In reply to Jurelda Cabeceira (msg # 12):

"Unlikely they will have strict rules, being beyond the official Vilani borders though."

In reply to Duran the Defender (msg # 13):

"Can't say I am opposed to setting up a compound of our own, though, beyond Vilani space. It does have some charm. But no need to rush into it...we can take the transport job and have a look around."

Argon, 09 Jul 2183, supplies 7,200 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $5,982,586. Spare Cargo space: 8/18

Cargo: 2000 doses of Kulikasu and Ushkiirga, and 900 doses of Urshaggim.

"Maybe they'd like help at the shipyard? And there might be lots of driving instructors?"

Sdian shake his head and rolls his eyes at the Drving Instructors comment.

OK, so we  take the deal, look around, considr buying a place here, although I might be inclined to be a bit further away from Vilani Space myself. I'll let them know.

In reply to Sdian McGuire (msg # 16):

"Excellent! It has been hard to find reliable individuals for this run. Please report to Iishuni district office to start, and we will commence payment from when you arrive there. The official line, your cover, will be that you are doing a passenger and gemstones run to an in-system mining base that has a dedicated bulk haulage freightliner visit once a month. The patrols will know the truth, however, and can be trusted to keep it quiet. You should not be in a hurry to trust anyone else on Iishuni though.

We will head back and get things ready. There is about 15 dTons of manufacturing equipment we would like to transport back to Iishuni as well, for which we will pay $140,000 on delivery, within 2 months. Also acceptable?"

Argon, 09 Jul 2183, supplies 7,200 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $5,982,586. Spare Cargo space: 8/18

Cargo: 2000 doses of Kulikasu and Ushkiirga, and 900 doses of Urshaggim.

Yes, of course, so you will have things to bring to Iiashuni as well?

In reply to Sdian McGuire (msg # 18):

"Myself? I have my return trip already planned with an AK vessel leaving for Girii tomorrow. I am based there, but I will send the message to Iishuni with a patrol when we re-enter Vilani space."

Argon, 09 Jul 2183, supplies 7,200 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $5,982,586. Spare Cargo space: 8/18

Cargo: 2000 doses of Kulikasu and Ushkiirga, and 900 doses of Urshaggim.

So best we giveit a few days and then proceed?


We also make sure our scouting records are sent up through AK to the Terran officials.

In reply to Sdian McGuire (msg # 20):

"Proceed as you will...we are taking separate routes, so I am not concerned."

The AK colonization office can give you the basic scouting reports for the trip, ie the systems 1720, 1619, 1620 and 1521, but no others.

Argon, 09 Jul 2183, supplies 7,200 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $5,982,586. Spare Cargo space: 8/18

Cargo: 2000 doses of Kulikasu and Ushkiirga, and 900 doses of Urshaggim.

Is there any market for the medicines we have... we will keep some of the medical drugs for our use (Say 50 of each), but sell all the rest of it.

In reply to Sdian McGuire (msg # 22):

There is. They will buy the  Kulikasu for $200 each, the Ushkiirga for $150 each, and the Urshaggim for $700 each.

Argon, 09 Jul 2183, supplies 7,200 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $5,982,586. Spare Cargo space: 8/18

Cargo: 2000 doses of Kulikasu and Ushkiirga, and 900 doses of Urshaggim.

Excellent, we offer to sell them 890 of the Urshaggim, and 1900 of the  Kulikasu and Ushkiirga.
The remainder is put away for our use, 10 each of  Kulikasu and Ushkiirga in the sick bay and all the rest hidden away.

In reply to Sdian McGuire (msg # 24):

You make the sales easily enough. The value is pretty standard. They charge 10% import tax, though, which can easily be found in laws, but was not particularly well advertised.

Argon, 09 Jul 2183, supplies 7,200 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $7,141,786. Spare Cargo space: 8/18

Cargo: 100 doses of Kulikasu and Ushkiirga, and 10 doses of Urshaggim.

Making sure we have supplies, we push off for Iishuni via 2321, Arsha, and then Double jump* via Ugemiriika to Iishuni

* we donot look for fuel, we just arrive near the star and then jump back out as quickly as we can

In reply to Sdian McGuire (msg # 26):

You have no shortage of supplies, and your jumps are usually without incident. Usually.

The jump into Argon was once again shadowed by an Iken, which departed soon after a patrol Gashidda started to move in on its position. The rest of the stop in Argon was without incident.

The jump into Ugemiriika revealed the same Iken waiting at a gas giant there, but your quick departure left their intentions uncertain. There was also a broadcast through the system informing you that travel to the Iishuni system required a permit or the ship could be repossessed.

Your arrival at Iishuni is immediately.et by a significant number of ball fighters, informing you that this is a classified system, and that you will be required to show proper authorisation or depart immediately.

Iishuni, 10 Aug 2183, supplies 6,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $7,141,786. Spare Cargo space: 8/18

Cargo: 100 doses of Kulikasu and Ushkiirga, and 10 doses of Urshaggim.

We show the documentation from the "Vilani Expatriate" assuming that it will be sufficient.


All these Iiken spottings seem to be the same ship?

In reply to Sdian McGuire (msg # 28):

The Iken does seem to be the same one as was bugging you earlier, when you took some guys into witness protection.

The documentation does do the trick. You are directed to a landing pad on the planet, away from the main shipyards.

Iishuni, 10 Aug 2183, supplies 6,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $7,141,786. Spare Cargo space: 3/18

Cargo: 100 doses of Kulikasu and Ushkiirga, and 10 doses of Urshaggim.
This message was last edited by the GM at 07:11, Fri 23 Dec 2022.

So we seem to have an Iiken looking to get even with us... and they seem to have a very good ability to know where we are going and when.
Bonnie, Please go over the whole ship and look for a tracking device, likely one they can activate at will.

"Yes, boss. get back to you!" she says and heads off to scan everything, both direct trackers and for intermittant 'leaks' in other systems, including logs or signals in and out in case of any passive trackers.

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OOC:
23:16, Today: Bonny Taching rolled 9 using 3d6 with rolls of 2,6,1.  Electronics Op. (Comms) 16
23:20, Today: Bonny Taching rolled 13 using 3d6 with rolls of 5,6,2.  Electronics Op. (Scientific) 16
23:21, Today: Bonny Taching rolled 15 using 3d6 with rolls of 4,6,5.  Electronics Op. (Security) 16
23:22, Today: Bonny Taching rolled 13 using 3d6 with rolls of 1,6,6.  Electronics Op. (Sensors) 16
23:23, Today: Bonny Taching rolled 13 using 3d6 with rolls of 5,2,6.  Electronics Op. (Surveillance) 16

In reply to Bonny Taching (msg # 31):

No passive trackers or signals were detected. You go through the logs and note that on at least two occasions, they were waiting for you at the system you were headed for, but on one occasion a patrol foiled them, and on the other occasion, they were at the wrong planetary body.

Iishuni, 10 Aug 2183, supplies 6,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $7,141,786. Spare Cargo space: 3/18

Duly noted, but they do seem to know which system to go to... None of their old crew are with us, so either somone aboard talks too much or they have early access to or flight plans.


Many Thanks Bonnie, I am surprised we found nothing, but there are other ways to figure out where we are going.

it earns a smile, "Thanks, boss!"

She sets about trying to correlate where they were (almost0 greeted with what information had been listed on their light plans, specifically deliveries, including people! She lloks for common threads here, and includes Jurelda in the 'hunt-the-needle-in-the-haystack' task.

In reply to Bonny Taching (msg # 34):

To be fair, they have only picked you up when you entered and left Vilani space, and they happened to run to the same abandoned planet you were going through. Not actually that tricky...

Iishuni, 10 Aug 2183, supplies 6,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $7,141,786. Spare Cargo space: 3/18

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OOC: If we're waiting for me here then it will be a long wait as I just lost the plot

In reply to Bonny Taching (msg # 36):

Not really . Just giving you a chance to do things now that you land here.

It will not be long before you are directed to a warehouse for the colonial supplies as the first step for your new contract. The warehouse is a non-descript building beside an old starport that is still functioning. You are directed to unload your cargo there before you go too far.

Iishuni, 10 Aug 2183, supplies 6,400 person-days basic food, consuming 200 person-days food per week, usual starship fees $5000 + $3200, Cash: $7,141,786. Spare Cargo space: 3/18