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I Am a Trader (Kind Of)

CRIBZILLA Azbel Engineering Complex in Tsuguwa
Lonetrek region – Okela constellation
Tsuguwa system – Planet VI
Caldari Navy Assembly Plant Station

4 October YC 128

Although trading was not something I would choose as an occupation, I was curious to try it and see if I could make the requisite profit. So after breakfast, I opened the regional market app and started browsing the offers. Both buying and selling could be done in two ways: immediately at an offered price or by setting up orders at the desired price. Since I had to buy and sell, it led to four possible combinations. Continue reading “I Am a Trader (Kind Of)”

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Wheel of Fortune

Lonetrek region – Okela constellation
Tsuguwa system – Planet VI
Caldari Navy Assembly Plant Station

3 October YC 128

My battle against Equilibrium of Mankind reminded me of the exciting times when I was the security agents’ go-to contractor. Feeling nostalgic, I half-hoped that Ozanero Voiras would call me again. She didn’t. I guess, initially she was busy handling the aftermath of EoM’s invasion in Airkio. Then, on the 12th September, CEP announced a successful completion of State Corridor campaign. The campaign participants started returning to their usual pursuits, and from then on Ozanero would have no shortage of contractors.

I was lounging in the Voidwatcher bar, thinking what to occupy myself with tomorrow. Nothing came to mind, except the same things I did today — holovids, kaatara, drinks… It was time to try something new. I sculled a glass of beer, stood up and went to my apartment.

In my room, I called Aura and said, “Hello, sunshine. I am ready for your next reading.” Continue reading “Wheel of Fortune”

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Gone Berserk — Part I

Lonetrek region – Okela constellation
Tsuguwa system – Planet VI
Caldari Navy Assembly Plant Station

11 September YC 128

I was feeling pretty good after the exploration outing. Whistling a theme song from one of the holo-shows, I walked out of the docks and headed towards The Voidwatcher bar. After I had done something useful, the visit to the bar felt like an earned reward rather than frittering away my life.

As I sauntered along the corridor, my eye caught a familiar face — standing near the wall and typing something furiously on her commlink was no other than Ozanero Voiras, Caldari Navy Level 2 Security Agent, who sent me chasing Dagan 18 months ago. She looked busy, so I thought I would not distract her by greetings. But as I was about to pass her, Ozanero lifted her eyes from the commlink and noticed me. A polite, professional smile appeared on her face.

“Captain Vladimir Korff!” she said, looking pleased. “It’s been a while since I saw you last time. How are you doing?” Continue reading “Gone Berserk — Part I”

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One High-Sec Data Site

Guristas Info Shard
Lonetrek region – Okela constellation
Tsuguwa system – Planet VI
Caldari Navy Assembly Plant Station

11 September YC 128

Although I agreed to play Aura’s little tarot game, I was not in a rush to act on it. I spent two weeks continuing my leisurely lifestyle, all the while coming to terms with the necessity to undock and do something capsuleer-y. I had a lingering suspicion that Aura rigged the game and invented the easiest possible task just to get me out of the station. On the other hand, she had told me that cups meant high-sec before I drew the card. Hmm…

It happened on Friday evening. I was about to go to my favourite Voidwatcher bar when the monotony of my vegetable existence finally caught up with me. I looked at the club suit that I was going to wear, put it back into the wardrobe and reached for my black and teal jumpsuit. It was designed specifically for capsuleers and was easy to get in and out of between dives into the pod goo. I put it on, went to the docks and boarded Nosuri. Continue reading “One High-Sec Data Site”

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I Predict Future

The Fool
Lonetrek region – Okela constellation
Tsuguwa system – Planet VI
Caldari Navy Assembly Plant Station

29 August YC 128

There was a shop of esoteric supplies in the station but it didn’t have an online shopfront. The shopkeeper, a middle-aged Achura man with a tattoo of an eye on his forehead, explained that it was important that the customers chose the goods personally so that they could feel a spiritual connection to the items. When I asked him for a classic deck of tarot cards, he produced several packs and told me to touch them and choose the one that resonated with me. I said that it was hard to feel ‘the resonance’ through the plastic wrapping and selected one at random. The shopkeeper expressed a hope that I would feel the connection when I removed the wrapping but warned me that unpacked decks were not refundable. I chuckled at the irony of it and paid for the deck. Continue reading “I Predict Future”

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Doldrums

Lonetrek region – Okela constellation
Tsuguwa system – Planet VI
Caldari Navy Assembly Plant Station

29 August YC 128

I got up at 09:00 station time, splashed cold water on my face and went out for breakfast. Today I went to my favourite Minmatar place run by a Brutor tribeswoman and ordered Khari breakfast plate. It consisted of a generous portion of seared meat served on coarse-grain dark bread, with root vegetables on the side. It was hearty and unpretentious. It also required some time to be digested before the calories kicked in. Continue reading “Doldrums”

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The Blood-Stained Stars: Epilogue

Lonetrek region – Okela constellation
Tsuguwa system – Planet VI
Caldari Navy Assembly Plant Station — Ozanero Voiras’s Office

23 October YC 127

Having finished The Damsel investigation, I returned to my base in Tsuguwa. I wasn’t looking for any new missions but I thought that Security Agent Ozanero Voiras would appreciate my dropping in and briefing her on the outcome of the ‘favour’ she had asked of me. I had no doubt that she had extensive information about my activities but there was a reason why agents asked their contractors to come in person for a debriefing after each mission.

I knocked on Ozanero’s door and, after hearing “Come in”, came in. I found the agent engaged in a conversation with someone on her commlink. I raised my eyebrows, silently asking if it was a good time but Ozanero made an encouraging gesture and invited me to take a seat.

“Good day, Captain Korff,” she said. “You couldn’t have chosen a more appropriate time to visit me.” Continue reading “The Blood-Stained Stars: Epilogue”

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The Blood-Stained Stars: Closing In — Part VIII

Battleships and Wreath

Dal Segno al Fine

Genesis region — Ekrin constellation
Sosh System — Adani Yusev’s Raven

22 October YC 127

Agent Yusev called me as soon as I landed on the grid where his Raven was anchored. He was a man of few words and fewer emotions but he looked agitated as he asked, “Have you got him? Is he alive?”

“Affirmative to both,” I replied.

“Show me.” Continue reading “The Blood-Stained Stars: Closing In — Part VIII”

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