Tweaker Ted's Terrible Times

[Stoner_Steve]

Location: Baltimore Shipyard, New York System
Status: Refit In Progress

/Start Log 823.7.18/

Cargo: Black Market Munitions

The more things change the more they stay the same. I've been doing some odds and ends for Jimmy recently. Those Kusari folks are a strange bunch, who just orders explosives and tea?

At any rate the contract has been completed for this month. Now that the hold is clean I'm looking into securing some shipyard time for the Comet. Jimmy said something about needing a shower installed before I meet with our newest partner.

Or was it I needed a shower.

/End Log/

[Stoner_Steve]

Location: San Quentin Base, Cassini
Status: Ready To Land

/Start Log 824.2.9/

Cargo: Running Empty

Things have certainly been busy. I managed to make contact with a representative of the Commonwealth of Liberty regarding weapons sales, with any luck its gonna pan out and the Rat Pack will continue to grow. Wouldn't want Jimmy to get to bored. With the lull in activities I've found my thoughts turning to Roach Coach...she's still out there, I know it.

Maybe it's time to do something about it.

/End Log/

[Stoner_Steve]

Location: A Phantom Harbor
Status: Auto-Land Sequence

/Start Log 824.2.11/

Cargo: Heavy Munitions

I've been making some headway with arms, I'm currently offloading some heavy munitions for some rebel group, or maybe it was the governemnt....either way I've gotten the payment and I'm using a portion of the profits to load up some military hardware. I also had a potental contract pop up on my radar. With any luck this will turn into something far more lucrative for the rest of the pack.

I just need to get my hands on some quality arms.

/End Log/

[Stoner_Steve]

Location: Colorado
Status: Underway

/Start Log 824.7.2/

Cargo: Black Market Light Arms

I've been away for far to long. But I've got my hands on a ship and a crew and according to Jimmy, there's work to be done. Now lets see if I can turn a profit. Today's route takes me deep into Rhineland, we're headed to whats left of Augsburg to deliver a load of weapons to the owners of the Bar. I'll have to snoop around a bit to see if I can pick up something interesting for the trip back.

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Treasury:

Cargo Value: 12,531,200

Operating Cost: 4,550,000
Fuel Cost: 22,910

Ship Profit: 7,958,290

/End Log/

[Stoner_Steve]

Location: Champagne
Status: Wheeling and Dealing

/Start Log 824.7.4/

Cargo: Black A Little Of This And That

I met up with Jimmy near Freeport 10, he didn't tell me much before hand other than "bring a little bit of everything". So a little bit of everything he got, from synthetic marijuana, to attack dogs. Heck there was even a light tank and some ATV's. Anyways when I met up with him I found out we were going to Gallia, some snobs wanted a sampler platter. So we took it to them. Spent quite awhile detailing the various products we have available. They also offered some items in return. Most interestingly is a new drug, known as Nox. I'm gonna try some and get back to Jimmy about it, they gave me a little over 400 units of the stuff so no doubt I'll be able to get someone hooked on it.

And I better be able to get someone hooked, this little adventure of Jimmys was expensive, tapped out the bank completely, gonna have to find a place to sell the leftovers first before traveling back into Liberty to try to flip the Nox.

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Treasury:

Cargo Value: Nil

Operating Cost: 8,190,000
Fuel Cost: 41,238

Ship Profit: 272,948

/End Log/

[Stoner_Steve]

Location: Leeds
Status: Rats Underfoot

/Start Log 824.7.14/

Cargo: Only A Table For Market

I met up with Jasper in the Bremen system. After helping him bring in a load of Artifacts we quickly found ourselves transporting arms to Leeds. Luckly for me I knew about a backwater spaceport on the surface, far away from the Gallic ground offensive. It took quite a bit of time to unload his vessel, slowly moving the weapons to the surface. But boy howdy was the payout amazing. We'll need to schedule another one of these again soon.

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Treasury:

Cargo Value: 21,000,000

Operating Cost: 190,000
Fuel Cost: 2,333
The Rats Share: 10,500,000

Ship Profit: 10,034,719

/End Log/

[Stoner_Steve]

Location: Freeport 14
Status: Making Surveys

/Start Log 824.7.23/

Cargo: Guns and More Guns

I've used the profits from the last few jobs to acquire a new vessel. A shuttle built by Orbital Spa and Cruise. But its destined for far darker purposes. I've had it outfitted with an extend reconnaissance array and staffed with a small crew. Conditions are cramped but the vessel will be far easier to use to scout across the sector. I hope that it will allow me to explore the new routes that we'll gain up in Gallia. Speaking of Gallia; after meeting with Jimmy and Jasper at Freeport 2 we've split up to each acquire our little odds and ends. I've reached out to Kishiro Technologies. With any luck I'll hear from them soon.

Oh, and while Jimmy's away I've picked up a message from some annoying thing. I didn't appreciate his attitude, so I let the Brotherhood know about it.

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Treasury:

Cargo Value: 53,000,000

Operating Cost: 335,000
Fuel Cost: 1,277
Ship Purchase: 11,999,999

Ship Profit: 50,698,443

/End Log/

[Stoner_Steve]

Location: Dublin
Status: Burning Fuel

/Start Log 824.11.10/

Cargo: Bold Face Lies

I almost did it to myself. I almost ended up in a pickle that I couldn’t solve. You see I was crossing Omega 49 you see when a Molly and SCRA pilot intercepted me just outside of the Dublin jump hole. Rather than admit that I’m a terrible smuggler I claimed that I was delivering party supplies to the Hood for an upcoming {AFC} race. And they bought it! They even escorted me right up to the front door. Talk about 5 star service.

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Treasury:

Cargo Value: 13,000,000

Operating Cost: 335,000
Fuel Cost: 15,277
Bribery: 2,000,000

Ship Treasury: 140,125,103

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/End Log/

[Stoner_Steve]

Location: Pennsylvania
Status: Transiting To Texas

/Start Log 825.1.1/

Cargo: Snubcraft

I've finally moved all my things into the Wraith Holme. While the Roach Coach II is a mighty fine ship there is something to be said for being able to stand up and take a literal walk around. Things are certainly different aboard a 'working' ship as well. It will take some adjustment to this whole production thing. I'm told by Joe though that its a hair more profitable than smuggling, and get this, its legal too.

We're currently moving back to Freeport Providence to deliver an Arrow light fighter and a Surveyor light miner. Then we'll head into Rhineland to loiter a tad.

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Treasury:

Cargo Value: 3,500,000

Production Cost: 2,345,000
Operating Cost: 537,570

Running Value: 617,430
Ship Treasury: 130,675,379

/End Log/

[Stoner_Steve]

~Inspired By a True Story~

Location: Breaking Orbit, Huston
Status: Transiting To Barrier Gate

/Start Log 825.1.3/

Cargo: Snubcraft

I'm so confused, you see Joe's been tryin to explain this whole legal shipbuilding to me and I just can't wrap my head around it for the life of me, so he's got me working with the Accounts Payable Clerk, Shellie, or Stacie, or Lisa or something. Anyways I'm staring at a bill, and I'm confused. Its a bill for 8,000 credits, apparently someone stole the bottom part of a sink in the aft cargo-bay, not the sink, not the faucet; they stole the plumbing from the drain to the bottom of the deck, along with the plumbing from the hot and cold inlet to the bottom of the sink.

So yes, someone stole the bottom of the sink, and it cost me 8,000 credits.

I know the how, I put out a bounty for the why.

/End Log/