Athens Station

[RedEclipse]

At this moment Athens Staton ran out of ore. Currently we're stockpiling our storage with Iridium Ore 3500 per unit.

Thank you for your attention.

[RedEclipse]

Attention shippers,

The Athens storage was filled at current maximum capacity and 164.000 units available right now.

[Catto]

Ship name: HFF "Prestige"
Ship type: "Peregrine" Civilian Frigate
Affiliation: Task Force Prometheus

Greetings! Lieutenant Sussan Carmine here. I'm here to register.

I'd like to talk about more detailed supply and demand for the station in a personal capacity. Can you specify a time and place to do so?

[Starr]

Lieutenant Carmine;

I'm Erica Starr, newly-appointed administrator at Athens.
Maybe this information is somewhere in our networks that I don't know about and I just missed it, but I don't have any records of who you are or who you work for.

Could you fill me in?

~ E. Starr

[Catto]

Administrator Starr,
As a bit of a klutz myself at times, so I understand the pain of dealing with excess paperwork, but could you have checked the identifier on the message for this information? It lists me as an officer in Task Force Prometheus, an independent organization, which your colleague Administrator Jeremiah Latif has cordially invited on behalf of Phoenix. As is my duty as a logistics officer, I'm here to lawfully provide and procure products and materials to and from your facilities for our mutual benefit...

Then again, it might not be your fault. Has there been a communication delay between Phoenix branches that might explain the issue? I'm seriously at a loss here. All I can offer is to supply new comm hardware, at this point. How long would a background check take? I run a very tight and punctual schedule.

[Starr]

Lieutenant Carmine;

Alright, no need for the attitude.
Believe it or not, members of the Phoenix aren't telepathic. I don't automatically know about every agreement one of us makes with an outside party.
Distances out here are massive and we as Zoners are pretty independent-minded; a lot of time, we're busy with our stuff.

Anyway, I've dug around and found what I guess is the comm with Jeremiah you're referring to in the archive.
You're from Liberty, formerly of the Commonwealth, flying for Auxo but in more of a looser affiliation, and you want to liberate Erie and take down the leadership of the Insurgency. Is that a good enough short summary?

Now obviously the Auxo affiliations are a bit of a thing, as you know we don't exactly have the best of relations.
But I appreciate your struggle against the oppressive Republic of Liberty, and your help against the Nomads. Like Jeremiah, I'm not opposed to the idea of warming relations.

You want to talk about Athens' logistics in person? Fine by me, Freeport 11 seems an obvious meeting place. I'll work out my schedule and send you a time.

~ E. Starr

[Soban]

Hello, sweeties,

With the fall of Zeta, we had to hike security costs to keep the field nice and tidy. Out of the goodness of my overworked heart, we didn’t pass that on to you—you lucky buggers.
Don’t say we never spoil you.

Unfortunately, we’ve tapped out the easily accessible iridium—gone, poof. We’ve now hit the tougher, denser deposits, and our miners need more time and broken drills to to pry it out.

So yes, brace yourselves: this time, the price adjustment is on you. Starting today, Athens will buy ore at 75 and sell refined iridium at 90. Our neighbors will soon be doing the same math and adjusting their prices, so don’t act surprised when they follow suit.

Summary for the attention-impaired: costs up, effort up, prices up. You’re welcome.

Ta-ta for now!

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[GK][Boss Man]

NAME: GRGA PITIK
SHIP: GK|GRGA.PITIK
LOCATION: ~UNKNOWN~
SUBJECT: EEREEDEEUM DELIVERY

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Oy! How'z you!?
I'z Grga Pitik. We'z in need of sum Eereedeeum, but we'z all buzy. Da traders I've been asking around, all saiz, dey'z got da Eereedeeum frum youz Zoners on Atheens. Since dat'z a beet taa far fur uz ta fly ta; Ah'll pay yee 5.000.000 Credits, Sirian unes, not dem Gallic wurthless unes, fer aboot 20.000 Uneetz of Eereedeeum; ta be delivered ta Magellan. Ah'll talk to one af me boyz ta come pick yee up when yee reach Mag! Dunn wan yee meetin anee of da locals. Sum af dem be savage like, an' datz just bad business.
Wadda ya say?

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Grga Pitik, GK

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[Soban]

Hello, burgle‑cup,

Honestly, heist‑honey, it took me no fewer than five read‑throughs—and a near aneurysm—to decode that delightful gargling of yours.

About the payout: 5 000 000 credits sounds perfectly reasonable… unless you’re lounging on the far side of Sirius. If you can scurry fast enough, we might reroute one of our convoys. But send me proper coordinates; I refuse to make our pilots locate your dump by smell alone, klepto‑cake.

Remember: that price holds only if you’re somewhere in the middle of Sirius. Wander too far, and we’ll be happy to claim the juicy bounty on your head instead.

Ta-ta for now!

[Grga Pitik]

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[GK][Boss Man]

NAME: GRGA PITIK
SHIP: GRGA.PITIK
LOCATION: ~UNKNOWN~
SUBJECT: EEREEDEEUM DELIVERY

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Well, by my golden tooth and my favorite cigar! What a beauty you are! "Tips hat". Glad to make your ac...ax...aq... glad to meet you miss!
We is in Magellan, real close to Cordova. We'll meet your convoy and give them a warm welcome! They'll surely be tired flying all that way! We'll get some nice drinks and some food, and whatever the crew and the captains like! We're hospitable like that. As for the payment, we got the credits ready, we're waiting for your crew to pick them up.
Now for that bounty, well I don't know what got up her skirt, or better said, what didn't get up her skirt in quite a while. Putting a bounty on a honest trader! Not even bothering to talk to me. That's just bad business, but not for us. I'll send my nephew to have a chat with that missus. Ain't a proper way to do business. Wonder what ship she flies...
Anyways, are you married?

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Grga Pitik, GK

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