Post by Tanith Low on Jan 18, 2016 11:28:01 GMT
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VEX - Two’s Company
God showers are good. After spending the last 3 weeks in a Federal Assault Ship, deep in Hudson space I really needed one too. I may have to replace my flight suit too, it stinks. This is one of the reasons I hate the Federal Military ships. A few little luxuries in the back wouldn’t hurt them.
I should start from the beginning, a lot has happened.
It started when Sou introduced me to Arissa Lavigney-Duval and a PMC called IPEC, apparently I’ve never loved the empire like Sou does, but if it’s them or the Fed’s I know what side my bread is buttered. Plus also if they’re going to start sending Sou into heavy conflict zones I’d like to know he has someone on his side who at least understands relative position in space.
However after a few days hunting Hudson supporters in LHS 142 Sou had had enough and sent a decidedly pissed message to command. They recalled us. But while Sou got a chance to go off to the Pliedes on holiday I got assigned something much more interesting.
I got a call from Viceroy Lucas Andinos. Imperials always seem to have needlessly long and pompous names. I call him Andi. He does not like this.
“There’s a high ranking federal general, working for Hudson, making the rounds of the Federal Border worlds” Andi tells me. “He’s a nasty piece of work and rarely ventures out of their central worlds. We need you to remove him from the equation.”
“Do you mean you want me to murder him Andi?” I said, watching him wince as I said the M word.
“Yes”, he said, grudgingly, “We want him dead.”
“And what do I get for this act of ‘valour’?” I asked “I’m gonna have the feds on me for weeks after I catch up with him”.
“Well” he says, with an air of someone making a great concession “in addition to the usual fee we’d be prepared to offer you an honorary Baronetcy, to help ease your passage through all imperial systems.”
“Done” I said, perhaps a bit too quickly. Sou’s always been the negotiator, not me, but I was too enamoured with the idea of getting access to the Guatamaya Shipyards.
“One more thing,” Andi told me “we need it to look like an inside job, We’ll be providing you with a Federal Assault Ship, registered in Felicia Winters name.”
“Fine, whatever” was my reply. I’d be a Baron. I could get a Clipper. Pretty ship, and fast.
That Fed made me work for it though. 28 systems I followed him through before eventually cornering him and disabling his FSD so he couldn’t jump. Now he’s just a Fed Gunship that can’t run.
That was when things got really hairy. A viper jumped into the area, Fed internal security. Shit. But there was only one of them, I figured I’d gank him fast enough then finish off his boss. Besides this plan doesn’t work if I leave witnesses. I turn to face the viper and have just opened up when there’s another 4 boom’s very close together and I start getting hammered from all directions. I check me HUD, oh fuck that Vipers in a wing of 5. I go evasive, hard, but those vipers are swift and there are so many of them I’m getting swamped. It’s going to be death by 1000 cuts. I’m just about to turn tail and run, leaving my quary behind, when there’s another boom.
“Vex my friend it’s good to see you, I see you’re still making friends the hard way” chirps over the channel.
I can’t help it, I smile. I’d know that voice anywhere. Old buddy of mine who goes by the name Ronny Kain. Ex White Navy, went freelance a few months ago when his service was up and has since made a truly impressive amount of credits killing for cash. I know him from his service days, we got used to seeing each other in conflict zones and the like, and then meeting up for a drink after. Nice guy, and I don’t say that about many people.
Also the best combat pilot I know.
“Ronny, good to see you, how’s things?” I reply, pulling an immelman and heading towards him. “Any chance of a hand here?”
“I dunno”, he shoots back “what will you pay”. Personal rule of his, never kill for free. His price is, however, flexible.
“Well…” I say, pretending to give it some real consideration “given your inexperience...and the fact that I don’t really need your help...what do you say to 1cr and a drink of your choice when we get back to civilised space?”
Ronny laughs “Deal, bring that wing over here, we’ll split them and take half each. If I take my half first you double my pay”
“No deal", is all I can say "that’s what a bookie calls a dead cert” , then I’m shooting over the top of his Fer-De-Lance.
Ronny kills the lead pursuer before I’ve even had a chance to register that he’s deployed hardpoints. I toggle the flight assist off and swing round to bring the guns to bear. on the next Viper. Speed is important, at this point they will have requested back up and more will be coming in. Even with Ronny on my side things will get out of hand fast. I take the damage from his guns, now it’s one on one he can’t really do enough damage to worry me and within seconds he’s dead too.
Ronny’s taken another in this time so I leave him with the last 2 vipers and go to finish the job. The gunship is limping away, trying to repair the damage I did to it earlier but it’s too little too late. With a “whump” the power plant blows, tearing the ship apart.
Just in time, 3 more booms herald a Fed Annaconda and 2 Pythons jumping in. Too late to help their buddies but things are about to get out of hand fast.
Ronny clearly has the same thought. The radio clicks “Darling get your coat.” he says “We’re leaving!”
I can’t help but laugh as retract the hardpoints, slave my drive to Ronny’s and follow him into witch space.
Back to Candecama, and civilisation.
And showers.
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What do you think? I'm trying to paint Ronny in pretty broad strokes so we can fill in more about him. Ronan has an in game rule of not killing for money so since that is his one really concession to RP I thought I'd get that in there. Ronny is one of the names he's submitted to FDev, I think the other is Starcannon!
Also where does this go so that it fits with the rest of the posts that you guys have planned? We might need a timeline thread!
VEX - Two’s Company
God showers are good. After spending the last 3 weeks in a Federal Assault Ship, deep in Hudson space I really needed one too. I may have to replace my flight suit too, it stinks. This is one of the reasons I hate the Federal Military ships. A few little luxuries in the back wouldn’t hurt them.
I should start from the beginning, a lot has happened.
It started when Sou introduced me to Arissa Lavigney-Duval and a PMC called IPEC, apparently I’ve never loved the empire like Sou does, but if it’s them or the Fed’s I know what side my bread is buttered. Plus also if they’re going to start sending Sou into heavy conflict zones I’d like to know he has someone on his side who at least understands relative position in space.
However after a few days hunting Hudson supporters in LHS 142 Sou had had enough and sent a decidedly pissed message to command. They recalled us. But while Sou got a chance to go off to the Pliedes on holiday I got assigned something much more interesting.
I got a call from Viceroy Lucas Andinos. Imperials always seem to have needlessly long and pompous names. I call him Andi. He does not like this.
“There’s a high ranking federal general, working for Hudson, making the rounds of the Federal Border worlds” Andi tells me. “He’s a nasty piece of work and rarely ventures out of their central worlds. We need you to remove him from the equation.”
“Do you mean you want me to murder him Andi?” I said, watching him wince as I said the M word.
“Yes”, he said, grudgingly, “We want him dead.”
“And what do I get for this act of ‘valour’?” I asked “I’m gonna have the feds on me for weeks after I catch up with him”.
“Well” he says, with an air of someone making a great concession “in addition to the usual fee we’d be prepared to offer you an honorary Baronetcy, to help ease your passage through all imperial systems.”
“Done” I said, perhaps a bit too quickly. Sou’s always been the negotiator, not me, but I was too enamoured with the idea of getting access to the Guatamaya Shipyards.
“One more thing,” Andi told me “we need it to look like an inside job, We’ll be providing you with a Federal Assault Ship, registered in Felicia Winters name.”
“Fine, whatever” was my reply. I’d be a Baron. I could get a Clipper. Pretty ship, and fast.
That Fed made me work for it though. 28 systems I followed him through before eventually cornering him and disabling his FSD so he couldn’t jump. Now he’s just a Fed Gunship that can’t run.
That was when things got really hairy. A viper jumped into the area, Fed internal security. Shit. But there was only one of them, I figured I’d gank him fast enough then finish off his boss. Besides this plan doesn’t work if I leave witnesses. I turn to face the viper and have just opened up when there’s another 4 boom’s very close together and I start getting hammered from all directions. I check me HUD, oh fuck that Vipers in a wing of 5. I go evasive, hard, but those vipers are swift and there are so many of them I’m getting swamped. It’s going to be death by 1000 cuts. I’m just about to turn tail and run, leaving my quary behind, when there’s another boom.
“Vex my friend it’s good to see you, I see you’re still making friends the hard way” chirps over the channel.
I can’t help it, I smile. I’d know that voice anywhere. Old buddy of mine who goes by the name Ronny Kain. Ex White Navy, went freelance a few months ago when his service was up and has since made a truly impressive amount of credits killing for cash. I know him from his service days, we got used to seeing each other in conflict zones and the like, and then meeting up for a drink after. Nice guy, and I don’t say that about many people.
Also the best combat pilot I know.
“Ronny, good to see you, how’s things?” I reply, pulling an immelman and heading towards him. “Any chance of a hand here?”
“I dunno”, he shoots back “what will you pay”. Personal rule of his, never kill for free. His price is, however, flexible.
“Well…” I say, pretending to give it some real consideration “given your inexperience...and the fact that I don’t really need your help...what do you say to 1cr and a drink of your choice when we get back to civilised space?”
Ronny laughs “Deal, bring that wing over here, we’ll split them and take half each. If I take my half first you double my pay”
“No deal", is all I can say "that’s what a bookie calls a dead cert” , then I’m shooting over the top of his Fer-De-Lance.
Ronny kills the lead pursuer before I’ve even had a chance to register that he’s deployed hardpoints. I toggle the flight assist off and swing round to bring the guns to bear. on the next Viper. Speed is important, at this point they will have requested back up and more will be coming in. Even with Ronny on my side things will get out of hand fast. I take the damage from his guns, now it’s one on one he can’t really do enough damage to worry me and within seconds he’s dead too.
Ronny’s taken another in this time so I leave him with the last 2 vipers and go to finish the job. The gunship is limping away, trying to repair the damage I did to it earlier but it’s too little too late. With a “whump” the power plant blows, tearing the ship apart.
Just in time, 3 more booms herald a Fed Annaconda and 2 Pythons jumping in. Too late to help their buddies but things are about to get out of hand fast.
Ronny clearly has the same thought. The radio clicks “Darling get your coat.” he says “We’re leaving!”
I can’t help but laugh as retract the hardpoints, slave my drive to Ronny’s and follow him into witch space.
Back to Candecama, and civilisation.
And showers.
+++end log etc+++
What do you think? I'm trying to paint Ronny in pretty broad strokes so we can fill in more about him. Ronan has an in game rule of not killing for money so since that is his one really concession to RP I thought I'd get that in there. Ronny is one of the names he's submitted to FDev, I think the other is Starcannon!
Also where does this go so that it fits with the rest of the posts that you guys have planned? We might need a timeline thread!
