"Tales From Where Angels Fear to Tread" A White Spa Lines Publication, A Division of Orbital Spa and Cruise 30 January 827 A.S.
A Surprise Scylla
Jump gates allow for inter-system travel without the use of cryo-pods or generation ships, both of which would make luxury vacations to the stars an impossibility. But even the most advanced Ageira technology can't overcome their biggest flaw: it is impossible to know what is waiting for you on the other side. A Liberty Rogue destroyer found that out the hard way, much to the amusement of the Breezewood's passengers.
The White Spa Lines flagship was taking on Manhattan socialites bound for Curacao when her captain struck up a conversation with several nearby Navy fighters. "I've worked with Jeremiah Sawyer before," said Jonathan Seabourne, captain of the Breezewood and director of the White Spa Lines division. "I was alarmed by the unusual amount of Navy and LSF hardware on patrol and wanted to know if everything was ok, it seemed like overkill for routine patrols."
It turned out that Lt. Sawyer and another navy officer, Lt. Commander Marcus Robinson, were in fact out in force in response to a Hellfire legion raid on LPI assets in Liberty. The navy fighters offered to escort the Breezewood out of the system. "I never say no to friendly firepower," said Seabourne. "Plus, it gets a little lonely flying the same trade lanes again and again!"
Robinson took point with Sawyer in the rear, sandwiching the Breezewood as the three ships made their way to the California gate. Seabourne was about to exit the trade lane near the gate when an unexpected ship jumped in from the other side.
"We activated emergency protocols and dropped out of the lane. Long range scanners picked up a Liberty Rogue contact, a big one. We moved out of weapons range while the Navy moved in to do what they do best."
The uninvited guest was the notorious Rogue Destroyer DeathCollector, likely looking to sneak into New York to wreck havoc under the noses of a distracted Navy. fortunately, the criminal capital ship severely underestimated the vigilance and capabilities of Liberty's defenders. The two fighters moved to engage. The destroyer started to move away from the tradelanes when it became clear its weaponry could not land consistent hits against the Navy aces. However, the weaponry of the fighters seemed incapable of downing the destroyer's shields. Fortunately, the fighters were not trying to destroy the enemy vessel, merely distract it.
In an inspiring display of inter-branch cooperation, the Navy reached out to the LSF battlecruiser Lakenheath. The mighty warvessel expertly traversed the tradelanes to arrive on scene and quickly dispatch the troublesome Rogue. "The resulting display of firepower made for a spectacular show for our patrons lucky enough to be in the starboard lounge at the time," said Seabourne. "Those on the port side just had to be satisfied with surviving a potentially deadly pirate encounter thanks to the Navy."
The Breezewood made it safely to Curacao with no further incidents. The debris field from the DeathCollector seemed unusually small for a vessel of its size, and its escape from the battle can not be ruled out. "The Navy beat him once," said Seabourne, "If he's still out there, I'm confident they will beat him again."
A Grand Tour
The Enterprise class liners of OS&C are well known across Sirius. Names like Hawaii, Shetland, and Barbados conjure up images of luxury and forbidden pleasures in the minds of all residents of the sector. But who said that the rest of the luxury fleet can't have a little fun?
Captain Jack Ashton of the Democritus class luxury yacht Boundless_Pleasure will be putting the vessel's name to the test as OS&C unveiled a new planned route stretching from OS&C vacation worlds to deep space casinos. The vessel will embark from Baden-Baden before travelling to planet Eerie and then to New Tokyo. From there, the yacht plans to head into Gallic space to the famed Monte Carlo freeport to give its fortunate passengers a chance to try their luck.
The vessel is expected to be packed to the gills with VIP's and money to burn, but space is limited for the journey expected to take place sometime after February 2nd. Platinum and gold reward tier members have been clamoring for tickets to the unique journey, and OS&C is currently considering a lottery system to decide who will attend. It makes sense to use a lottery to distribute tickets for a cruise to a casino. After all, if you're not lucky enough to win a ticket, you're probably not lucky enough to do well with Monte Carlo's zero-gravity craps or high stakes hyper-baccarat.
White Spa Lines A Division of Orbital Spa and Cruise Planet Curacao, Cortez System
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