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Intercepted & decrypted message

Mar 01, 2005 Solra Bizna link
> Source: Betheshee C-4 "Aeman's Defeat"
> Destination: Divinia G-6 "Divine Duty"
> Encryption: tcrypt1
> Caesar key: "Kronos Rosebud Gypsy"
> Secondary keys: (31,41) (59,26) (53,58) (97,93)
> Begin decrypted message:
> You were right -- it was spewing forth mass like you wouldn't believe! We were
> getting some mass readings in the kilotonnes per cu! We managed to carve a
> kilotonne or so out of the main mass before it stopped.
> I can see why you decided to send us in. It's definitely worth it. We smuggled
> most of the material out to Helios Outpost, from there we can use the usual
> channels to deliver it to Eo's Welcome. We won't be carrying it around in large
> chunks, it's a real pain to haul around at 8000 kg/cu, we'll probably be making
> six shipments of 20 units each. Expect them to leave around 6:00 GMT Terran
> time every Saturday.
> Just so you don't blow it up, the transport's callsign is "TH-1138x" and we've
> hacked the transponders. You'll recognize the cargo by the fact that its
> description makes no sense...
> As for payment...I know our original agreement was for 5,000 credits per cu, but
> given the risk involved I'm upping the price to 10,000. Pay us on delivery.
Whatever that is, the Serco will pay 10,000 credits per crate returned. If the Itani want it that badly, the Serco want it even more!
-:sigma.SB
Mar 01, 2005 epadafunk link
wow, the intrigue

hmmm, what could it be?
Mar 01, 2005 mgl_mouser link
We Itanis have moved to an all-lead armour. Wich explains why our Valks are so fat.
Mar 01, 2005 Solra Bizna link
Every Saturday at 1800 hours GMT, the Itani character "Tejat Transport TH-1138x" will leave Helios B-7 bound for Edras I-2 carrying 20 units of a special cargo until 120 units are delivered.
If it is destroyed on the way, the person who made the kill will get 50,000 credits and everyone who delivers this cargo to [the person waiting at] either Helios B-7 or Edras I-2 will get 10,000 credits per cu. If it makes it safely, the 250,000 credit total value of the transport will be divided between its defenders.
-:sigma.SB
Mar 03, 2005 sloanesky link
Hmm, I think I know what the cargo might be. ;)
Mar 03, 2005 Solra Bizna link
> Source: Helios B-7 "Helios Outpost"
> Destination: Divinia G-6 "Divine Duty"
> Encryption: tcrypt1
> Caesar key: "Aardvark Onigiri Cockatiel"
> Secondary keys: (11,23) (58,13) (21,34) (55,96)
> Begin decrypted message:
> Our last transmission was intercepted. We're going to try to deliver all 120 units at
> once, we can't risk this many shipments if we're being hunted. You had BETTER
> provide us with good escort.
> Oh, and we're upping the price to 15k. We are risking our necks here.
Of cource, the Serco Dominion will match this price, and will even double the bounty on the transport itself to 150,000. (yes, that's right folks, the total value of the convoy is now 1,950,000 credits.)
-:sigma.SB
Mar 04, 2005 yodaofborg link
Hmmm, I think I know what the cargo is too, hmmm, player events, hehehe

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me hangs a sign on Solra saying addict =p welcome to the club =D
Mar 04, 2005 Bobsin link
solra you son of an itani!!!! i'll be at work and will never know the joy of this event. may your version of osx be buggy and bring you some headaches!! oh wait... never mind :D
Mar 05, 2005 Solra Bizna link
We did several test runs over the past three hours. It was immensely successful. (At one point I had four BL members after me...I managed to frag two or three...although the cargo I was carrying was about 1/100th as heavy as what I will be carrying in 8 hours.)
I look forward to being blown up early.
-:sigma.SB
Mar 05, 2005 Big Mike85 link
When exactly does this transport leave again? (im EST)
Mar 06, 2005 epadafunk link
so what were the results of this transport?
Mar 06, 2005 smittens link
It didn't go well, Solra's done with VO for now
Mar 06, 2005 Soulless1 link
...eh?

how badly did it go to make him quit playing :o

I mean, surely the worst that could happen was he got killed...a few times. And he set out with that in mind anyways :P

What happened that was so terrible?
Mar 06, 2005 yodaofborg link
Hopefully Sol has taken a well earned break from V, but has not quit.
Mar 06, 2005 Moofed link
From what I saw, his kilotonner Moth got killed by bots...twice. I was trying to participate, but it never got past a Sedina ion storm and there wasn't enough notice for me to get there and provide protection effectively. I do hope for a second chance this coming Saturday.
Mar 06, 2005 Borb II link
Yeah the bots got him bad. (and me and starbucks, and any one else who tryed to get the cargo...)
Mar 07, 2005 LeberMac link
Yeah, Bots got him twice, which was wierd since the one where Borb got some of the cargo (I think - the last trip), there wasn't even an Ion Storm.

I'm gonna do something similar but I don't have "samoflange." I'll try to do it tonight with a Behemoth & Heliocene. Would that be worth it?

I predict a large [IA] payday...

/me goads [BL] and [SoV]...
Mar 08, 2005 LeberMac link
Okay, that was tooooo easy. Not even a scratch! Not even a single bead of sweat! I'm counting my money, steppin' large and laughin' easy.
[BL], I *know* you are better than this.

Later on this week I'll try something similar, assuming that the capital ship does not come out. If it does I won't bother, since we'll all be killing each other in THAT sector.

More transports to come, you will be notified.