There was not a single word from me for quite some time, so this is not going to be brief, no matter how hard i try.
While prowling on a hunt around Alberta, that is frequented by all sorts of corporate hoodlums and thus became quite popular, i've ran into a bright representative of the above described kind: a Cryer vessel getting filled with Platinum ore. I am not sure what the hell this tendency among the doctors is, but it makes their wallets thinner with our humble contribution.
[04.05.2018 21:22:05] Felicity: "Holy moly."
[04.05.2018 21:22:31] Felicity: "Well boys, you know what's going on, aren't you?"
[04.05.2018 21:22:37] Demetrius: no i dont
[04.05.2018 21:22:40] Jake.Walcott: Is that a Hacker i see?
[04.05.2018 21:23:01] Felicity: "Stand in one place."
[04.05.2018 21:23:16] Felicity: "Don't even try to pull your petty tricks."
[04.05.2018 21:23:30] Demetrius: hackers normaly do the petty tricks not me
[04.05.2018 21:23:37] Felicity: "So, i am asking you again - what is that petty party, Bretonian?"
[04.05.2018 21:23:42] Death: [RHA]Patrick.Adler was put out of action by Ends (Gun).
[04.05.2018 21:23:53] Demetrius: i belive you have eyes of your own
[04.05.2018 21:24:02] Demetrius: i hired the dse miner to get me some platinium ore
[04.05.2018 21:24:14] Felicity: "I believe you are talking too much, Bretonian wretch."
[04.05.2018 21:24:28] Demetrius: lovevly insults there
[04.05.2018 21:24:32] indimin|Revlis: i forgot to say hello hacker
[04.05.2018 21:25:08] Felicity: "However, if you want to get away with all that ore in one piece - a sum of 7 millions 500 thousand S.C. should be wired to me.
[04.05.2018 21:25:11] Felicity: "
[04.05.2018 21:25:22] Felicity: "And don't you even try to trick me." [04.05.2018 21:25:30] You have received 7.500.000 credits from Demetrius
[04.05.2018 21:25:33] Demetrius: leave now please
[04.05.2018 21:25:41] Felicity: "Otherwise your ship wi... oh well. Good boy."
[04.05.2018 21:25:48] Demetrius: leave as i asked ty
[04.05.2018 21:26:11] Jake.Walcott: See you Hacker.
[04.05.2018 21:26:16] Felicity: "Your word means approximately nothing to me, wretch. I stay wherever i please."
As i have moved on to California - Spyglass caught a DSE-affiliated vessel traversing throug the system, but the foolishness of this person have indeed impressed me - he thought it's a good idea to travel through a distant asteroid field without any escort. His blindness played on my hand, as the vessel was stopped, scanned and extorted with his low-value cargo in mind. This also adds one to the Resourcefullness criterion.
[05.05.2018 13:18:16] Ms.Willing: "Stop. Now."
[05.05.2018 13:18:52] =DSE-Baltimore: whats up?
[05.05.2018 13:19:07] Ms.Willing: "I suppose you, wretch, won't mind donating 2.5 millions S.C. to our cause."
[05.05.2018 13:19:23] Ms.Willing: "I am fairly pissed, so don't try to negotiate, wretch."
[05.05.2018 13:19:37] =DSE-Baltimore: So long as you don't blow up me and my ship.
[05.05.2018 13:19:49] Ms.Willing: "Wire the credits. Now."
[05.05.2018 13:20:35] Ms.Willing: "Now get out of my sight."
Pulling out of the scanners' vicinity of the person, i have moved ahead and relocated to Cortez, and, upon arriving to California gates from the Jump Hole - a surprise in the shape of Ageira wretch have emerged from it, carrying quite a high-value cargo in his hold, specifically - Ageira White Boxes, which he tended to stand for until his last breath. Cockalorum was obliterated, cargo secured and later retrieved with the assistance of Mactan wing Aspis. Contribution of Mr.Spang was invaluable in that case, without whose assistance it would be left floating in space compared to the actual outcome of the joint operation. White Boxes have been stored at Cochrane Depot. More detailed report for Ingeniousness criterion will be provided in mission archives.
[05.05.2018 13:59:09] Ms.Willing: "Well, hello there."
[05.05.2018 13:59:24] Ms.Willing: "I suggest you to stay where you are."
[05.05.2018 13:59:33] Ageira~Innovations: Ah. Again the pests of the Lane Hackers.
[05.05.2018 13:59:47] Ms.Willing: "Oh, you're even speaking."
[05.05.2018 14:00:12] Ms.Willing: "But let's waste no time. Drop all that things you're carrying."
[05.05.2018 14:00:26] Death: RWK-Hamburg was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[05.05.2018 14:00:34] Ageira~Innovations: All or nothing, eh?
[05.05.2018 14:00:39] Ms.Willing: "Exactly."
[05.05.2018 14:01:14] Ms.Willing: "Or should i start making extensive breaches in your hull?"
[05.05.2018 14:01:19] Ageira~Innovations: Seems rather excessive, although with the ferocity your lot acts, is not something out of the ordinary.
[05.05.2018 14:01:48] Ms.Willing: "Maybe. Half of the cargo is to be dropped, nonetheless."
[05.05.2018 14:02:00] Ms.Willing: "Otherwise i will take it with force."
[05.05.2018 14:02:21] Ageira~Innovations: That seems more reasonable. Although taking into account what I am hauling, not really a reasonable option
[05.05.2018 14:03:08] Ms.Willing: "Are you willing to donate a sum towards our just cause of dismantling your precious Ageira, then?"
[05.05.2018 14:03:36] Ageira~Innovations: I don't really see how that is just cause. Seems rather harmful from where I stand.
[05.05.2018 14:03:53] Ms.Willing: "Well, that's from there you stand."
[05.05.2018 14:04:03] Ms.Willing: "Explaination won't help your understanding either."
[05.05.2018 14:04:29] Ageira~Innovations: No, of course not. It's rather hard to change the views of such misguided bunch like yours.
[05.05.2018 14:04:32] Ms.Willing: "Now stop wasting my time and pick your option."
[05.05.2018 14:04:42] Ms.Willing: "Misguided, huh?..."
[05.05.2018 14:04:43] Ageira~Innovations: I wonder, do you even remember who you are and what you fight for?
[05.05.2018 14:05:02] Ageira~Innovations: Or are you just following orders without thought?
[05.05.2018 14:05:03] Ms.Willing: "Misguidance was in ever working for Ageira."
[05.05.2018 14:05:07] Ms.Willing: "That is misguidance."
[05.05.2018 14:05:32] Ms.Willing: "You have bought yourself enough time, wretch."
[05.05.2018 14:05:46] Ms.Willing: "Cut the chatter now. What will be your choice?"
[05.05.2018 14:06:17] Ageira~Innovations: I don't particularry need to by myself time. I feel confident on my own.
[05.05.2018 14:06:31] Ms.Willing: "Want to test your confidence, then?"
[05.05.2018 14:06:44] Ms.Willing: "Hmph."
[05.05.2018 14:06:59] Ageira~Innovations: It would seems so! Off I go, you cockroach!
[05.05.2018 14:07:01] Ms.Willing: "Your ship will just turn into a dust in this field." [05.05.2018 14:10:40] Ageira~Innovations: I YIELD
[05.05.2018 14:10:52] Ms.Willing: "Hmph."
[05.05.2018 14:11:06] Ms.Willing: "I doubt i willl accept this."
[05.05.2018 14:11:14] Ms.Willing: "After all the troubles you've made."
[05.05.2018 14:11:21] Ms.Willing: "Just get dusted."
[05.05.2018 14:11:26] Ageira~Innovations: So this is just cause of yours? [05.05.2018 14:11:36] Death: Ageira~Innovations was put out of action by Ms.Willing (Gun).
As this was concluded - i have rendezvoused with Mr.Spang at Cochrane Depot as he asked for an assistance, concerned with accomplishing his Aptitude criterion. We have actually managed to try out a couple of simple maneuvers, but had to break off due to substequent interruptions from one annoying pest frequenting the vicinity of Cochrane. This can possibly be ticked for Mentorship criterion.
[05.05.2018 22:36:19] Felicity: "Good evening, Mr. Spang. Shall we commence?"
[05.05.2018 22:36:35] Jack.Spang: Lead the way...
[05.05.2018 22:37:19] Felicity: "Let's start with one of the most simple things. But, before we actually do... have you studied all the maneuvers?"
[05.05.2018 22:38:01] Jack.Spang: yes... but not looked at them for a week or so...
[05.05.2018 22:38:23] Felicity: "Alright, so here we go with the first thing. Wormhole Assisted Cruise Kick - or WHACK."
[05.05.2018 22:38:46] Felicity: "Pretty simple maneuver that doesn't really require anything specific from those performing it."
[05.05.2018 22:38:59] Felicity: "Place your ship inside the Jump Hole, like this."
[05.05.2018 22:39:44] Felicity: "Now. Do you see my docking lights?"
[05.05.2018 22:40:01] Jack.Spang: faintly
[05.05.2018 22:40:22] Felicity: "But you do."
[05.05.2018 22:40:32] Jack.Spang: yes
[05.05.2018 22:41:02] Felicity: "Now, when i initiate docking sequence and the lights get active - engage your cruise engines and immediately form up on me."
[05.05.2018 22:41:07] Felicity: "Ready?"
[05.05.2018 22:41:23] Jack.Spang: I'm ready
[05.05.2018 22:41:28] Felicity: "Let's commence."
[05.05.2018 22:42:03] Felicity: "Apparently, it did not work."
[05.05.2018 22:42:15] Felicity: "Were you in cruise when you left the hole?"
[05.05.2018 22:42:22] Jump systems recharging. Charging complete in 4 seconds.
[05.05.2018 22:42:45] Felicity: "Please, take point."
[05.05.2018 22:42:46] Jack.Spang: I think i was too eager to form up
[05.05.2018 22:43:14] Felicity: "Just engage your cruise engines and as soon as they start charging - form up."
[05.05.2018 22:43:24] Felicity: "Let's try again."
[05.05.2018 22:43:32] Jack.Spang: ready to try again
[05.05.2018 22:44:08] Felicity: "Did it work?"
[05.05.2018 22:44:19] Jack.Spang: that worked
[05.05.2018 22:44:53] Felicity: "Please, do not break off the cruise until i take visual evidence."
[05.05.2018 22:44:55] Felicity: "Again."
[05.05.2018 22:45:05] Jack.Spang: my appologies
[05.05.2018 22:46:14] Felicity: "Tsk tsk tsk. Do not let your guard down, Mr.Spang."
[05.05.2018 22:46:47] Felicity: "Please, take point."
[05.05.2018 22:47:52] Felicity: "Direct your ship towards me."
[05.05.2018 22:48:32] Felicity: "You dropped the cruise you got after leaving the hole. Again."
[05.05.2018 22:48:37] CONSOLE: If any players are camping either spawn point, they will have their ships removed.
[05.05.2018 22:48:52] Felicity: "Again."
[05.05.2018 22:49:11] Jack.Spang: not until you said anything... i had hit a rock that changed my direction
[05.05.2018 22:49:30] Death: KnightHawk was put out of action by Markus.Braun (Gun).
[05.05.2018 22:50:07] Felicity: "Again. And just cruise around the jump hole."
[05.05.2018 22:52:07] Felicity: "Alright, we can count this one a success."
[05.05.2018 22:52:24] Felicity: "Let us move back to Ontario."
[05.05.2018 22:53:34] Felicity: "Alright, now - the maneuver lock."
[05.05.2018 22:53:49] Jack.Spang: is this the corscrew one?
[05.05.2018 22:53:55] Felicity: "Another pretty simple maneuver that is usually a part of more complex ones."
[05.05.2018 22:54:19] Felicity: "Corkscrew is a complex maneuver we are going to review later."
[05.05.2018 22:54:37] Felicity: "As for now - show me the barrel roll."
[05.05.2018 22:57:57] Jack.Spang: I know i have set it to use "," and roll right to use "."
[05.05.2018 22:59:55] Jack.Spang: do i need to be in freeflight or mouse flight or anything?
[05.05.2018 23:00:17] Felicity: "Ah. Turret view."
[05.05.2018 23:00:51] Death: RNC-Big.Bertha was put out of action by [RHA]Alfons:Schade (Missile/Torpedo).
[05.05.2018 23:01:07] Jack.Spang: thats better
[05.05.2018 23:01:15] Felicity: "See? Now open a chat window a press escape while performing the maneuver."
[05.05.2018 23:01:20] Felicity: **and
[05.05.2018 23:01:42] Jack.Spang: its still doing it
[05.05.2018 23:02:04] Jack.Spang: how do i stop it?
[05.05.2018 23:02:22] Felicity: "Exactly. It will keep performing the locked maneuver until you move the ship manually or try to perform it again."
[05.05.2018 23:02:32] Jack.Spang: ah i press ESC
[05.05.2018 23:03:12] Felicity: "So, now. Ready for a corkscrew evasion?"
[05.05.2018 23:03:43] Jack.Spang: wvasion has never been my strong suit
[05.05.2018 23:04:06] Felicity: "But you still need to learn it to pass the Aptitude."
[05.05.2018 23:04:24] Felicity: "To start with - try locking... wait."
[05.05.2018 23:04:29] Felicity: "Intercept the contact."
[05.05.2018 23:05:40] Felicity: "Tch. Let him be."
[05.05.2018 23:05:47] Felicity: "Focus on our task."
[05.05.2018 23:06:12] Felicity: To Cochrane, now.
[05.05.2018 23:06:16] Felicity: Faster. [05.05.2018 23:06:31] ONS|Mason.Chandler: Hello again.
[05.05.2018 23:06:47] Felicity: "Nope. Good bye." [05.05.2018 23:06:54] ONS|Mason.Chandler: You were told to cut your engines.
[05.05.2018 23:07:06] Felicity: "And you were told to piss off." [05.05.2018 23:07:12] ONS|Mason.Chandler: Maybe your friend is less stupid, Miss.
[05.05.2018 23:07:29] ONS|Mason.Chandler: You're staying.
[05.05.2018 23:07:30] Felicity: Keep moving on thrusters. [05.05.2018 23:07:42] ONS|Mason.Chandler: And my patience is running dry.
[05.05.2018 23:07:55] Felicity: Dock immediately as you're here. [05.05.2018 23:08:13] ONS|Mason.Chandler: Mr. Spang, stop your ship.
[05.05.2018 23:08:22] ONS|Mason.Chandler: And I am not going to ask another time.
[05.05.2018 23:08:26] Felicity: "He will not. Neither will i." [05.05.2018 23:08:38] ONS|Mason.Chandler: I haven't asked you.
[05.05.2018 23:08:45] ONS|Mason.Chandler: But I see how it goes.
[05.05.2018 23:08:49] Felicity: "Not that i care." [05.05.2018 23:08:52] ONS|Mason.Chandler: Well then, I will use force.
Later today, i have joined Mr.Thackeray for a general Liberty raid, however, almost instantly he requested to lend him a hand. As i have arrived to the scene, i have found a Bounty Hunter gunship finding itself screwed up and trying to run away, saving his petty life. Sad for him, but we kept him pinned unless some extensive hull breaches were made and his ship eventually crumbled.
As the endeavour developed and we have moved to Texas - we have encountered a couple of Forlorn pilots, one of which was Seraph-9, who have been much more nasty than just one running gunboat, but, in the end, the fight have ended as a draw, in which i have still caught an opponent on the mine. Unfortunately, the mine have blown up my Vindicator as well. Those two shots, i believe, can be counted towards Deadliness criterion.
06.05.2018 22:19:57] Ms.Willing: "Mr.Thackeray, what is your position?"
[06.05.2018 22:20:11] Mr.Thackeray: Pennsylvania Lane.
[06.05.2018 22:21:00] Mr.Thackeray: I need assistance.
[06.05.2018 22:21:12] Mr.Thackeray: Bounty hunter on me. [06.05.2018 22:21:24] Death: Hans.Gavlan was put out of action by Mr.Thackeray (Gun).
[06.05.2018 22:21:30] Ms.Willing: "I am moving as fast as i can. Through this ship is not really... oh well."
[06.05.2018 22:21:44] Ms.Willing: "Still in trouble?"
[06.05.2018 22:21:44] Mr.Thackeray: What are you flying?
[06.05.2018 22:21:49] Death: NothingToSeeHere suffered a self-inflicted catastrophic decompression.
[06.05.2018 22:21:53] Ms.Willing: "Dual Scorcher Transgressor."
[06.05.2018 22:21:59] Mr.Thackeray: I'm facing a gunboat.
[06.05.2018 22:22:01] [\|/]Semper.Fortis: This is the Commander of the [\|/]Semper Fortis. Hold it right there.
[06.05.2018 22:22:07] Mr.Thackeray: Low armor and skill however.
[06.05.2018 22:22:29] Ms.Willing: "Got you, will waste it in no time."
[06.05.2018 22:23:51] Mr.Thackeray: I have this one handled.
[06.05.2018 22:24:07] Ms.Willing: "I will be around just in case you need my assistance."
[06.05.2018 22:24:33] Mr.Thackeray: Not so fast [06.05.2018 22:24:49] Death: Joseph_Ekness was put out of action by Ms.Willing (Gun).
[06.05.2018 22:37:25] Thackeray': I'm headed toward Texas.
[06.05.2018 22:37:46] Felicity: "I am setting out to it as well, then."
[06.05.2018 22:38:03] Thackeray': It might be possible to bait them into entering texas.
[06.05.2018 22:38:06] Death: Kasandra,Madena was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[06.05.2018 22:38:25] Felicity: "It would be nice, maybe we won't have a damn carrier waving his guns in front of us."
[06.05.2018 22:38:40] Thackeray': As far as I know.
[06.05.2018 22:38:46] Thackeray': They only fly snubcraft.
[06.05.2018 22:39:01] Felicity: "It's not about them. It's about Semper Fortis."
[06.05.2018 22:39:20] Felicity: "Or whatever that scrap pile is called."
[06.05.2018 22:39:32] Thackeray': Uh huh.
[06.05.2018 22:39:49] Thackeray': Got one
[06.05.2018 22:40:01] Orange.Dream: Mister Thackeray, long time no see.
[06.05.2018 22:40:04] Felicity: "I'll move towards you at best speed."
[06.05.2018 22:40:06] Thackeray': I got one.
[06.05.2018 22:40:11] Orange.Dream: Mister Spang. Miss Felicity.
[06.05.2018 22:40:28] Felicity: "Mr. Blackfriar, Mr. Spang."
[06.05.2018 22:40:34] Thackeray': Greetings.
[06.05.2018 22:40:45] Jack.Spang: Heading to NY via Texas... Be there Shortly
[06.05.2018 22:40:50] Thackeray': Copy that.
[06.05.2018 22:41:00] Thackeray': He is on my tail.
[06.05.2018 22:41:12] Thackeray': Right.
[06.05.2018 22:41:14] Forlorn|-Garrus:Hendrix: And there's a second one.
[06.05.2018 22:41:34] Thackeray': Can we help you with something?
[06.05.2018 22:41:54] Forlorn|-Garrus:Hendrix: First you run and now you ask me if I need something?
[06.05.2018 22:41:59] Forlorn|-Garrus:Hendrix: What the hell is wrong with you guys?
[06.05.2018 22:42:04] Thackeray': You came out of your hole.
[06.05.2018 22:42:09] Thackeray': To look for us.
[06.05.2018 22:42:10] Felicity: "You followed. Evidently, you need something."
[06.05.2018 22:42:35] Forlorn|-Garrus:Hendrix: And you ran to get backup. As soon as I showed up.
[06.05.2018 22:42:45] Forlorn|-Garrus:Hendrix: Seraph, no mercy.
[06.05.2018 22:42:47] Forlorn|-Garrus:Hendrix: We get them.
[06.05.2018 22:42:49] Forlorn|-Seraph.9: Alirght, Seraph nine here.
[06.05.2018 22:42:52] Thackeray': Let's do this./
[06.05.2018 22:42:54] Forlorn|-Seraph.9: Aye, aye.
[06.05.2018 22:43:00] Thackeray': End em
[06.05.2018 22:43:04] Forlorn|-Seraph.9: Moving in to engage.
[06.05.2018 22:43:06] Thackeray': Opening fire!
[06.05.2018 22:43:06] Jack.Spang: Need a quick pit stop at Fortaleza to pick up nanobots
[06.05.2018 22:43:07] Felicity: "Aight. Powering weapons."
[06.05.2018 22:43:29] Handsome.Bob: wow, did liberty had a special on carriers like get 2 builds and get the 3rd one free?
[06.05.2018 22:43:43] Thackeray': ETA Jack?
[06.05.2018 22:43:44] Death: Vigorous.Incompetence was put out of action by [RHA]RHC-Lusk (Gun).
[06.05.2018 22:44:20] Jack.Spang: about 2 mins... what sector are you in?
[06.05.2018 22:44:42] Thackeray' has set Forlorn|-Seraph.9 as group target.
[06.05.2018 22:44:48] [\|/]Semper.Fortis: Time to clean up this mess. Scramble or be scrambled.
[06.05.2018 22:45:07] IIuvia.Acida: "Some things never change around here, do they?"
[06.05.2018 22:45:08] Thackeray': Let's move
[06.05.2018 22:45:11] Forlorn|-Seraph.9: Stay out
[06.05.2018 22:45:14] [\|/]Semper.Fortis: Taking out Thacheray for assault on a trader.
[06.05.2018 22:45:38] IIuvia.Acida: "Do you really believe the 'almighty' Navy will listen to you, mercenary?"
[06.05.2018 22:45:53] [\|/]Semper.Fortis: He does for some reason.
[06.05.2018 22:46:00] Thackeray' has set Forlorn|-Garrus:Hendrix as group target.
[06.05.2018 22:46:10] Handsome.Bob: These reservists are notorious to shoot anything thats move [06.05.2018 22:46:12] Death: Thackeray' suffered a self-administered loadout error (Mine).
[06.05.2018 22:46:12] Death: Forlorn|-Garrus:Hendrix was put out of action by Thackeray' (Mine).
[06.05.2018 22:46:17] [\|/]Semper.Fortis: one down.
[06.05.2018 22:46:23] [\|/]Semper.Fortis: Bullseye
[06.05.2018 22:46:26] Jack.Spang: Approaching Texas-Kansas Jumphole
[06.05.2018 22:46:40] IIuvia.Acida: "Hmph. Typical."
[06.05.2018 22:47:10] [\|/]Semper.Fortis: I'll leave him to deal with this one as he wished.
[06.05.2018 22:47:20] [\|/]Semper.Fortis: He will probably regret it.
[06.05.2018 22:48:47] 2018-05-06 18:48:48 SMT : Forlorn|-Incinerate is attempting to disconnect from the server
[06.05.2018 22:48:47] Jack.Spang: No Targets showing in Texas???
[06.05.2018 22:51:53] Mr.Thackeray: Are we having secuss
[06.05.2018 22:53:24] .Marcus.: A party we have here?
[06.05.2018 22:53:29] [\|/]Semper.Fortis: No.
[06.05.2018 22:53:33] Handsome.Bob: were only here for the show
[06.05.2018 22:53:35] .Marcus.: Heyo everyone
[06.05.2018 22:53:44] [\|/]Semper.Fortis: This is not a laughing matter.
[06.05.2018 22:53:51] Handsome.Bob: here have cold one
[06.05.2018 22:53:56] .Marcus.: Not for you, but for me it is
[06.05.2018 22:54:08] [\|/]Semper.Fortis: No surprise there really.
[06.05.2018 22:54:21] Handsome.Bob: *open his beer and take a huge sip*
[06.05.2018 22:54:22] Death: BMF|Sec|Abigail.Taylor was put out of action by [RHA]Bjoern.Mannelig (Gun).
[06.05.2018 22:54:22] .Marcus.: Yeah, good ale for the moment, thanks comrade
[06.05.2018 22:54:35] Handsome.Bob: Cheer! *raise his bottle*
[06.05.2018 22:54:43] .Marcus.: Cheers!
[06.05.2018 22:55:26] Handsome.Bob: pretty sure would be a better show with some synth marijane but hey, its all i got
[06.05.2018 22:55:47] .Marcus.: Oh yeah, the good weed
[06.05.2018 22:56:10] Handsome.Bob: last week in sigmas i scored some old school california kush
[06.05.2018 22:56:38] Handsome.Bob: got the job done right *laughs*
[06.05.2018 22:56:51] .Marcus.: HAH! Im sure of that
[06.05.2018 22:57:28] Handsome.Bob: i should get there soon to get more but eh, the beer aint bad around here
[06.05.2018 22:57:53] .Marcus.: Indeed, i prefer some gallic wine though, but beer is also good [06.05.2018 22:58:00] Death: Felicity suffered a self-administered loadout error (Mine).
[06.05.2018 22:58:00] Death: Forlorn|-Seraph.9 was put out of action by Felicity (Mine).