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CALLSIGN: HELLION

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GAMMA-ONE-THREE-PHI-'HELLION'

TO: Flora
FROM:Gunda
SUBJECT: When your bridges end up torched, you might as well make a fusion drive, to fly upon the flames that got you here.

UN-VF81 'ARBEITER'

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│ DESIGNATION: UN-VF81 'ARBEITER' │
│ CLASS: UNIONER VERY HEAVY FIGHTER │
│ HULL INTEGRITY: ██████████ 100% │
│ SHIELDS: ██████████ 90% │
│ POWER CORE: THORIUM MOX REACTOR │
│ ARMAMENT: 7/1x Hardpoints // 2x Missile Mount // 1x CD/T Countermeasure │
│ CREW: 1 PILOT // AUTOMATED SYSTEMS: ACTIVE │
│ CURRENT LOCATION: REDACTED │
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

The Arbeiter is a highly modular very heavy fighter platform built entirely with domestic Rheinland technology.
Publicly, it stands as the cornerstone of the Union’s drive for independence from foreign spacecraft suppliers.

Implicitly, the Arbeiter represents a bold attempt to leapfrog both Hessian and Gas Miners Guild fighter programs.
Drawing from decades of accumulated shipbuilding talent and mechanical improvisation, the Unioners have produced a space superiority platform that reflects their unrelenting pragmatism — combining performance, molecularity, and survivability under hostile conditions.

I'm inclined to plug the rift between us,

So I escorted in the payload myself.

Bristol's made good from their side.

▌ User-created debrief message▐

The components are aboard Pacifica, plus the technical guidebooks, a documentation set, and all the tooling we could want for.

We'll be siccing a crack crew of craft-artisans onto your 'Wark by the turn of the next shift.

Ignore the logs concerning, um, Artificial Intelligences. For that outing's flight plan fell a-foul of crossed purposes. The Tanner's vast, but there's rats in this pipework; we're -teeming- in here.

Onward with the prosaic? Your ship's getting worked over as we sit here, discussing her.

We'll purvey, Flora. Soon, your pride n' joy will get ejected off the slipgantry, drives lit, set on her way.

In truth, this my apology, squared out to a level.

X - Attachment #01 - Loadmaster's audit log

X - Attachment #02 - Berth Cam Five

▌ IN FLIGHT TRANSMISSION AUDIT LOG▐

Encounter Log - extracted from flight data recorder cache

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[18.01.2026 11:53:48] UN|Hellion: R: 'Tsushima Maru', 'Tsushima Maru', this is 'Hellion'. We're coming to the bay from below the lip of the belt.

[18.01.2026 11:54:20] UN|Hellion: R: "You'll have us in sensor aspect momentarily."

[18.01.2026 11:54:34] B|-BCV-Tsushima.Maru: T: This is Tsushima Maru, hold Freelancer Archon to be again IVO Bristol Bay Station

[18.01.2026 11:54:52] /fi un|

[18.01.2026 11:55:18] [OOC] UN|Hellion:  Hi there

[18.01.2026 11:55:25] [OOC] UN|Hellion:  I'm currently cutting a deal with Bristol.

[18.01.2026 11:56:09] UN|Hellion: R: 'Not A Brick' - I heard you were hunting for me. Actually, y'know what? Strike that. Hunting is too near the realm of

[18.01.2026 11:56:44] UN|Hellion:  ...those who shoot others for money. You wern't looking to shoot at me, but, if I know you, you are digging for something

[18.01.2026 11:56:55] UN|Hellion:  usable. Alright, you've found me. How can I help?"

[18.01.2026 11:57:22] [OOC] UN|Hellion:  We've got the [RM]KKS-Rheinland-Pfalz in Cologne.

[18.01.2026 11:57:33] Not.A.Brick: ***: *Rather weird, synhesized-like sigh* Not only you lack certain plump-ness, but memory, too?

[18.01.2026 11:58:15] UN|Hellion: R: *She shrugs.* "...Maybe. Although my memory wasn't as sharp as my wits, even in my prime."

[18.01.2026 11:58:30] UN|Hellion: R: "...Go on. What can I do for you this time?"

[18.01.2026 11:58:43] Not.A.Brick: ***: That's... huh. That's actually sincere? You really don't remember?

[18.01.2026 11:59:06] UN|Hellion: R:  "Nope - or, rather; yeah."

[18.01.2026 11:59:24] Not.A.Brick: ***: Normally we would have said it is outright silly. And probably smacked some of those silo contents at your face, but...

[18.01.2026 11:59:51] Not.A.Brick: ***: *A synthesized sigh once more* Allright. We'll let it go, since it... umm.

[18.01.2026 11:59:55] UN|Hellion: R: "'Tsushima Maru, Tsushima Maru', that freelance archon's not what it seems. It's run by an infobroker

[18.01.2026 11:59:55] [OOC] UN|-ST-Paulaner: what should i bring

[18.01.2026 12:00:00] Not.A.Brick: ***: You. Us. Blackhole lavalamp.

[18.01.2026 12:00:14] Not.A.Brick: ***: Well, technically it is hawking radiation core lavalamp, but still.

[18.01.2026 12:00:14] UN|Hellion:  ...loosely affiliated with the Unioners. When I say 'loosely', I mean, he's not beholden to us.

[18.01.2026 12:00:20] UN|Hellion:  ...It's personal loyalties only."

[18.01.2026 12:00:33] B|-BCV-Tsushima.Maru: T: Tsushima Maru copies all.

[18.01.2026 12:00:53] Not.A.Brick: ***: Wait, you did not actually think we were kidding about that, did you?

[18.01.2026 12:01:44] UN|Hellion: R: "...Gah - they must be lacing slog into my o2 mix. Shit, alright; I remember."

[18.01.2026 12:02:07] UN|Hellion: R: "....You need a hawking radiation core for some kind've confined singularity."

[18.01.2026 12:02:09] /fi un|

[18.01.2026 12:02:09] ERR No chars found

[18.01.2026 12:02:14] /fi un|

[18.01.2026 12:02:17] Not.A.Brick: ***: We...'ve actually heared this bristol unit talk.

[18.01.2026 12:02:24] Tip: You were a new player once. If you see someone making obvious mistakes, talk to them and help them.

[18.01.2026 12:02:50] Not.A.Brick: ***: Well, rather, as a power source to power up some ridiculously huge thing which purposr we do not know.

[18.01.2026 12:03:10] Not.A.Brick: ***: But that's... pretty far from what we can do right now.

[18.01.2026 12:03:44] Not.A.Brick: ***: So we thought if we keep chipping pieces off that blackhole thingy, bit by bit, maybe at some point we will learn to...

[18.01.2026 12:04:06] UN|Hellion: R: "...Usually, people know what they're planning on powering up before they source a powerplant."

[18.01.2026 12:04:22] Not.A.Brick: ***: A huge anctient AI system, moon-sized.

[18.01.2026 12:04:43] Not.A.Brick: ***: Called Cenopath. Or so we found out. And that's pretty much all we know.

[18.01.2026 12:04:43] UN|Hellion: R: "...Lest you end up blowing a fuze. 'Cept this time, a blown fuze is the least of your concerns when the phrase 

[18.01.2026 12:04:59] UN|Hellion:  'confined nonlinear event horizon' is on the table of discourse."

[18.01.2026 12:05:02] Not.A.Brick: ***: We-e-e-e-ell... we though we could eat it.

[18.01.2026 12:05:10] UN|Hellion: r: "....Cenopath?"

[18.01.2026 12:05:23] Not.A.Brick: ***: That Cenopath, we mean, yes. Not the blackhole. Not yet.

[18.01.2026 12:05:42] Not.A.Brick: ***: Why? We are but The Driven Assimilator.

[18.01.2026 12:05:56] Not.A.Brick: ***: Of course we would want to assimilate it.

[18.01.2026 12:06:02] UN|Hellion: R: "...D'ya mean cenotaph? Like, like a tomb?"

[18.01.2026 12:06:10] UN|Hellion: R: "I'm pretty sure you're saying that wrong."

[18.01.2026 12:06:19] Not.A.Brick: ***: We, err... A Tomb?

[18.01.2026 12:06:40] UN|Hellion: R: "A Cenotaph's a tomb, yea'."

[18.01.2026 12:06:59] [OOC] B|-BCV-Tsushima.Maru: Some of that Rheinlander edumication, right there

[18.01.2026 12:07:06] UN|Hellion: R: "...We might be able to help you. We've derived readings on the Fischer black hole from our last expeditions down south."

[18.01.2026 12:07:25] UN|Hellion: R: "We've got another planned, to retrieve a freelancer from a hidey-hole in the Cayman system."

[18.01.2026 12:07:42] Not.A.Brick: ***: *A chorus of random synthesized voices*. O-O-OH! So THat'S whAt itMeANs!

[18.01.2026 12:08:09] UN|Hellion: R: "...Given the sheer resources that's gonna' require, we might as well kill two mysteries with one question."

[18.01.2026 12:08:35] Not.A.Brick: *Same creepy chorus*: So if we assimilate that, we will become... a tomb, too? And then, if we re-purpose those...

[18.01.2026 12:08:42] UN|Hellion: R: "...Our side of that picture is that we'd be requesting collateral from you."

[18.01.2026 12:09:03] Not.A.Brick: ***: *Back to single female voice* But why do know it means a tomb?

[18.01.2026 12:09:11] UN|Hellion: R: "...If we're going to help you go graverobbing with a confined singularity, we'd need a hand."

[18.01.2026 12:09:35] Not.A.Brick: ***: You'll need... collateral from us? To make that hawking core work?

[18.01.2026 12:09:55] UN|Hellion: R: *She shrugs* "...Ugh, I mean - okay, there's a Cenotaph on Pacifica, right? It commemorates all those we lost at Vierlande."

[18.01.2026 12:10:20] Not.A.Brick: ***: No-no-no. We rather mean, umm... Wait, you would not know yet?

[18.01.2026 12:10:29] UN|Hellion: R: "Yeah - if we're going to spend our resources building you a high energy physics local confinement device..."

[18.01.2026 12:10:38] Not.A.Brick: ***: The Core experimented on assimilating Gammy AI samples.

[18.01.2026 12:10:48] UN|Hellion: R: "...We'd need your aid, in return, to source technology we can't dive at ourselves."

[18.01.2026 12:11:33] Not.A.Brick: ***: Umm... give us a moment to think.

[18.01.2026 12:11:55] Not.A.Brick: :: OS-74-1 accepted. OS-0 accepted. OS-42 accepted ::

[18.01.2026 12:12:07] UN|Hellion: R: "...Sure. While you're conjugating, I've got a destination to head to with the 'Tsushima Maru'."

[18.01.2026 12:12:16] Not.A.Brick: :: Hive #0 accepted. Hive #1 accepted. Overseer #0 accepted ::

[18.01.2026 12:12:31] UN|Hellion: R: "...'Maru'? That's our cue."

[18.01.2026 12:12:36] B|-BCV-Tsushima.Maru: T: This is Tsushima Maru; we're ready to get underway when you are

[18.01.2026 12:12:38] B|-BCV-Tsushima.Maru: T: Moving

[18.01.2026 12:12:50] Not.A.Brick: :: [DATA EXPUNGED] accepted. Overseer #1...19 accepted ::

[18.01.2026 12:13:40] Not.A.Brick: :: Rhiel, Gunda is now Overseer of Hive #0 ::

[18.01.2026 12:14:46] UN|Hellion: R: Pacifica, Pacifica, this is Gamma-three-phi-three, requesting mooring clearance for 'Bristol Constructions' 001 heavy...

[18.01.2026 12:14:54] Not.A.Brick: *Chorus of random voices* We greet our new masters~

[18.01.2026 12:14:57] UN|Hellion:  'Tsushima Maru', carrying a high value shipment to bay five.

[18.01.2026 12:16:23] Not.A.Brick: ***: Yes. For letting you figure out how it works, surrendering the control of Hive#0 is acceptable price.

[18.01.2026 12:16:47] Not.A.Brick: ***: The hive will cover for any automated units collaterals necessary.

[18.01.2026 12:16:54] UN|Hellion: R: "Alright, you're clear to land... Hold on; what in the fallwinde is 'Hive Zero'?!"

[18.01.2026 12:17:11] B|-BCV-Tsushima.Maru: T: Moving to commence docking procedures, Bay Five

[18.01.2026 12:17:25] UN|Hellion: R: "Bristol, our loadmasters are ready for you. The longshoremen are on the deck and prepped for offload."

[18.01.2026 12:17:26] 2026-01-18 12:17:26 SMT  Traffic control alert: B|-BCV-Tsushima.Maru has docked

[18.01.2026 12:17:58] Not.A.Brick: ***: Hive#0 is a hive of 8 mainframe and 32 sub-units, including automated modular miners, carriers, recon cruisers and -

[18.01.2026 12:18:15] B|-BCV-Tsushima.Maru: T: This is Tsushima Maru, offload is complete, I'm returning to station. Good doing business with you, Unioner

[18.01.2026 12:18:18] Not.A.Brick:  - smaller crafts. Those will perform the tasks not acceptable for humans.

[18.01.2026 12:18:21] UN|Hellion: R:  *mildly distracted at the prospect of being nominated queen bee of hive Zero* "Thanks, Bristol. How much...

[18.01.2026 12:18:24] UN|Hellion:  ...do we owe you?"

[18.01.2026 12:18:51] B|-BCV-Tsushima.Maru: T: You don't owe us a thing, Unioner. Contractor is buying drinks for the crew

[18.01.2026 12:19:08] B|-BCV-Tsushima.Maru: T: Only thing is the, ah...'ship owner' owing a certain amount to our mutual friend

[18.01.2026 12:19:29] UN|Hellion: R: "Roger. Did the, uh, 'Client', transfer her funds, yet?"

[18.01.2026 12:19:48] B|-BCV-Tsushima.Maru: T: To my understanding, no, was on delivery

[18.01.2026 12:20:10] UN|Hellion: R: "Right. We'll take it from here. If she doesn't come up with the revenue, we'll sic Fredrich on her case."

[18.01.2026 12:20:31] UN|Hellion: R: "...You'll get your cut before she gets her ship, I can promise you that much. Thanks for upholding your end of this deal."#

[18.01.2026 12:20:54] B|-BCV-Tsushima.Maru: T: I'm sure that will go well. Shitsurei shimasu, Unioner

[18.01.2026 12:21:00] UN|Hellion: R: "You didn't have to, but you did. Unsolicited trust can get you farther than a Jump Hole."

[18.01.2026 12:21:11] B|-BCV-Tsushima.Maru: T: What are friends for

[18.01.2026 12:21:46] UN|Hellion: R: "M ge Tanner dich besch tzen, Bristol."

...Übertragung endet...

VERBINDUNG UNTERBROCHEN

Transmitting Officer: Gunda Riehl
Rank / Position: Arbeiter
Sector: Tanner Expanse