yeah they are full of shit and bought off. fire missiles and get out of here.

we have no suspicious cargo and have done nothing to break the law. they don't have the right to board us. right?

anyway, get the fuck out of there.

giving Imperial Control as much as they can learn about us, no less letting them go through with a possible payoff is just as bad as becoming wanted on legitimate counts. force will at least lend the control to us as long as we can hold it. attack; missile followed by a slight course adjustment to avoid an attack before hyperjump

whether they have been bought off or not we should not fire on there ships. if you shoot at them in there book you go from probably a smuggler, to that asshole who tried to kill some of there friends. also this might be a good time to talk to your mom. she probably has a better idea of how imperials operate than you do.

>>396954
they suddenly decided that we have to be inspected despite our cargo hold having nothing in it.

wait, what if we let 'em board, then kill them in person, then grab one of their ships for ourselves?

Let them board. It's possible this is an attempt at backstabbery and/or assasination, but more likely it's just typical bureaucratic dickery, and the consequences of barbecuing a load of innocent(ish) Imperials aren't likely to be fun.

>>397062
hmmm...

Cooperation is probably the best idea for the time being. We already allowed them to scan the ship and the have us outmatched in most categories. Be careful with that weird artifact gun or whatever else that is more likely they're actually after.

Golly, this sounds mighty suspicious. We're probably much better able to defend ourselves outside the ship than inside, but at the very least we should conceal weaponry in case things turn nasty. Try and get answers before you allow yourselves to be boarded.

Starit 2012/04/03(Tue)07:27 No. 398424 ID: f5e4b4
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“Mother, is this a normal procedure?”

“It isn’t. It is unlikely from Imperial Control to inspect small vessels, like a fighter. And our cargo hold is empty, this kind of action is only conducted when they try to apprehend a fugitive. Whatever you decide to do, Suria, be careful. Justified or not, an attack against imperial ships might provoke an hostile reaction from House Czara (This is their territory, remember?). But this is very suspicious...


Oh no! What do we do!? The Control Fighters are here, two of them with their weapons locked on our ship while the third one is about to board us.

The Hyperjump engines are ready to go, but we’ll have to turn off our shields before blasting away, which will leave us in a very vulnerable position.

wait until the docking clamps are locking on, then hit it. use the other ship as shield.

Wait until the ship preparing to dock you is in a vulnerable position, maneuver as best as you can to put the other ship in harm's way and escape. I want to cooperate but this is too suspicious, and making sure will endanger us too much.

>>398426
Yes, this. Use the ship docking you as a shield to jump.

Is dropping your shields not a normal part of docking with another ship?

let a dude board your ship, then take him as a hostage.

try to put the docking ship between the line of fine and drop shields

Starit 2012/04/05(Thu)10:33 No. 398850 ID: f5e4b4
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Alright, this is gonna be tricky. I wait until the docking ship close enough, then I quickly maneuver behind it, trying to use him to block the line of fire of the other two fighters. Then I turn off the shields and start the Hyperjump acceleration.

“Attention Viper Fighter! Cease all movement or we’ll open fire. This is the last warning!”

Shields off. We’re completely vulnerable now. Just a couple of seconds more...

just .. four seconds .....

It should be enough, but if they -are- going to fire you have to convince them not to, immediately. Im going to suggest against it, but i can only think of communicating that you have a hostage on board and 'fire, and you kill her'

any other ideas ?

A distraction is in order. The ship you're using as a chield will boost out of there as soon as they figure out what's going on, and would only be useful against one other ship, anyway. You can bet the first thing the other two will do will be to come at you from opposite sides to prevent you from using their comrade as a shield. Confuse them, if you can.

show your tits--no your mom's tits. problem solved.

>>398883

dude, their lives are at stake here!

clearly both of them need to flash their tits.

Operation titflash is go

can you dump power from weapons to shields? your gone in 4 seconds. also while doing that you might try talking, what you say isn't important so long as it makes them stop and think for a second or two, maybe something like
"i'm trying but the auto pilot won't disengage!"
it might make them hesitate if they think your trying to comply, or you could try something like
"open fire and the data goes up in flames"
complete BS, but unexpected enough that they might spend a second or two trying to figure out what your talking about.

Starit 2012/04/08(Sun)05:29 No. 399396 ID: f5e4b4
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This isn’t the time to think about tits!!!

>>398987

We need to re-route all the power available to the Hyperjump engine to make the jump, so weapons are off-line as well during that moment.


“Wait, don’t come any closer! Or I’ll kill her, and I will also destroy all the data she’s carrying with her!”
Their ships stop for a moment, and they establish audio connection again. “Wait, what? Identify your passenger immediately.”

But their hesitation is all we needed. I move out of the way and enter Hyperjump before they can react. We’re safe!

Reputation with Imperial Control deteriorated

Starit 2012/04/08(Sun)05:30 No. 399397 ID: f5e4b4
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Alright, System C3, here we are, and this is the map. Before disappearing in the intersection, Vela said we should head to Vulens III to sell the merchandise. It’s a large industrial planet, with large residential and commercial zones. It might be hard to find them if they’re trying to hide from us and sell the teeth on their own.


Should we head there, or should we check at the Intersection, in case they’re waiting for us there?

the closest one.

>>399397
Go to Vulens III, the cops will be waiting for you at the intersection.

vulens iii

I wonder if they sicced the cops on us?

Also, NOW think about tits.

Apologize for threatening to kill your mother young lady.

Starit 2012/04/11(Wed)12:45 No. 400366 ID: f5e4b4
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Ok, first things first... My tits are fine, thanks, no need to think about them.

“S-Sorry I threatened to kill you, mother. I didn’t mean to.”

“Don’t be silly, Suria I perfectly know your words weren’t serious. Now don’t waste anymore time or we’ll lose those teeths.”

Alright, we’ve reached Vulens III. As I said, it’s a large industrial world, with many cities and residential hubs. We land on the capital, Velenia, an agglomeration of factories, residential blocks, and landing pads crowding around the central tower where the Imperial Militia has its base. There’s no sight of Vela’s ship at the docks. We could try asking around anyways, or we could go somewhere else.

Places to go: Hangar, Bar, Guns & Equipment Shop, Commodity Exchange, Temple, Tailor, Ziraneé Merchant Guild Office, Mercenary Shop.

>>400366
go check out the guns & equipment shop

find Vela's ship, don't fuck around doing something else. don't you have their phone number or something?

Ask around the docks and hangars.

ask around the docks about vick and vela's ship. they wont give you a straight answer, so in that case share that you're pretty sure they are not offering as much as you are if you find them and that only good can come from sharing their whereabouts.

if you -have- to go to a place, go to the merchant guild. i personally dont think guns and a new look will give us significant time.

temple

Starit 2012/04/13(Fri)12:51 No. 400876 ID: f5e4b4
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Ok, let’s check out the hangars first. But as soon as we sort this thing out, I need to visit a tailor. This shirt is horrible, it makes me look like some sort of Sinarri beggar.

We hang around the hangars and ask to a few workers, but nobody recalls seeing a ship fitting the one I describe, neither have they seen anybody looking like Vela or Vick around here. After bothering them for an hour, one of the younger mechanics tell us that if anybody knows about ships landing on the planet, is Vdaz, their boss.
“At this time of the day, he should be at the bar. But he’s not the cooperative kind of guy, so you might want to save your time and just forget about it.”

oblige. scout for a change of clothes at a tailor

an hour, huh? damn. might as well go for a change then. just buy the same outfit you had before, then go to the bar.

>>400876
Thank that mechanic for the information.
Proceed to somewhere.

WEll nothing left to do but change out of those nasty rags.

Starit 2012/04/15(Sun)02:16 No. 401407 ID: f5e4b4
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Alright, I head to the nearest automatic tailor available. I can simply make another top like the one I lost, unless I have some sudden inspiration.

[It’s possible to suggest or submit new designs, or simply default to the previous one.

http://www.tgchan.org/kusaba/quest/src/131368046953.png ]

>>401407
Like the old one, but thinner. Since it's hard to get skimpier.

>>401408
how bout no.

>>401410
How bout some real armor?

>>401407

default, yo.

go and reproduce the top you lost. you can do that ? that's a useful skill :v

dress in a tight skimpy top that barely holds anything in so everyone will argue about how sexist it is

Starit 2012/04/16(Mon)01:18 No. 401696 ID: f5e4b4
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Alright, finally! Much better. And because I didn’t get the complete outfit AND I recycled the ragged old shirt, it didn’t cost me anything!

Now, should we head to the bar to find Vdaz and try to pry out some information? Or should I try somewhere else?

guns and equipment shop

yeah, go find Vdaz at the bar.

you didn't bother getting any ohysical description, did you.

silly snakehips.

At some point you should consider getting a captain's uniform and armor maybe to look more respectable when you are working. It could make a huge difference, but let's go get hit on by a creepy stranger and see how difficult getting him to cooperate is.

Always looking good girl, anyways we should head to find her first, afterwords we'll have the cash to go splurge on good equipment.

Starit 2012/04/20(Fri)08:11 No. 402544 ID: f5e4b4
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Ok, we head to the bar. The place is a large, circular room, with a counter that practically runs around half of the circumference, a single barnan standing behind it. The illumination is dim but functional, and the place looks pristine, with a large, industrial vending machine embed in the wall behind the counter rather than the classic approach of having the bottles on display for the customer.

Only a couple of tables are occupied, the establishment looks rather empty, considering how big it is. Who should I speak to?

the heck is that box ? go pester vdaz ! get him a drink maybe

>>402544
Walk up to the bar. Order a beer (or the ziranee equivalent). Quietly ask the barkeep about Vdaz.

Barkeep is an obvious answer.

Is there a reason all these ziranee have purple crests/hair? Is that a trait of houses or something. If so, what are all the houses like for their traits?

check with the bartend.

Starit 2012/04/24(Tue)23:50 No. 404424 ID: 31015f
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>>402696

Purple crests are one of the common phenotypic characteristics of the Czara House, just like the red frills on my head is one of the typical characteristics of the Azhue House, which I belong to. It’s only normal that most of the Ziraneés we’re encountering are members of the Czara, because we’re in the Czara Sector, after all.

We walk up to the bar counter and ask for a glass of wine. I don’t know what is “beer”, and I don’t know how I come up with these fake words.

“Excuse me, do you know where can we find Vdaz?”

The barman looks like a nervous fellow, and hesitates before answering.

“Huh... Yeah, he’s in the back. But... What do you want from him? He’s very busy and doesn’t want to be disturbed unless it’s something important.”

private business. carry on, citizen.

wait until Vdaz finishes his drink, then approach him with a second glass of whatever he just had.

would you consider asking the Czara for help? are they cool?

OK, new priority: frill dye.

the frill configuration is also different from azhue so idk how much useful coloring it would be than just getting a hoodie / headscarf.

thank muscio and do this >>404431

He's the only one strong enough to fix your top.

Then fiddle with it and whine like a baby.

Starit 2012/04/27(Fri)13:09 No. 405195 ID: 31015f
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“Private business. Carry on, citizen.”

The barman seems rather alarmed and interrupts us. I didn’t know where Vdaz is anyways! But now I notice a door to the right side of the counter, that must lead to “the back” as the barman said. That is, if he let us go in.

“W-wait! What private business? I’m s-sorry and I don’t want to interrupt anything important, but you gotta tell me what it is about before I let you in! He’ll blame me if you waste his time, and I don’t even want to think about what happened last time that happened!”

>>405195

need info dockmasters are privy to.

if he objects, feel free to draw out your whip. the time for pussyfooting around is over.

just tell him your looking for someone.

This Vdaz guy sounds like he might not be the most helpful if we try to get information out of him. It may work better if we find someone more agreeable.

"If you don't want me to talk to Vdaz you could lead me to someone else that would be able to find a ship, or the people who where in it, that was able land here today without anyone knowing"

looking for someone, and can make it worth everyones time. ask how else you can find someone by the docks or not. remind him it will be in his best interest to have a good idea that doesnt involve vdaz if he is so worried

Starit 2012/05/01(Tue)03:51 No. 406483 ID: 31015f
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I tell him that I need information about recent docking ships, information that the dockmaster should be able to access and I tell him that it will be worth everyone’s time. He still looks rather doubtful, so I tell him that unless he can find a way to provide that information, I’ll have to see Vdaz.

“Oh, oh! Sure! I can do it. If it’s about ships landing in this planet, just give me a few minutes and I’ll find out whatever you want. Just leave Vdaz alone, please...

Hmm, what should I do? Trust this guy and give him the description of Vela’s ship? Or just go and see Vdaz whether he likes it or not?

give him the description and hear him out.

question this situation. how could a bartender access docking records and why is he so afraid of Vdaz?

...Barman is Vdaz. Or Vdaz is dead/away/a Dread Pirate Roberts, and barman is filling in using the authority of his name.

or since Vdaz hates dealing with people so much he has empowered someone else to do it for him.

VDaz is totally getting laid with like three of the ants. Burst in on him all unannounced and act shocked as if you didn't anticipate the whole thing.

offer hula hoop

Starit 2012/05/04(Fri)12:31 No. 407967 ID: 31015f
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I give him the description of Vela’s ship, and he looks sincerely thankful that I’ve decided to deal with him instead of insisting on dealing with this Vdaz guy (maybe it’s him, maybe he’s dead and his corpse is in the back, who knows?).

He writes down the information and gives me a little disposable datapad with an address in the Hangar District 3 (Our ship is parked in the H. District 1). He says he’s gonna make some calls and meet us there in an hour with the information. If Vela’s ship has ever been in this planet, he’ll find out.

it seems like everyone certainly likes showing their frills. how much of a stigma is it to have them covered by a headscarf .. or even physically removed ? think we retained some merc cred for our stunt with the pirates ? poke your head around the mercenary shop

marchant afface. run errands for rich people.

Touch his hand and stare at him awkwardly.

>>407967

Ask him why he's so insistent on preventing you from seeing Vdaz, anyway.

Starit 2012/05/06(Sun)12:03 No. 408848 ID: 31015f
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>>408043

We are bound to our House by blood, flesh and honour. To hide that we belong to our House is greatly shameful, and even declared traitors will remove or alter their crests or skin patterns as a last resource. Most of us would rather be dead.

Scars and damage over the crests are fine, we respect our warriors and their dedication to the cause. Scarred crests and frills are shown with pride. Now if a Ziraneé happened to be so badly scarred to lose them completely, he’d had them surgically replaced or even kill themselves before exposing such shame.

Ok, back in the bar, I touch his hand and stare at him him awkwardly for a minute, then I ask him why is he’s so insistent about preventing me from seeing Vdaz anyways. The man seems about to have a nervous breakdown.

“I... he’s not... I mean it’s not that I’m afraid... but... please don’ t look at me like that... I don’t...”

I just let him be, not gonna get anything useful from him right now. Instead I head to the Mercenary Shop. There’s a Broken Shield office here. I approach the male at the desk and introduce myself.

“Ah yes. We’ve had a successful deal before. Do you want to hire our services again? Or are you looking for a job?

job.

see what kind of jobs there are

Starit 2012/05/08(Tue)00:35 No. 409643 ID: 31015f
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“How about that job?”

“Hmm, well, we can only trust freelancers out with support jobs. Let me see.... We have an escort mission, from one sector to another... and an infantry mission, guarding a particular target from a potential sabotage. Can’t give you details until you accept one of them. Only one. 3000 Credits upon completion.”

accept the infantry one and quickly head over to the hangar district 3

escort mission. but do tell him you have some errands to run first so your schedule doesn'T get fucked up.

Starit 2012/05/08(Tue)14:57 No. 409755 ID: 31015f
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I can’t really make up my mind yet, but I shouldn’t be late for my appointment with the barman. So I thank the mercenary guild receptionist, I tell him that I’ll be back later and I make my way out.

We arrive half an hour earlier than expected. The address turns out to be a large warehouse in the Hangar District. The place looks abandoned, dim lit, no sight of workers, no vehicles nor ships stationed here... No sign or any clue about who owns this place. I can see the front entrance from here, and a larger door for loading purposes, I guess.

What now? Should I go in?

this is obviously not a trap, but let's have mom sneak in to surprise any ambushers.

try to keep your signature large so its hard to get a jump on entirely. it really shouldnt come down to that, hopefully. sure, peek around inside

Starit 2012/05/09(Wed)04:05 No. 409950 ID: 31015f
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We sneak up towards the door and I open it, peeking inside. It leads to a large and open space, almost pitch black. The only source of light comes from under another door at the opposite end of the room. No sound can be heard.

it's not another dead guy seating behind a fission lamp is it ? any way to illuminate this place ? wander around for some kind of lighting mechanism and make sure the door cant lock on you before investigating the light together

enter other door quick enough not to be eaten by a grue.

switch the graphic's settings so it's not a low budget indie game so we can see what's up

>>409978

Not enough credits. Please insert credits to continue.

Shout hello! Actually, just whisper loudly.

Starit 2012/05/10(Thu)13:37 No. 410260 ID: 31015f
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We sneak up inside, trying to find a light switch or something, and not finding any, trying to make it as fast as possible to the other door through the dark area. Before I can even whisper a quiet “hello” we’re suddenly blinded by the light, as someone turns it on. When we finally manage to look up, the sight isn’t pleasant, because we stare up the barrel of several weapons.

“Straight into the trap, just how I like it.”

Starit 2012/05/10(Thu)13:38 No. 410261 ID: 31015f
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“Lock them up, we’ll have time to talk with them later after we get their ship. They’re not going anywhere...”

nope, didn't see that coming at all.

man getting mugged by giants is pretty bad luck