Post by Renekin Skywalker on Dec 15, 2011 16:47:17 GMT -5
Starwipe to The Galaxy approaching the Nihilas Station.
Voiced over by Baron Dioxin. “As we know, the Nihilas Station was an attempt at a Libertarian future – no government backing, an only minimal intervention by the station’s own government. Naturally, the goal was a utopian world where pure capitalism reigned under the watchful eye of pure communism. Things did not turn out so well, as I’m sure you know.
“The station’s own financial backers soon started to drop off, as the prices soared – without government subsidies, the start-ups costs for any space station is far too high. This left the utopia to scavenge what it could. In the time that followed, the original residents either backed out before moving in, or packed up and left, further depressing the ones that still lived there. As they got more desperate, they embraced more desperate money-making schemes, just to stay afloat. They turned to drugs, slavery – anything that the more legal-minded stations would avoid.
“You two may even be old enough to remember the GU-220 Asteroid theft that they grafted to the station, eh?”
“Well, to make a long story short, it went from a place with no government to a place of anarchy. And it is into there you must go.”
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The Galaxy tethers itself outside the station, rather than docking, as Dioxin continues the voiceover. Inside the hanger bay, Tawfeek and Stephens, both armed, open the cargo bay doors.
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“My job for you is to deliver a shipment of food to one of my associates on the station. And I assure it is only food, if you have concerns. My associate has a number of competitors, some of whom may try to intercept the shipment, as it arrives. It is these competitors that you must avoid. I’ll give you half now…”
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As the cargo bay doors open, they see a small group of armed men waiting.
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“And half upon completion.”
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Cutscene to Foreman, Mensk and McKenna in the dorsal airlock (the one on the top/third deck of the ship).
Voiceover by Tawfeek: "Stephens and I will be in the hold, and we'll open the doors, with gravity off. It should look like a standard shipment. In the meantime, Foreman, I need you to be my back-up gun. Mckenna's going to have to be the back-up pilot. MEnsk, I need you to be able to tweak the gravity, as needed."
It was the first time Jessica's arsenal had really become visible. Tawfeek had asked for higher-calibre weapons for this, and made sure Foreman had a rifle.
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Mensk was trying to ignore the rifle as he made sure the seals were done on Foreman's suit.
"You're good to go." He said, tapping Foreman's helmet like one would the back of a truck.
And Mensk ushered MecKenna out of the airlock, sealed it, and in a few minutes, the exterior door was opening to the top of the ship.
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On the comms...
"Hello Gentleman." Tawfeek said. "Can we help you?"
"Customs" One grunted between the beeps of his suit's coms. "We're here to confiscate your smuggled goods."
"Smuggling? Stephens, do I look like someone that was smuggling?" Tawfeek asked.
Voiced over by Baron Dioxin. “As we know, the Nihilas Station was an attempt at a Libertarian future – no government backing, an only minimal intervention by the station’s own government. Naturally, the goal was a utopian world where pure capitalism reigned under the watchful eye of pure communism. Things did not turn out so well, as I’m sure you know.
“The station’s own financial backers soon started to drop off, as the prices soared – without government subsidies, the start-ups costs for any space station is far too high. This left the utopia to scavenge what it could. In the time that followed, the original residents either backed out before moving in, or packed up and left, further depressing the ones that still lived there. As they got more desperate, they embraced more desperate money-making schemes, just to stay afloat. They turned to drugs, slavery – anything that the more legal-minded stations would avoid.
“You two may even be old enough to remember the GU-220 Asteroid theft that they grafted to the station, eh?”
“Well, to make a long story short, it went from a place with no government to a place of anarchy. And it is into there you must go.”
===
The Galaxy tethers itself outside the station, rather than docking, as Dioxin continues the voiceover. Inside the hanger bay, Tawfeek and Stephens, both armed, open the cargo bay doors.
===
“My job for you is to deliver a shipment of food to one of my associates on the station. And I assure it is only food, if you have concerns. My associate has a number of competitors, some of whom may try to intercept the shipment, as it arrives. It is these competitors that you must avoid. I’ll give you half now…”
===
As the cargo bay doors open, they see a small group of armed men waiting.
===
“And half upon completion.”
===
Cutscene to Foreman, Mensk and McKenna in the dorsal airlock (the one on the top/third deck of the ship).
Voiceover by Tawfeek: "Stephens and I will be in the hold, and we'll open the doors, with gravity off. It should look like a standard shipment. In the meantime, Foreman, I need you to be my back-up gun. Mckenna's going to have to be the back-up pilot. MEnsk, I need you to be able to tweak the gravity, as needed."
It was the first time Jessica's arsenal had really become visible. Tawfeek had asked for higher-calibre weapons for this, and made sure Foreman had a rifle.
===
Mensk was trying to ignore the rifle as he made sure the seals were done on Foreman's suit.
"You're good to go." He said, tapping Foreman's helmet like one would the back of a truck.
And Mensk ushered MecKenna out of the airlock, sealed it, and in a few minutes, the exterior door was opening to the top of the ship.
===
On the comms...
"Hello Gentleman." Tawfeek said. "Can we help you?"
"Customs" One grunted between the beeps of his suit's coms. "We're here to confiscate your smuggled goods."
"Smuggling? Stephens, do I look like someone that was smuggling?" Tawfeek asked.
