A rumor that Ché Biko and actress Maret Takala had a thing has recently been picked up by tabloid press after a picture that shows the two of them going up the stairs to the VIP section of Club Inferno has surfaced on GalNet. The picture is approximately one year old.
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Under the Hood - Villore racing news network
Calec Foreto callously dumps rookie Jin Mei driver during Adonis Foundation 600 - Racing or racism?
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Villore IV - Impetus Superspeedway
October 1st YC 125
Villore stock car racer Calec Foreto of the #0 Quafe Zero car has been his most statistically dominant season yet as he increases his points gap over the competition to 168 points after his win on October 1st’s Adonis Foundation 600 at the Impetus Superspeedway on Villore IV. The aspiring champion has fallen under fire from race fans and fellow drivers after uncharacteristically causing a rookie driver making their debut appearance to spin out and cause a potentially life-threatening hazard for other drivers on the track.
Driver of the unsponsored #37 car, Lei Hu - Splashed onto the stock car scene seemingly overnight just in time to make qualifying on September 30th. Reports indicate Lei Hu’s team “Tiger Raceworks” arrived on raceday “With a car, half a pit-crew, stacks of used tyres, and a trailer that was twenty years behind the technological standards”. Most curiously, headed as the team’s Crew Chief is none other than 6-time stock car champion Stent Kuham who has unceremoniously come out of a nineteen year retirement from the sport. Lei Hu has made one of the most peculiar debuts in the sport being the first Jin-Mei driver in the last fifty years to qualify for a stock car race on Villore. Even more curious is Lei Hu arriving onto the Villore stock car race scene after making an even more bizarre departure from the touring race series in the Ysiette constellation.
Starting 45th out of 51, Lei Hu would stand out from the race pack in orange and black livery with no sponsors and only the driver’s number. By lap 268 out of 300, Lei Hu had clawed his way to a 40th place position and was on pace to finish their first race with a respectable result if it wasn’t until they encountered the race leader, Calec Foreto. Already on lap 269 Calec was on the approach to pass Lei Hu and put them under a lap. Calec appeared to be drafting behind Lei Hu to slingshot around, but instead rubbed up alongside Lei Hu’s car from the outside and spins them out while coasting into Turn 4. Lei would regain control, but have his car angled like a wall in the middle of the road. Driver of the #98 TranSteller Shipping car - Festen Mipton - chasing after Calec from 2nd place - Narrowly swerves their car out of the way to avoid T-boning Lei Hu on the driver side of their car. Lei Hu would rejoin the race after safely removing himself off the track and using escape roads to merge back onto the raceway and have to settle with a 46th place finish.
Calec’s actions are being regarded as unsportsmanlike, cruel, and even being labeled as racist by fans and select drivers. Most notably Lei Hu himself with the interview he gave to pit lane reporters
[Reporter]
“Lei Hu, what can you tell us about what happened between you and Calec Foreto?”[Lei Hu]
“What happened between us was… Very frustrating to say the least. I got everything I could out of this car to scrap together that 45th place winning qualifying time… Pushed it even harder to make it to 40th place. Next thing I know I have the race leader drafting behind me trying to make a pass, I stay focused on my line and I see him come alongside me from the outside and he taps into my car and spins me out… I almost have a collision with the other drivers following behind him, one that could’ve threatened my life. And to make matters worse i lost positions from that and had to finish lower than what I qualified as… That’s what happened between us.”[Reporter]
“So you would say Calec intentionally spun you out and it was no kind of race incident?”[Lei Hu]
“Yeah, I think it was intentional. He had nothing to gain by doing that, My car was obviously slower than his and I wasn’t about to go any slower, I stayed on my inside line to stay on pace and figured he’d draft around me… That’s not what he did.”[Reporter]
“If he had nothing to gain by doing that, then what would you say the motive behind it was?”[Lei Hu]
“Honestly I think it’s because of who I am and where I’m from. I have met nothing but vile and arrogant people in this sport he treat me like garbage. I have been mocked for my Jin-Mei heritage and even called slurs for it by staff and drivers here at the track this weekend.”[Reporter]
“Has Calec Foreto called you a slur? What was the word used?”[Lei Hu]
“I will not under any circumstances aid in the propagation of such words. The language here is bigoted and disgusting and I want it forgotten by mankind as soon as possible. It’s troubling to have to listen to people talk to this way to me! I’m even getting this same language from my quote-unquote “Colleagues” occasionally and it’s just… Shameless. That’s the best way i can say it, shameless… As for Calac Foreto calling me anything? No - I hadn’t even spoken to him personally… That said, I think his actions today speaks far loud than words… It’s ridiculous out here.”
In Calec Foreto’s interview, Calec denies there was any racial prejudice on his part and his actions were stricly a means to an end and that he had “No choice” but to spin the debuting rookie to pass him
[Reporter]
“What do you have to say on the comments that your actions on track today were racially motivated against Lei Hu for being of Jin-Mei ethnicity”[Calec Foreto]
“Absolutely ludicrous, what happened out there was nothing personal, I was just in the lead and I had Mipton closing the gap behind me. I had a slower car holding up the inside line and costing me time. Time that I couldn’t afford to lose if I was hoping to win the race. If he wasn’t going to get out of my way, I had to get him out of my way and - Hey! - I got him out of my way. Unlike him I have sponsors that are paying me to keep that car in the front and I will do whatever I gotta to ensure my car stays upfront and Quafe stays happy! I had no choice!”[Reporter]
“Critics say you could had easily passed him from the outside down the back speedway.”[Calec Foreto]
“Critics say a lot of things, and I’m saying this is what I had to do in the heat of the moment to ensure I keep the lead. Anyone else would’ve done the same.”[Reporter]
“What about the track hazard you created in spinning Lei Hu out and Mipton nearly T-Boning him as he enters turn 4.”[Calec Foreto]
“Nature of the sport, I think safety measures today are foolproof, I trust Lei would’ve been fine should Mipton hit him. I don’t think we should be padding ourselves up like this and not embracing the leeway they let us have in driving a bit rougher out there.”[Reporter]
“So do you not think your sponsors will take issue with anything you’ve done or said today?”[Calec Foreto]
“No Comment.”
Driver of the #98 TranSteller Shipping car, Festen Mipton - keenly watched the exchange between Lei and Calec as the competing 2nd place driver in the race and is firmly of the belief that Calec went out of his way to target to the Jin-Mei driver and needlessly spin them out and risking multiple driver’s life in the process.
[Reporter]
“You were chasing after Calec in second place and graze past Lei’s car in the middle of turn 4, what can you tell us about the situation?”[Festen Mipton]
“What I can tell you is that I’m honestly confused about what that was all about… I was watching Calec like a hawk and saw a hundred different chances to swing around Lei and carry on with the race. It made no sense, he had nothing to gain doing that. It was in poor taste, incredibly unsportsmanlike and… Just awful. You hate to see that kind of stuff be it a rookie or several year running veteran. It ain’t right, it ain’t good racing."[Reporter]
“Do you agree with the accusations that Calec Foreto is acting from a place of racial prejudice?”[Festen Mipton]
“I know Calec, I wouldn’t besmirch his name and legacy saying what he did was out of place of simple minded racist bigotry for Lei Hu’s ethnicity. I will use the word again, what Calec did was unsportsmanlike. I don’t believe him when he complains that Lei was hogging up his line, Calec can adapt and get around people like that at the drop of a hat. It was petty and if I had to blame anything it would have to be the Quafe money.”[Reporter]
“Quafe money?”[Festen Mipton]
“Yes, Quafe money. Ever since Warpspeed Racing got the sponsorship money to put out three individual Quafe cars - They’ve been flushed with cash and just start acting stupid! That’s always been the case in this sport when a team starts getting that Quafe sponsorship money. They start acting stupid, they start doing stuff they don’t need to do to survive for another race weekend. Calec did something stupid today, but let’s not forget what their teammates had been doing all season! Have we already forgotten what the (#100) Diet Quafe car did during the Credon 500? Or the (#29) Quafe green apple during the Tribute to the Federation 400? There’s a trend here and it points back to people being stupid with Quafe’s money… Sadly I think Calec has been the stupidest of them all! You haven’t even asked about it yet, but If I didn’t veer left like I did coming to Turn 4 - I would’ve likely killed a man today… And that’s something I would’ve had to live with. And for what?”
A driver uninvolved with the inflammatory drama approached pit-lane reporters to give their own take on events. Amarr born elder statesman of the stock car racing world, Adeet Moltoro driving the #30 FedMart car
[Reporter]
“Do you have some opinions to offer on the questionable actions of Calec Foreto during the race?”[Adeet Moltoro]
“Well I personally love Calec with all my heart, but it’s plain and simple that what he did was uncalled for and just beneath him… Would I call what he did an act of racism? Honestly I couldn’t tell you. I listened to the Interview Lei Hu just gave and the harsh truth is that he’s not wrong about the language the boys out here will resort to. Lot of us just shrug it off and pretend it doesn’t exist, but there absolutely some truly disgusting and closed minded things that get uttered between the boys when the cameras aren’t rolling…”[Reporter]
"Can you give us some examples of drivers speaking like this?’[Adeet Moltoro]
“I will not expose anyone like this in any kind of interview. I don’t think that’s the productive way of solving this issue. I’m just sliding by Lei Hu and saying his claims aren’t unfounded and that internally we all need to look at ourselves in the mirror, and sort this childish stuff out ourselves. It’s bad for the sport, all we’re doing is creating a hostile sport and in YC 125? Coming up on YC 126? It’s time for us to grow up and start holding people’s ethnic backgrounds against them… You know, I would argue it’s just because these boys don’t know any better, right? I drove on this same track with their daddies years back when I was just a rookie and I knew how they talked, how they perceived people different from them… Their kids grew up and started racing and just copied how their daddies spoke! It’s like nothing changed and change is what this sport always needs.”[Reporter]
“So just for clarification. You are confirming there is a trend of racism plaguing the stock car racing scene?”[Adeet Moltoro]
“Yeah, there is and enough is enough with trying to brush it aside and pretend it’s not real. If I gotta be the one to lend Lei Hu credibility in his claims, so be it I’ll happily side with him. That kid has potential on the track and I’d hate to see him removed from the sport because some knuckleheads can’t put his ethnicity past him… You know, all of God’s children are equally beautiful, and when you’re on that track? The only thing you’ll see is a car and a number on it. And that’s all that should matter when the green flag drops… If we can’t do that, then things need to change.”
Quafe Company and Warspeed Racing management have declined to comment.
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EOS - Eye On Sinq - Nadire District Studios
Federal Caldari capsuleer sighted on University of Caille’s Nadire Campus
By Yandra Thulman
A well-known Federal Caldari capsuleer has been spotted frequenting the Nadire District’s University of Caille campus in recent months.
A noted recipient of the University of Caille’s Caille Medallion of General Studies decoration, awarded during an interstellar competition for his knowledge of the Federal Union, Commander Edward Adams has been witnessed sitting in on certain lectures that accept members of the public, particularly concerning Federal History and Democracy Studies. A review of the curriculum highlights an emphasis on the development of democracy in Luminaire, but also the system that arose in Intaki alongside that of other member states. Other aspects of the course include ethics and morality, as well as political engagement with the Federal democratic system itself.
Whilst not currently enrolled as a student himself, it is known that the Commander has been encouraging members of the Peacekeepers to achieve university-level educational accreditations, sponsored by their employer as part of their employment package’s benefits-in-kind. He has also been known to participate in debates held by the University as part of public forums aimed at furthering greater student engagement with the everyday citizen.
A request for comment from Commander Adams by our reporter on campus was met positively, with him stating the following before heading off to another lecture with several Peacekeeper employees:
“Education is an investment that yields endless returns. Whilst I already know a significant amount about our Federation that I call home, I can always learn more to understand it better. And armed with knowledge, I will be better equipped to defend the Federation with an open, critical mind.”
The notion that he might be approached to be a guest speaker at the University was not confirmed by the Commander, and the University of Caille has offered no comment beyond that speakers are sought from all corners of the Federation reflecting the plurality of Federal society.
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News Out Of MHC-R3
- Fricourt Aerospace and DysTek Armories Folded Under New Holding Entity, Alta ShipWorks LTD at MHC-R3 VI Orbital Ring, Refuse Comment On Massive Ship Assembly Line Additions At Support Platform Alta and Potential Clients
- Intensive Planetary Stripmining Projects Continue on Planets II, IV, and V, Prioritizing Heavy Elements and Bulk Massives
- Defensive Emplacements Near and on Planets III and VI, Associated Moons, Continue To Develop Rapidly
- ‘Ice Cracker’ Fleets Of Endurance and Prospect class expedition frigates mass harvest clear Water Ice from gas giant rings in system to fuel growing needs of planetary and megastructure populations
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Nennamaila X - Wiyrkomi Peace Corps Assembly Plant
Transcript of audio transmission intercepted from “Ishaga’s Voice of Freedom”
“Hey there all you Brothers and Sisters, all you Comrades and Champions! Don’t let the Corpos catch you slippin’ while we bring you the latest updates on the struggle here in Black Rise, and around the Cluster. Key word, catch! Our beneficent Megacorp Overlords and their SPROT bootlickers are always busy breathing down our necks and shutting down our routers wherever they can find them, but if you’re hearing us now you know they can’t stop the Signal!”
“Word comes to us today from some hardworking dockhands at the Nenna Ten Station that something big just went down in the egger hangar bays. According to multiple sources a major arms shipment just changed hands, representing a significant development in the local military environment. A few hundred subcaptial ships of mixed classification, most of which appeared to be fully combat fitted, were transferred out mothballs from a formerly inactive corporate asset safety hangar into an undisclosed capsuleer’s private bays. Not long after, a contract was issued to transfer the ships again to another private party.”
“If you ask me, a shipment that big means one thing: deployment. We don’t know who, and we don’t know where, but some time soon somebody in the Militia War is going to be hiring a lot of crews. If you’re lookin’ to earn some of that militia scrip, your ticket might be coming up…”
“One last thing before I play us out, I said we don’t know who brokered the deal, but a little bird with a nest in the encrypted Wiyrkomi dockmaster datafeeds did tell me that they found one clue: docking records show a series of arrivals and departures around the same time that offered authenticated FDU Luminaire General credentials. Apparently they were older codes, hadn’t been used in years… but they did check out. Sounds like some of our Froggy friends have just brought quite the arsenal out of retirement…”
“Now, I’ve got something new for your aural pleasure, straight out of Venal and Punk as all f…”
Audio excerpt ends as the feed switches to a raucous and discordant anti-corporate protest anthem
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door chimes
W- Come in…… wait, Antilllare? I thought you were supposed to be on the Pellaeon?
A- I was, but I got a lead on some salvage that came from some old Valkyrie and Schism battles and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to check it out. So i had to leave Skarkon for a bit
W- So you left your post to go check out some salvage when we could have just got new fighters from UNF? Why?
A- I was feeling nostalgiac and wanted to see if there were any of my old type fighters up for sale, I was thinking maybe I could fix them up, or use them as the basis for new fighters going forward.
W- Okay, I don’t like this, I would have preferred to have bought from someone we know, but since you already did it, what did you get?
A- five mostly intact S4’s
W- Wraith S4’s? Surely you could have gotten cheaper and more widely used hulls than those
A- I could have, but like I said, I’m nostalgiac
W- sighs Okay, so you mentioned trying to fix them up, are you going to be doing that on the Pellaeon?
A- Actually I was going to ask if i could use some space on the Warbarge.
W- You want to be on the Porpax? Why, wouldn’t a carrier have better facilities?
A- Maybe for some things, but there is ample space on the Warbarge and since you are moving from place to place about once a week, it gives me a chance to check the local markets for some things that may not be available more broadly.
W- You do realize that if we get attacked in transit between incursions, you’ll lose everything, right? This will be dangerous.
A- No more dangerous than the burn scanners we were using in our fighters.
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Kimotoro Exchange Journal – Live Feed
10:07 YC 125.10.12
Malkalen – Seitas Financial Solutions trading as SEISO has accepted a takeover bid for an undisclosed amount from Zakura Snow Holdings a consortium representing a network of wealthy families from Ishukone Corporation.
Seitas Financial Solutions will conduct research in actuarial science for proprietary commercialization as well as provide data analytics to Ishukone Corporation aimed at loss prevention in supply chains and curtailing money laundering operations by illegal enterprises.
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Transcript of Smuggled Recording From MHC-R3 VI Orbital Ring, Support Platform Alta Ship Yard
???1: They’re already slipping moor on the Gen2As?
???2: The Minds work fast when they commit to something, having the resources on demand helps too. Most of them still give me the creeps though. They have emotional responses but can just… lock them off at the drop of a hat.
???1: Know some people like that, have implants that can hyperregulate their neuro-emotional responses with barely a twitch.
???2: Suppose you’re right, not a whole lot different there to a person aug’d to the gills… still…
???1: They’re on our side, if they were going to ■■■■ us, they’d have done so.
???2: wasn’t trying to impl-… look… just is weird alright, still getting used to it all.
???1: you’re fine… anyway… do you know how many of the Gen2As they completed?
???3: Seven.
???1: ■■■■. where’d you come fro-… you’re one of the Director’s… course you’d be nearby.
???3: wasn’t my intention to startle you. But they’ve completed seven. They’re supposed to be producing more. They’re already working on the Gen2Bs as well, and about a two dozen proprietary retrofit kits to turn any sufficiently large ship into a WarBarge equivalent… Now… If you’d be so kind as to remove that nanomic you’ve got under your lapel…
???1: The ■■■■ do you mea-
???3: You’ve violated contract by bringing a recording device, knowingly, to this section of the platform without authorization to do so. Consider Special Provisions and Consequences invoked as per the specifics of your agreements.
???1: GET OFF M-
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Fora VI News (F6N) - ‘Draconian’ Laws in Inahka Lead To Five Public Executions
Saturday, YC 125.10.14
Following nearly a month’s worth of protest in the city of Inahka and throughout Tehan, Rynna Alcerys hosted the public execution of five members of Nuvar Haras’ Inahkan Workers Group, an organisation that was created to give political representation to the commoners of the city.
This morning, the unlucky five were paraded through the city by Lady Alcerys herself, as well as a large group of the Alcerys Family Guard. They were each executed via disembowelment, with Lady Alcerys personally killing the first without saying a single word. After the final four executions, she returned to her manor, escorted by several guards. Two stayed behind to clear the bodies, leaving the blood, and announce the new laws.
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A citizen of Inahka must not speak unfavourably of a member of the Alcerys family, living or dead, nor must they speak unfavourably of the Alcerys Family Guard, the Church of St. Rynna, or the Order of St. Rynna. This is punishable by death.
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A citizen of Inahka must not destroy, deface, or otherwise bring harm to city property. This is punishable by death.
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A citizen of Inahka must not harbour, assist, or refuse to identify a person who has broken the law. This is punishable by death.
Haras, who has since fled to the nearby town of Kherin, spoke with one of our correspondents about the executions.
“If the dangers of having a brash, petulant child in charge of the largest city on the continent wasn’t already obvious, it should be now. Our protests have been peaceful from the start. We do not condone any form of violent behaviour, nor do we condone vandalism, or anything else that Lady Alcerys likes to pretend we engage in. She has taken a few isolated incidents and used them to justify needless murder and draconian laws.
But let’s not shy away from the real reason for this barbaric display of power. We spoke out against her, damaged her fragile ego, and now she plans to execute every single one of us. She’s sending a vile, but straightforward message. Step one foot out of line and you’re dead.
As we’ve seen time and time again, Inahka has far too much influence on the rest of the continent. If something isn’t done soon, her repulsive attitude and disgusting ideology will spread to the rest of Tehan.”
Lady Alcerys has ordered the Ilrus Family to extradite Nuvar Haras to Inahka, but has received no response as of yet.
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YC125.10.16 // ATHOUNON VI
Following the successful siege of Cieléclat, CorpSec forces belonging to Taayusaka Eskeitan are reported to have taken full control of the Federal city. The operation involved the expulsion of the defending garrison and a swift occupation, with the corporation establishing a strong military presence, including a system of checkpoints, the takeover of the city’s own defense network and, in an escalation of the corporation’s deployment on the planet, the stationing of a Gwennan-class Warbarge in low geosynchronous orbit over the captured Cieléclat.
After their conquest, Taayusaka forces initiated comprehensive sweeps of the city aimed at neutralizing resisting forces, and intensive “asset repossession” operations targeting valuable resources and alleged Triglavian technological artifacts. The corporation has employed a somewhat measured approach regarding the locals, ensuring restrained treatment of compliant civilians. Residents who collaborate with corporate forces receive much needed aid and supplies, highlighting the corporation’s strategic focus on fostering collaboration and cooperation among the populace.
This operation marks a significant development in the ongoing struggle for control and influence on Athounon VI. The corporation’s actions have sparked debates among local communities regarding the implications of co-operation with the invaders. Advocates of collaboration point to the substantial collateral damage that has occurred wherever Taayusaka met serious resistance, while those that support their operations have typically found their approach relatively benign.
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Ellevrette-headed Zankilim Regiment To Cease Operations
The Solitude Sentinel, YC 125 /10/18
The Zankilim Regiment, an organization born from the ashes of the Mobrault Security Consultants, has confirmed in a Monday press release that the organization will cease its operations forty-eight hours from publication. Citing a decrease in overall pirate activity in the region as seeing their vision realised, it will mark the end of the near three-year involvement that the capsuleer head of the Regiment, Clordilen Ellevrette, has had with the region. A staunch supporter of the EDENCOM initiative, Ellevrette’s last movements of note in the region seemed to involve touring the EDENCOM-fortified systems of Elore, Pertnineere, Boystin and Harner.
No other statements on the matter have been made, and the Regiment’s headquarters in the Stoure system have already been vacated.
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Leaked Production and Distribution Report from MHC-R3 VI Orbital Ring
Record of Gwennan Prototype Derivative Generation 2 A Integrated Planetary Support Vessel Production and Distributions
Vital Statistics
Production Run - 7 complete, 17 in production
Base Keel Length -7.1km
Primary Hull heighth - 3.3km
Primary Hull Breadth - 3.5km
Powerplant - Modified Behemoth Class Graviton Catalyzed Fusion Plant
Onboard Manufacturing Center - Carrington Class EV Direct Feed Nano-Fabrication Plant - Biomass Compatible
Warp Drive - Modified Inula-Harin Integrated Logistics Type 4 Class 8 - Hyperspatial Acceleration Optimized
Jump Drive - Inula-Harin Integrated Logistics Type 31 Multi-Isotope System
Shield System - Lurin Cyclonics Shieldwall Projector System
Armor - Ventral Plate - Jaundara Vacuum Gapped Nano-Mesh Ablative Layer - Primary Armor - Nanite Laced Titanium Carbide/Crystalline Carbonide Interleave ScalesDistribution
1 Gwennan Prototype Derivate Gen2A IPSV Transferred Direct To Thaddeus Reynolds/Bosena Accords
1 Gwennan Prototype Derivative Gen2A IPSV Transferred Direct To Naava Edios/Phoenix Naval Systems
1 Gwennan Prototype Derivative Gen2A IPSV Placed On Local Systems Market From Orbital Ring, Purchased For Undisclosed Valuation By Galm Eskola-Fae/Varyazi Clade
1 Gwennan Prototype Derivative Gen2A IPSV Placed On Local Systems Market From Orbital Ring, Purchased For Undisclosed Valuation By Remilia Malitia/Taayusaka Eskeitan
1 Gwennan Prototype Derivative Gen2A IPSV Placed On Local Systems Market From Orbital Ring, Purchased For Undisclosed Valuation By NOH Subsidiary Kanala Exports, Subsequent Transfer Tracked To Unknown Ishukone-Raata Enforcement Directive Pilot
1 Gwennan Prototype Derivative Gen2A IPSV Retained By United Neopian Federation/House Brezia Apex Guard/Arcology Security
1 Gwennan Prototype Derivative Gen2A IPSV Status Pending
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A holoreel ad has recently been circulating around the southern area of the Forge, featuring a man and woman describing a new gambling resort that had opened days prior in the Reisen system.
M: Is this thing on? It’s on, right…? Oh, there you are! I didn’t notice you there. And now, here are the top five reasons you should visit Emara! Number five!
W: We’re serving up noodles, sushi, and all your Achuran favorites at the Four Empires Buffet! Emara’s chefs are masters of Achuran cuisine, and you won’t find anything like it in the entire constellation!
M: Number four!
W: Watch drones perform magical feats that humans could only dream of, at our permanent Drones Make Magic show! Live, every day of the week!
M: Three!
W: Salute the fallen that helped protect New Eden in the Preserving Peace: From YC 122 to Now walkthrough exhibit! See how EDENCOM works to safeguard civilization from that which would see it torn asunder.
M: Number two!
W: Games, games, games! Play everything from our exciting slot machines, to classic games like Bingo, and try out a new twist on an old classic in Jin-Mei Poker!
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W: Assault your inhibitions, and enter to win a fabulous and effective assault ship! Retributions, Hawks, Ishkurs, Jaguars… Emara has them all! Raffles supported by PKN’s Hypernet infrastructure.
M: Emara Grand Reisen Resort and Casino. Conveniently located on the State-Republic route. Only eight jumps from New Caldari! Emara. Good times never felt this secure!
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“To the Stars of Aridia”
The True Amarr warrior stood at attention while the slender blonde examined him thoughtfully.
“Leave us.” she said to the guards in the room, who departed at the words.
The report lay on the desk before her. Her pale blue eyes scan the words:
Subject Gender: Male
Occupation: 24th Imperial Crusade veteran
Diagnosis: PTSD
Symptoms: As a result of excessive political intrigues, recurrent and intrusive memories, flashbacks, hypervigilance, avoidance of reminders of the trauma, irritability, anger, guilt, and insomnia.
Treatment plan: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to help identify and challenge memories and beliefs about the trauma and its consequences, and social support from his alliance, co-pilots, peers and spiritual resources.
Progress: With the wormhole sojourn, he has shown some improvement in his mood and functioning. However, he still struggles with flashbacks, and avoidance of certain situations that trigger his trauma.
Recommendations: He should continue spiritual counseling with the Chaplain and mental counseling with the counseling department. He should also try to increase his social activities. He should be praised for his efforts and progress so far and encouraged to keep working on his recovery. He needs to find a new purpose.
“Ma’am, I remain ready to serve the Empire and the Alliance”.
Her eyes dart from the paper to regard him more closely. She is reminded of another bitter, 24th Imperial Crusade veteran, who formerly had the soul of a poet. So thinking, and tapping a holographic sphere of the known galaxy which projects upwards from her desk, her eyes shift to her home world, a dusty minor rocky and arid world under a small yellow star in the deepest region of the Empire, Aridia.
“There.” She points. “Seraghis, I need you and your band of new recruits to go there. It’s been too long since the light of faith and LUMEN has been shown in that lawless region by faithful capsuleers.” Her eyes flash “And the blood raider presence needs to be fought. Maybe then prosperity can return to that forgotten part of the Empire.”
Saluting, he responds “By His Light and Will, it shall be done.”
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Pegeler Inquirer News Bulletins 24.10.125
- UNF Retires Hospital Ship Converted Chimera class Carrier Wellspring Shard From Mobile Medical and Humanitarian Support Duties, To Be Renamed And Converted Back To Combat Roles, Planned Replacement Integrated Planetary Support Vessel Wellspring Rain With Advanced Aid Capacities Sighted Passing Briefly Through Eugales on Shakedown Before Seeming Return To MHC-R3
- Tensions Remain High Across Pegeler As District Economic Downturn Intensifies As Local Exchanges Close Day At Six Year Low Yesterday, Memberstate Officials Across District Blame Mishandling of Eugales Situation And Scaring Off Of Major Investment Backers For Area
- Sudden Rise In Clone Processed Biomass Market ‘Unexpected And Potentially Beneficial To Local Economies’
- BREAKING: Reports Of Rogue Federal Marine Units Raiding Memberstate Planetary And Spaceborne Settlements Across District, Clashes Against Various Memberstate Self-Defense Forces, Militaries, and Hired Mercenaries
- BREAKING: Tense Peace Shattered As Memberstate Militaries Attempt To Curb Rogue FedMar Units
- BREAKING: Chaos As Unconfirmed Reports Of Conflict Between Memberstate Militaries, Hired Mercenary Forces, And FEDCAF regulars
- BREAKING: Material Acquisitions and Astral Mining Purportedly Hiring Additional Security Forces To Secure Interests in Pegeler As Violence Continues To Escalate
- BREAKING: Mercenary and Arms Markets Spike Across Pegeler and Wider Placid For Warclone and Non-Warclone Security and Combat Service Providers
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‘Sunward Arnon’
“What do you mean it screamed? It’s a ■■■■■■■ probe.”
“I am telling you it screamed. I heard it. Daniel heard it. Fuckin Beth heard it and she can’t hear anything. We picked up a garbled signal in-”
“Arnon.”
“-yes ■■■■■■■ Arnon, let me finish. We figured it was from the new eggers who buzz around there all the time doing shady ■■■■ with the Sisters. Salvage from their misadventures does good. Anyways we are scannin down this flickering signature. Got some effed up radar signals coming from it. It’s a probe. Or what’s left of one.”
“Some of that Sister’s tech?”
“Nah…■■■■ was black as death and it was leakin a clear red fluid once we got it aboard. I swear there was something alive in there. When we started cuttin away the outer plating, that’s when I heard it!”
“You telling me it was alive? It’s a probe, Zeke. Lay off whatever it is you been jabbing in to your arm, man. You’re gonna slip up and kill someone one day, whacked out of your skull all the time. If something was alive in there, where the ■■■■ is it now?”
“Daniel made us space it. Gave it an arc that’d put it into the sun.”
“Least one of you scrap scrapers got sense. But enough with the ghost stories, don’t think I forgot you’re paying for the rounds tonight.”
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The Republic-that-was is gone, and the efforts to bring it back have failed. It is time I face the facts. When I will reconcile myself with the Republic-that-is, which is now almost certain to happen, it will be a shelter in a storm, not a knife drawn.
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YC125.10.28 // ATHOUNON VI
The situation on Athounon VI took a new turn earlier this day as a cargo shuttlecraft, registered with Taayusaka Eskeitan, was reportedly shot down during transit.
Responsibility for the ambush was claimed by Jonatya Fauneux and his former Federal garrison, which have since regrouped in the rural outskirts around the wider Cieléclat area. The attack caused the shuttlecraft to crash in a remote area, approximately 40 kilometers away from the city’s bounds.
In response, Taayusaka Eskeitan sent search and rescue teams to the crash site and imposed a strict quarantine, preventing anyone from approaching. Troops enforcing the quarantine wore CBRN gear, highlighting the potential risks associated with the incident.
The crash site’s quarantine has raised questions about the contents of the shuttlecraft, with speculations about its cargo all remaining unverified. Meanwhile, it is believed that Jonatya Fauneux and his rebel forces may have been able to reach the crash site before Taayusaka CorpSec’s arrival.
Corporate spokesperson Inachi Kaparainen issued a statement shortly after the attack:
"Taayusaka unequivocally condemns the recent terrorist attack on one of our shuttlecraft on Athounon VI. We view this act as a flagrant breach of peace and stability in the region.
The attack, led by the disgraced former-Commander of the federal garrison of Cieléclat and his group of renegades, threatens the safety of the people of Athounon VI, and disrupts our lawful operations in the area. Taayusaka will not tolerate acts of terrorism aimed at destabilizing the region.
Taayusaka Eskeitan is unwavering in its commitment to upholding the principles of justice, safety, and corporate responsibility. We will not stand idly by while such acts of terrorism attempt to undermine the peace and stability that we are striving to bring to Athounon VI.
Our priority is the safety and security of our employees, our assets, and the people of Athounon VI. We have dispatched search and rescue teams to the crash site, and we appreciate the understanding and cooperation of the local population as we continue these efforts.
In order to mitigate potential risks, we have imposed a temporary restricted zone around the crash site, enforced by Corporate Security Forces. This ensures that unauthorized access is prevented, safeguarding the interests and well-being of all involved.
Taayusaka Eskeitan reiterates its commitment to bringing the individuals responsible for this act of terrorism to justice. We are collaborating closely with local authorities to ensure that those accountable are apprehended and held accountable for their actions.
Our resolve to contribute to the growth and development of Athounon VI, while adhering to all relevant laws and regulations, remains steadfast. We will not be swayed by acts of violence, and we will continue to stand resolutely against any attempts to disrupt the peace and prosperity we aim to create.
We are grateful to our employees and the public for their ongoing support during this challenging time. Together, we will overcome these challenges and work towards a better future for all.
We remain dedicated to the values of peace, stability, and justice on Athounon VI and will continue to stand against acts of terrorism that threaten these principles."
Following this statement, it is reported that reinforcements in the form of a counter-insurgency unit are inbound to Athounon to resolve the threat.
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Somewhere in Syndicate
“I swear they are building something huge one of their secret shipyards out in 5-75.”
“Uh-huh. What, another titan?”
“No…well, I don’t think so. Doesn’t look like any titan I’ve ever seen. You should have seen it, looks almost ready for action. Was odd though, I didn’t see any I-RED color scheme or logos finished anywhere on it.”
“A deniable asset?”
“Doubt it…the patrol ships that almost blasted me all had I-RED identifiers on them, but it was strange…they didn’t act like the normal I-RED bozos who patrol this area of Syndicate.”
“Still, I’m sure this intel data can fetch a reasonable price on the Intaki Bank black market. What do you reckon, a couple hundred million ISK?”
“No clue. I’ve already set it up on sale now we just gotta — wait, it’s already sold? Damn…I knew a bunch of people might be interested in some random I-RED intel but I didn’t know they were that interested.”
“Is it another clandestine buyer? Oh, look, guess not - they’ve already sent us a recorded holo message.”
A shadowed figure displays on the screen; the only distinguishable feature is a nanotattoo which glows an eery silver-moonlight color in the vague shape of an eagle with outstretched wings
“Excellent work, gentlemen. Your evasion of I-RED defensive perimeters in order to obtain this data is admirable. Perhaps I can interest you in a job contract? As you can see by the sale price of the data I just purchased, I am more than capable of paying a fair price for your work. Meet me at the attached coordinates in M2-CF1 within the next hour. I await your partnership.”
“A business partnership, eh? Think we should give it a shot?”
“Hmm…we could use some more funds to keep the Cartel off our ass a little while longer. I don’t see why not, what can go wrong?”
((Art credit: Against The Wind by Rokis17 on DeviantArt ))
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Capsuleer-Headed Entertainment Corporation Opens Franchise in Amarrian Space, Its Offerings and Criticisms From Amarrian Nobility
New Eden Leisure & Resort Report, YC 125/11/08
Mendori, Devoid - Emara Entertainment has proceeded with the opening of their second Grand Resort on Monday, 6 November, choosing the Amarrian system of Mendori as the location for their next venture. While the “M” in the Emara name has many of the same standards that can be expected at their flagship Reisen resort, a spokesperson for Emara has promised that the Emara Grand Mendori Resort will differ “in all the important ways” from Reisen.
As Amarrian sensibilities differ greatly from the rest of the cluster, some of the flashier options one can find at Reisen will be absent in Mendori. The proliferation of slot machines, for instance, are nowhere to be found in the Amarrian resort, instead being replaced with a bevy of poker tables. Competitive venues dedicated to Splinterz and Mind Clash have been constructed at the resort, in an attempt to bring diversity in entertainment to a region where the latter retains far more interest than the former.
What the Grand Mendori Resort lacks in actual gambling options, it makes up for in its luxury offerings. While some of the Imperial upper crust may balk at the idea that any kind of luxurious pampering could be offered at an Imperial Armaments factory, much like the Reisen resort, the Emara is tucked away from all the industry that occurs on the station. A galaxy-class spa is on site, as well as an on-site church for those that ask God to bless their poker hands, among other things. Two separate planetary excursions, with the Mendori XI experience allowing guests to get an up-close view of what a frigid, distant oceanic planet looks like, and the Mendori X experience allowing guests to disembark on the surface of the planet. The similarly cold world contains a reserve for snow yaks, a variant of the animal found in abundance in the Khanid region.
Much like Reisen, Mendori is also home to a Preserving Peace: From YC 122 to Now exhibit. An EDENCOM-fortified system, Mendori is home to many that patrol the space in an attempt to ward off any possible Triglavian incursions, and the resort is in part tailored to them. The exhibit itself offers a very pro-EDENCOM retelling of the Triglavian conflict, making note in this instance to highlight the massive successes that the Empire achieved during the invasions. Food options at the resort are primarily designed with the Amarrian taste in mind in comparison to the multi-national offerings at Reisen, and as Mendori features a different host in Imperial Armaments, the resort’s sponsored show is a live-action “war drama” that has already attracted criticism as being a very obvious glorified advertisement for IA products.
While Emara stresses that Amarrian sensibilities are being taken in to account as much as possible, the resort has already attracted criticism, primarily from the mostly high-sec constellation of Abthi.
“[The resort] is something you would never find in Upper Debyl, nor any surrounding systems,” Meor Ashwan, a noble hailing from Upper Debyl V remarked in an ACN report on the resort’s construction. “Kabo has always been home to riff-raff who err in their devotion to God and the Scriptures. I’m acquainted with the nobility from Shastal. I imagine the reason this depraved Gallentean venture established itself in Mendori has less to do with EDENCOM and more to do with the fact that Shastalans carry themselves with actual dignity and grace.”
The Mendori resort is the second of the corporation’s five planned “grand resorts”. It is unknown at this point when and where the next resort will open.
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