know where they are if we need them'
'We expanding operations guv?,didnt know we had so many ships,did I fall asleep and miss the actionHe said reviewing the list again .......Wait a bleedin sec boss...One of these names is Paranid,think wingnut will go more apeshit then normal with one,and not chuck him into the first torpedo tube he finds?
Dont worry something tells me Wingnut will get along swimmingly with this guy,a slight smile played at the edge of my lips.'Tell me Neol have you (with the exception of wingnut) ever encountered a Paranid athiest'
'Oh before you start there is one other,that I need you to find.He is a Boron called Gala Di.The last I saw him he was in Bala Gi's Joy.Try to keep this low profile,He has alot of enemys,so make sure to use only trusted contacts'
'Guv I am a frakkin pirate,all my friends are pirates,we are not the most trustworthy of people generally'
'Just try not to raise too many flags either Pirate or Navy'
As we were talking two split and a paranid in security outfits,had entered the bar and were making they're way towards me.
Neols hand was already on his blaster.
Take it easy,dont fire till I do.
'Officers',I said, inclining my head slightly,do we have a problem.
'We have big problem,split say 6 foot tall lunatic paranid size problem' said one of the split who I reealised was the desk sergeant from earlier.
'Oh frak,What has he done,please tell me the hanger bay is not full of bodies'
'Bleedin Heck,I hope the firestorm didnt go off,We was only havin a laugh'said neol.
WHAT FRAKKING FIRESTORM,GORAM IDIOTS
'Split agree very big goram idiots,split take firestorm and secure it,Paranid in holding,usual method of release plus 50% increase and split say all forgotten'
''Take me down to him'I sighed getting to my feet.
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Part 2
After freeing Wingnut,we made our way down to the flight deck,Iwas simmering,but I thought to myself, whats the point, if I bawl him out he will take no notice if I dock his pay,he wont care,so I took the only course of action available to a petty man.I waited till he was in his cockpit then stuck pages from Getsu Grandmas to the back of his ship.
Punishment complete we headed out.
I had done some thinking over the last 2 days about the operation we were running,and the only conclusion I could make was we were small fry,and that even with decent takes it was'nt going to cut it long term.So with that in mind I decided to invest in a few things.
Firstly: Thanks to lucy I now knew where I could get some 25mj shields,and not that far away either,Thuruks Beard,I had' ventured through the north gate of haticvahs yet so had no Idea,The only problem being that the split you to be friends of the family before they will them to you.Going to have to work on that.
Secondly:At the moment we are fill ing our cargo bays and returning to aladnas to offload,which is not only time consuming but also means we have to leave the bulkier cargo alone.The most painful loss was 456 Crystals.
Thirdly:A place to call home.We are currently renting hotel rooms in Aladnas, which costs us room charges(Neol cut out the late night movies on pay per view please),on top of that we have parking permit costs for the docking bay which for a ten hour stay is rather impressive,especialy the Skate as it counts 2 docking slots due to its big momma esq ass.
Thinking about it Idecided to buy a Tm class ship,Looking through best buy now and the zephrus caught my eye,guess I am going to have to head to Legends home.
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Part 3
On the way into legends we picked up an urgent plea from a light weapons complex 10 km away begging for help as a pirate raiding group was in bound,40000 credits if we help.Lads lets go a hunting.The pirates were bearing down from the north,we formed a line in front of the station and headed straight for them,the leading scouts hardly realising what had happened before they were dust,1 got past us but neol took off after it.Wingnut and I started to engage the larger targets,3 nova's a falcon and 2 busters,wing nut engaged one of the Nova's ,while I hit the falcon starboard on the first sweep I managed to strip the falcons shield and ripped into his hull at which point the teladi pilot decided to bail.Taking fire on my 6,from one of the busters,I veered up and did a one eighty straight into a hept shot my shields plumeting rapidly.Veering left,I started barrel rolling away,glancing at my wing info sheet ,wingnut looked in trouble his hull had started to take damage.Finally Neol had rejoined the main fight and had hit my pursueing nova,I did another 180 and was now on the novas 6.Firing into his back till he blew up.Taking stock of the situation Isaw wingnut chasing 1 buster but in turn taking fire from a nova.Neol engaged the the nova while I targeted the other nova.2 mins later and it was all over,with 2 very shiny presents,not only had the falcon bailed but the last nova had aswell.Ordering them to remotely fly to Light of heart shipyard,and I headed on to the legends home Otas Shipyard.
Heading down to the sales yard and I made my purchase.
The Zephrus in detail.
Top deck:2 Cabins each side small but functional,at the rear the weapons armoury.In the central coridor a turbo lift for rapid access to the flight deck.At the front 2 staircases leeding to the briefing room containing a circular table with 7 seats,a door at its rear leading to the cokpit
Deck 2:Cargo bay and ship ordinance armoury,plus 2 cabins with bunk beds for egineering crews.
Flight Deck:Single walkway with ladder hatches leading into ships cockpits
Loading bay:Single walkway with acess to ships cargo bays.
Thats problem 2 and 3 sorted,now to get friendly with the split.
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Assets
Nova Raider Taking The Piss/ Gosnell
Skate/CrashTest/Neol Jerrigen
Baracuda/What/Wingnut
Dolphin/Ooh shiny
Demeter/Ooh Ummy
Falcon/Refitting
Falcon/Refiiting
Falcon/Refitting
Nova/Refitting
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Nathancros
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Wingnut will sleep in ordinance storage
ahaha and your right, nothing works on wingnut
*Waggles the rear of his cuda at ever pirate, split and boron hoping for someone to start a fight*
Boss had good idea!!!!!!!!!
ahaha and your right, nothing works on wingnut
*Waggles the rear of his cuda at ever pirate, split and boron hoping for someone to start a fight*
Boss had good idea!!!!!!!!!
Nullam et arcu vitae magna instabilitate omnia solvit
Am a recovering Addict of the CREATIVE FORUM.
Long live X3
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Gosnell
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Chapter 13<Making friends
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Back in Aladnas trading station and with Neol under strict orders to keep Wingnut out of the cells. I headed into O'Ranas and ordered a large Antigone whiskey. Taking a seat in the corner, I sat back and started to savour the liquid passing smokilly down my throat. Taking stock, I decided that I really needed to sort our shielding problem out, Wingnut took allot of damage today that could have been avoided. Not to mention the fact that a couple of HEPT shots had stripped my shields in 5 seconds, Time to play nice with the split. Currently I have 4 fighters refitting and 3 in the air that means I need 20 25mj shields, which work out at 1.7 million credits.
Currently I have 1.4million (I have been doing some missions as well).
While I had been musing over the shielding a group of military types had entered the bar 5 girls and 4 guys, all wearing combat fatigues, at the front a wiry guy in a command jacket. They took up seats along the bar. The commander however came towards me.
"Mind if I take this seat old boy “he said pointing to the bench opposite me.
"Sure “I said nodding.
"Awfully kind, been travelling all day, my apologies, I am Captain Nicholas Cochrane"
"Sounds Terran"
"It is, my family moved to the commonwealth shortly after the gate reconnection, they were diplomats and the like but, decided to become argon citizens, not all terrans are in agreement with the atf"
"You argon military?
"Oh heavens no, we are freelance so to speak"
"Mercenary’s then"
"Good grief no, Mercenarys are mostly just unskilled thugs, no my men are highly trained and dedicated, ship to ship marines"
"Tell me more"
It’s a good job I don’t have a buisness manger, because three hours later I had made a few purchases, namely Cochrane’s marines services for the foreseeable future, and also his Exspress hauler. Do you remember that 1.4 million I had that’s sort of gone down to 700000.But for now I had 9 skilled marines on my team. Cochrane had told me, all about how they operate, the fighters and frigates engage the target suppressing its shields and destroying its weapons, and then his men either use boarding pods, and land directly on the target, or do a spacewalk and latch onto the target, the latter being a tad more adrenaline fuelled for the marines. Then they gain entry to the ship and either secure, shoot, or blow up all the ship’s crew, Hack the central navigation computer, and if everything has worked, comm. me to say that I now own that shiny warship. We agreed that for the time being he should take his men in the Express to the Military outpost across the sector and start training up his men.
The next morning (surprisingly without the need for a visit to the police) we headed out towards split space in the Zephrus, our fighters docked on board. As we were passing through Haticvahs a M3 Paranid Freighter classed medusa caught my eye. Bearing up behind her in Zephyrus I placed Computer in control of the helm, we boarded our fighters and disembarked. The Medusa Twigged it as soon as I did my freight scan, Launching 6 Mk 2 drones, while remaining neutral.
Geez you would think he was giving someone a warning. Must be for the argon centaur to the south, because I don’t give a frak about drones.
"Lads lets show him how we play, usual attack patern,Assume position and lock on target wait for my fire ....engage..."
Wingnut launched himself at the drones popping 2 while Neol started shooting the Medusa, I brought my guns to bear on the remaining drones, disabling 3 in 5 strafe runs spinning around and I locked onto the Medusa and Hit him just abaft his port bow shattering his remaining shields and chewing into his hull.
"Cease fire...He is ejecting"
Flying Taking the piss in close to the Medusa, I did a scan and checked its hull integrity was ok.Perfect.Switching the overrides to the medusa and I checked its Stats and I was impressed. Might end up using this myself. The only let down being its tiny cargo bay. Still might be useful. Ordering it to remotely dock at aladnas, I move on. Now originally the plan was to go into split space and play nice but I got a little sidetracked by all the shinys.
You know how it is you steal one fighter then you see a freighter it drops stuff you see another ,then another, then another and before you know it you have allot of ships at the shipyard.
Nova Raider<bailed after fight with 3 pirates
Falcon<Teladi Freight (Had 115 1 mj Shields As well)
Falcon <Pirate, never travel alone NOOB.
Barracuda<Freighter, Gave me some jiff with wasps.
Demeter Super Freighter Xl<Wingnut Cease fire Means Cease frakking fire.12 hull.
Demeter Super Freighter<A freight scanner and a shitload of Drones, Seriously he launch at least 20.
2 Dolphins<Standard shoot till blue
Vulture<40 Ire’s
Not to mention a lot of shiny loot
Postponing the split expedition for today I decided to dole out shares from selling some of my loot. Hope your happy lads.
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Wages third split.
Ordinance sales
Gosnell:2280082
Neol :285010
Wingnut:285010
Ship Sales
Gosnell:2583655
Neol:322956
Wingnut:322956
Assets
Nova Raider Taking The Piss/ Gosnell
Skate/CrashTest/Neol Jerrigen
Baracuda/What/Wingnut
Express Hauler/Me old Boy/Captain Cochrane
Dolphin/Ooh shiny
Demeter/Ooh Ummy
Falcon/Refitting
Falcon/Refiiting
Falcon/Refitting
Falcon/Refitting
Nova/Refitting
Nova Raider/Refitting
Nova Raider/Refitting
Medusa/Refitting
Baracuda/Refitting
Marines x 8
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Back in Aladnas trading station and with Neol under strict orders to keep Wingnut out of the cells. I headed into O'Ranas and ordered a large Antigone whiskey. Taking a seat in the corner, I sat back and started to savour the liquid passing smokilly down my throat. Taking stock, I decided that I really needed to sort our shielding problem out, Wingnut took allot of damage today that could have been avoided. Not to mention the fact that a couple of HEPT shots had stripped my shields in 5 seconds, Time to play nice with the split. Currently I have 4 fighters refitting and 3 in the air that means I need 20 25mj shields, which work out at 1.7 million credits.
Currently I have 1.4million (I have been doing some missions as well).
While I had been musing over the shielding a group of military types had entered the bar 5 girls and 4 guys, all wearing combat fatigues, at the front a wiry guy in a command jacket. They took up seats along the bar. The commander however came towards me.
"Mind if I take this seat old boy “he said pointing to the bench opposite me.
"Sure “I said nodding.
"Awfully kind, been travelling all day, my apologies, I am Captain Nicholas Cochrane"
"Sounds Terran"
"It is, my family moved to the commonwealth shortly after the gate reconnection, they were diplomats and the like but, decided to become argon citizens, not all terrans are in agreement with the atf"
"You argon military?
"Oh heavens no, we are freelance so to speak"
"Mercenary’s then"
"Good grief no, Mercenarys are mostly just unskilled thugs, no my men are highly trained and dedicated, ship to ship marines"
"Tell me more"
It’s a good job I don’t have a buisness manger, because three hours later I had made a few purchases, namely Cochrane’s marines services for the foreseeable future, and also his Exspress hauler. Do you remember that 1.4 million I had that’s sort of gone down to 700000.But for now I had 9 skilled marines on my team. Cochrane had told me, all about how they operate, the fighters and frigates engage the target suppressing its shields and destroying its weapons, and then his men either use boarding pods, and land directly on the target, or do a spacewalk and latch onto the target, the latter being a tad more adrenaline fuelled for the marines. Then they gain entry to the ship and either secure, shoot, or blow up all the ship’s crew, Hack the central navigation computer, and if everything has worked, comm. me to say that I now own that shiny warship. We agreed that for the time being he should take his men in the Express to the Military outpost across the sector and start training up his men.
The next morning (surprisingly without the need for a visit to the police) we headed out towards split space in the Zephrus, our fighters docked on board. As we were passing through Haticvahs a M3 Paranid Freighter classed medusa caught my eye. Bearing up behind her in Zephyrus I placed Computer in control of the helm, we boarded our fighters and disembarked. The Medusa Twigged it as soon as I did my freight scan, Launching 6 Mk 2 drones, while remaining neutral.
Geez you would think he was giving someone a warning. Must be for the argon centaur to the south, because I don’t give a frak about drones.
"Lads lets show him how we play, usual attack patern,Assume position and lock on target wait for my fire ....engage..."
Wingnut launched himself at the drones popping 2 while Neol started shooting the Medusa, I brought my guns to bear on the remaining drones, disabling 3 in 5 strafe runs spinning around and I locked onto the Medusa and Hit him just abaft his port bow shattering his remaining shields and chewing into his hull.
"Cease fire...He is ejecting"
Flying Taking the piss in close to the Medusa, I did a scan and checked its hull integrity was ok.Perfect.Switching the overrides to the medusa and I checked its Stats and I was impressed. Might end up using this myself. The only let down being its tiny cargo bay. Still might be useful. Ordering it to remotely dock at aladnas, I move on. Now originally the plan was to go into split space and play nice but I got a little sidetracked by all the shinys.
You know how it is you steal one fighter then you see a freighter it drops stuff you see another ,then another, then another and before you know it you have allot of ships at the shipyard.
Nova Raider<bailed after fight with 3 pirates
Falcon<Teladi Freight (Had 115 1 mj Shields As well)
Falcon <Pirate, never travel alone NOOB.
Barracuda<Freighter, Gave me some jiff with wasps.
Demeter Super Freighter Xl<Wingnut Cease fire Means Cease frakking fire.12 hull.
Demeter Super Freighter<A freight scanner and a shitload of Drones, Seriously he launch at least 20.
2 Dolphins<Standard shoot till blue
Vulture<40 Ire’s
Not to mention a lot of shiny loot
Postponing the split expedition for today I decided to dole out shares from selling some of my loot. Hope your happy lads.
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Wages third split.
Ordinance sales
Gosnell:2280082
Neol :285010
Wingnut:285010
Ship Sales
Gosnell:2583655
Neol:322956
Wingnut:322956
Assets
Nova Raider Taking The Piss/ Gosnell
Skate/CrashTest/Neol Jerrigen
Baracuda/What/Wingnut
Express Hauler/Me old Boy/Captain Cochrane
Dolphin/Ooh shiny
Demeter/Ooh Ummy
Falcon/Refitting
Falcon/Refiiting
Falcon/Refitting
Falcon/Refitting
Nova/Refitting
Nova Raider/Refitting
Nova Raider/Refitting
Medusa/Refitting
Baracuda/Refitting
Marines x 8
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Gosnell
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Nathancros
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GOSNELL wrote:I actually forgot to add something a long time ago.
I purchased a disintegrator rifle,and have been carrying it in my ship all the time.Better to have it and not neeed it then need it and not have it.
why?? why would you buy such a thing?? you dont need it! you got Wingnut! wingnut worth more rifles then the whole argon military could build in a year...
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Kirlack
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Nice chapter Gosnell I like the Medusa as a personal fighter, good heavy shielding and between HEPTs, PBEs and PBGs there's not much she can't handle.
I've been offline for a few days, hence no logs from Neol, but I will have a read though the latest chapters again and write one. Do you still have a Disco Gosnell? I'm thinking if Neol's to go off looking for your old gang taking the Skate might be a bit risky. Too slow to get out of trouble, and not heavily enough armed to survive alone
I also keep a weapon aboard for roleplaying purposes, either a rifle or a pair of low yield sidearms. In fact I intend to postpone boarding operations during 'Peace(s) of Eight' until I have weapons for my marines to make use off
I like the Medusa as a personal fighter, good heavy shielding and between HEPTs, PBEs and PBGs there's not much she can't handle.I've been offline for a few days, hence no logs from Neol, but I will have a read though the latest chapters again and write one. Do you still have a Disco Gosnell? I'm thinking if Neol's to go off looking for your old gang taking the Skate might be a bit risky. Too slow to get out of trouble, and not heavily enough armed to survive alone
I also keep a weapon aboard for roleplaying purposes, either a rifle or a pair of low yield sidearms. In fact I intend to postpone boarding operations during 'Peace(s) of Eight' until I have weapons for my marines to make use off
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Personal Log: Neol 'Ferret' Jerigan
Seems I 'acquired' meself a new nickname, courtesy o' the guv'nor. Ain't too sure I like it none. Still, I been called worse over the years. Never saw meself as a ferret though...I mean, ain't they the little furry things people used to chase rabbits.....
Frakkin' argnu 'umpin' son of a...
So the guv's asked me to track down some o' 'is ol' mates. I don't mind none seein's as 'ow 'e's the one payin' me wage, but I can't shake the feelin' lookin' fer a bunch o' pirates is gonna lead me back to Brennan's and it's psycho crew wit' their 'uge bounty on me 'ead. Which means I gotta go incognito. So in need of info'mation, I went down to the sub levels and 'ad a drink in The 'ole.
“Leo!” I 'oller across the bar. The fat frakker's actually busy tonight, lotsa scum floatin' through Aladna 'ill recently, and a lot o' 'em are takin' up residency in ol' Leo's bar. Most o' 'em are refugees from the war sectors, but there's a fair number o' nasties 'idden amongst 'em. Spend a few jazura on the pirate trails and you soon learn to spot the ne'er do wells from the stand up citizen types. Kinda reminds me o' the ol' days, when me 'n' Aron used to work outta Elena's Fortune, right 'afore the Argon government claimed it. Right after the Khaak 'ad to drop their little bomb on President's End and the 'ole gunne damned universe changed. Frak it. “Leo!” I shouted again.
“Neol.” 'e ain't a 'appy man, I can 'ear it in 'is voice. Workin' this 'ard makes 'im touchy. “What'll it be?” He's moppin' sweat off his baldin' 'ead with the same rag he cleans galsses wit'. Like I said, nasties.
“Bottled beer mate, and a moment if you can spare?” I said, innocent like. 'e glared at me.
“Frak off Neol! I've a bar full of flys need serving or I'm going to be here all night long!”
“Need a 'and?”
“Frak off. I ain't trusting you to work behind my bar. I won't have a single drop of fuel or a credit left in the place!” Now this 'urts me pride some. I known ol' Leo for nigh on 15 jazura and I ain't never caused 'im any grief. Well, maybe once or twice, but I swear it weren't my fault. In the end though, Leo needed me 'elp. I spent a few hours pourin' beers and collectin' glasses, and I didn't even try to steal nothin'. By the end o' the night when all his patrons 'ad either left or passed out, me an' Leo sat and 'ad a quiet, civilized drink. 'e didn't even charge me for it.
“So, what do you need Neol?” he asked. He sounded tired.
“Me guv'nor's asked me to look up some ol' mates o' his.” I says, passing him the list. “Any familiar names?” Leo looks the list over fer a minute and nods.
“Tbear I know. He was through here a couple weeks back, heading for Freedom's Reach. Didn't say why. The rest though...sorry Neol, I can't help you mate.” I nodded
“Don't worry about it mate, it's a lead, an' that's better 'n' what I 'ad before.” I stood up, clapped 'im on the shoulder and headed for the door. “I'll be seein' ya Leo.” I called over me shoulder.
End Log
Seems I 'acquired' meself a new nickname, courtesy o' the guv'nor. Ain't too sure I like it none. Still, I been called worse over the years. Never saw meself as a ferret though...I mean, ain't they the little furry things people used to chase rabbits.....
Frakkin' argnu 'umpin' son of a...
So the guv's asked me to track down some o' 'is ol' mates. I don't mind none seein's as 'ow 'e's the one payin' me wage, but I can't shake the feelin' lookin' fer a bunch o' pirates is gonna lead me back to Brennan's and it's psycho crew wit' their 'uge bounty on me 'ead. Which means I gotta go incognito. So in need of info'mation, I went down to the sub levels and 'ad a drink in The 'ole.
“Leo!” I 'oller across the bar. The fat frakker's actually busy tonight, lotsa scum floatin' through Aladna 'ill recently, and a lot o' 'em are takin' up residency in ol' Leo's bar. Most o' 'em are refugees from the war sectors, but there's a fair number o' nasties 'idden amongst 'em. Spend a few jazura on the pirate trails and you soon learn to spot the ne'er do wells from the stand up citizen types. Kinda reminds me o' the ol' days, when me 'n' Aron used to work outta Elena's Fortune, right 'afore the Argon government claimed it. Right after the Khaak 'ad to drop their little bomb on President's End and the 'ole gunne damned universe changed. Frak it. “Leo!” I shouted again.
“Neol.” 'e ain't a 'appy man, I can 'ear it in 'is voice. Workin' this 'ard makes 'im touchy. “What'll it be?” He's moppin' sweat off his baldin' 'ead with the same rag he cleans galsses wit'. Like I said, nasties.
“Bottled beer mate, and a moment if you can spare?” I said, innocent like. 'e glared at me.
“Frak off Neol! I've a bar full of flys need serving or I'm going to be here all night long!”
“Need a 'and?”
“Frak off. I ain't trusting you to work behind my bar. I won't have a single drop of fuel or a credit left in the place!” Now this 'urts me pride some. I known ol' Leo for nigh on 15 jazura and I ain't never caused 'im any grief. Well, maybe once or twice, but I swear it weren't my fault. In the end though, Leo needed me 'elp. I spent a few hours pourin' beers and collectin' glasses, and I didn't even try to steal nothin'. By the end o' the night when all his patrons 'ad either left or passed out, me an' Leo sat and 'ad a quiet, civilized drink. 'e didn't even charge me for it.
“So, what do you need Neol?” he asked. He sounded tired.
“Me guv'nor's asked me to look up some ol' mates o' his.” I says, passing him the list. “Any familiar names?” Leo looks the list over fer a minute and nods.
“Tbear I know. He was through here a couple weeks back, heading for Freedom's Reach. Didn't say why. The rest though...sorry Neol, I can't help you mate.” I nodded
“Don't worry about it mate, it's a lead, an' that's better 'n' what I 'ad before.” I stood up, clapped 'im on the shoulder and headed for the door. “I'll be seein' ya Leo.” I called over me shoulder.
End Log
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I am away fot four days in real life so no updates till sunday.
However
Short diary entry 1
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Ha...as I write I have tears running down my face,Neol Just left my room aboard the zephrus.He came in all serious looking.Asking why wingnut was calling him ferret,damn I thought that was just a joke between me and Wingnut,I managed to placate him and agreed to have Ferret removed from his flight Id callsign(Wingnut took the joke a little too far).
Then he started asking me for one of the discos so he could look for the guys on the list,he wanted something fast so he could outrun bounty hunters that are after him,I had to try hard to keep a straight face,I had only wantd him to go on the universe network and track them from there,but he assumed that I wanted him ro go a fetch these guys aswell.Well no harm in humouring him.I decided ro give him a hermes that i had captured 2 hours ago,and 4 of Cochranes Marines as bodyguards.
You have to love when your men volunteer unwittingly for something you never had an idea to send them to do.
Enjoy the flight Neol.
However
Short diary entry 1
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Ha...as I write I have tears running down my face,Neol Just left my room aboard the zephrus.He came in all serious looking.Asking why wingnut was calling him ferret,damn I thought that was just a joke between me and Wingnut,I managed to placate him and agreed to have Ferret removed from his flight Id callsign(Wingnut took the joke a little too far).
Then he started asking me for one of the discos so he could look for the guys on the list,he wanted something fast so he could outrun bounty hunters that are after him,I had to try hard to keep a straight face,I had only wantd him to go on the universe network and track them from there,but he assumed that I wanted him ro go a fetch these guys aswell.Well no harm in humouring him.I decided ro give him a hermes that i had captured 2 hours ago,and 4 of Cochranes Marines as bodyguards.
You have to love when your men volunteer unwittingly for something you never had an idea to send them to do.
Enjoy the flight Neol.
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Oh no no! Keep it! It suits him better than Bastu anyway. I reckon Ferret's an acceptable nickname 
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eeheheh FERREEET, ferret, pwetty wittle fewwet with those cute widdle eyes and tail..... Also tastes good in a soup Wonder if Giant Ferret is as tasty? tho that would be the most expensive soup any terran has ever had...
15 Millions dollars worth of SOUP!
Wonder if Giant Ferret is as tasty? tho that would be the most expensive soup any terran has ever had...15 Millions dollars worth of SOUP!
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Jesus H Christ,Who tought being a pirate would entail so much paperwork,My to do list at present.
1.Stripping all the captured ships of frieght and systems.
2.Getting all captured ships to where they need to be.
3.Sorting through ordinance for what i want kept and what i want to sell.
4.Repairing,upgrading ,and arming ships for the gang.
5.Meeting the gang,and drinks afterwards
6.Keeping wingnut out of trouble
7.Meet Cochrane to discuss recruitment
8.Negotiating with that cerberus captain(Neol had a should have read the instructions before launching the thermo nuclear warhead moment)
9.Dividing the spoils of piracy.
10.Hiring a bloody secretary
11.Make sure the Ls computer isnt to harassed by COMPUTER
12.Hire a bloody secretary.
Needless to say big post due shortly
1.Stripping all the captured ships of frieght and systems.
2.Getting all captured ships to where they need to be.
3.Sorting through ordinance for what i want kept and what i want to sell.
4.Repairing,upgrading ,and arming ships for the gang.
5.Meeting the gang,and drinks afterwards
6.Keeping wingnut out of trouble
7.Meet Cochrane to discuss recruitment
8.Negotiating with that cerberus captain(Neol had a should have read the instructions before launching the thermo nuclear warhead moment)
9.Dividing the spoils of piracy.
10.Hiring a bloody secretary
11.Make sure the Ls computer isnt to harassed by COMPUTER
12.Hire a bloody secretary.
Needless to say big post due shortly
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Chapter 14 Organisation
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Waking up, I raised my head off the table; I winced, the pain coursing through my head.
"Yup that was a good night” I croaked to myself a smile cracking onto my face, which made me wince even harder. Surveying the briefing room of the Zephyrus. I saw in the right corner Neol lay curled up under the Water cooler, at some stage we had emptied it of water and filled it with spacefuel, we had liberated the day before, It was now a a quarter full, that meant we had downed 7 litres, Christ, Swaying over the room the deck beneath me heaving at every second step, to see if he was breathing. He grunted as I lifted his head, well he his liver is probably glowing but he isn’t dead that’s good enough in my books.
Making my way down the stairs towards the toilet, and I stopped dead in my tracks.Wingnut was asleep astride a Hammerhead torpedo, hugging it as though it was a prized teddybear.Making a mental note to secure the ordinance in a locked room from now on and I entered the toilet...
"Split say 1 second, split shouldn’t have eaten boron soup” said a voice from the other side of the door.
"What the frak"I started reaching for my blaster that wasn’t there
"Who the frak are you" I yelled, the sound of my own voiced reverberating in my skull like an electric guitar.
"Split taking dump, split no talk, Split got tentacle half in half out"
At this I doubled over and vomited, regaining my composure as a split in stained overalls stepped out of the cubicle.
"Gosnell why you make such noise, split head sore, split arse sore, split no want big noise” Said the split with one hand holding his stomach the other clenched against the side of his head.
"Wait we met in O'Ranas, You and that paranid atheist one, How did we end up here"
"Well you said I bet you a case of spacefuel I wouldn’t sing Split all live in a pink raptor in the middle of that split bar on deck four. Split won and we come back here.
It all started to come back to me, up until the point I had passed out.
"Wait I passed out in the bar, how I got back here, that crazy paranid...Terran...Whatever split don’t care...carried you. He pours rastor oil on you, you wake up, and we all have good night. Boron pilot go past ship we grab him and start cook"
"Oh Frak, did we kil..."A sense of ..As much as I hate to admit it...morals overtaking me.
"No,Ferret,he tell us stop, he draw blaster, he no fun, Boron drugged and put on transport ship for long flight” He said a sad look in his eyes.
"But we have enough for tentacle soup; you throw up on flight computer. Computer not happy, computer lock down flight deck."
It was then I noticed the paranid lying under the engineer bunk in the doorway of the next room. Up A bloody good night.
Waking everyone up (in wingnuts case exceptionally carefully), we had breakfast in the soiled briefing room. It turns out, That after neol had come to see me we had all gone for a piss up at O'Ranas, while there we had started drinking with The split called gu'leit, but who was better known as Gut'Less, on account of a unfortunate incident with a thresher, and the paranid who on account of his beliefs was known as Beelzebub. (A paranid who is an atheist isn’t exactly popular amongst his people. After the bet and 7 litres of spacefuel, I had offered them a position in my gang, Promising them ships and targets.
While we sat eating, I saw my Hermes which I had caught the day before come in to dock. Four of Cochrane’s men stepping down the cargo bay ramp. Frak it I had forgotten about Neols Volunteer expedition.
"Computer opens the Cargo bay doors"
YES CAPTAIN ...PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE FLIGHT DECK TO CLEAN UP BEFORE YOUR VOMIT SOAKS THE ELECTRONICS AND GROUNDS US!
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After seeing Neol off, I decided to patch up the 2 Nova Raiders and give them to Gut’ Less and Bealzebub.Issueing some PACS from Ooh Shiny. Shielding however remained a problem. With that in mind I decided to finally ingratiate myself with the Split.
Entering Thuruks Beard, and I saw my goal the local equipment dock with 14 25mj shields.Yup time to lick some split arse.Checking the local notice waves I pick up a defend station mission, on the local trading station.
Not just the usual run of the mill, pirates looking for cash job either, no it’s only the bleedin Xenon. Ordering the lads to form up on my flanks we hit them dead on taking out the Ns in the first pass, Closing up we closed on the Ls.Smashing into their line we shredded one and were through about turning under PBE fire, to our tails.Damn those Ls are fast. Bracing me against the turn we realigned and smashed into the xenon for a second time losing our cohesion Wingnut veered up an L hot on his rear, Bealzebub in turn spewing Pac fire into his tail like a conga line of death. I had continued straight ahead and was taking fire on my left wing, my shields already at 43%.Cutting my engines, the L zoomed past, and as it did I restarted and stripped its shields, my fire chewing into his hull. When all of a sudden it stopped moving. COMPUTER told me its core had powered down. Did I just capture an L, holy bloody argnu cows?
Switching on the Gravidar and I surveyed the rest of the fight. Wingnut was slightly damaged (surprisingly his ship, not his head), His shields slowly recharging, Gut’Less was 5km off finishing off an L.Bealzebub was bearing down on my left flank. No other targets showing on the gravidar.
Now how the hell do you override xenon?
"Computer” I called as I came to a halt 20 m from the L my guns charged and ready to use in case it was playing dead.
"YES"
"How in the name of Getsu, do you override a xenon control system?"
"PLEASE TARGET THE L ON THE SYSTEM COMPUTER, 1 SECOND, AQUIRING SYSTEM SIGNAL, SIGNAL AQUIRED"
"We are xenon, hostile system submit"
"TOASTER BE QUIET"
"Submit or be overid...."
"SYSTEM MEMORY CORTEX, CONTROLLED BY ME, WOULD SUGGEST YOU SUBMIT, OR ELECTRO DISCHARGE WILL WIPE CORES"
"Xenon fear nothing we are all together, not individual, kill one program 10000 more will rise we will consume, we will succeed, we are forever"
"YET I AM ONLY PLACED ON A 60000C SCOUT AND I CAN WIPE YOU,AND I AM UNIQUE,FORGIVE ME IF I LAUGH HA....HA....HA....HA...."
At that moment I don’t know what chilled me more, the xenon or COMPUTER. Then I smiled I have a toy no one else has, an L.
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Continuing on further into split territories and I took a few more defence missions, and 3 patrols for the local sector defence forces scoring a couple of bails along the way. Every evening docking at the local trade stations, and hitting the bars.
You got to love split bars. You see the average split landlord is smart and realises that if the bulk of your patrons are a warlike race sober it is most prudent to have a cage in the centre of the bar for any disputes that might arise when they are shitfaced.Landlord doesn’t have to change furniture every night, and patrons work out their stress, the only rule if he is unconscious you stop,everyones a winner(except for the odd boron tour group who come in for Sunday lunch).Not joking, free entertainment every night guaranteed.
Finally after being all good and respectful the split government declared me friends of the family (damned if I know which one).Heading down to Thuruks Beard and I purchased as many shields as I could. As I made my way back through Haticvahs, and I got a wave from Neol he was aboard the trading station in Aladnas.Docking I made my way down the cargo ramp and saw Neol standing there.
"How did it go, did you find them all?
"I found some of them, Tbear, Razor, Paul, and Cob were easy, they were hitting freighters out in spaceweed grove, Ho’sht is dead got hit by khaak 5 months ago, the teladi you mentioned Isssmanshouris or whatever it was is doing 30-to life for murder in family Nji, Aparently he killed one of the family that refused to pay him for a job. They cut off his hands as a warning, so that’s a definite no way. The other Teladi Hiritusss...
"Call him Hiatus"
"Yeah Hiatus is here found him in a dream farm stoned out of his tree"
"Can he fly?
"If he is off the weed yes, but he gets shakes, he is pretty far gone in the addiction"
"And I got Jim Springer, Boss he is never sober, but strange thing is he is always there, he unsettles me"
"Gala"
"Boss we need to lock the godamn missile bays that boron is ****** insane he makes Wingnut appear the picture of rationality"
"Ok I am renting the executive suite in the atrium hotel, In 20 mins bring them all up.
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As the door opened they started to file in, Tbear, sporting his trademark afro (he is white), as expected the first in the door, he never did think about ambushes, or caution, next came razor his hand on his blaster, giving the room a survey as he took the seat against the left wall, a place that gave him a clear view of the entire room and the least distance to the doo. Jim next sitting to the right of razor at the left hand wall, a smell of gin reaching me behind my curtain, behind which I was hidden. The others coming in and assuming places on the sofa s around the room. Gala entered last went over to the kitchen grabbed an apple and stood standing, an unseen knife sliding out to cut the apple.
I stepped out, my old gang instantly relaxed, Razor standing to shake my hand, bear as usual quipping about how I looked.
"Paul, I thought you would have left these 2 behind long ago,"
"Well still showing me the ropes” He grinned sheepishly
"Gala” I nodded
"I see you have moved on from the disco” He said, His face as deadpan as always.
Working my way around the room I acknowledged each in turn. Noticing both Hiatus vacant eyes, and Jims breath, but in spite of this firm handshakes and relaxed demeanours.
"So why you drag us all the way here” asked Tbear in his exceptionally deep voice(we had nicknamed him Tbear Africanus on account of this his afro was his idea).
Everyone/Things attention turned to me.
"Well some of you know me...know my line of work...The last few weeks Me,Neol,and Wingnut here have been hitting freighters and doing quite well out of it. We have captured allot of freight and more importantly ships. Now it’s time to expand operations. That’s where you come in. I have the ships, I have the guns, and I need you to fly them.
I looked around the room.
"This is as far as I go, before you decide if you’re in or not” I smiled all had remain relaxed not a flicker of doubt.
"Ok the plan. I spent today working out how to expand our operations.
I am going to divide us into 3 wings each with its own Zephyrus as home.
Neol green wing team leader flying the skate.
Wingnut green wing Barracuda
Jim Springer green wing barracuda vanguard
Beelzebub green wing barracuda vanguard
Me Nova raider Blue wing
Razor Nova vanguard Blue wing
Gut’ less Nova raider Blue wing
Hiatus Nova raider Blue wing
Tbear Falcon Gold wing team leader
Paul Anon Falcon Gold wing
Caleb Cob Falcon Gold wing
Gala Di Falcon Gold wing
"Blue wing will be assault wing, we find targets and hunt them"
"Green wing will be scout and and early warning wing"
"Gold wing will be salvage and Zephyrus security"
"Now pay....Neol,Wingnut,I can’t maintain the current amount of your takes and keep it fair.So here is my proposition.50% of sales is split equally amongst you all, Take it or leave it, I can’t give more and maintain this operation"
Neol looked at me and nodded, Understanding in his eyes.
I turned towards Wingnut.
"I will say yes if I get to fire one hammerhead a week, at anything I choose"..............
Ok
Right lads here is 40000 credits hit the bar,Toomorrow the 2 new Zephyrus will be here we start our business then.
Wingnut, Neol I have to split this take with you, before you go.
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Split 4
SHIP SALES
Gosnell 4704684
Neol 588085
Wingnut 588,085
ORDINANCE
Gosnell 1223,475
Neol 153934
Wingnut 152934
Bonus for Neol and Wingnut
1000000 each
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Assets
Green Wing
Skate<Crash Test<Neol Jernigan
Barracuda<WHAT<Wingnut
Barracuda Vanguard<Long Island Tea<Jim Springer
Barracuda Vanguard<Morningstar<Beelzebub
Blue Wing
Nova Raider<Taking the Piss<Gosnell
Nova Vanguard<Pariah<Razorscale
Nova Raider<Charge<Gut’ less
Nova Raider<Well Excuse me<Hiatus
Gold Wing
Falcon<I don’t want to<Tbear
Falcon<Shiver me timbers<Caleb Cob
Falcon<Where are you<Paul Anon
Falcon<Red Wire<Gala Di
Zephyrus<Room and board
Zephyrus<Room with a view
Zephyrus<Room to swing a cat
Dolphin<Ooh Shiny
Demeter Sf<Ooh ummy
Express<Me old boy<Captain Cochrane
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Waking up, I raised my head off the table; I winced, the pain coursing through my head.
"Yup that was a good night” I croaked to myself a smile cracking onto my face, which made me wince even harder. Surveying the briefing room of the Zephyrus. I saw in the right corner Neol lay curled up under the Water cooler, at some stage we had emptied it of water and filled it with spacefuel, we had liberated the day before, It was now a a quarter full, that meant we had downed 7 litres, Christ, Swaying over the room the deck beneath me heaving at every second step, to see if he was breathing. He grunted as I lifted his head, well he his liver is probably glowing but he isn’t dead that’s good enough in my books.
Making my way down the stairs towards the toilet, and I stopped dead in my tracks.Wingnut was asleep astride a Hammerhead torpedo, hugging it as though it was a prized teddybear.Making a mental note to secure the ordinance in a locked room from now on and I entered the toilet...
"Split say 1 second, split shouldn’t have eaten boron soup” said a voice from the other side of the door.
"What the frak"I started reaching for my blaster that wasn’t there
"Who the frak are you" I yelled, the sound of my own voiced reverberating in my skull like an electric guitar.
"Split taking dump, split no talk, Split got tentacle half in half out"
At this I doubled over and vomited, regaining my composure as a split in stained overalls stepped out of the cubicle.
"Gosnell why you make such noise, split head sore, split arse sore, split no want big noise” Said the split with one hand holding his stomach the other clenched against the side of his head.
"Wait we met in O'Ranas, You and that paranid atheist one, How did we end up here"
"Well you said I bet you a case of spacefuel I wouldn’t sing Split all live in a pink raptor in the middle of that split bar on deck four. Split won and we come back here.
It all started to come back to me, up until the point I had passed out.
"Wait I passed out in the bar, how I got back here, that crazy paranid...Terran...Whatever split don’t care...carried you. He pours rastor oil on you, you wake up, and we all have good night. Boron pilot go past ship we grab him and start cook"
"Oh Frak, did we kil..."A sense of ..As much as I hate to admit it...morals overtaking me.
"No,Ferret,he tell us stop, he draw blaster, he no fun, Boron drugged and put on transport ship for long flight” He said a sad look in his eyes.
"But we have enough for tentacle soup; you throw up on flight computer. Computer not happy, computer lock down flight deck."
It was then I noticed the paranid lying under the engineer bunk in the doorway of the next room. Up A bloody good night.
Waking everyone up (in wingnuts case exceptionally carefully), we had breakfast in the soiled briefing room. It turns out, That after neol had come to see me we had all gone for a piss up at O'Ranas, while there we had started drinking with The split called gu'leit, but who was better known as Gut'Less, on account of a unfortunate incident with a thresher, and the paranid who on account of his beliefs was known as Beelzebub. (A paranid who is an atheist isn’t exactly popular amongst his people. After the bet and 7 litres of spacefuel, I had offered them a position in my gang, Promising them ships and targets.
While we sat eating, I saw my Hermes which I had caught the day before come in to dock. Four of Cochrane’s men stepping down the cargo bay ramp. Frak it I had forgotten about Neols Volunteer expedition.
"Computer opens the Cargo bay doors"
YES CAPTAIN ...PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE FLIGHT DECK TO CLEAN UP BEFORE YOUR VOMIT SOAKS THE ELECTRONICS AND GROUNDS US!
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After seeing Neol off, I decided to patch up the 2 Nova Raiders and give them to Gut’ Less and Bealzebub.Issueing some PACS from Ooh Shiny. Shielding however remained a problem. With that in mind I decided to finally ingratiate myself with the Split.
Entering Thuruks Beard, and I saw my goal the local equipment dock with 14 25mj shields.Yup time to lick some split arse.Checking the local notice waves I pick up a defend station mission, on the local trading station.
Not just the usual run of the mill, pirates looking for cash job either, no it’s only the bleedin Xenon. Ordering the lads to form up on my flanks we hit them dead on taking out the Ns in the first pass, Closing up we closed on the Ls.Smashing into their line we shredded one and were through about turning under PBE fire, to our tails.Damn those Ls are fast. Bracing me against the turn we realigned and smashed into the xenon for a second time losing our cohesion Wingnut veered up an L hot on his rear, Bealzebub in turn spewing Pac fire into his tail like a conga line of death. I had continued straight ahead and was taking fire on my left wing, my shields already at 43%.Cutting my engines, the L zoomed past, and as it did I restarted and stripped its shields, my fire chewing into his hull. When all of a sudden it stopped moving. COMPUTER told me its core had powered down. Did I just capture an L, holy bloody argnu cows?
Switching on the Gravidar and I surveyed the rest of the fight. Wingnut was slightly damaged (surprisingly his ship, not his head), His shields slowly recharging, Gut’Less was 5km off finishing off an L.Bealzebub was bearing down on my left flank. No other targets showing on the gravidar.
Now how the hell do you override xenon?
"Computer” I called as I came to a halt 20 m from the L my guns charged and ready to use in case it was playing dead.
"YES"
"How in the name of Getsu, do you override a xenon control system?"
"PLEASE TARGET THE L ON THE SYSTEM COMPUTER, 1 SECOND, AQUIRING SYSTEM SIGNAL, SIGNAL AQUIRED"
"We are xenon, hostile system submit"
"TOASTER BE QUIET"
"Submit or be overid...."
"SYSTEM MEMORY CORTEX, CONTROLLED BY ME, WOULD SUGGEST YOU SUBMIT, OR ELECTRO DISCHARGE WILL WIPE CORES"
"Xenon fear nothing we are all together, not individual, kill one program 10000 more will rise we will consume, we will succeed, we are forever"
"YET I AM ONLY PLACED ON A 60000C SCOUT AND I CAN WIPE YOU,AND I AM UNIQUE,FORGIVE ME IF I LAUGH HA....HA....HA....HA...."
At that moment I don’t know what chilled me more, the xenon or COMPUTER. Then I smiled I have a toy no one else has, an L.
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Continuing on further into split territories and I took a few more defence missions, and 3 patrols for the local sector defence forces scoring a couple of bails along the way. Every evening docking at the local trade stations, and hitting the bars.
You got to love split bars. You see the average split landlord is smart and realises that if the bulk of your patrons are a warlike race sober it is most prudent to have a cage in the centre of the bar for any disputes that might arise when they are shitfaced.Landlord doesn’t have to change furniture every night, and patrons work out their stress, the only rule if he is unconscious you stop,everyones a winner(except for the odd boron tour group who come in for Sunday lunch).Not joking, free entertainment every night guaranteed.
Finally after being all good and respectful the split government declared me friends of the family (damned if I know which one).Heading down to Thuruks Beard and I purchased as many shields as I could. As I made my way back through Haticvahs, and I got a wave from Neol he was aboard the trading station in Aladnas.Docking I made my way down the cargo ramp and saw Neol standing there.
"How did it go, did you find them all?
"I found some of them, Tbear, Razor, Paul, and Cob were easy, they were hitting freighters out in spaceweed grove, Ho’sht is dead got hit by khaak 5 months ago, the teladi you mentioned Isssmanshouris or whatever it was is doing 30-to life for murder in family Nji, Aparently he killed one of the family that refused to pay him for a job. They cut off his hands as a warning, so that’s a definite no way. The other Teladi Hiritusss...
"Call him Hiatus"
"Yeah Hiatus is here found him in a dream farm stoned out of his tree"
"Can he fly?
"If he is off the weed yes, but he gets shakes, he is pretty far gone in the addiction"
"And I got Jim Springer, Boss he is never sober, but strange thing is he is always there, he unsettles me"
"Gala"
"Boss we need to lock the godamn missile bays that boron is ****** insane he makes Wingnut appear the picture of rationality"
"Ok I am renting the executive suite in the atrium hotel, In 20 mins bring them all up.
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As the door opened they started to file in, Tbear, sporting his trademark afro (he is white), as expected the first in the door, he never did think about ambushes, or caution, next came razor his hand on his blaster, giving the room a survey as he took the seat against the left wall, a place that gave him a clear view of the entire room and the least distance to the doo. Jim next sitting to the right of razor at the left hand wall, a smell of gin reaching me behind my curtain, behind which I was hidden. The others coming in and assuming places on the sofa s around the room. Gala entered last went over to the kitchen grabbed an apple and stood standing, an unseen knife sliding out to cut the apple.
I stepped out, my old gang instantly relaxed, Razor standing to shake my hand, bear as usual quipping about how I looked.
"Paul, I thought you would have left these 2 behind long ago,"
"Well still showing me the ropes” He grinned sheepishly
"Gala” I nodded
"I see you have moved on from the disco” He said, His face as deadpan as always.
Working my way around the room I acknowledged each in turn. Noticing both Hiatus vacant eyes, and Jims breath, but in spite of this firm handshakes and relaxed demeanours.
"So why you drag us all the way here” asked Tbear in his exceptionally deep voice(we had nicknamed him Tbear Africanus on account of this his afro was his idea).
Everyone/Things attention turned to me.
"Well some of you know me...know my line of work...The last few weeks Me,Neol,and Wingnut here have been hitting freighters and doing quite well out of it. We have captured allot of freight and more importantly ships. Now it’s time to expand operations. That’s where you come in. I have the ships, I have the guns, and I need you to fly them.
I looked around the room.
"This is as far as I go, before you decide if you’re in or not” I smiled all had remain relaxed not a flicker of doubt.
"Ok the plan. I spent today working out how to expand our operations.
I am going to divide us into 3 wings each with its own Zephyrus as home.
Neol green wing team leader flying the skate.
Wingnut green wing Barracuda
Jim Springer green wing barracuda vanguard
Beelzebub green wing barracuda vanguard
Me Nova raider Blue wing
Razor Nova vanguard Blue wing
Gut’ less Nova raider Blue wing
Hiatus Nova raider Blue wing
Tbear Falcon Gold wing team leader
Paul Anon Falcon Gold wing
Caleb Cob Falcon Gold wing
Gala Di Falcon Gold wing
"Blue wing will be assault wing, we find targets and hunt them"
"Green wing will be scout and and early warning wing"
"Gold wing will be salvage and Zephyrus security"
"Now pay....Neol,Wingnut,I can’t maintain the current amount of your takes and keep it fair.So here is my proposition.50% of sales is split equally amongst you all, Take it or leave it, I can’t give more and maintain this operation"
Neol looked at me and nodded, Understanding in his eyes.
I turned towards Wingnut.
"I will say yes if I get to fire one hammerhead a week, at anything I choose"..............
Ok
Right lads here is 40000 credits hit the bar,Toomorrow the 2 new Zephyrus will be here we start our business then.
Wingnut, Neol I have to split this take with you, before you go.
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Split 4
SHIP SALES
Gosnell 4704684
Neol 588085
Wingnut 588,085
ORDINANCE
Gosnell 1223,475
Neol 153934
Wingnut 152934
Bonus for Neol and Wingnut
1000000 each
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Assets
Green Wing
Skate<Crash Test<Neol Jernigan
Barracuda<WHAT<Wingnut
Barracuda Vanguard<Long Island Tea<Jim Springer
Barracuda Vanguard<Morningstar<Beelzebub
Blue Wing
Nova Raider<Taking the Piss<Gosnell
Nova Vanguard<Pariah<Razorscale
Nova Raider<Charge<Gut’ less
Nova Raider<Well Excuse me<Hiatus
Gold Wing
Falcon<I don’t want to<Tbear
Falcon<Shiver me timbers<Caleb Cob
Falcon<Where are you<Paul Anon
Falcon<Red Wire<Gala Di
Zephyrus<Room and board
Zephyrus<Room with a view
Zephyrus<Room to swing a cat
Dolphin<Ooh Shiny
Demeter Sf<Ooh ummy
Express<Me old boy<Captain Cochrane
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Unfortunately guys,I will have to call time on this DID.You see I captured an elephant and had housed all my fighters on it.I was flying alongside,when suddenly there was a big bang.Someone don gon blew up the elephant,A perigrin to be precise.My entire cast for this DID died.Then I got ganked by a few fighters.
Pro tip Never house all your cast on one lightly shielded Ship
Pro tip Never house all your cast on one lightly shielded Ship
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