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Explorer's Log: First Flight
Offline Proselyte
02-19-2023, 08:17 PM,
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ENTRY 014 – IKARUS STATION

"My recon through the Omegas and a little beyond is all tidied up now. Made some professional contacts on Freeport 5 and got to pass some food onto a pretty reasonable Corsair. Fella had to run, but he implored me to try the local beverage of choice in Heraklion planetside. Didn't want to ruin the friendly atmosphere by saying 'I don't drink', so I just smiled and nodded."

[Image: Crete.png]
"I did pick me up a single alien artifact while visiting the spaceport, though - just a little bauble as far as I can tell, though it's sporting beautiful etchings on it, in spiral patterns. It's weird to consider how the species that made these must've manufactured them - surely no interstellar society would make all these things by hand, after all. And what were they for? It'd have to be weird if the most common archeological... well, artifact, that they left behind was just a pretty paperweight."

"Heck, even poked around the Omicrons a bit, at least around the edges. Visited a few of Crete's outposts in Omicron Xi, a system with some huge planets, and got to visit Amorgos. Everyone's really anxious about the Core there. I got a lot of dirty looks, I guess because for all they know, I could be a spy. Wasn't quite as friendly of an atmosphere as on Crete! Well, as friendly as you could expect from a pirate state."

"The bartender passed some chatter my way sayin' the 'Sairs have been making a killing off moving some different kind of artifacts, from a planet they call Knossos in that system somewhere. Had to be in one of the nebulas, so I hard passed on it for now - too soon, eugh. Maybe later."




FLIGHT AUDIO RECORDING – "Carlos Benitez"
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[11.02.2023 19:35:18] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: Oh, finally, a Corsair. Howdy there!
[11.02.2023 19:35:31] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: Hola....uhh.. Zoner
[11.02.2023 19:35:44] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: What brings you to our space?
[11.02.2023 19:36:20] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: I'm a deep space explorer fresh over from Canaria. I wanted to donate a little something.
[11.02.2023 19:36:36] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: Since I've been traipsing up and down the Omegas, felt wrong not to pass a little something your way.
[11.02.2023 19:36:45] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: Scanning
[11.02.2023 19:36:55] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: Yep, go ahead. Engines hold.
[11.02.2023 19:37:20] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: All clear. You're travelling without armament, Zoner. A brave choice in this area of space.
[11.02.2023 19:37:21] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: I'd have brought a lot more food, but I had to give up a lotta my hold space recently...
[11.02.2023 19:37:57] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: Yeah, I'm not really looking to shoot anybody.
[11.02.2023 19:38:07] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: I count on being able to duck out before that becomes a problem.
[11.02.2023 19:38:22] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: So are we all. And yet... trouble always finds us.
[11.02.2023 19:38:43] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: There are threats in these systems that even Zoners cant negotiate their way out of.
[11.02.2023 19:39:09] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: That is not a threat from myself... merely a warning to have your wits about you.. and that fancy engine primed.
[11.02.2023 19:39:35] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: You're all clear to proceed, as far as I'm concerned.
[11.02.2023 19:39:51] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: Where are you headed? Happy to escort.
[11.02.2023 19:39:51] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: Very much appreciated, buddy. And in the spirit of good faith...
[11.02.2023 19:40:07] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: That's for you fellas.
[11.02.2023 19:40:09] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: Gracias.
[11.02.2023 19:40:25] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: Should be enough to feed a wing or two for a day, at least. Sadly I'm not a freighter.
[11.02.2023 19:40:40] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: As for where I'm headed, do you mind if I survey the planetoids here?
[11.02.2023 19:40:49] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: By all means.
[11.02.2023 19:40:55] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: I don't want to accidentally run into anything restricted, is all.
[11.02.2023 19:41:26] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: Will do! Just never seen your homeworld up close, it's exciting!
[11.02.2023 19:41:37] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: In that case I recommend avoiding sector 2F. Spatial anomalies... missing patrols. Navigational hazards.
[11.02.2023 19:42:03] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: Keeping a wide berth from Foxtrot 2, roger.
[11.02.2023 19:43:13] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: We're now headed out on a covert mission. Fly safe Zoner.
[11.02.2023 19:43:24] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: And you, buddy! Keep your head on a swivel!
[11.02.2023 19:44:50] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: We recommend the tequila at the bar at the main Heraklion spaceport.
[11.02.2023 19:44:59] Corsairs-Carlos~Benitez: Adios amigo.
[11.02.2023 19:45:07] SLRC-XPS>Attlerock: See ya on the flipside!

ENTRY 015 – BATTLESHIP HOOD

"So. Spacecraft racing? It's a goddamned whale of a time."
[Image: race.png]

"Work was getting really exciting. We were making some contact with the alien artificial intelligence in Kappa, but in between consulting around about that, I finally got out to Barrier Gate and managed to snag a good deal on a small personal craft from a freelancer who was trading up, for running short errands."

"It's a CLI-11000, one of the pricier ships for how small it is, but damn if it doesn't ignore petty things like 'inertia' or 'the concept of physics' when it gets going! It handles real similar to Valley Forge's trainers too, so it's fittin' me like a glove."

"So, bein' the new owner of this little model and having meandered past the IMG's racetrack in Dublin a few times, I found myself out that way. I must've been running time trials on this track for almost a week now. And go figure, AWES says they've got plans for this track come next month."

"I say, bring it on! I never figured myself for bein' competitive about racing, but hey, you discover all sorts of things about yourself in space!"



ENTRY 016 – CHARTRES SPACE COLONY

"Turns out racing is really dangerous, even before you add in autoturrets to the mix. Which is exactly what AWES did. They're insane, and it's kind of beautiful! I really shouldn't be admiring a Liberty corp this much, the machinery of House capitalism being what it is, but hey, if they ain't tellin', I ain't tellin'!"

"But, yeah, the track is getting progressively more deadly. And apparently the turrets are going to be firing live ordnance during the event. They want to cut down on the danger by having the pilots fly their ships as drones remotely from the Hood. I'm... ambivalent about it. The experience of racing from the cockpit is almost meditative, trance-like: you simply become speed, motion, reaction, split-second thinking. It's a unique experience I've fallen in love with here, and I'm not sure would be preserved from flying via a console."

"A little chat with some folks by the track might've inspired me to look into a little something in that regard... we'll see if it pans out. That's why I'm up here in Gallia, even if I can't speak a lick of French - need to get my hands on some bio-neural arrays to toy with. Always a pleasure to see new stations that aren't in ruins, though. Got enough of that in this neighborhood."


FLIGHT AUDIO RECORDING – "AWES Resolution"
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[11.02.2023 21:06:21] AWES-Resolution: go go go!
[11.02.2023 21:06:42] RACE-"Sunshine": Phew, holy moly!
[11.02.2023 21:06:50] AWES-Resolution: Nice run!
[11.02.2023 21:06:58] RACE-"Sunshine": Thanks, buddy!
[11.02.2023 21:07:03] RACE-"Sunshine": Missed two gates though, tsk tsk.
[11.02.2023 21:07:06] AWES-Resolution: We may have some adjustments required yet...
[11.02.2023 21:07:10] RACE-"Sunshine": Those guns really add to the pressure...
[11.02.2023 21:07:18] AWES-Resolution: That's the idea!
[11.02.2023 21:07:36] AWES-Resolution: And there's more weapons to come!
[11.02.2023 21:07:41] RACE-"Sunshine": You guys set that up? Man, what /don't/ you fellas do.
[11.02.2023 21:07:59] AWES-Resolution: We like to keep busy and be unique!
[11.02.2023 21:08:13] AWES-Resolution: Just wait for the first event!
[11.02.2023 21:08:25] AWES-Resolution: It'll be crazy..
[11.02.2023 21:08:36] RACE-"Sunshine": And hey, we appreciate every moment of it. Beverage delivery, racing events...
[11.02.2023 21:08:54] RACE-"Sunshine": I won't ask whether Liberty knows an Interspace-affiliate is sponsoring asteroid racing, though.
[11.02.2023 21:09:18] RACE-"Sunshine": Got any idea on the ETA for that event?
[11.02.2023 21:09:21] AWES-Resolution: As long as corporate taxes are paid..
[11.02.2023 21:09:34] AWES-Resolution: Within next few weeks, I hope!
[11.02.2023 21:09:56] RACE-"Sunshine": Ohohoho, you're getting me fired up.
[11.02.2023 21:10:10] AWES-Resolution: I love it! Hope to see you here for it!
[11.02.2023 21:10:13] RACE-"Sunshine": Glad I bought this little spaceframe when I did then.
[11.02.2023 21:10:20] RACE-"Sunshine": You can count on it, pal.
[11.02.2023 21:10:35] RACE-"Sunshine": Time to grab some lunch. Fly safe!
[11.02.2023 21:10:45] AWES-Resolution: Safe skies to you, and good lunch!
FLIGHT AUDIO RECORDING – "RACE-Alpha", "Eve Taylor"
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[15.02.2023 00:10:48] RACE-"Sunshine": Tsk, missed a ring in the middle of my run.
[15.02.2023 00:10:53] RACE-Alpha: Damn!
[15.02.2023 00:10:53] RACE-"Sunshine": Howdy, though.
[15.02.2023 00:11:10] RACE-Alpha: Hi! That was a horrible run for me.
[15.02.2023 00:11:30] RACE-"Sunshine": Are you the test pilot? Making sure the platforms are in nice spots?
[15.02.2023 00:11:52] RACE-Alpha: Yeah, I try my best to see how the new setups work out.
[15.02.2023 00:12:04] RACE-"Sunshine": Howdy, Eve.
[15.02.2023 00:12:06] RACE-Alpha: This latest one is fairly challenging, but not impossible.
[15.02.2023 00:12:15] RACE-Alpha: Good day!
[15.02.2023 00:12:20] Eve.Taylor: Good evening.
[15.02.2023 00:12:33] RACE-"Sunshine": Yeah, I like that the beam turret's back in the lineup.
[15.02.2023 00:12:40] Eve.Taylor: IC and a Zoner?
[15.02.2023 00:12:44] RACE-"Sunshine": I'm gonna give it a shot and see if I can top my par.
[15.02.2023 00:12:47] Eve.Taylor: You two make quite the combo.
[15.02.2023 00:12:53] RACE-Alpha: Everything was moved further out. For survivablility
[15.02.2023 00:13:10] RACE-"Sunshine": You know, you're right about that, Taylor. But I think the race takes all comers.
[15.02.2023 00:13:15] RACE-Alpha: We have been enjoying trying out the raceway.
[15.02.2023 00:13:38] RACE-"Sunshine": Yeah, I passed it in my Spatial and couldn't help but nab an Arrow to give it a go.
[15.02.2023 00:13:48] RACE-"Sunshine": Great fun, if you're interested!
[15.02.2023 00:13:57] Eve.Taylor: Ah, indulging in Dublin's main past time.
[15.02.2023 00:14:13] Eve.Taylor: Well, aside from separtist backed terrorism slash freedom fighting.
[15.02.2023 00:14:32] RACE-Alpha: We have coords for two different setups - one with the guns about 1000M away from 4 keys points along the track, another only
[15.02.2023 00:14:46] RACE-Alpha: at 500M. The latter is VERY challenging alone.
[15.02.2023 00:15:13] RACE-"Sunshine": I miss the setup when you had the anti-capital turret smack in the middle of the path. That was a doozy.
[15.02.2023 00:15:14] RACE-Alpha: What's this about terrorism?
[15.02.2023 00:15:40] RACE-"Sunshine": The 'lancer is talking about the Mollys, Alpha.
[15.02.2023 00:15:40] Eve.Taylor: Seriously?
[15.02.2023 00:16:12] RACE-Alpha: Of course, heads in racing, not politics. Dunno what I was thinking being in Dublin.
[15.02.2023 00:16:28] RACE-"Sunshine": Yeah, they swing by the Hood sometimes actually. Do they give you trouble working on the track?
[15.02.2023 00:16:44] RACE-Alpha: They actually haven't bothered our efforts out here much recently. We've been lucky.
[15.02.2023 00:16:58] Eve.Taylor: Shit.
[15.02.2023 00:17:13] Eve.Taylor: One of their guys is the champion from that rally in Baffin a while back.
[15.02.2023 00:17:19] RACE-Alpha: Sometimes they ask for 'taxes' but we aren't working gold here, so it's not much.
[15.02.2023 00:17:24] Eve.Taylor: Can't imagine they'd give you guys much trouble.
[15.02.2023 00:17:56] RACE-"Sunshine": There was a race in Baffin? Dang, that's much closer to home for me.
[15.02.2023 00:19:11] RACE-"Sunshine": Alright, I got a par of two twenty three and four milliseconds to beat. Be right back.
[15.02.2023 00:19:21] RACE-Alpha: Good luck!
[15.02.2023 00:19:44] RACE-Alpha: There they go - firing away!
[15.02.2023 00:20:31] RACE-Alpha: What a light show!
[15.02.2023 00:20:43] Eve.Taylor: So uh...
[15.02.2023 00:20:57] Eve.Taylor: What is with the extra weapon platforms in the race track anyway?
[15.02.2023 00:21:44] RACE-Alpha: AWES is having racing events using the Dublin track in the near future. The weapons provide something 'extra' to make it
[15.02.2023 00:21:50] RACE-Alpha: exciting!
[15.02.2023 00:22:32] RACE-Alpha: The base has the ability to change the location of the emplacements during or between scheduled events - should be fun!
[15.02.2023 00:22:37] RACE-Alpha: how'd you do?
[15.02.2023 00:22:58] RACE-"Sunshine": My God, that was too close... you got 'em placed just right, that's for sure.
[15.02.2023 00:23:23] RACE-"Sunshine": No way I'm gonna be making 2:23 again on this configuration. Too much to dodge!
[15.02.2023 00:23:35] RACE-Alpha: I find the hairpin curves at the three quarter mark always gets me stuck or hung up - tough.
[15.02.2023 00:24:17] RACE-"Sunshine": Hey, by the way, these turrets - they're not like, full military-grade ordnance right?
[15.02.2023 00:24:23] RACE-Alpha: It should be interesting to see the difference on event day with multiple ships trying to get through same rings.
[15.02.2023 00:24:41] RACE-"Sunshine": If I get hit, I'll just be disabled right? Not, y'know.
[15.02.2023 00:25:09] RACE-Alpha: Well, we've dumbed them down for testing, but during events, for effect on the drones used, they'll be full power.
[15.02.2023 00:25:29] RACE-"Sunshine": Ah. Ah, ok. Right.
[15.02.2023 00:25:40] RACE-"Sunshine": *Gulp*
[15.02.2023 00:25:43] RACE-Alpha: So, yeah, you'll be ok for testing..
[15.02.2023 00:26:09] RACE-Alpha: The idea is that ships will be flown remotely from the Hood, for safer races.
[15.02.2023 00:26:33] Eve.Taylor: Right...
[15.02.2023 00:26:36] RACE-Alpha: The corporate would rather keep drunken deaths from happening during events.
[15.02.2023 00:26:47] RACE-"Sunshine": Aw, but then where's the thrill?
[15.02.2023 00:26:54] RACE-"Sunshine": I mean, I don't like to explode.
[15.02.2023 00:26:59] Eve.Taylor: Pretty sure some of the bookies on the Hood will have a thing or two to say about that.
[15.02.2023 00:27:11] RACE-"Sunshine": But racing from a console can't beat being in the cockpit.
[15.02.2023 00:27:39] RACE-Alpha: Maybe so. If a pilot wants to do that, I guess, maybe we can just have them sign a waiver.
[15.02.2023 00:27:56] RACE-Alpha: I'm sure the Insurance side will think of something.
[15.02.2023 00:28:19] RACE-"Sunshine": Hm. I wonder if it's possible to use bio-neural processors to somehow simulate pilot awareness of being in the craft.
[15.02.2023 00:28:56] RACE-"Sunshine": Like a psuedo-connection to the ship. Safe on the Hood, but it "feels" like you're flying it.
[15.02.2023 00:29:04] RACE-Alpha: Perhaps. I'm sure they've made advanced in the holoimaging that could help with the realism factor.
[15.02.2023 00:29:05] Eve.Taylor: Asking the wrong mercenary there.
[15.02.2023 00:30:05] RACE-"Sunshine": That could be something worth looking into... I'll have to ask my boss about sourcing some processors when I get back.
/.../

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Explorer's Log: First Flight - by Proselyte - 01-21-2023, 02:19 AM
RE: Explorer's Log: First Flight - by Proselyte - 01-21-2023, 06:43 AM
RE: Explorer's Log: First Flight - by Proselyte - 01-21-2023, 07:56 PM
RE: Explorer's Log: First Flight - by Proselyte - 01-23-2023, 12:16 AM
RE: Explorer's Log: First Flight - by Proselyte - 01-23-2023, 05:47 AM
RE: Explorer's Log: First Flight - by Proselyte - 01-24-2023, 08:21 PM
RE: Explorer's Log: First Flight - by Proselyte - 02-08-2023, 04:33 AM
RE: Explorer's Log: First Flight - by Proselyte - 02-19-2023, 08:17 PM
RE: Explorer's Log: First Flight - by Proselyte - 03-09-2023, 04:42 AM

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