To: All Outcasts and Allies
From: BLS, [BLS]-Zapp speaking
Subject: BLS Weapon Cache
Greetings! I am proud to announce the opening of [BLS]-Armory, a place for Outcasts and allies to buy and trade weaponry. This is placed in Omicron Alpha (and will not move) and will give discounts on all weapons to Outcasts/allies.
Got guns (level 8+) that you don't want? You can always trade them in. We encourage this as a way to diversify weapon stores at any given time. Currently, most guns are of Bounty Hunter, GMG, or Corsair make, with a few Nomad Energy Cannons. Going rates are: (subject to change)
50,000 credits for class 8s
100,000 credits for class 9s
150,000 credits for class 10s
If you would like access to this Armory, see [BLS]-Zapp in-game, and ask access to the armory.
I find it highly disturbing that you were able to acquire any form of our Corsair weaponry. Furthermore I find it even more disturbing that you would be selling such weaponry to Outcasts. Personally I wouldnt use an Outcast weapon if it were bolted to my arm, and I had assumed that you scum-bag Outcasts felt the same way about our guns. Guess I was wrong. I for one will be hunting down this weapons store of yours to recoup our stolen weapons and rob you of the rest of your weapons cache. Except those BH weapons, how could you even touch those things. Guess the differences between our two houses have grown much farther apart then I had even imagined.
...Torres Out
(((OCC: Seriously??? An Outcast ship carrying, let alone selling, nothing but its enemies weapons smells of SERIOUS OORP to me. You are just encouraging many Outcasts to mount weapons that they should NOT be mounting. I dont like it one bit, but not my decision)))
<span style="color:#FF0000"><strike>RETIRED</strike></span>
ON MY WAY OUT OF RETIREMENT
Message To: Zacarias Poncho, General Transmission
Comm ID: Master Diego Acevedo - Blue Lotus Syndicate
Zapp, remove those vile weapons from your ship immediately. I can understand at least having a healthy respect for Corsair weapons, but Bounty Hunter? Honestly Zapp, they are the true scum of Sirius.
In the future, please destroy any of those weapons you find - or you may turn them in at an Outcast base for research purposes. We will not however sell any of our enemies equipment to other pilots.
To all others receiving this transmission. Allow me to apologize for my colleague. Although he does this with good intentions, it will not happen again. The Don and I will determine if corrective action is needed. We will also speak with our pilots and ensure that they know the Outcast code of honor.
**INCOMING TRANSMISSION**
FROM: The Grand Master
TO: Outcast Faction Leaders, Master Diego Acevedo, Henchman Poncho
SUBJECT: Corsair Weaponry
Let it be known that the Blue Lotus Syndicate will not tolerate the floiting of the pathetic weaponry of the house and Corsair scum by our pilots, and that all such weaponry must be IMMEDIATELY surrendered to the office of my secretary, Carmen Sandiego, rotating every week across Malta. Coordinates will be transmitted to those who request it, and a closed deposit box has been opened near Landing Pad #54's Equipment Shop and Bank.
Henchman Poncho, I feel merciful this day, and will let you off on an unofficial warning. I admire your initiative, but as Outcasts we are not to disgrace our honour by using these pathetic weapons. I would sooner cradle a Nomad than allow a single piece of poorly made Corsair junk to sully the eyes of the Angels and Saints who watch over Malta every day!
The Grand Master, signing off.
**TRANSMISSION ENDS**
Thanks to the Blue Lotus for sorting out the slight misunderstanding concerning weapon usage for the Outcasts.
While we appreciate the thought with store and supply, for all Outcasts, certain guns are taboo for us, whether
we can snag them or not. Very little wrong with our own thankyou, Corsair crap is a hangable offence.
The 101st also have a store available, though lightly loaded at the moment, as we all use the whats available
in our home systems only.
And while I was perusing the comms here. I have sorted out the unnecessary paperwork that appeared.
Miguel
Mesage ends:
Some say he is a proud member of: "The most paranoid group of people in the Community."
**incoming transmission**
From: Zapp
To: All Outcasts and allies
Now that that has been sorted out, I would like to continue. But before I do, I would like to address one small issue. How the Corsairs have come into possession of our encryption codes. There are two possibilities: one, an Outcast traitor (the very thought of which turns my stomach!) or they have finally managed to break our encryption codes. So, new encryption codes are being sent out.
(OOC: Corsairs, while it is understandable that you posted because of my unintentional OORP-ness, please try to stay out of level 2 encrypted Outcast transmissions.)
--------Re-encryption process complete--------
OK, now that that's taken care of, I can continue with the business at hand. While this sets the armory down quite a few guns (which, for the sake of RP, is quite acceptable) I will nonetheless continue to provide its services. As of now, the stores include:
6 Nomad Energy Cannons
2 Adv. Debilitators (I'm a little tentative about the RP-ness of Civvie guns, but I wasn't sure so I didn't sell them)
1 Paralyzer Missile Launcer
1 Firestalker Missile Launcher
While it isn't much, my hope is that it will grow to much more. While at first I wasn't going to allow the trading of level 8 and 9 guns for level 10 guns, I see that it will have to be allowed. So, 4 level 8s are the same as one level 10, and 2 level 9s are the same as one level 10.
Accepted Weapons for trade: All Outcast and allied (Rogues, Hackers, Mollys, Dragons, Hessians, Bundshuh, GC)
Tentatively accepted: Civilian and Zoners (the reason being is the alliance between AW and the Outcasts due to the TBH/AW war, if I am correct)
Not accepted: Order, Corsair, BH, GMG, IMG, House military, and anything I may have forgotten to mention.
And, on a side note to Miguel Marron, I was wondering if you had any Krakens to trade for my Nomads.
Although I don't favour the weapons of other than the Outcasts, there is little more humiliating than being gunned by your own weapons fired from a sworn enemy.
And Torres, you know we can easily aquire your weapons simply by killing corsair scum. Often times the weapons will servive the explosion and can be retrieved, although I have no wish to use such weaponry. I assure you that Zacarias Poncho did not simply land on one of your bases and and buy what he wished.
Interesting that you got ahold of encryption codes in less than an hour.