Le Bordel des Clefs du Paradis, Bouron Base

[Jokoro]

Might as well share a couple stories while I sit down and have a puff of 'bacco, oui? Let's see... how about my first night as part of la famille? I think that's a pretty good place to start.

I drifted through space at a casual pace until eventually I found myself outside the new Council station, Reunion. It was the designated meeting spot. It was inconspicuous enough. Once we assembled, we set out to check how business was outside of Gallia.



I was a bit nervous. My papa, bless his soul, would not be proud of his son taking to a life of crime, but a man has to eat. The team was an alright sort - I tended to stay quiet and let them talk among themselves.

LaBrise|Plein.Bandeau: Oui, indeed! Truly, this is the fighter of a romantic. A throw-back to days of old when wars were fought with true meaning.
LaBrise|Marcus.Willow: Oui
LaBrise|Jacques.Vulcain: You were always a romantic, Plein.
LaBrise|Plein.Bandeau: "Were", mon ami? I still am!
LaBrise|Fred.Scamaroni: *laughs*
LaBrise|Marcus.Willow: *chuckles*
LaBrise|Jacques.Vulcain: A few too many holotainment videos for you.
LaBrise|Plein.Bandeau: They are nothing but a means of passing idle time. We must go into the world and write our own!
LaBrise|Jacques.Vulcain: You'd better start thinking with your wallet, mon ami. A girl that puts up with you deserves some diamonds.
LaBrise|Jacques.Vulcain: And if she is a Royalist... imagine how spoiled she is...
LaBrise|Plein.Bandeau: Ah, but I am certain we can always 'persuade' them for the greater glory of love.

We ended up in Tau 31 and set up shop by some busy trade lanes.



We nabbed one target, but I didn't get a slice of the profits. It was disappointing, but expected. However... I managed to come up with this:



I spotted some Kusari Naval Forces battleships in the area. I snapped some quick photos and uploaded them beside a digital image of Reunion. The Royal Navy was quite interested in such intel - I offered a modest price, and by the time I was back to Bourbon Base I could afford some food for the week.

It was a quick venture and a short story, but the night is young and I must save the best for later, oui?

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"There's daggers in men's smiles."