Challenge Accepted: Robigo Annexation
10 Mar 2016Magnudius
“What do you mean I'm out 37 Cr per ton? This is affordably sourced copper! I'm not asking for a killing, but a profit of 1 is better than none,” said CMDR Magnudius, or Nudo for short. She paused only to catch her breath, and as she did, Nudo squared off towards the Project Manager. “I only got 25 Cr per ton for my last shipment of Uranium, which is actually a joke because I lost 20 tons of it to pirates on the way in!”The Project Manager looked from Nudo to her Type-6 and back at her with a raised eyebrow and a look that expressed how fortunate she was to still have her ship. Having patiently listened through his customer's tirade, he was ready to wrap this up and move on.
“Look lady, this Community Goal is trying to build a starport. You want to talk margins? Think of how much more I'm out by paying you traders instead of just buying direct from the miners. Frankly speaking, we are cutting out the middle man; you. Now, are you selling me your copper or not?” the Project Manager asked.
“Fine, you can have it,” Nudo said with gusto. “Now I just want it out of my sight. Thanks anyway. I need to go find a better use of my money.”
With a quick, questionable glance back at her Type-6, Nudo turned and headed into town.
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Something in her peripheral caught Nudo's attention as she lounged back in a bar chair. She turned her head to read the headlines the muted newscaster was silently elaborating on: “Robigo Annexed by SDC, CHC”. Intrigued, Nudo stood up and headed over to the Public Access Terminal to read more. Nudo's curiosity was coming out, and she smelled a challenge--something she has been missing since she completed her last goal of becoming Prestige in CQC. On a lavish whim to celebrate her new status, Nudo bought an Orca and began trading in her spare time to earn credits to properly outfit her new luxury ship. She had gotten some good results in the last couple Community Goals, but the grind was getting to Nudo and this current Community Goal has been a bust for her.
Realizing her focus was wandering, Nudo got back to reading the news article. Apparently two groups, the Smiling Dog Crew (SDC) and the Combat Hauler Cult (CHC) released a bold Proclamation of Annexation of Robigo and has the means to enforce their position and will do so immediately. Bizarrely, they left one exception to their kill-on-sight policy:
Additionally, an exemption may be granted for an individual pilot who delivers a single ton of every rare good that can currently be obtained to Robigo in an Orca. We'll even allow you to skip the choreographic dance this time, although you are still welcome to do so. Non-transferrable.
“'Non-transferrable'? That seems ambiguous. Probably still planning on blowing me up to get my goods. Is this worth it?” Nudo asked herself aloud. Robigo was a place that never appealed to Nudo, mostly because she like to keep her ship's destruction confined to the free CQC arena. That being said, only The Grind loomed in Nudo's future it seemed, and she was itching to fly her Orca. With a shrug of her shoulders, she answered herself, “Yea sure, why not? That's why there's insurance!”