»CASE: Final Journey

[Ashlyn Gearing]

...data stream detected... ...establishing connection... ...translating data... >> SENDER: Ashlyn "Black Tulip" Gearing >> RECIPIENT: Revenant >> SUBJECT: Coronado Gate Investigation Beginning Encrypted Feed... Good day As per request I'll forward you the black box recordings and visual data, giving a quick run down on our observations at the Gate Debris site. We found out that several larger chunks emit a source of radiation and absorb energy into these chunks. Atleast three of them were spotted out and mercenary "Ego" emitted a epicentre between these floating debris. According to his thesis we might be able to open up something, maybe a anomaly signature or creating any spike of energy do get more insight. After trying to launch explosive armaments and larger snubcraft mounted pulse cannons on these rocks we unfortunately couldn't observe anything big. Ego mentioned seeing something at times. So either we need more pulse based armament types, Screamer mines... or mayhaps even larger sized ordnance for these tests. Or an energy cell could be also lend a hand on this matter, unsure which type would be sufficient I leave that up to you. Also possibilites could be that a riddle is there to it trying to activate the chunks in a certain order, but we tend to stick to the first assumption of just needing more energy to fuel the debris. No sign of any Sentinel activites nearby the alien gate ruins were sighted. So we left empty handed only with the observations we made. However when we were flying back to Freeport 14 we stumbled upon sudden Sentinel activity. One "cruiser"-sized warform roamed around the Coronado-Cortez Jump Gate construction site... Can it be that we were looking at the wrong jump gate mayhaps, but this can not be? Well, I got no clue how human made jump gates work precisely, maybe this was just coincidence, but definitely noteworthy to report aswell. We left the area without attacking the warform. Look in the attached files for any auditive and visual recordings. Have a good day, stay safe! Best Regards, Ashlyn Gearing ...Ending Encrypted Feed. Viewing Attached Files Blackbox Recording Click to view [30.04.2022 18:03:55] [R]-HemIocke: Seein' fragments. [30.04.2022 18:03:58] "Black.Tulip": There. [30.04.2022 18:04:08] "Black.Tulip": I get a signal from the wreck. [30.04.2022 18:04:29] "Black.Tulip": So and we search now what for besides... anything alien? [30.04.2022 18:04:32] "Black.Tulip": A power spike? [30.04.2022 18:04:36] [R]-HemIocke: Not getting anything other than radiation. [30.04.2022 18:04:42] Ego: Keep looking. [30.04.2022 18:05:06] "Black.Tulip": Just one larger fragment here... [30.04.2022 18:05:27] "Black.Tulip": Maybe getting the source of the radiation might be helpful. [30.04.2022 18:05:28] Entity: [though the place looks as dead as before some larger chunks have a number of smaller ones being attracted to them] [30.04.2022 18:05:29] [R]-HemIocke: Damn thing's turned to dust, I doubt there's anything here. [30.04.2022 18:05:45] "Black.Tulip": Yeah... just seeing nothing than piles of rubble. [30.04.2022 18:06:08] Ego: [The Pilot begins to take a closer look at the large piece of the Alien Gate in front of him, scanning for anything out of the- [30.04.2022 18:06:12] Ego: -ordinary.] [30.04.2022 18:06:27] Death: Eros.Deros was put out of action by Stran1x (Gun). [30.04.2022 18:06:46] [R]-HemIocke: This one's especially radioactive. [30.04.2022 18:06:59] "Black.Tulip": We got one here aswell. [30.04.2022 18:07:07] Ego: Mhm. [30.04.2022 18:07:12] "Black.Tulip": Whatever is inside these fragments maybe emit these energy spikes. [30.04.2022 18:07:25] [R]-HemIocke: Two out of three. [30.04.2022 18:07:30] [R]-HemIocke: With the wreck in the middle of the two. [30.04.2022 18:07:33] Entity: [energy shot got 'consumed' by the larger chunk, spreading across its surface] [30.04.2022 18:07:33] [R]-HemIocke: Interesting. [30.04.2022 18:07:41] Ego: Look. [30.04.2022 18:07:42] [R]-HemIocke: What the hell was that. [30.04.2022 18:07:45] "Black.Tulip": Judging by how these gates look like when not turned to ashes. [30.04.2022 18:07:49] "Black.Tulip": Wait what? [30.04.2022 18:07:49] Death: kofte was put out of action by a hostile vessel. [30.04.2022 18:07:54] Ego: My Razor shot got absorbed or-- something. [30.04.2022 18:08:00] "Black.Tulip": Uhm? [30.04.2022 18:08:03] [R]-HemIocke: [The wolfhound fires up its Tartarus cannon] [30.04.2022 18:08:21] [R]-HemIocke: Does the other one do this? [30.04.2022 18:08:27] Ego: Maybe we shouldn't force our hand. Hmm. [30.04.2022 18:08:32] Ego: Actually. Rogue. [30.04.2022 18:08:36] Ego: Shoot the other one. [30.04.2022 18:08:38] "Black.Tulip": So... usually three pillar like structures forming somewhat of a triangle with a hollow center make up of these gates. [30.04.2022 18:08:40] [R]-HemIocke: Was going to. [30.04.2022 18:08:45] [R]-HemIocke: You shoot that one at the same time. [30.04.2022 18:08:46] Ego: We'll shoot them at the same time. [30.04.2022 18:08:53] Ego: Oh how alike we think. [30.04.2022 18:08:54] "Black.Tulip": Wait... if there is a third one and if that is a fragment of one of the three "pillars"? [30.04.2022 18:08:56] [R]-HemIocke: Three. [30.04.2022 18:08:57] [R]-HemIocke: Two. [30.04.2022 18:09:00] [R]-HemIocke: One. [30.04.2022 18:09:13] "Black.Tulip": Maybe there is a third. [30.04.2022 18:09:19] "Black.Tulip": Wait... [30.04.2022 18:09:20] [R]-HemIocke: Third one doesn't read as active. [30.04.2022 18:09:23] "Black.Tulip": Is it that? [30.04.2022 18:09:26] "Black.Tulip": Hm... [30.04.2022 18:09:28] Entity: [taking a closer look one may find that several smaller chunks are floating in a pattern, as if trying to fit into "place"...] [30.04.2022 18:09:32] "Black.Tulip": Shoot. [30.04.2022 18:09:34] Entity: [...they were at before] [30.04.2022 18:09:45] [R]-HemIocke: We got another chunk up here. [30.04.2022 18:09:53] Ego: Shoot it. Activate it. Something. [30.04.2022 18:10:02] [R]-HemIocke: Tulip shoot this one. [30.04.2022 18:10:03] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: Get the Cortez JH. I'm coming over. [30.04.2022 18:10:03] Death: hanyuu suffered a self-inflicted catastrophic decompression. [30.04.2022 18:10:04] Death: Dimas345 was put out of action by a hostile vessel. [30.04.2022 18:10:06] Rules Tip: Do not disconnect from the server to escape player versus player interaction. Your ship will remain helpless in space for 2 minutes and you will not be able to reconnect during this time. [30.04.2022 18:10:13] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: he'll prob log off. [30.04.2022 18:10:13] "Black.Tulip": Alright, sadly got no heavier cannon. [30.04.2022 18:10:17] "Black.Tulip": But will do what I can. [30.04.2022 18:10:20] "Black.Tulip": Tell me when. [30.04.2022 18:10:21] [R]-HemIocke: Hit it with a mine. [30.04.2022 18:10:25] [R]-HemIocke: Three [30.04.2022 18:10:27] "Black.Tulip": Oh ,right. [30.04.2022 18:10:27] [R]-HemIocke: Two [30.04.2022 18:10:29] [R]-HemIocke: One [30.04.2022 18:10:40] Ego: Done. [30.04.2022 18:10:41] "Black.Tulip": Did something happen? [30.04.2022 18:10:41] [R]-HemIocke: I'm not seeing anything. [30.04.2022 18:11:01] Entity: [a large explosive shot scattered smaller pieces around but did little to the integrity of the larger chunk] [30.04.2022 18:11:04] "Black.Tulip": Maybe there are even more chunks. [30.04.2022 18:11:18] Ego: Ho-- did you see that? [30.04.2022 18:11:27] "Black.Tulip": But we should take some reference data of the ones we--- [30.04.2022 18:11:32] "Black.Tulip": wait? What did you see? [30.04.2022 18:11:48] Ego: Hmm. [30.04.2022 18:12:16] Death: =CR=ILL-Azur.Liner was put out of action by Mind.Predator (Gun). [30.04.2022 18:12:19] "Black.Tulip": Is there maybe some sort of riddle to it... like correct combination? [30.04.2022 18:12:21] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: oh sweet [30.04.2022 18:12:31] Mind.Predator: its carrying a bunch of tourists [30.04.2022 18:12:31] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: war crimes accomplished, back to grabbing ice cream [30.04.2022 18:12:34] Death: Eros.Deros was put out of action by Stran1x (Gun). [30.04.2022 18:12:36] Mind.Predator: do we kill it? [30.04.2022 18:12:37] "Black.Tulip": Seems Ego is more ahead in that matter. [30.04.2022 18:12:40] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: ill pick them up [30.04.2022 18:12:49] Ego: This is the center. Between the three asteroids. [30.04.2022 18:13:09] Ego: I can shoot all three of them from here. [30.04.2022 18:13:14] [R]-HemIocke: Radiation is tearing us up. [30.04.2022 18:13:19] "Black.Tulip": Yeah... [30.04.2022 18:13:19] [R]-HemIocke: Do whatever you're gonna do. [30.04.2022 18:13:25] "Black.Tulip": But make it maybe quicker? [30.04.2022 18:13:42] Ego: Barrier Gate is a few kilometers away. Repair your ship there. [30.04.2022 18:14:16] Ego: What does this chunk do, I wonder... [30.04.2022 18:14:39] Ego: Conveniently "lost" in the middle. Maybe I'm overthinking it. [30.04.2022 18:14:51] "Black.Tulip": Seems I get why Revenant asked about them. He seems to be really quick on the foot on these matters. [30.04.2022 18:15:04] Death: 46th|Alpha-21 was put out of action by Gorgon-[Fae (Gun). [30.04.2022 18:15:25] [R]-HemIocke: They absorb energy like batteries. This wreck took some sort of shock. [30.04.2022 18:15:41] "Black.Tulip": So... maybe we need more energy. [30.04.2022 18:15:47] [R]-HemIocke: Yeah, if you wanna die. [30.04.2022 18:15:54] Death: Hotrinas was put out of action by DTR-Novato (Gun). [30.04.2022 18:16:00] "Black.Tulip": More energy... if we would want something to happen. [30.04.2022 18:16:03] "Black.Tulip": *cough* [30.04.2022 18:16:07] "Black.Tulip": Not like we gonna try now. [30.04.2022 18:16:21] [R]-HemIocke: What do you wanna do, Ego. [30.04.2022 18:16:25] Ego: Think. [30.04.2022 18:16:30] Ego: That is what I want to do, Rogue. [30.04.2022 18:16:51] Death: Eros.Deros was put out of action by Stran1x (Gun). [30.04.2022 18:17:04] Ego: These things soak up energy blasts, right? They briefly activate and then the energy depletes. [30.04.2022 18:17:27] Death: Charlie-6 was put out of action by Achilles-4 (Gun). [30.04.2022 18:17:30] Ego: ...maybe if we raised the output? [30.04.2022 18:17:36] "Black.Tulip": They probably need to be constantly fueled in order to work... [30.04.2022 18:17:49] "Black.Tulip": Uhm... are we aware what happens in case a Discharge occurs? [30.04.2022 18:17:52] Ego: Or a large enough burst to keep them on for a short time. [30.04.2022 18:18:10] Ego: We probably summon the Sentinels and end up fighting them. [30.04.2022 18:18:24] [R]-HemIocke: Not a good idea after what I just saw. [30.04.2022 18:18:27] "Black.Tulip": That's at times easier said than done... [30.04.2022 18:18:35] "Black.Tulip": Yes... depending which we get to tangle with. [30.04.2022 18:18:40] Ego: It really isn't the best idea. Or... [30.04.2022 18:18:42] "Black.Tulip": Might end very very badly Ego. [30.04.2022 18:18:44] [R]-HemIocke: We could all shoot them at once. [30.04.2022 18:18:50] Ego: It isn't enough. [30.04.2022 18:18:53] Ego: What of Screamers? [30.04.2022 18:19:06] Ego: Drop three of them. Detonate them next to the husks. [30.04.2022 18:19:07] [R]-HemIocke: Tartarus has more output than screamers. [30.04.2022 18:19:30] Ego: It doesn'g give a large enough burst. [30.04.2022 18:19:36] Death: Nameless.Venemon suffered a self-administered loadout error (Missile/Torpedo). [30.04.2022 18:19:42] "Black.Tulip": Maybe we should all go to Barrier and see if we can get some large pulse shot equipment. [30.04.2022 18:19:54] "Black.Tulip": Well... uhm just me and Ego in that case. [30.04.2022 18:20:05] Death: Nameless.Shizu was put out of action by 46th|Anton.Gunnarsson (Gun). [30.04.2022 18:20:08] [R]-HemIocke: Don't think they sell Hades, the Freeport should. [30.04.2022 18:20:18] A/)-LV-Pyxis: 58 short,dang [30.04.2022 18:20:36] [R]-HemIocke: Let's try the screamer idea first since that's considerably easier. [30.04.2022 18:20:48] A/)-LV-Pyxis: we can go, Predator. I gotta swap back to Eido. [30.04.2022 18:20:56] "Black.Tulip": Alright, moving out then... need a quick pit stop anyway... shit radiation... [30.04.2022 18:21:03] "Black.Tulip": Why is it radiation all the time. [30.04.2022 18:21:07] Ego: Let's. I'll think of another solution in the meantime. [30.04.2022 18:21:10] [R]-HemIocke: Doubt it's gonna work though. Power cells usually keep the- [30.04.2022 18:21:13] [R]-HemIocke: Do we have a powercell? [30.04.2022 18:21:18] "Black.Tulip": Hm... [30.04.2022 18:21:21] Ego: No. [30.04.2022 18:21:28] [R]-HemIocke: Oh well. [30.04.2022 18:21:28] A/)-LV-Pyxis: npcs broke the station, this game is epic [30.04.2022 18:21:35] "Black.Tulip": Can Revenant provide us with one mayhaps? [30.04.2022 18:21:45] "Black.Tulip": Else only one way to test our thesis. [30.04.2022 18:21:50] [R]-HemIocke: I don't think messing around with a dead gate's worth the risk. [30.04.2022 18:21:52] Entity: what did npcs do? [30.04.2022 18:22:00] Ego: It really isn't worth it. [30.04.2022 18:22:14] [R]-HemIocke: I didn't see anything that would suggest the Sentinels came in from there. [30.04.2022 18:22:20] "Black.Tulip": We should better report our current observation to Revenant. [30.04.2022 18:22:23] Death: TCL|Darius,Hollow was put out of action by DTR-Aurelius (Missile/Torpedo). [30.04.2022 18:22:26] Death: {Feu}Scorn was put out of action by Spring.Sword (Gun). [30.04.2022 18:22:32] "Black.Tulip": Then plan something further. [30.04.2022 18:22:38] 2022-04-30 18:22:36 SMT Traffic control alert: [R]-HemIocke has requested to dock [30.04.2022 18:22:42] 2022-04-30 18:22:40 SMT Traffic control alert: "Black.Tulip" has requested to dock [30.04.2022 18:22:42] Auto-Buy(Nanobots): Bought 20 unit(s), cost: 4.000$ [30.04.2022 18:22:42] Auto-Buy(Mines): Bought 1 unit(s), cost: 8.570$ [30.04.2022 18:22:42] Auto-Buy(Repair): Cost 1.333.873$ [30.04.2022 18:22:46] 2022-04-30 18:22:44 SMT Traffic control alert: Ego has requested to dock [30.04.2022 18:23:16] Ego: Tulip. With me. [30.04.2022 18:23:18] CONSOLE: Possible cheating detected: Stratocaster [30.04.2022 18:23:19] "Black.Tulip": Alright. [30.04.2022 18:23:28] "Black.Tulip": Guess you are the boss. [30.04.2022 18:23:53] "Black.Tulip": We can try to contact Revenant on the communications now. [30.04.2022 18:24:02] "Black.Tulip": If you really wanna try out what you suggest. [30.04.2022 18:24:08] Ego: I don't have her number. [30.04.2022 18:24:15] "Black.Tulip": Well, then... [30.04.2022 18:24:17] "Black.Tulip": I can do. [30.04.2022 18:24:23] Ego: Please do. [30.04.2022 18:24:25] "Black.Tulip": Weird that she didn't handed that out. [30.04.2022 18:24:41] "Black.Tulip": Revenant, do you copy? Hey uhh Tulip here we made some insights on this investigation. [30.04.2022 18:24:54] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: R: Ngehh - what is it? [30.04.2022 18:24:57] "Black.Tulip": But maybe need something in order to progress on what our merc here plans to do. [30.04.2022 18:25:06] "Black.Tulip": Some sort of energy cell for testing. [30.04.2022 18:25:15] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: R: Speak with clarity, what are you after? [30.04.2022 18:25:17] Ego: I plan to kill us all. Give me a Power Cell. [30.04.2022 18:25:18] "Black.Tulip": Probably big one. [30.04.2022 18:25:25] "Black.Tulip": Uhm... [30.04.2022 18:25:28] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: R: You want to die? Very well. [30.04.2022 18:25:33] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: R: We have a few spares... [30.04.2022 18:25:48] [R]-HemIocke: The remnants of the gate's still reacting to energy. But we don't have enough. [30.04.2022 18:25:53] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: R: Stavros is going to shoot me in the back if he finds out I borrowed one. [30.04.2022 18:26:09] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: R: What are you trying to do? Jumpstart the hyperspatial tunnel? [30.04.2022 18:26:09] Death: Gorgon-[Fae was put out of action by Spring.Sword (Gun). [30.04.2022 18:26:17] "Black.Tulip": Well... think so. [30.04.2022 18:26:20] Ego: I don't know. [30.04.2022 18:26:26] Death: Omega-12 was put out of action by Juliet-4 (Gun). [30.04.2022 18:26:32] "Black.Tulip": Cause a chain reaction with the bigger chunks emitting energy. [30.04.2022 18:26:36] "Black.Tulip": So... possible? [30.04.2022 18:26:36] Death: Eros.Deros was put out of action by DTR-Aurelius (Gun). [30.04.2022 18:26:51] Changing screen mode=windowed [30.04.2022 18:27:11] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: R: ... Since we appear to be on an unending streak of inane and idiotic decisions, I suppose I could assist you in that [30.04.2022 18:27:15] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: endeavour. [30.04.2022 18:27:34] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: R: A spree, if it were. Now, hold on. [30.04.2022 18:27:46] [R]-HemIocke: This should be entertaining. [30.04.2022 18:27:57] "Black.Tulip": Well, history likes to repeat itself. [30.04.2022 18:27:59] Changing screen mode=full [30.04.2022 18:28:04] Ego: I don't like this, to be frank. [30.04.2022 18:28:16] "Black.Tulip": Not too late to back off now. [30.04.2022 18:28:33] /fi a/)- [30.04.2022 18:28:44] A/)-Revenant: // wow 75 players on [30.04.2022 18:29:02] Death: TCL|Darius,Hollow was put out of action by Stran1x (Gun). [30.04.2022 18:29:12] Ego: Screw this. I'm not doing this now. [30.04.2022 18:29:14] A/)-Revenant: Now, as emotional deterrance for any undesirable decisions, I will bring the cell personally. [30.04.2022 18:29:21] A/)-Revenant: Is this a form of blackmailing? [30.04.2022 18:29:23] A/)-Revenant: Absolutely. [30.04.2022 18:29:26] Ego: We need much more planning than just "oh, look. Toss a battery in there. See what happens." [30.04.2022 18:29:47] "Black.Tulip": Yeah... might be right on that. [30.04.2022 18:30:06] A/)-Revenant: // I actually have a cell on the pob, sec [30.04.2022 18:30:09] Death: HS>El_Cid was put out of action by IE|CNS-Selanik (Gun). [30.04.2022 18:30:12] "Black.Tulip": Not that some giant pulse wave or whatever quickly sweeps the vaccuum with us. [30.04.2022 18:30:17] Entity: //cell for tomorrow anyway [30.04.2022 18:30:30] Tip: Armor Upgrades are permanent items which, when mounted, multiply your ship's base hitpoints. It is an essential item on any ship. [30.04.2022 18:30:34] [R]-HemIocke: Seems the other two got cold feet. [30.04.2022 18:30:41] A/)-Revenant: They are suspiciously quiet. [30.04.2022 18:30:48] "Black.Tulip": Hm... [30.04.2022 18:30:54] [R]-HemIocke: They decided they didn't wanna die, such is life. [30.04.2022 18:31:04] "Black.Tulip": Just thinking... is it good to pull a sucidial maneuver now again? [30.04.2022 18:31:07] A/)-Revenant: You are informing me that I injected 50ccs for nothing? [30.04.2022 18:31:15] [R]-HemIocke: I'll still go. [30.04.2022 18:31:17] Ego: I prefer living instead of dying. [30.04.2022 18:31:21] "Black.Tulip": Sigh... a fine by me. Visual Logs Click to view >> Alien Gate Debris chunks >> Sentinel Activity sightings ...end of data stream... ...terminating stream... ...connection failure...