Sarah here. So, while you were all out, I've managed to seize control of the government and- Alright, not quite. But it sounded good, didn't it? More seriously, my first revolutionary duty found me assigned to the equipment store aboard Brush- Brou... I'm still working on that. The one in Frankfurt.

Most of the gear aboard seemed to be in fairly good order. A few faulty outlets when I tried to set up tools, but I managed to rig up an Eagle that someone left just sitting in the bay to run a bit of juice to the machines. Aside from the obvious issues with compatibility and maintenance, I'm frankly amazed at the state of most of the parts you have in storage. It's...Er... It's a little different from what I'm used to working with, but give me a few days, and I should be alright to go.

In other news, after Simps gave me the grand tour, I figured I may as well make myself useful and headed down below decks to help out with retrofitting. In retrospect, learning to read German first would have been a smart move, but mistakes were made. So, with my first attempt to be less of a dead-weight thoroughly shot down, I headed over to take a look at the only ship in the bay with an English manual.

It's my pleasure to attach the maintenance logs of the VWA|Strebepfeiler, and here's hoping they'll be more in the future. More in the sense of more work to do. Not more in the sense of more ships getting holes shot through them. That wouldn't be such a great deal.

On a somewhat related note, with Strebepfeiler back in the air, I've been assigned the job of updating her nav map, so expect to see me at the helm of that one over the next few days while I try and decipher the various snub manuals lying around here. I'm looking forward to flying with the rest of you, and I suppose I'll see you then.

Me again. So, I've got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that Strebepfeiler's flying. The bad news is that she's just not flying terribly far. There's also a slight chance that I may have to replace the reactor, but I'll get to that in a bit.

Kicked off the test at a respectable hour this morning, unlike that six in the morning touchdown I had a couple of days ago. Really, someone tell me why we need to work at unholy hours in space. We don't even have a day/night cycle.

Sorry. Jetlag.

Anyway, I started out by running out to a few of the jump points around Frankfurt, and just about everything (shield readout excluded. I think the warning's still calibrated to the hardware. I'll check up on that and let you know.) came back green across the board. That's the good news. The jump to Sigma-13 threw things off a bit, though. Fuel consumption during the jump was way, way higher than normal. As in, likely to limit range to a few systems, higher. I'm not quite sure what's triggering it yet. I'm thinking something's not wired up correctly in the tail end, perhaps the jump reactors aren't converting properly. It'd explain why we're burning through H-Fuel like nobody's business. That's the first guess. I'll likely have to peel the plating off and have a look. Again.

That aside, everything else seems to be working. Oberst Klugmann (Sir.) was kind enough to give me a brief tour of Frankfurt and Munich before Strebepfelier dragged us back to Luneburg with engine woes. Nothing too far out of the ordinary to report in terms of the flight itself. A whole lot of rocks, and another Bunds- How on Earth do you people live your lives pronouncing these things? A regular revolutionary pilot, Schattensucher (Seeker, for those of us who aren't vocal contortionists) pulled us aside on the way back in to discuss something he's come across. I'm not going to pretend I was up-to-date on most of it, I was too busy trying to sort out what was being said. I'm sure the Oberst'll have some details for you on that.

So, in summary. I'll be taking another look at Strebepfelier, and it looks like the operations board'll be busy soon. I've also been having a look through our databases, and I've got a bit of an idea, but I'll get back to you on that one once I'm sure it'll work.

Also, no pictures. Yeah, I know. Turns out the guncams were wired in with that shield as well. No, I haven't got the faintest idea why either. If I didn't know better, I'd think someone didn't want us playing with their toys.

Hello, it's- Well, we all know who it is by now, so let's just move right on. With Strebepfelier still out of action in every meaningful sense, and the Junkers I've asked for replacement parts moving at a speed that'd make a Barge look like a race contender, I took the opportunity to familiarize myself with the base. Turns out there's not that much to familiarize myself with, so I poked my head into the hangar to introduce myself to some of the other gear we've got lying about. Wraith's still aren't my thing, sorry. I mean, I can tell the kit they've got on board is wonderful, it's just that I haven't got the faintest idea what any of it actually does yet. I'm working on it.

Language difficulties aside, I did find something I recognized. I've worked on a few Borderworlds ships before, though I'm more a Dagger person. I'm not sure if it'll be of use to anyone else, but I've consolidated all the information I could find on our Switchblade-type fighters, and a few bits and pieces I had to test myself. Was fun, as it turns out. Might just keep on working on these. Hope it comes in handy.

Happy Hunting.

Oh, and before I forget, my project's ticking along nicely. I'll probably have to source a few more parts from the scrappies, but I should be alright to move into production in a few weeks. Once that's finalized, I'll be sure to let you know. Please, ladies and gents, hold your applause until the end.

Sparks here.

Alright, I've finally got some good news. It might've taken me a while, but I made it to Kreuzburg to pick up that reactor for the Strebepfelier. It's just a preliminary look at the moment, but it looks like it'll fit in nicely. All going well, we should have one more transport to help out with those supply runs in a day or so.

Other then that, things have been pretty quiet. I returned that Wraith back to Zwickau, and they've got me doing some refitting work on a Phantom. Maybe it's just me, but the Phantom's internal workings seem to make a bit more sense. Could be the lack of a coolant pipe running directly through the engine bay. Seriously, who designed that thing? Efficient, yeah, I guess, but the number of headaches that thing must-

Anyway. New transport, on the way.

Sparks (yet) again.

I took a bit of a break from working on Strebepfelier to investigate a news report. I know we don't usually go off local news, but this one was too good to turn down. Apparently there was some sort of internal issue aboard Krupp Munitions, the report was nonspecific as to what. Anyway, figured I could take a few minutes to go down and have a bit of a look.

For once, the news wasn't exaggerating. Krupp was in pretty bad shape. It was hard to tell from the distance I was at, but sensors flagged fires aboard. Hard to say if it was spot shield failures or actual atmo burn, but neither's particularly good news for a station. A trio of Military battleships and a couple of fighters that I'd assumed rocked up to help with the evacuation instead focused on keeping people away from the station (and took a few potshots at me, might I add. For 'piracy' in open space. Go figure. If I didn't know better, I'd swear I'd fallen in with criminals. Again.) I pulled back at that point, but kept an eye on the sensors.

Mass sensors stopped returning a signature a couple of hours later. I'm glad to report the station, and any munitions it had on board, have gone to a better place.