CMDR'S Log 16
04 Aug 2024User377553
03/01/331000:00 Galactic Standard Time.
Location: Yash System, Drebbel Port.
CMDR Eric Vons POV
"Hello, welcome to InterAstra. What can I help you with today?" The sales attendant said. "Hi. I would like to commission a new vessel." I said. "Alright, what sort of vessel are you looking for?" The attendant asked. "One, that is capable of handling anything the Galaxy can throw at it. And I don't want a large ship either." I said. "Ok, well I would suggest the Cobra MK lll." The attendant answered. "I've got one. Works great. But it's not quite capable of handling anything the Galaxy can throw at it. And it's gotten crowded." I added. "Ok so you want more room. Then let's see... How about a medium size ship." The attendant said. "What sort of medium size ships are you thinking about." I asked.
"Well you could go with an Asp, either the scout or explorer models." The attendant said. I looked at the holographic representation of each. "I think I would enjoy the view but it's not going to work for me." I said. "Alright well that's fine we can also set you up with a new python. Or any of the Alliance ships." The attendant said. "Definitely not the alliance ships. If one of my fellow travelers finds out it's a alliance ship there won't be any place in the Galaxy far enough for me to run." I commented seriously. The attendant laughed. "Ok, what about the python?"
"I don't think that would work either. Although those old and reliable ship designs are something I can sell that particular passenger on." I said. "Alright. Lets see here. How about the Krait Phantom." The attendant said. I checked it out and declined. "How about the Krait MK ll." The attendant said. I looked over the details and agreed. "That will do perfectly." I said. I transferred the credits over from my account with a retinal and thumb print scan. After the authorization was finished I specified what modifications I wanted added to it. "We can add these to your ship Commander. But it will take time for everything to be sourced and added." The attendant said looking over what modifications and upgrades I specified. "That's fine." I said.
03/02/3310
02:00 Galactic Standard Time
Tetco's POV
I stand by the forward landing gear of the Krait MK ll. "So this is where almost all your credits went to." I say as Commander Eric Vons approached. "How did you get in here before me?" He asked. "You forgot I am not a normal human. I knew the second you bought the ship and what hanger it would be in. So I just transferred myself through the computer systems to access here the second you were cleared to access it." I said nonchalantly. "You took a risk Tetco." He said with a sigh. "Sure, but it was worth it to see that expression on your face." I commented smugly with a grin. He sighed again and then headed to the lift that would bring us up to the entry doors. "Well, come on. Since you are here I'll take your advice." He said.
We enter the ship and see the entrance to the planetary SRV bay to the Starboard side and cargo bay to the Port side. Ahead of us is a hall that runs crosswise in a T laterally along the ship at the end of our current hall and centered squarely on to the Aft wall of intersection is the entrance to the fighter hangar. We look to the right and see the hall leads to rest of the ship. Looking left to Starboard. We see it leads to main engineering section. Where all the necessary items such as shield generator, FSD, engines and other ship specific equipment access is located. It wraps around the fighter bay and up back by the engines and Stern of the ship.
Essentially a combination of the reactor level and equipment level of the Cobra mk lll. Eric and I head to the right and it leads us through the ship. We pass through and up. Entering a hall running down the center of the ship. On the Aft wall is a door leading to the armory and personal suit storage. The living and hygiene section of the ship on the Port side. "Wow. This doesn't seem like it is the basic package." I said. "It's not. It's a more luxurious version of the ones aboard the Cobra we currently use." He answered. I looked at him curiously. "Yeah. I coordinated with people who I know in Falcon Delacy, The Brewer Corporation, and Gutamaya to get this setup and installed." He said. "Well they did a great job." I commented.
"They did. And it only took them a day and two hours to get it all done." He said as he led me through the ship. We pass through into another section of the ship located on the Starboard side of that main hall. I noticed a door labeled Medical Bay. "Yeah. I coordinated with people who I know in Falcon Delacy, The Brewer Corporation, and Vista Genomics to get this setup and installed." He said as he led me inside after noticing my gaze.
I immediately noticed that it was bigger than the one aboard the Cobra. And it appears to have all the same features. "I had them add the most recent versions of the equipment we have aboard the Hubward. Plus some extras. That it couldn't fit." He said. "Well it's definitely impressive." I said following him out and back down the main hall all the way to the end. The door was labeled bridge.
As we entered I noticed how nice it was. "Welcome to the bridge Tetco." Eric said. As we moved further into the bridge I noticed a identical door on the Port side. "Where does that go?" I asked. "My ready room. Although I don't think that it will remain mine for long. I do believe that Senator Aurora Rebia will probably want to have it for herself. Hence why I had Gutamaya and Falcon Delacy design it with the help of the Brewer Corporation to make it more luxurious than I would have personally requested." Eric said. "Can this ship be crewed solo?" I asked. "Sure, if the pilot knows what their doing." He answered. "However, I was planning on getting some individual pilots who are looking to join a crew to sign on with us." He said.
"You know that Senator Aurora Rebia is going to want to approve them." I said. "Yeah, I was already planning on only hiring imperials. And if I can find someone with who worked on a majestic class. Even better. And hopefully those points will be good enough for the Senator." He said. "Me too." I said. "But she can be quite picky." I added. "I know." He sighed. We look back over the bridge. The Commander station in the middle and the other two stations behind in their own cockpit wings. With the science station on the port side and engineering station on the Starboard side. Along the Aft wall between the two halls leading from the bridge to the ready room on the port side and the one leading to the rest of the ship on the Starboard side was a standing station. "What is this station for?" I asked. "Ah, that is the station I expect you would like." He said. "Why what's it do?" I asked. "Well nothing more or less than my station other than the fact that it's going to be more intuitive for you than the other stations." He said. "Come on. Aurora is going to be wondering where we are." He said. Then it started. A bunch of whispers. "Kill them. Kill them all. They all deserve to die, they are the problem. They take our lands and we must fight back." Then they appeared. Thargoids and Guardians, both speaking in their native language and telling me to do the same thing, Kill.