From 6c02d8a2adee3f84a7919cee7d76a2559acbaee4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Tomasino Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] backup --- gopher/Needle/Black box - 04.txt | 99 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 99 insertions(+) create mode 100644 gopher/Needle/Black box - 04.txt diff --git a/gopher/Needle/Black box - 04.txt b/gopher/Needle/Black box - 04.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..edbf5da --- /dev/null +++ b/gopher/Needle/Black box - 04.txt @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +-------------------------------- +| BLACK BOX OS v05.10.16 +-------------------------------- + +Status........................OK +Dead Man Switch........ACTIVATED +Full Dump..................ERROR + +DIAGNOSTICS +Battery.......................OK +Integrity.....................OK +Memory Shards.................OK +Primary Antenna.........DISABLED +Secondary Antenna.......DISABLED +QEC Tether....................OK + +In accordance with the Articles +Of Venura, authorization is here +by granted to broadcast Black B- +ox data to QEC network in encr- +ypted format. + +PROCESS +Video to text...........COMPLETE +QEC Connection..........COMPLETE +Encryption.......MANUAL OVERRIDE + +-------------------------------- +Day of Journey........LAUNCH DAY +Location of Recording.....BRIDGE + +Begin Transcript +=============================================================================== +Captain Ragnar Lomere +--------------------- + +We have finally done it. We have managed to acquire our own ship to fly across +the void. Unlike Roxley, I do not care that it comes with a ten-year debt with +the government. I don't care if they do call it a contract, it's a debt, plain +and simple. + +I managed to talk Fenoff into coming with us, this mission will require her el- +ectronic prowess. Especially if we are ever going to locate and remove the gov- +ernment tracker. Of course she wouldn't leave without her Daughter, so Hasig is +here too. But I wouldn't expect anything less from faithful followers of Night +Mothers. + +I also got Coldsmith to come along. That was easy though, he would do anything +to get off of planetside. Last I saw him he had his head inside the laser canon +assembly muttering something about "the scravin' government tryna scrimp on the +weapon assemblies." I will feel alot safer with him here, and having his alcoh- +ol still won't hurt either. + +I suppose I should mention this "contract" the government has given me, well, +us. It appears that the good governemnt of the planet Antaron have doctored the +history books a little. I know, the shock hit my like planet-side thrust. The +Government hiding things from the people? Oh please, say it isn't so. While I +will forever cry myself to sleep with the burden of such terrible knowledge, I +must press on for the sake of the people. And money, mainly the money. + +You see, a thousand years ago, give or a take a bit, Antaron was at bloody war +with her sister planet a few galaxies over. How you can be sister's with someone +who lives five, reavin' galaxies away I will never know. But they were in a lo- +ng and bloody fight with Kassabar. So, the Antaron did what any sane government +would do. + +They built several highly illegal planet busters and launched them through spa- +ce. + +Obviously, the planet is still there. So, if all the Kassabarbarians are safe +in their beds, then what does the sweet Antaron need with us? Well, it appears +someone didn't quite shut the busters off like they were supposed to. + +Last cycle they received a transmission from one of the busters. Not only is it +still active, but it has armed itself and is awaiting authorization to attack. +As you can imagine the Antaron would be quite embarrassed if they accidentally +killed one of their closest allies. That's kinda hard to save face from. + +So they've enlisted myself, and an untold number of others to help with this f- +iasco. My task is to emigrate to Kassobar and take up some sort of space-faring +job. While under the guise of whatever our job we must hunt down and find this +planet buster. Once we find it (if we find it) we are to board it and use the +override codes we have been provided with to shut it down. Sounds easy, right? + +Well, ya see, given that it is parked in a waiting orbit anywhere between 0.5c +and 3c, it will be like finding a needle in a haystack. Which, I thought, was a +clever name. + +I've named the ship Needle, as that is both what we are looking for, and what +we wish to become. Once Fenoff finds and disables the tracker, we will disappe- +ar, making our way to the next solar system that tickles our fancy. + +I really don't expect it to take more than a year for her to find it, two tops. +For now, I am going to acquaint myself with my new ship. It's far larger than +we need, but I'm not complaining. I hope the All Sphere guides my hand as I le- +ave the dock. I really don't want to emberass myself by scratching the paint on +the way out. +=============================================================================== +END RECORDING