Today we went on a business meeting in Rheinland. We had on board several Executives of various cooperating companies. The trip went smoothless until we arrived at New Berlin. We were rammed once on our way to Bonn. We then got told that the race was approved by the Police. I was told that it was more than just an inconvenience. I didn't believe it until we went to return to Liberty. In the Lane our ship had been rammed critically. I ruined one of my favorite suits and I had to visit the emergency room for most of the trip back until the ship docked at Baltimore for emergency repair. The RFP already received a transmission after I advised to allocate everyone available to give me the cost assumptions rather quickly. It should be dealt with soon.
I am exhausted, today was a long day. Mr. Nickson and I started from Dublin if I recall correctly, we shipped Gold to New Berlin and Diamonds back to Bretonia from Omega 11. Those DHC miners are quite fast I have to add, impressive. Anyway after few shipments of both Gold and Diamonds, Mr. Nickson and I began shipping Reinforced Alloys to Mr. Davies' base in Kepler - Poena Outpost, the one in that radioactive cloud. God I hate that one, every time I go there, I have to pay the repairs which is not a small amount of credits by the way.
We finished fairly soon, as the base wasn't requiring that many units of Alloys. Just as we unloaded our cargo holds on Poena, I received a message from our base - Park Avenue. They requested around ten thousand units of Reinforced Alloys as well. We brought them of course so the base construction plans are running without any problems.
About the ALG contract, everything is alright for now. There's not a lot of Toxic Waste on the station left and the fuel that we requested is there, not one hundred percent, but I guess that they will need one more shipment. I myself am happy with ALG's work as they are being swift and that is what matters, to me.
I guess this will be all, I will need to put some makeup... the Golden Lion is full of people, there's some kind of a party. So yeah, Interspace is doing good, everything is alright.
After quite some time, the Interspace Commerce finally got their hands on the blueprints of the Carrier. Mr. Yagami negotiated with the Zoners of the Corfu base, Mr. Finn McCool to be more precise. As you may already know, the Interspace Commerce had to pay for the those blueprints of course, the exact sum was 100.000.000 Sirian Credits which Mr. Yagami transferred to Mr. McCool's bank account.
We were given an assignment by Mr. Johnson to escort Mr. Dean's ship and collect the blueprints safely. We started our trip from New York system where alongside Private Castle I escorted Mr. Dean's Liner. When we were near our base in New Tokyo system, we encountered a friendly Freelancer named Jera, she accepted our offer to join us and help us escort Mr. Dean's Liner. Mr. Dean had passengers on his ship which were going to Hawaii in Sigma-19 system. Soon after the passengers unloaded on Hawaii we continued our trip to Omicron Theta system.
Unfortunately Mr. McCool had to leave Corfu base before we arrived and instead of him handing over the blueprints to us by himself, he hired his friend. His friend boarded Mr. Dean's Liner and soon after that we went straight to Hiroshima system and Renzu Shipyards.
Mr. Dean payed the Freelancer that was escorting us. She left after getting the credits and we continued our business. Mr. Castle and I followed Mr. Dean to his new office. The office was small, but it was luxurious with expensive decorations and numerous artifacts. He pot the blueprints in his safe, closed it and we went to our ships. I do not know why, but Mr. Dean was in a hurry.
On our way back to New York, in Shikoku system we encountered two pirate vessels, one of them was a Corsair Gunboat. We managed to neutralize the Gunboat, but the other one which was a Super Heavy Fighter got away. The Kepler and Colorado were pirate free so we didn't have to stop anywhere.
Mr. Dean said that we can expect the ship construction very soon.
Today I realised the importance of a good scanner array today more than usual. Having picked up quite the number of targets that we'd better seen earlier.
So I promptly moved the appointment at Renzu shipyards forward to today. So Renzu was instead of repairing some other person's Liner now refitting the Monopoly with new scanner arrays. I had requested escorts of our best pilots, outfitted with the new Manta class ships we purchased rather recently.
The trip was rather uneventful. And we arrived at Renzu without any troubles. The refitting was also faster than expected though I was using the time to inspect Renzu and have a talk with the Executives on board.
On the return we passed by Wall Street and took a few Arbiters back on our way to Newark.
Now I'll see how good this new scanner will work out.
I am here to inform you that today New London got raided by someone who had extremely high knowledge of science. New London patrol informed us that there was a strange cloud in the sector E-7 not so far away from the trade lane between New London planet and Cambridge jump gate. I arrived as soon as I could. In the distance there was a huge cloud and inside... there were lots of hostile ships. They were flying a newest Civilian Carrier equipped with unknown weaponry that dealt huge damage to ships that were nearby. Those things were escorted by numerous bombers and super heavy fighters.
Later on we got reinforcements that consisted of more than six capital vessels mainly Bretonia Armed Forces and Colonials. Our forces were winning the battle against the unknown ships, but that was not the end sadly. As we destroyed the last Carrier the other one jumped into the system. The location of his jump was directly in the center of that blue-ish cloud.
Around it there was something... I can't really say what as I am not an expert, but it appeared to be some sort of energy field. It was one huge circle...
It took us some time to kill that thing, it's armor was incredibly strong, I've never seen a ship that can withstand a fire of that many capital vessels. Luckily we somehow managed to destroy the hostile ship and it's escorts. I myself managed to tractor these commodities:
I am not sure what these are, but I guess that Miss Lind will be eager find out. These items were safely delivered to Park Avenue Station. I believe that these items could be useful to her research, we'll see. Anyway, I will be leaving to Bretonia now.
Exactly fifteen minutes ago there was an EMP explosion at the California Gate in New York system. Nearby patrols informed us that a terrorist planted the bomb and activated it after his demand wasn't accepted by the Liberty Government. The name of the terrorist responsible for this attack is - Tutashkhia, he is known for his numerous crimes around Sirius. I alongside two BHG pilots I arrived at the scene as soon as I could. On our way towards California gate in the distance we noticed a gigantic blue cloud similar to the one in New London yesterday.
Soon after we arrived more Liberty Navy ships and Deep Space Engineering arrived at the scene. At the moment DSE pilots are calculating the damage. We can only hope that the gate can be repaired in a short period of time. All we can do is wait for now.
A few hours ago, yesterday around 22:53 to be precise, the IC|NewBern and IC|Muenster were pirated in Colorado. The pirate named Silver.Double.Barrel flew an Outcast Destroyer and according IFF and picked on ship jumping from the New York system. His demands were 6.5 millions per ship.
Not seeing a good enough opportunity to escape the leading captain, Brig Myers of the New Bern, decided to pay the pirate and ordered Karl Knispel of the Muenster to do the same.
Best regards
Jason Kelly
Chairman of Interspace Commerce
Hey-ya everyone, Kaye Brutus reporting on my first official patrol mission. Today was a crazy day in Liberty, as you can probably guess by looking at me... huh.
I started my patrol in the California system where i was immediately greeted by 3 Lane Hacker bombers that were traveling on the Trade Lane. The 3 Hackers were: LH~Elliot.Carver LH~Kage.Tenshi Bobby.Bones
They seemed to be in a hurry to go somewhere else, but i stopped them and engaged them in combat.
I was doing pretty well initially, they could barely hit me and i was raining firepower hard on LH~Elliot.Carver. But it seems their head wasn't focused on the battle but rather on finding a way to escape it - they managed to distract me well enough and they all took the trade lane out of there and hacked it apparently, so that i couldn't follow.
I lost their trail and was unable to destroy them, but i hope i was able to scare them away from Liberty.
Next, i headed to New York and near the Texas Jump Gate i encountered a Lane Hacker and an indepedent pirate fighting with each other, they were: Capt.Maxim LH~Vladimir.Scorpius
This was a beneficial situation. If they both went down it would be one less pirate and one less Hacker in Liberty. So my plan was to wait for their fight to end and i'd pick up the winner.
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius was winning the battle when Capt.Maxim tried to engage his cloaking device to escape, but i wouldn't let a pirate get away just so he could come back to Liberty later, so I used my Cloak Disrupter and the pirate was exposed. LH~Vladimir.Scorpius finished him off.
I've heard about LH~Vladimir.Scorpius before and of how dangerous of a pilot he is, however i had a perfect oportunity to take him down now, he had no Shield Batteries left on his ship and half his Nanobots were used, plus, he should be pretty exhausted by now.
I engaged him and incapacitated his ship with in a magnificent blast! - I've already sent my bounty claim up to the board.
This was a win. But the day wasn't over...
Nothing much happened for some hours after this. But late in the evening - while i was patroling the Texas system to make sure the path was clear for IC|Delaware to deliver his load of Cobalt Ore, I was suddenly surprised by LH~Vladimir.Scorpius showing up fully recovered from our earlier brawl.
He was sharp enough to understand i was clearing a path for one of our transports and he intended to intercept it. I would never let that happen. I engaged him in battle.
This time things went very differently...
I no longer had field advantage. He was fully prepared for battle with all his equipment in check and it was clear he wasn't exhausted like before - i was having a lot more trouble getting good hits on him.
I was able to accomplish my objetive though, with LH~Vladimir.Scorpius distracted in battle with me IC|Delaware snuck safely, however the price i paid wasn't cheap. LH~Vladimir.Scorpius stripped my ship completely naked - all my guns, my thruster and even my shield were completely malfunctioning. There was nothing i could do anymore.
This was his victory.
Snapshot of the duel between Kaye and Vladimir
Kaye's equipment incapacitated
I'm currently on Planet Manhattan. A bit bruised but overall i'm fine.
Escort of an interspace colleague named HollowWhale
1. Encounter with the Lane Hackers
During my patrol around New York i met our colleague HollowWhale and he told me that there were some Lane Hackers in Pennsylvania pirating traders, so i immediatly went there.
Upon taking the first trade lane i found LH~Kage.Tenshi and LH~Elliot.Carver. They were quick to act. A split second after they saw me they started taking off. One of them took the Trade Lane and the other one started cruising off. I tried chasing one of them through the Trade Lanes, but he was too fast and was able to escape.
I believe they were communicating with a third Hacker in the system, which i assume was Bobby.Bones.
5 minutes in and all the trade lanes were clear. It appears the Hackers have instructions to avoid battle and target solely lone transports.
Pennsylvania was clear of Pirates!
2. Escort of an interspace colleague named HollowWhale
After scarying away the Hackers from Pennsylvania HollowWhale contacted me again and asked if i could escort him to Omicron Rho to deliver some Copper Ore. I accepted of course, i wouldn't let an Interspace Commerce asset venture so deep without protection.
Our first stop was the System of Kansas where HollowWhale was going to get his cargo of Copper Ore. We went to a base called Copper Storage Depot located in section B3/C3
After collecting the Ore we started our long trip to Omicron Rho.
The pilot of the HollowWhale is Joey Tempest. We made a wonderful trip to Omicron Rho, we easily avoided pirates and any danger of the sort and we engaged in a nice conversation.
After delvering the Copper Ore we headed back to Honshu for a quick pit-stop and then proceeded back to Pennsylvania where our trip ended.
I will leave some image logs i saved as well as my chat log, in the attachments bellow.
[15.08.2019 16:31:50] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Hey'ya there friend
[15.08.2019 16:31:53] HollowWhale: Lanehackers in philly
[15.08.2019 16:31:56] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Good news then. I'm going to deal with them.
[15.08.2019 16:32:03] HollowWhale: Perfect
[15.08.2019 16:32:42] HollowWhale: Careful theres 2, one is at least a bomber
[15.08.2019 16:33:02] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Ho-oh look who it is
[15.08.2019 16:33:18] IC|Kaye.Brutus: You guys should just give up being in Liberty heh ?!
[15.08.2019 16:33:30] IC|Kaye.Brutus: they are running from me. i've met them before.
[15.08.2019 16:33:44] HollowWhale: Tenshi has been around alot lately in penny
[15.08.2019 16:34:06] IC|Kaye.Brutus: This is Kaye Brutus of the Interspace Commerce. I won't let any more hackers work in Pennsylvania today!
[15.08.2019 16:34:15] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Go away and don't come back if you know what's good for you!
[15.08.2019 16:34:23] HollowWhale: Thanks for making them leave my IC comrade
[15.08.2019 16:34:26] Bobby.Bones: Party Pooper! *grumbles*
[15.08.2019 16:34:39] LH~Kage.Tenshi: Tenshi: Doesnt let us have some fun...
[15.08.2019 16:34:50] IC|Kaye.Brutus: They evacuated the Lanes. I'll keep a look at the system
[15.08.2019 16:34:53] LH~Kage.Tenshi: Tenshi: We were just messing with the Navy here ya know
[15.08.2019 16:35:02] LH~Kage.Tenshi: Tenshi: Why dont you... give us some privacy
[15.08.2019 16:35:18] LH~Elliot.Carver: You may have found us this time. But our operations will never cease.
[15.08.2019 16:35:18] Bobby.Bones: Yeah, we 're not gonna harm anyone! *lies through his teeth*
[15.08.2019 16:35:28] IC|Kaye.Brutus: i won't cater to your sick desired or whatever they are!
[15.08.2019 16:35:43] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I'll make sure that's not the case! Your operation will cease for good!
[15.08.2019 16:36:06] IC|Kaye.Brutus: If i see them i'll warn you guys.
[15.08.2019 16:38:51] IC|Kaye.Brutus: The lanes appear to be clear. All Interspace Commerce personal are clear to fly.
[15.08.2019 16:39:15] LH~Kage.Tenshi: Tenshi: *whispers to self* scum...
[15.08.2019 16:39:22] Ripstar: Score for the corporations!
[15.08.2019 16:41:54] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Where will you be heading to next pilot?
[15.08.2019 16:44:13] HollowWhale: making my way to the gate again
[15.08.2019 16:44:38] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Any signs of Hackers anywhere?
[15.08.2019 16:44:59] Bobby.Bones: No! They are gone!
[15.08.2019 16:45:06] HollowWhale: Not that i can see yet
[15.08.2019 16:45:17] HollowWhale: Keeping an eye out
[15.08.2019 16:48:57] HollowWhale: Hail
[15.08.2019 16:49:18] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Hey-ya. I'm keeping an eye out. they may be close somewhere.
[15.08.2019 16:49:20] HollowWhale: I've been requested for a copper job out of kansas. Can i hire you as an escort?
[15.08.2019 16:50:09] HollowWhale: You have no idea how grateful i am you showed up colleague
[15.08.2019 16:50:15] IC|Kaye.Brutus: How do we get to Kansas? i must admit i've never been there before
[15.08.2019 16:50:24] HollowWhale: through a jumphole in penny
[15.08.2019 16:50:28] IC|Kaye.Brutus: That's what i'm here for. to protect our assets
[15.08.2019 16:51:01] IC|Kaye.Brutus: oh my jump bugged out
[15.08.2019 16:51:13] HollowWhale: It will be a long run to omikron rho
[15.08.2019 16:51:31] HollowWhale: how far are you willing to escort me? i pay half a million per system
[15.08.2019 16:51:43] IC|Kaye.Brutus: As far as we need.
[15.08.2019 16:51:49] HollowWhale: perfect
[15.08.2019 16:52:00] IC|Kaye.Brutus: i take my job of protecting interspace commerce assets very seriously. anywhere around Sirius
[15.08.2019 16:52:16] HollowWhale: A company man after my own heart
[15.08.2019 16:52:31] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I'm a girl by the way.
[15.08.2019 16:52:51] HollowWhale: Too bad we're on different ships then
[15.08.2019 16:53:12] IC|Kaye.Brutus: heh..
[15.08.2019 16:53:14] HollowWhale: waiting for you beyond harrisburg
[15.08.2019 16:53:22] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Alright i see you
[15.08.2019 16:53:33] HollowWhale: Form on me
[15.08.2019 16:53:39] IC|Kaye.Brutus: will do
[15.08.2019 16:54:13] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I should be able to spot enemies from 15K distance with my scanner.
[15.08.2019 16:54:29] HollowWhale: That's great.
[15.08.2019 16:54:42] HollowWhale: I can peek in the cargoholds from 9k away
[15.08.2019 16:55:18] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Nice little scanning team we got here. But we should avoid getting enemies that close to us.
[15.08.2019 16:55:25] HollowWhale: So Kaye, (if i may call you Kaye) how has space been treating you?
[15.08.2019 16:55:50] HollowWhale: Almost at the jumphole
[15.08.2019 16:56:01] IC|Kaye.Brutus: You can call me Kaye yeah... space's been. busy i gues
[15.08.2019 16:56:05] HollowWhale: Names Joey by the way
[15.08.2019 16:56:09] IC|Kaye.Brutus: i've been dealing with a lot of Hackers lately
[15.08.2019 16:56:12] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Good to meet you Joey
[15.08.2019 16:57:50] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I can't come and help right now. I'm on a escorting mission for Interspace Commerce. Good luck with them Officer!
[15.08.2019 16:58:15] IC|Kaye.Brutus: What is our destination? The omicrons you said Joey?
[15.08.2019 16:58:30] HollowWhale: Yea Omikron Rho if im not mistaken
[15.08.2019 16:58:33] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Roger that. Thank you sir.
[15.08.2019 16:58:45] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Should be and interesting trip this one.
[15.08.2019 16:58:54] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I've never been so far out yet
[15.08.2019 16:58:57] HollowWhale: Been out that far on an IC job yet?
[15.08.2019 16:59:05] HollowWhale: ah i expected as much
[15.08.2019 16:59:11] IC|Kaye.Brutus: You see, i just graduated from Flight Academy this year, and am a Junior in Interspace Commerce.
[15.08.2019 16:59:18] IC|Kaye.Brutus: So i'm very recent to... well, space.
[15.08.2019 17:00:08] HollowWhale: Don't wory
[15.08.2019 17:00:15] HollowWhale: were gonna dive
[15.08.2019 17:00:49] HollowWhale: There's a copper field here which miners belonging to this depot often give a work over
[15.08.2019 17:00:59] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Awesome.
[15.08.2019 17:01:01] HollowWhale: they should deposit their winnings and offer them up for sale here
[15.08.2019 17:01:03] 2019-08-15 17:01:06 SMT Traffic control alert: HollowWhale has requested to dock
[15.08.2019 17:01:08] HollowWhale: brb
[15.08.2019 17:01:39] HollowWhale: Got the cargo
[15.08.2019 17:01:45] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Is this base's location a secret? I need to know in case i can't disclose that information on my Report
[15.08.2019 17:01:57] HollowWhale: Its not a secret no
[15.08.2019 17:02:04] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Alright. good to know.
[15.08.2019 17:02:18] HollowWhale: still, not many people seem to make active use of it. Which makes me concluse not many are still aware of it
[15.08.2019 17:02:26] HollowWhale: Better for interspace this day
[15.08.2019 17:03:00] IC|Kaye.Brutus: This information might be usefull even for our Executives. Maybe some of them are not aware as well.
[15.08.2019 17:03:12] HollowWhale: You'll be getting alot of experience from this job. It's a good one to start with
[15.08.2019 17:03:27] HollowWhale: agreed on what you said earlier
[15.08.2019 17:03:40] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I'm grateful. This is exacly the type of opportunities i've been waiting for. I want to explore Sirius more.
[15.08.2019 17:03:55] HollowWhale: Oh you will
[15.08.2019 17:04:08] IC|Kaye.Brutus: May i ask your last name?
[15.08.2019 17:04:09] HollowWhale: If you need to make any stops for sightseeing I can make an exception
[15.08.2019 17:04:18] HollowWhale: Joey Tempest m'lady
[15.08.2019 17:04:59] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Thank you Joey. I'm Kaye Brutus as you may have already noticed by my call sign.
[15.08.2019 17:05:09] HollowWhale: I did haha
[15.08.2019 17:05:43] IC|Kaye.Brutus: If you think we'll be flying in dangerous space later, tell me to scout ahead and i'll go in front to make sure there's no -
[15.08.2019 17:05:45] IC|Kaye.Brutus: - trouble ahead.
[15.08.2019 17:05:46] HollowWhale: The HollowWhale has been in my servicefor quite a while now. It would say hi if it could
[15.08.2019 17:05:56] HollowWhale: That is great
[15.08.2019 17:05:58] IC|Kaye.Brutus: *chuckles*
[15.08.2019 17:06:44] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Tell me about our travel route. which systems will we be crossing?
[15.08.2019 17:07:02] HollowWhale: We'll take the standard route to kusari first
[15.08.2019 17:07:11] HollowWhale: from there it will become a little more complicated
[15.08.2019 17:07:27] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Roger. Then i guess i could scout the lanes ahead.
[15.08.2019 17:07:31] Ripstar: Well I'll be damned...
[15.08.2019 17:07:36] Ripstar: What is that thign?
[15.08.2019 17:07:46] HollowWhale: a destroyer?!
[15.08.2019 17:07:56] HollowWhale: don't risk your life
[15.08.2019 17:07:56] IC|Kaye.Brutus: oh Darn, a destroyer out here?!
[15.08.2019 17:08:17] HollowWhale: Moving on
[15.08.2019 17:08:20] IC|Kaye.Brutus: We should move quickly
[15.08.2019 17:08:23] HollowWhale: i sneaked past it
[15.08.2019 17:08:31] Ripstar: What the...
[15.08.2019 17:08:34] HollowWhale: Speak in the private channel
[15.08.2019 17:08:39] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I'll keep an eye on your back and i'll catch up to you shortly
[15.08.2019 17:08:45] HollowWhale: as to keep it unaware of our intention
[15.08.2019 17:09:22] HollowWhale: What group did the destroyer belong to
[15.08.2019 17:09:33] IC|Kaye.Brutus: He seemed to be alone.
[15.08.2019 17:09:42] HollowWhale: it was no friend of interspace that was for sure
[15.08.2019 17:09:49] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Outcast
[15.08.2019 17:10:13] HollowWhale: A nemesis of ours
[15.08.2019 17:10:29] HollowWhale: nice timing to take point
[15.08.2019 17:10:31] IC|Kaye.Brutus: A rogue here eh?
[15.08.2019 17:10:50] HollowWhale: holding here
[15.08.2019 17:10:55] Teddy_Bear: heyy
[15.08.2019 17:11:00] Teddy_Bear: i want that Credits
[15.08.2019 17:11:02] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I'm guessing your intentions here are clean huh?
[15.08.2019 17:11:04] Teddy_Bear: its robbery
[15.08.2019 17:11:14] Teddy_Bear: give to me plox
[15.08.2019 17:11:19] IC|Kaye.Brutus: You're in bad luck scum! These credits are not yours to take!
[15.08.2019 17:11:30] IC|Kaye.Brutus (to HollowWhake): go now. you'll be alone for a bit. but you should be able to pass
[15.08.2019 17:11:32] Teddy_Bear: oh god Yari go on plz
[15.08.2019 17:11:40] Yari: Interspace Vessel, for a small loan of a million credits I'm willing to assist you with this.
[15.08.2019 17:11:43] Teddy_Bear: we dating here with Kaye
[15.08.2019 17:11:52] HollowWhale: I have assistance thank you
[15.08.2019 17:11:57] Yari: Very well!
[15.08.2019 17:12:05] HollowWhale: Past
[15.08.2019 17:12:07] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Stop freelancer.
[15.08.2019 17:12:10] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I didn't agree to the payment
[15.08.2019 17:12:14] Teddy_Bear: ha ha
[15.08.2019 17:12:28] HollowWhale: holding position at manhattan
[15.08.2019 17:12:29] Yari: I am very sorry, a communication problem occured.
[15.08.2019 17:12:37] Teddy_Bear: ye Yari
[15.08.2019 17:12:42] Teddy_Bear: go play hero elswere
[15.08.2019 17:12:52] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Freelancer, i agree to the bounty, but you'll have to take the rogue alone.
[15.08.2019 17:13:07] IC|Kaye.Brutus: i need somehwere else to be. Please dispatch him and make a communication to Interspace Commerce.
[15.08.2019 17:13:10] IC|Kaye.Brutus: you'll be greatly rewarded.
[15.08.2019 17:13:19] Yari: I accept your offer and apologize for the rushed action.
[15.08.2019 17:13:29] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Good luck Freelancer!
[15.08.2019 17:13:37] Teddy_Bear: so
[15.08.2019 17:13:45] Teddy_Bear: Kaye saving me or something
[15.08.2019 17:13:57] Teddy_Bear: pfft im going to the bar
[15.08.2019 17:14:00] IC|Kaye.Brutus: i'm dooming you. i hired that freelancer to take you out
[15.08.2019 17:14:06] Yari: My dear friend, I was just going to offer you that.
[15.08.2019 17:14:23] IC|Kaye.Brutus: coming
[15.08.2019 17:14:37] [2019-08-15] 17:14:39 You have sent 500.000 credits to Yari.
[15.08.2019 17:14:44] HollowWhale: nice
[15.08.2019 17:14:47] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Yari, i've sent you a front payment.
[15.08.2019 17:15:01] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Weather you lose or win, that cash is yours already. Good luck.
[15.08.2019 17:15:21] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I hired a freelancer to deal with the Rogue
[15.08.2019 17:15:28] HollowWhale: well it'll be going to his family if he doesnt im affraid
[15.08.2019 17:15:30] IC|Kaye.Brutus: wouldn't want to leave the Rogue free in Liberty.
[15.08.2019 17:15:56] IC|Kaye.Brutus: The lane is clear.
[15.08.2019 17:15:56] HollowWhale: a criminal is a criminal
[15.08.2019 17:16:00] IC|Kaye.Brutus: moving to Colorado.
[15.08.2019 17:16:22] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I wonder where the Police and the Navy are...
[15.08.2019 17:16:30] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Oh right... Bretonia. Dumb of me
[15.08.2019 17:16:39] HollowWhale: That is actually a good point
[15.08.2019 17:16:43] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Good day Freelancer!
[15.08.2019 17:16:48] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Any trouble in Colorado?
[15.08.2019 17:16:52] HollowWhale: They'll be occupied near the frontlines
[15.08.2019 17:16:52] Oracle|von.Pittsburgh: Beware of LH in Colorado...
[15.08.2019 17:17:02] IC|Kaye.Brutus: jumping
[15.08.2019 17:17:23] IC|Kaye.Brutus: dont jump
s
[15.08.2019 17:17:27] IC|Kaye.Brutus (to Bobby): Oh well, look who it is
[15.08.2019 17:17:31] HollowWhale: holding
[15.08.2019 17:17:34] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Bobby... oh god dammit, how are you so fast
[15.08.2019 17:17:41] IC|Kaye.Brutus (to HollowWhale): jump
[15.08.2019 17:18:05] IC|Kaye.Brutus (to System): Interspace Commerce convoy is passing through Colorado up to Kusari.
[15.08.2019 17:18:06] Bobby.Bones: Running away, and live to fight another day seems like a good idea now!
[15.08.2019 17:18:18] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Be adviced not to interfere or you'll be dealt with lethal force.
[15.08.2019 17:18:27] LH~Kage.Tenshi: Tenshi: Its your lucky day B-Navy
[15.08.2019 17:18:42] LH~Kage.Tenshi: Tenshi: Or... maybe not
[15.08.2019 17:18:28] IC|Kaye.Brutus (to HollowWhale): wait
[15.08.2019 17:18:40] IC|Kaye.Brutus: let me take point
[15.08.2019 17:18:41] HollowWhale: tenshi again
[15.08.2019 17:18:48] HollowWhale: hes a fickle one. careful
[15.08.2019 17:19:13] HollowWhale: these 2 work together
[15.08.2019 17:19:17] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I've dealt with these 3 Lane Hackers before and defeated them. They know better not to mess with me
[15.08.2019 17:19:23] HollowWhale: nice
[15.08.2019 17:19:28] IC|Kaye.Brutus: We should be clear now that i've announced we'll be traveling by
[15.08.2019 17:19:34] HollowWhale: Seems i hired the right escort
[15.08.2019 17:19:46] HollowWhale: holding at denver
[15.08.2019 17:19:57] IC|Kaye.Brutus: we move through galileo?
[15.08.2019 17:19:58] HollowWhale: oh youre here already. my bad
[15.08.2019 17:20:04] HollowWhale: yes
[15.08.2019 17:20:17] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Moving to Galileo. Let's go.
[15.08.2019 17:20:40] IC|Kaye.Brutus: all clear.
[15.08.2019 17:20:55] [2019-08-15] 17:20:58 You have received 2.000.000 credits from HollowWhale
[15.08.2019 17:21:00] HollowWhale: a headstart on your paymenty\
[15.08.2019 17:21:06] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Thank you so much Joey.
[15.08.2019 17:21:16] IC|Kaye.Brutus: You may jump. all clear
[15.08.2019 17:21:56] HollowWhale: Tenshi has been hunting me for days
[15.08.2019 17:22:04] HollowWhale: im glad I finally get around him
[15.08.2019 17:22:04] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Well not anymore Joey!
[15.08.2019 17:22:19] HollowWhale: Many thanks m'lady
[15.08.2019 17:23:06] IC|Kaye.Brutus: You should joined the Official Interspace Commerce branch. I'm sure we could use you,
[15.08.2019 17:23:17] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Jumping to Shikoku.
[15.08.2019 17:23:27] HollowWhale: starting to think i should
[15.08.2019 17:23:35] IC|Kaye.Brutus: all clear
[15.08.2019 17:23:58] HollowWhale: The problem with these pirates when hauling copper is everyone wants a piece of it instead of passage and toll
[15.08.2019 17:24:16] IC|Kaye.Brutus: You've met many pirate transports or the like before?
[15.08.2019 17:24:17] HollowWhale: We of interspace have the money
[15.08.2019 17:24:24] IC|Kaye.Brutus: true...
[15.08.2019 17:24:37] HollowWhale: Yes working with tenshi yesterday was this pirate tanker
[15.08.2019 17:24:44] HollowWhale: not bobbi tho
[15.08.2019 17:24:59] IC|Kaye.Brutus: i see.. yeah that's really incovinient when they have those.
[15.08.2019 17:25:13] HollowWhale: They usually demand half the cargo
[15.08.2019 17:25:15] IC|Kaye.Brutus: But if you have an escort you should be fine. Pirate transports are easy pickings
[15.08.2019 17:25:26] HollowWhale: that's why tenshii was with him
[15.08.2019 17:26:24] HollowWhale: Got any family in liberty kaye?
[15.08.2019 17:26:43] HollowWhale: holding
[15.08.2019 17:26:53] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Indeed i have. My parents own a company in Planet Manhattan. and My older Brother Mick Brutus works for the-
[15.08.2019 17:26:59] IC|Kaye.Brutus: - Universal Shipping Inc.
[15.08.2019 17:27:11] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I decided to join a corporation because of him. He really inspires me.
[15.08.2019 17:27:25] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Clear
[15.08.2019 17:27:26] HollowWhale: The whole trading big company mojo is in the blood then huh?
[15.08.2019 17:27:30] HollowWhale: jumpinh
[15.08.2019 17:27:31] IC|Kaye.Brutus: If i say nothing - it means it's clear.
[15.08.2019 17:27:35] HollowWhale: alright
[15.08.2019 17:27:52] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Both me and my brother don't do much trading - as more we use fighters and protect our traders.
[15.08.2019 17:27:59] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Where should i go to next?
[15.08.2019 17:28:07] HollowWhale: honshu
[15.08.2019 17:28:28] IC|Kaye.Brutus: standing by in the Planet to close in the distance between us.
[15.08.2019 17:28:31] HollowWhale: Let's form near akita border station
[15.08.2019 17:28:45] IC|Kaye.Brutus: taking point.
[15.08.2019 17:28:58] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Roger that. Akita is in the Honshu Gate?
[15.08.2019 17:29:33] HollowWhale: F5 in the space grid navmap
[15.08.2019 17:29:50] IC|Kaye.Brutus: in the Honshu system?
[15.08.2019 17:29:54] HollowWhale: certainly
[15.08.2019 17:30:03] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Copy.
[15.08.2019 17:30:22] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I apologise for all the questions. This is uncharted territory for me already.
[15.08.2019 17:30:28] [2019-08-15] 17:30:30 You have received 2.000.000 credits from HollowWhale
[15.08.2019 17:30:39] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Another payment received. Thank you Joey!
[15.08.2019 17:30:40] HollowWhale: No need to apologise M'lady
[15.08.2019 17:31:08] HollowWhale: This is where the exploring begins
[15.08.2019 17:31:17] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I'm excited
[15.08.2019 17:32:32] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Stading by in Akita.
[15.08.2019 17:32:36] HollowWhale: I hope rheinland prescence here in kusari doesnt cause us any trouble
[15.08.2019 17:32:46] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Do you deliver the Copper in the Omicrons? Seems like a long way.
[15.08.2019 17:32:53] HollowWhale: They are not keen on the kusari lately
[15.08.2019 17:33:02] HollowWhale: I know it's a long trip
[15.08.2019 17:33:04] IC|Kaye.Brutus: House's and their problems... huh
[15.08.2019 17:33:10] HollowWhale: form on me
[15.08.2019 17:33:12] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Forming
[15.08.2019 17:33:22] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Does it fetch a good profit even though it's such a long trip?
[15.08.2019 17:33:33] HollowWhale: Im so glad the houses depend on us and not the other way around
[15.08.2019 17:33:42] IC|Kaye.Brutus: True.
[15.08.2019 17:34:03] HollowWhale: We're the ones making the loans
[15.08.2019 17:34:18] HollowWhale: Ah darn cloud
[15.08.2019 17:34:26] IC|Kaye.Brutus: dampening the sensors...
[15.08.2019 17:34:28] HollowWhale: My sensors are all scrambled
[15.08.2019 17:34:44] HollowWhale: It's this way im sure
[15.08.2019 17:34:55] IC|Kaye.Brutus: When we reach the jump hole. Should i jump ahead and check if it's clear?
[15.08.2019 17:34:58] HollowWhale: Whoaa
[15.08.2019 17:35:13] HollowWhale: where'd that planet come from
[15.08.2019 17:35:16] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Oh WOW... a planet.
[15.08.2019 17:35:23] IC|Kaye.Brutus: That's a deadly trap in this mist...
[15.08.2019 17:35:29] HollowWhale: for sure
[15.08.2019 17:36:08] HollowWhale: Alright
[15.08.2019 17:36:16] HollowWhale: Welcome out in de great beyond
[15.08.2019 17:36:29] IC|Kaye.Brutus: This is.. beautifulk
[15.08.2019 17:37:00] IC|Kaye.Brutus: More mists up ahead.. heh.
[15.08.2019 17:37:02] HollowWhale: Trust me m'lady. You're just getting started
[15.08.2019 17:37:25] HollowWhale: House space does have the upside of cleaned lanes
[15.08.2019 17:37:37] HollowWhale: out here there's alot of nebulae and asteroids
[15.08.2019 17:37:57] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I'm confident we will
[15.08.2019 17:38:04] HollowWhale: This is nice
[15.08.2019 17:38:20] IC|Kaye.Brutus: there goes the sensors
[15.08.2019 17:38:33] HollowWhale: well be taking this hole
[15.08.2019 17:39:00] HollowWhale: Now if memory serves me
[15.08.2019 17:39:05] HollowWhale: this way
[15.08.2019 17:44:05] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Zoner i see
[15.08.2019 17:44:09] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Hey-ya there
[15.08.2019 17:44:30] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Oh damn Joey... Thank you so much. i wasn't expecting such a Bonus.
[15.08.2019 17:44:44] HollowWhale: Now you know why the copper was brought here
[15.08.2019 17:44:51] HollowWhale: Couldnt turn this job down
[15.08.2019 17:44:56] IC|Kaye.Brutus: For sure *chuckles* now it's clear.
[15.08.2019 17:45:09] Velvet|Moonstone-2: Hello
[15.08.2019 17:45:18] HollowWhale: I'll be calculating a return route for us now
[15.08.2019 17:45:23] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Copy that.
[15.08.2019 17:45:25] HollowWhale: Please hold
[15.08.2019 17:45:29] 2019-08-15 17:45:32 SMT Traffic control alert: HollowWhale has requested to dock
[15.08.2019 17:45:46] IC|Kaye.Brutus: This system is beautiful. It's my first time here.
[15.08.2019 17:46:13] Velvet|Moonstone-2: All Omicrons are beautiful, until you see the Nomads
[15.08.2019 17:46:21] 2019-08-15 17:46:24 SMT Traffic control alert: Velvet|Moonstone-2 has requested to dock
[15.08.2019 17:46:23] IC|Kaye.Brutus: The nomads?
[15.08.2019 17:46:31] HollowWhale: Are you still interested in sightseeing?
[15.08.2019 17:46:38] Velvet|Moonstone-2: Yes. Local aliens.
[15.08.2019 17:46:44] Velvet|Moonstone-2: Be careful.
[15.08.2019 17:46:46] IC|Kaye.Brutus: You're joking right?
[15.08.2019 17:47:03] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I'm fine with heading back. Unless your destination is somewhere else.
[15.08.2019 17:47:10] HollowWhale: Good
[15.08.2019 17:47:18] HollowWhale: We'll be stopping by planet honshu then
[15.08.2019 17:47:24] HollowWhale: same way back
[15.08.2019 17:47:25] IC|Kaye.Brutus: This zoner just talked to me about some.. local aliens. called the Nomads. what's the deal with that?
[15.08.2019 17:48:02] HollowWhale: Oh they are biological weapons from an ancient race i've heard.. seems they outlived their creators
[15.08.2019 17:48:23] HollowWhale: Some say they were built to counter a different creation of theirs
[15.08.2019 17:48:48] HollowWhale: I'm not.. Wether it's bartalk or truth i couldn't tell ye
[15.08.2019 17:49:10] HollowWhale: The small ones are mostly harmless though
[15.08.2019 17:49:44] IC|Kaye.Brutus: i never heard anything about this. sounds like something that would be very public. If there were more living beings besides us
[15.08.2019 17:50:00] HollowWhale: Some know of them
[15.08.2019 17:50:17] IC|Kaye.Brutus: If they're real i would love to see them! sounds exciting.
[15.08.2019 17:50:24] HollowWhale: If you ever meet someone clad in black in the bar be sure to buy em a drink
[15.08.2019 17:50:36] HollowWhale: *gulp* like now?
[15.08.2019 17:50:47] IC|Kaye.Brutus: huh.. i'll keep that in mind *writes in a piece of paper*
[15.08.2019 17:51:00] HollowWhale: They mostly reside in the omikron's
[15.08.2019 17:51:06] HollowWhale: the aliens that is
[15.08.2019 17:51:08] IC|Kaye.Brutus: No. i think we better stick with our work. We're still on working hours after all
[15.08.2019 17:51:28] HollowWhale: Yes yes i sometimes lose focus thinking about these things
[15.08.2019 17:51:38] HollowWhale: mysteries of the universe are quick to distract me
[15.08.2019 17:52:00] HollowWhale: i veered off course
[15.08.2019 17:52:10] IC|Kaye.Brutus: *chuckles* i guess the universe is big alright eheh
[15.08.2019 17:52:13] HollowWhale: something with the instruments im sure
[15.08.2019 17:52:24] HollowWhale: *tinkers*
[15.08.2019 17:52:26] IC|Kaye.Brutus: With all these clounds tampering with the systems... no wonder.
[15.08.2019 17:52:35] HollowWhale: rebooting
[15.08.2019 17:52:49] HollowWhale: yes it should work now
[15.08.2019 17:52:56] IC|Kaye.Brutus: great
[15.08.2019 17:53:03] HollowWhale: Stop giving me a scare hollow
[15.08.2019 17:53:21] HollowWhale: Seems she's in for a maintenance round on honshu
[15.08.2019 17:54:16] IC|Kaye.Brutus: This is being a very informative trip. I'm glad.
[15.08.2019 17:54:37] IC|Kaye.Brutus: It's things like this that made me want to join Interspace when i decided to join a corporation.
[15.08.2019 17:54:40] HollowWhale: Your prescence is very appreciated i'll say once more
[15.08.2019 17:54:51] IC|Kaye.Brutus: I pondered going to USI like my brother. But i wanted to travel far wider.
[15.08.2019 17:54:58] HollowWhale: As you've seen it's also very profitable
[15.08.2019 17:55:28] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Yes!! great profit. great sight seeing *grins*
[15.08.2019 17:55:29] HollowWhale: Universal isn't too bad
[15.08.2019 17:55:46] HollowWhale: I mean who earn's money as a tourist right? *laughs*
[15.08.2019 17:56:04] HollowWhale: I'm just messing
[15.08.2019 17:56:19] IC|Kaye.Brutus: *laughs*
[15.08.2019 17:56:32] HollowWhale: Ready to dodge that planet again?
[15.08.2019 17:56:44] IC|Kaye.Brutus: but you're right on track with the idea *chuckle* this way i'm travelling and making great money.
[15.08.2019 17:56:51] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Oh right! Glad you remembered it!
[15.08.2019 17:56:58] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Engaging dodging manuevers!
[15.08.2019 17:57:10] HollowWhale: Hold your asteroids m'lady
[15.08.2019 17:57:14] HollowWhale: we're already past it
[15.08.2019 17:57:20] IC|Kaye.Brutus: *laughs*
[15.08.2019 17:57:27] IC|Kaye.Brutus: fast n'easy
[15.08.2019 17:58:36] HollowWhale: Ahhh *relieved* Back in the lanes
[15.08.2019 17:59:17] IC|Kaye.Brutus: there wasn't anything worth while to haul back from the base in Rho?
[15.08.2019 17:59:55] HollowWhale: I'll have the mechanics here give hollow a quick once over while shopping. Have a drink on me i'll be right back.
[15.08.2019 18:00:14] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Copy that.
[15.08.2019 18:02:24] HollowWhale: Alright
[15.08.2019 18:02:43] HollowWhale: Hollow had her maintenance and has been fed
[15.08.2019 18:02:49] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Perfect.
[15.08.2019 18:03:07] HollowWhale: Ready to depart?
[15.08.2019 18:03:24] HollowWhale: Back to planet Erie
[15.08.2019 18:03:32] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Roger. should be a piece of cake!
[15.08.2019 18:03:39] HollowWhale: That's what i thought
[15.08.2019 18:04:08] HollowWhale: The Erieans are really into automation lately
[15.08.2019 18:04:29] HollowWhale: These robocultivators should be fetching a nice price
[15.08.2019 18:04:36] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Good to hear!
[15.08.2019 18:05:02] [2019-08-15] 18:05:05 You have received 2.000.000 credits from HollowWhale
[15.08.2019 18:05:24] IC|Kaye.Brutus: You might be overpaying me now, that cargo may not be as profitable as the Copper i'd imagine.
[15.08.2019 18:06:03] HollowWhale: Do i hear complaints?
[15.08.2019 18:06:09] IC|Kaye.Brutus: None from me!
[15.08.2019 18:06:09] HollowWhale: haha
[15.08.2019 18:06:16] IC|Kaye.Brutus: *chuckles*
[15.08.2019 18:06:28] HollowWhale: I have to get back from jobs like tthe copper one way or another
[15.08.2019 18:06:39] HollowWhale: So you could say that job isnt over yet
[15.08.2019 18:07:37] HollowWhale: my tradelane was disrubted
[15.08.2019 18:07:40] HollowWhale: give me a sec
[15.08.2019 18:07:51] IC|Kaye.Brutus: yeah. to me as well. there were some rookie Alliance pilots. i dispatched them.
[15.08.2019 18:08:10] HollowWhale: and you tell me im overpaying you
[15.08.2019 18:08:35] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Well .. i mean. Interspace Commerce does pay me a salary for keeping out assets protected.
[15.08.2019 18:08:47] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Everything you give me is a bonus! a Welcomed one at that!
[15.08.2019 18:09:29] HollowWhale: I wasn't aware of the fact they payed our escorts on privately arranged jobs
[15.08.2019 18:09:41] HollowWhale: thats good
[15.08.2019 18:10:00] HollowWhale: should give you a headstart and reserved right out of the acedemy
[15.08.2019 18:10:17] HollowWhale: reserves i meant
[15.08.2019 18:10:33] IC|Kaye.Brutus: it seems you somehow passed thorugh a trade lane that was down.
[15.08.2019 18:10:46] HollowWhale: I was wondering how i passed you
[15.08.2019 18:10:58] HollowWhale: must be my weight's momentum
[15.08.2019 18:11:04] IC|Kaye.Brutus: It's not that Interspace pays for private escorting jobs. i get paid to keep all assets of interspace commerce safe.
[15.08.2019 18:11:09] HollowWhale: I mean...she is more of a FullWhale right now
[15.08.2019 18:11:10] IC|Kaye.Brutus: and you are interspace commerce
[15.08.2019 18:11:25] IC|Kaye.Brutus: full whale *laughs*
[15.08.2019 18:11:32] HollowWhale: Thats double the fun for you girl
[15.08.2019 18:11:52] HollowWhale: I already calculated an escort into the trip IC or not
[15.08.2019 18:12:14] HollowWhale: If i was greedy i would have gone freelancing
[15.08.2019 18:12:16] IC|Kaye.Brutus: ahah i see!
[15.08.2019 18:13:23] IC|Kaye.Brutus: everything clear so far.
[15.08.2019 18:13:33] HollowWhale: Just the way l like it
[15.08.2019 18:14:27] HollowWhale: Don't go too far. Im a little slow
[15.08.2019 18:14:37] IC|Kaye.Brutus: roger! standing by a bit
[15.08.2019 18:14:41] HollowWhale: The momentum isn't always working in my favor
[15.08.2019 18:15:02] IC|Kaye.Brutus: It's good to accelerate ahead and bust through lanes.. but loses on the curves i guess! *laughs*
[15.08.2019 18:15:13] HollowWhale: That exactly
[15.08.2019 18:15:44] IC|Kaye.Brutus: all clear
[15.08.2019 18:20:32] HollowWhale: I will try to sell the cargo at planet Erie
[15.08.2019 18:20:52] IC|Kaye.Brutus: eyes open. this lane is usually dangerous
[15.08.2019 18:20:57] HollowWhale: agreed
[15.08.2019 18:21:07] IC|Kaye.Brutus: clear.
[15.08.2019 18:21:12] HollowWhale: coming
[15.08.2019 18:21:41] IC|Kaye.Brutus: clear
[15.08.2019 18:22:11] IC|Kaye.Brutus: we did it!. excelent trip.
[15.08.2019 18:22:19] HollowWhale: I know right
[15.08.2019 18:22:37] HollowWhale: Can I call you in again some time?
[15.08.2019 18:22:50] IC|Kaye.Brutus: certainly! I'll be up to escort you any time!
[15.08.2019 18:22:54] HollowWhale: This trip is so much safer and feels so much faster in your company
[15.08.2019 18:23:01] IC|Kaye.Brutus: oh Thank you
[15.08.2019 18:23:07] IC|Kaye.Brutus: that's a nice compliment!
[15.08.2019 18:23:15] HollowWhale: I still owe you the last payment
[15.08.2019 18:23:25] [2019-08-15] 18:23:27 You have received 2.000.000 credits from HollowWhale
[15.08.2019 18:23:30] IC|Kaye.Brutus: It would be nice to see you in the Official IC| branch. If that's something you think you'd be up for.
[15.08.2019 18:23:37] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Would make communicating much easier too
.
[15.08.2019 18:23:41] HollowWhale: I'll be sleeping on that tonight
[15.08.2019 18:23:47] HollowWhale: for now wish me luck on the market
[15.08.2019 18:23:48] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Great! *wink*
[15.08.2019 18:23:56] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Get the best profit out there!
[15.08.2019 18:24:03] IC|Kaye.Brutus: Stay Well Joey!