Tales of an old n00b - part 1
14 Jun 2020Runjikol
Tales of an old n00b3306-06-13
00:16
All the talk at the docks is about low-temperature diamonds at COL 285 SECTOR CC-K A38-2.
Something happened at Borann and the belters have all left.
Jet Family needed Silver run, 33 tonnes, to HIP 38129 for 120K & 4 hyper capacitors. Not bad.
Return to Shamo and follow Felicity's blueprints on the Vulture, Dybbuk.
Updated Patches and take down to Farseer Inc. for more work from Felicity's own hands.
I could not get the dock workers to make the changes she did.
All that data goes into something amazing.
Patches is traveling at 18% thermal, now. Happy with that.
They said I'd be scared straight after prison.
They were right.
For now.
03:28
Damn that customs officer.
She looked like one of the prison guards that used to steal food from the con's and it put me off so much I left the station without fitting Dybbuk with decent weapons.
This time I'll go to Betel to get them.
Dybbuk is fitted out. The power management is dicey but ought to hold.
Jet Family contacted me on FTL secure-net to source & deliver consumer tech. That paid well.
Encountered two Type-9 CMDRs treating their ships like little trade stations. Wouldn't talk, though. No manifest scanner fitted so no idea what they were selling.
10:04
Test out Dybbuk at the RES. 1Mcr in bounties. It's a different context when the system authority aren't around like awesome free wingman.
Heading up to Razorback Astronautics in a few standard-days.
3306-06-14
~09:00
It's always dark at Trophy Camp when I'm there. Todd has worked his particular sweet science on a railgun and a frag-cannon in Brasscoat. When I got back to Cregglezone Dybbuk had been freighted in. The damned frag-cannon and railgun were too much for the power plant so I take it down in person and Todd works on it. Says it will be a better choice to have rapid-fire and shell screening since the unit is fixed mount. Ok, Blaster. You're the expert in the Galaxy. He starts waxing modest comparing his weapon tech with Petra Olmanova's countermeasures. Then I mention the bit of mining I did and bumping into 'roids. After dinner he tells me about Selene Jean who does hull composite testing and research. She's in the Kuk system pretty close at 63lys. If I take her 10 tonnes of Painite she'll do some entry-level mods on my hull or reinforcement. With Dybbuk's weapons upgraded as best as I can afford I think I'll head to a Painite field in Brasscoat and get the tonnage for Selene.
3306-06-15
12:15
Been hung up on what to do next. I've had a gut full of mining and Razorback Astronautics have some work as part of a larger strategy. Also there's the old mate Kel in Eurybia Blue Mafia who reckons if I do some jobs they can link me with a crash hot Engineer called Liz Ryder if I take her 200tonne of landmines. At this rate I'll be going back to The Dweller and risking prison. Better cool off... but can I?
3306-06-16
Headed up to Peckollerci in Brasscoat. Sold enough cart's to pay Galactic Logistics to bring up the "fleet". Took out the DBX and took a contract with Razorback Astronautics. Went to Awawar and brought back 12 Progenitor Cells. Topped up cargo with agro-medicines. Rewarded with creds and focus crystals. Razorback Astronautics were pretty happy with the delivery. I like this crew, so far. Will keep working with them.
3306-06-17
Talk of new Borann is all I hear on the docks. COL 285 SECTOR CC-K A38-2, 1, ring B. Enter the ring 11Mm from center & 26Mm from sides. The market for LTDs seems insatiable. Some stations are paying 1.7Mcr per cannister.
Went to Eurybia and caught up with Kel. After a round of rum Eurybia Blue Mafia offered me some contracts. Ran some goods for EBM and went well.
3306-06-18
Ran some cargo and data for Eurybia Blue Mafia. Smooth sailing until I transported some metals to Ninabin. Interedicted by an Anaconda. Gunther shot me up pretty good before I could run. EBM wanted me to take them all out. I gave it a shot but my damned railgun wouldn't fire. That's why I bolted. Delivered the cobalt and beer to complete the contract.
Gunther was waiting for me again. This time I evaded his interdictor. Even though I'd completed the contract he must be hunting in the Eurybia system since he wouldn't have been paid and could have been fined - still needs credits. Will consider loading up a dumbfire rack cos that Anaconda is not dodging rockets.
18:05
At Peckollerci pulled Ascher Wulf (AspX) out of the hangar and fitted her with missile racks. Four of them. That should make pirates like Gunther reconsider.
3306-06-19
06:30
Smuggled a bunch of battle weapons to a few ports tracking down The Dweller. At Lalande 27055 this CMDR in a Cobra followed me around trying to scan me. The silent running ended that pretty quick and after I touched down I thought I was golden. Nope. Another scan so I hit the platform lift and turn on silent running again. Then the same CMDR follows me to tow other stations. Finally I found out The Dweller's still in Wyrd and if I want his services it will be a one-time payment of 500,000cr. I really want a stronger power plant in a few of the fleet so this will be done. However, talks is ramping up that there is serious action in Razorback space and I will go check it out to scav for mats beforehand.