"Tales From Where Angels Fear to Tread" A White Spa Lines Publication, A Division of Orbital Spa and Cruise 12 October 826 A.S.
A New Coat of Paint
Orbital Spa and Cruise took the Gallic War harder than most Liberty Corporations, with individual captains and organizations like White Spa Lines operating almost as independent franchises along increasingly hostile routes. However, after months of behind the scenes preparation, the premier passenger service in Sirius and beyond is ready to re-assert itself on the sector.
A new re-branding effort under the OS&C banner is afoot with new logos and livery, and the ships of the fleet are eagerly reporting in for new coats of paint. The OS&C liner Breezewood recieved hers at Baltimore shipyard much to the delight all who saw her. "THAT LOGO IS Awesome," said one denizen of Sirius while another said, "I [redacted] love that logo!!!!" The new logo, a stylized Enterprise class liner in gold, will soon be a common sight across all of Sirius. Even as many in the fleet embrace more streamlined Renzu built liners, the Enterprise will always be the flagship vessel in the OS&C fleet.
A Temporary Membership
Captain Jonathan Seabourne has acquired many titles in his 20 plus years of service to OS&C. Captain of the Breezewood, a hero of the Leeds evacuation, editor-in-chief of Wanderlust magazine. To all this, he can now temporarily add another: Unioner Pilot.
The Breezewood was making its way through Rheinland space when it found itself stopped by the infamous Unioner pilots Van Hamburg and Riehl, (better know by their callsigns Jan.Van,Hamburg and UN|Hellion). The Unioners had been productive, pirating several vessels resulting in dozens of escape pods from myriad factions littering the space near the New Berlin jumpgate to Frankfurt. In a surprising show of humanitarianism, the Unioner pilots asked Breezewood to make pickup, which it did by offloading various alcoholic beverages to make room in its cargo hold. Conditions were cramped, but the cargo pods held enough atmosphere to offload the motley assortment of bounty hunters, pilots, crew, prisoners, Red Hessians, police officers, and VIP on nearby New Berlin.
"We were afraid of the possibility of the prisoners starting a riot," said Captain Seabourne. "Fortunately, the Bounty Hunter and Police we picked up could provide sufficient security. Most of our passengers merely noticed a slight delay on on their journey. Fortunately, the pilgrims we were carrying were in no rush to get to Baffin."
After the exchange, the Unioners bestowed a temporary membership into their organization onto the Breezewood, giving her 30 minutes of time to escape the system unmolested. "I gladly took them up on the offer," said a grateful Breezewood, "though I am glad the 'membership' has expired. That would be a hard one to explain to the Rheinland military next time we're passing their battleships!"
A Friend in Need
Xeno and Hacker ships were out in force again in New York, but the Navy and LPI were able to protect and serve the Breezewood. The liner was buzzing Manhattan on its way to Rheinland and the Omicrons beyond when LNS Monitor under Captain Sawyer ordered the ship to make a hard burn for Manhattan. While Breezewood made a hard push for the Texas gate via Fort Bush and the Missouri, Sawyer's gunboat engaged the pirates alongside LPI officer LPI-Alban.Jankowski[O] and LPI's SWAT response unit. The pirates managed to get the upper hand on Liberty's defenders, but their actions bought enough time for Breezewood to make a safe getaway. The passengers and crew remain in Liberty's debt.
Current Travel Advisories Liberty - While the increased presence of hacker and rogue ships in New York is concerning, LPI and LN currently are keeping it from interfering with OS&C Operations. Bretonia - No reported incidents of piracy Kusari - The emergence of a new Farmer's Alliance branch, the Nokua, is creating concerns for OS&C operations deep inside Kusari. They seem willing to negotiate for now, but future actions are difficult to anticipate Rheinland - Increased Unioner activity does not pose an existential risk to OS&C liners or passengers, but vessels traveling through Rheinland space should expect to be stopped and fines and/or taxes assessed Galia - After a successful initial route by Breezewood including a scan by the provisional authorities, Galia can now be given the benefit of the doubt and commercial service opened. However, the political situation is still unstable and subject to change.
White Spa Lines A Division of Orbital Spa and Cruise Planet Curacao, Cortez System
![[Image: Luxury_liner.png]](https://discoverygc.com/wiki/images/b/b8/Luxury_liner.png)
![[Image: avatar_41752.png]](https://discoverygc.com/forums/uploads/avatars/avatar_41752.png){kind=avatar}