Transmission start >> Establishing uplink. Encryption: Scrapnet AES | JUNKER EYES ONLY Sender: Ian Howler, Commandant, Junker Congress Defense Cabinet. Callsign: ".:j:.Ferrous.Wheel" Location: Freeport 1, Omega-3 Subject:Need your skilled hands.
Hey Rob,
Just recently, some idiot Junker who doesn't fly for the Congress decided it'd be a good idea to fill an OS&C Liner, the "Reverie", with holes.
OS&C in turn reached out to us to report the incident, but y'know we can't do much about some unaffiliated Junker.
So, I offered to repair the vessel, sight unseen, at a deep discount.
I haven't been inside her yet, as I just arrived here at Freeport 1 where the Zoners helped the Captain of the Liner drag her back to.
I gotta say, she looks pretty bad from the outside. Nothing a Junker can't handle. Definitely full of holes. Even the engines look like they got hit hard.
She smells like burnt components from 20 feet away, and if you get close enough the smell of pure Oxygen tells you her life support is also shot.
Every Junker has seen and repaired worse, that's for sure. But I want to get this done as quickly as possible for the peace of mind of the Captain.
I know what it's like to see your ship in shambles...
So I asked myself who the most skilled Junker for repairs was...and of course you came to mind first.
The Captain, Theobald Franklin, is hoping for me and possibly also you (if you're willing) to work a bit of that Junker magic. You know the stuff.
Make it look and operate like new, deploy subtle upgrades that aren't obvious when you look at her.
Do it all with superior, refurbished parts. That kind of thing.
I have mooring quarter at Freeport 1.
I hope you'll come and give me a hand. Of course, I'd make sure you got paid.
Let me know, or just show up. Either way works.
Cheers,
- Ian Howler Commandant, Junker Congress Defense Cabinet.
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* ID: Rob Ross - Chief Engineer, Third Shift
* Location: Tarancon Base
* Date: 7/14/827 - 02:04
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"Oh sure lets bother Rob, its not like he has a whole stations worth of work to do." he gestured wildly around his small water-closet of an office. "Its not like we're short staffed, oh no, I would love to go alllll the way to Freeport 1 to patch together someone else' vessel" he trailed off for a moment. "Okay look I an't gonna spend all month away from here messing with this little." he held his fingers up in air quotes "good will project of yours, I an't got the same level of morals or patience. You deal with the engines an' bits and do'dads, I'll bring my team from here to get the internal bracing back up to snuff along with the external hull armor." he paused and shuffled around in his tight office to bend over and pick up a tablet from the floor. "And another thing, outta the kindness of my heart I won't charge you billable hours on my way to Freeport 1, but your buying at the bar that night when we get in and I'm feeling fancy, I'm talking top shelf fancy Ian, and there's 17 of us commin', better make sure you can open a tab."
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Transmission start >> Establishing uplink. Encryption: Scrapnet AES | JUNKER EYES ONLY Sender: Ian Howler, Commandant, Junker Congress Defense Cabinet. Callsign: ".:j:.Ferrous.Wheel" Location: Freeport 1, Omega-3 Subject:Of course I'm buying.
Rob,
You and your folks better bring your good livers, because you bet your butts I'm buying at the bar if you're helping me on this one.
See you's when you arrive.
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* ID: Rob Ross - Chief Engineer, Third Shift
* Location: The Saltese Smelter
* Date: 7/16/827 - 00:30
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"I hope you don't expect us to do this all on our own." he paused thoughtfully for a moment. "and by the way this repair job of yours looks a hell of a lot worse than you made it sound."
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Transmission start >> Uplink established. Encryption: Scrapnet AES | JUNKER EYES ONLY Sender: Ian Howler, Commandant, Junker Congress Defense Cabinet. Callsign: ".:j:.Ferrous.Wheel" Location: Freeport 1, Omega-3 Subject:Don't remind me.
Rob,
Don't remind me of what we're looking at here.
You'll have the full support of my engineers and crew, as well as myself.
But yeah, it's worse than it sounded. Imagine how I felt when I looked over the damage reports.
But hey, doing me this favor might make Tiltman loosen up on you...who knows.
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