Upon hearing that Rios is in the bounty collection business, you immediately rule him out. You would have to be insane to allow such a person aboard your flagship while you are the third most wanted person in the Star System.
You ask the barkeep to bring her son and several minutes later Spritz is dragged down from the family apartment on the second floor of the building. He is a tall lanky creature with a dark green plated exoskeleton and transparent wings. His head is dominated by a massive pair of red compound eyes.
"Spitz." His mother declares with authority "Your days of moping around the house like a useless maggot are OVER! This nice lady is going to give you a job flying fighters and plundering shipping lanes. Isn't that wonderful? I expect you to do everything that she tells you and make lots of money until I can find a nice lady for you to settle down with."
Spitz opens his mouth to speak but his mother cuts him off before he can even deliver a single word. "Now get upstairs and pack up your stuff. I have no clue when she will be ready to come pick you up!"
The barkeeper turns to you and smiles softly. "I think he will do just fine, don't you?"
You nod speechlessly; and you though your mother was bad. After spending about 30 seconds processing what just happened you turn your attention to the prospective mechanics. The two candidates both have their benefits and downsides, but you quickly settle on Amethyst when Logem launches into a drunken profanity laced speech in which he describes all the sexual acts he would like to perform on you.
Deciding you do not what to bring either of your new recruits through the Sons of Zeus base to reach your ship you give Amethyst and the bartender 100 credits each to catch a shuttle to a nearby moon with less Sons of Zeus influence where they will meet you.
-200 creditsYou return to the Sons of Zeus headquarters and visit Hades in his office once more. "I've decided to take up your offer. Give me the disc."
The Lutienent swivels around in his chair to face you, hastily stashing his personal computer under his desk. The muffled sounds of some nasty niche porn flick echo across the room. "Oh hi there. I was not expecting you."
"Your guards tipped you off as soon as I entered the building." you sigh "But calling out your excuses aside, give me the disc please."
Hades digs in his desk and pulls the small yellow and black drive out of a folder. "For the love of Olympus, don't let this fall into the wrong hands. I can make all the backups I need, so destroy it if you get boarded and come back for another copy. Understood?"
You nod. "Seeing as this is going to a germ warfare lab I'm not even going to ask. Plausible deny-ability."
Just then Hades' personal com goes off. The Lieutenant puts it on speaker and your conversation is interrupted by the voice of Hermes. "Tell that bitch Charlet that I have her ship ready."
"That bitch is on her way Hermes." You say softly, knowing Hades phone can pick up a whisper. "You and your boys had better be far away from my ship by the time I get there, or else you will have one less arm than I do right now."
You take a shuttle back to the Siren's Dome and tell your shuttle pilot to forward your tab for the day to Hades at Sons of Zeus HQ. You find
The Tettix as well as your personal craft in pristine condition. You quickly fly over to Greek Street to pick up your new Tiger Shark.
You then pay a quick visit to another nearby moon and pick up your two waiting crew members.
Amethyst greets you with a hug that stains your clothes purple. She sheepishly explains that what she just did was the way one greets her superior in her culture, but she would be willing to cut it out if you asked.
You find that Spritz dosn't speak unless spoken too and flinches when you raise your voice even slightly. The only way he asserts himself at all is by setting the humidity aboard to 95% and explaining that a heavy enviro suit would impede his ability to fly around on his own two wings. After explaining this he apologizes profusely for two straight minutes until you tell him to shut up.
You order Amethyst to transplant a stealth generator from one of the prototype. She looks the situation over, informs you that she has no clue how long the procedure will take, and bravely sets to work.
Sitting down in the captains chair on the bridge you ponder your next action. You could explore this moon, return to the last one, head to outpost to deliver the disc, or
do something completely different.
Local Attractions:Jungle City: A massive settlement that spans most of the moon. About half the city is covered by a dome or housed underground, but the rest of the settlement consists of exposed building and derelict ships connected by transport tubes.
The top three most wanted criminals in the State of Mastro are as follows:
-The white kobold general Wiskayou. This bounty is worth 1000000 credits
-Fios, leader of the Orbital Bastards. This bounty is worth 500000 credits
-Charlet Mannam, white collar criminal. This bounty is worth 250000 credits
The Sons of Zeus are offering you 2000000 to ship some data to a lab on Outpost.
Carried On Person:
Credits: x1300
White Out medical bay jumpsuit: x1
Platinum Society membership card: x1
White Out standard 'Clicker' pistol: x1 -unlimited ammo
State of Mastro standard plasma rifle: x1 -charge pack full, currently inoperable
Plasma Sword: x1 -charge pack full, best used with two hands
Charlet's Class-A starter chip: x1
Carried by Donnobaba Cheesewisker:
White Kobold Starnavy military uniform: x1
Dogtags: x1
White Out standard 'Clicker' pistol: x1 -unlimited ammo
White Kobold Starnavy standard issue shock-dagger: x1
Tablet PC: x1
Carried by Spritz Yudrlefly:
Visectoid street clothes: x1
Visectoid chastity enforcer: x1
Can of 'Soaked' brand cockpit humidor spray: x1
Small Pistol: x4 -100 rounds, Spritz has 4 arm slots (6 while flying with his wings)
Carried by Amethyst:
Mage's assistant PC: x1
Small collaspable cauldron: x1
Mechanics tool box: x1
Disc of mechanical texts and reference charts: x1
Disc labled 'Encyclopedia of Novice Level Spells': x1
Stored aboard your flagship:
Daily Rations: x27
Forensics lab conversion kit: x1
Surveilence lab conversion kit: x1 -in use
Prototype surveillance craft starter chip: x2
Spare prototype surveillance craft parts: x25
Ammo production machine: x1
Large steel cubes: x3
White Out standard 'Clicker' pistol: x6 -unlimited ammo
State of Mastro standard plasma rifle: x7 -charge pack full
Plasma Sword: x7 -charge pack full
Known Objects:
The Sun: As it is in many human controlled systems, the residents refer to their star by this name
Nhil: This otherwise lifeless rock is home to the headquarters of White Out and varous other top secret locations run by the state
Spew: The industrial heartland of the State of Mastro
Sparta: The military headquarters of the State of Mastro
Kumonori: The agricultural heartland of the state of Mastro. Capable of supporting life naturally
Resident: The moons around this small gas giant are home to the State of Mastro's middle class population
Slick: An icy planet that constantly spawns space amoebas which the locals love to hunt. Sister planet of Splick
Splick: An icy planet that constantly spawns space amoebas which the locals love to hunt. Sister planet of Slick
Mastro: The moons around this Gas Giant are considered the capitol of the State of Mastro
Queen-Anne: The moons around this Gas Giant are home to the piracy, smuggling, and vice industries
Skids: The moons around this Gas Giant are home to the poor and non-human population of the State of Mastro
Outpost: Many scientific and several magical labs dot this remote rock
Garbhoulla: A remote iceball that spawns fearsome and massive space amoebas and other monstrous things
Fritz: A remote iceball where the invading White Kobold Starnavy has set up shop
You can fly to any location in this system in under a day.
Mannam Financial Solutions: A company that dose accounting and money laundering. They are on excellent terms with you. You can access their private frequencies.
The Platinum Society: A pan-galactic society of the rich and powerful. You are a member of this group and are generally on good terms with it. You have some enemies within this group. You can access their private frequencies.
The State of Mastro: The local system wide government. You are wanted by this group. You can contact them on public frequencies.
The White Kobold Starnavy: An invading faction of small rodent people. You are on good terms with this group and have a party member who is a member of this group. You can contact them on public frequencies.
The Son's of Zeus: A prominent local gang of thugs and petty criminals. You are on good terms with this group. You can access their private frequencies.
Orbital Bastards: A prominent local gang of thugs and petty criminals. This group wants you dead! You cannot contact this group.
Royal Shipping and Acquisition: A group of smugglers and pirates who work in several nearby systems. You are on fair terms with this group. You can contact them on public frequencies.
Flagship: The Tettix
Assets - Living Quarters (4/8), Brig (0/2), Surveillance Lab, Bridge, Docking Bay (4/6), Medical Bay (0/3), Surgical Tractor Beam, Towing Tractor Beam, Front Mounted Cannon, Class 3 Stealth Generator
Hull Integrity: 100%
Current Issue 1 - Comp protection box has been destroyed. The Tettix is vulnerable to cyber attack (But protected by Donnobaba)
x2 Prototype surveillance craft: Stolen from White Out. Military grade maneuverability, high acceleration, military grade top speed, high armor, unarmed, equipped with cameras and spy drones. Hull integrity: 100%
x1 Tiger Shark: A heavy fighter. Low maneuverability, low acceleration, high top speed, military grade armor, equipped with short ranged laser effective against most targets. Hull integrity: 82%
x1 Class-A: Converted luxury sportscraft. High maneuverability, very high acceleration, high top speed, low armor, weapons most effective against larger ships. Hull integrity: 100%. Claimed by Charlet.
Charlet Mannam: The current player character. You are a human space pirate, accountant, and ex corporate officer. You are skilled at flying small crafts. You are missing an arm and still a bit dazed.
Donnobaba Cheesewisker: A small humanoid creature covered in fluffy white fur with ears, tail, and snout resembling that of a lab mouse. Donnobaba is a Hacker currently enlisted in the White Kobold Starnavy. She is skilled at hacking, sneaking, and mechanical sabotage. She is healthy. You are not quite sure how loyal she is...
Spritz Yudrlefly: A flying insect-like humanoid with wings, 6 limbs, coumpound eyes, and an exoskeleton. Spritz has spent his entire life so far with his controling mother, and has little in the way of self confidence. He dabbles in flying small craft, cooking, and preparing drinks. You doubt he has the balls to rebel against you.
Amethyst: A sentient purple slime with the natural shape of a humanoid female. You know little about her except that she spends whatever free time she has reading non-fiction skill books. She dabbles in mechanics, necromancy, fire magic, and ice magic. You don't know her well enough to gauge her loyalty.
Athena: A disembodied AI who is currently running your flagship. Her main directives are to create profit for Charlet and to successfully launder dirty money. She has software installed to aid her in battle assistance, financial work, and large ship operation.
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