Natio Octavarium Internal Affairs

[Capt. Henry Morgan]

Incoming Transmission from Octavarium Mercantile Guild Office, Freeport 10, Tau-37
03. July 825 A.S.

To: NO Internal Affairs
Priority: Normal
Topic: Returning to active status

Message Contents:

Good day, old chaps!

I'm sure you've all noticed the lack of recent reports from us lately. The last month has been a bit rough for us, but we're alive and well, and ready to get back out into the black and make some credits.

Early last month, while we were in the Coronado system, we had a mishap with our FTL communications router that managed to do a number on our internal computer network as well. Without any sort of external comms, and with our systems unable to talk to one another, we were dead in space. Fortunately, a passing Crayter Military patrol spotted us and was able to get us towed back to Sabah Shipyard.

Unfortunately, that wasn't the end of our troubles. Do you have any idea how hard it is to source an FTL comm router for an AS-1300? There aren't many of these old tubs still in the sky, and some of the less commonly replaced parts are getting a bit scarce. Fortunately, we were able to locate one at a scrap dealer in Liberty, and they shipped it out straight away. We thought that would be the end of it, but it wasn't to be. After an inordinate amount of time, I contacted the scrap dealer again, and after getting the runaround for a bit, I finally talked to someone that confirmed that my part never even shipped! Somehow, some stupid bellend managed to lose my part between the warehouse and the shipping dock. Needless to say, I was slightly miffed. I gave them a bloody good bollocking, then headed down to the Octavarium Mercantile Guild office to file a formal complaint and to rent a shuttle. I sent two of my own people to Liberty to get the part themselves.

We finally got the part a couple days ago, got it installed, and ran a full set of diagnostics on it. The part was perfect, and we're back up and running. We shoved off out of port this morning and have resumed doing what we do best.

Captain John Riley, NO-Aluminum.Falcon
Natio Octavarium

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