Yep, we're halfway there. Now we just need a little luck.

Silence 2020/09/07(Mon)05:46 No. 975825 ID: ed041d
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The Pulsestar docks at Refueling station 18B. There are hotel rooms, food courts, and a few shopping centers here.

If the plan is to wait for Jax to stop by for a refuel and catch him unawares, you have some time.

Silence 2020/09/07(Mon)05:48 No. 975826 ID: ed041d
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Sivon enters the station and is greeted by a guard.

: Welcome to station 18-B, do you have your identification.

: What like a passport?

: Something like that.

Sivon trades his identification.

: Very good, welcome, anything you need or want to know?

>>975826
Ask if an enchanted fox has stayed here recently.

We should hide that we are bounty hunters or interested in jax. They may be friendly with the people in refuel stations and get alerted to us hunting them. Not to mention the security may already get suspicious now that they have your ID and unassumingly can find out that you are bounty hunters. Just be friendly and ask if they have any recommendations to on which places have good food then have the AI check out the dry docks security system.

Better not direct any attention to us, go to a bar and maybe you may hear something interesting.

I'm new to this system, what's the refueling protocol on big vs small ships?

(Knowing where the target vessel will dock is key to placing the detpacks accuractely. )

Silence 2020/09/14(Mon)06:13 No. 976329 ID: ed041d
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Sivon asks where the Refueling Bay is.

: Out back connected to the main hangar, it has numerous repair arms for fixing up ships as well. It isn't exactly cheap but it does its job.

Sivon then inquires about shops for supplies.

: We have numerous stores on deck 12 of the Habitation block, you seem to be a cyborg, you might be interested in a nutrient solution that can be fed intravenously, quite a few cyborg pilots make use of it, sustains them for weeks if not months.

: So that's how he's avoiding food.

: What was that?

: Nothing, thank you sir.

The Rabbit Guard walks away.

: So we got an idea?

: Oh yeah, do we wanna get onto rigging up the plan or shall we wait a bit first?

Sivon 5000 Zuni from previous jobs, Fifi has 3500 Zuni as well. Shall they engage in some shopping and light banter first or shall we continue the mission?

>>976329
Let’s go shopping, maybe we can find something helpful.

>>976329
Shopping and light flirting.

I would prefer to skip to the dangerous part, just this once.

Time to know Fifi a little more, let’s go shopping.

>>976374
Lets keep it professional for the time being.

Silence 2020/09/18(Fri)05:00 No. 976595 ID: ed041d
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Fifi and Sivon enter the Shopping district and find an area with a few options.

: Oh hey a Bionics shop, I think that's Olympus Arms, they do great work!

: Oh hey East Armaments, if you want a quality gun go there!

It seems there are options, as well as the food court.

: Apex update us when Jax's fighter is approaching.

: That I can do.

Where shall Sivon and Fifi go first?

I think we need to take a peek in the gun store... then maybe some lunch if there's time.

>>976595
Gun shop

Silence 2020/09/21(Mon)05:59 No. 976892 ID: ed041d
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Sivon and Fifi enter East Armaments.

They are greeted by a Vendorbot with a holodisplay next to it.

: Hello, valued customer. How can we, be of service, today?

: So I've got a gauss pistol.

: I've got a blaster pistol.

: So I guess we just need to find something else.

: We have, a wide range, of armaments, under the classifications of: Shotgun, Smg, Pistol, Rifle, Sniper, Heavy. Which would you like to see?

Look at the rifles, we need to have some mid to long range options when it comes to encounters.

>>976892
Let’s see if there’s a sniper that can damage a ship like Jackson’s

I feel like shotguns and smgs are going to do the best to justify their cost. Portability is a nice plus.

Long range options require a lot of training, which is time we don't have.

Rifles + snipers.

>>976912
This

Check out heavy even if we don't get anything. Heavy would be the only ones that would actually damage ships (with the notable exception of very high-powered anti-materiel rifles, although since ships have shields and armor, you would probably need a railgun of some sort along with a very specific type of ammo to do any noticeable damage).

Since space is a vacuum, we could try using a tactical nuclear warhead. Nukes are only devastating when they are in an atmosphere, so in space, it means it will only vaporize the areas in a ship with life support (radiation would be hazardous, but a space suit already needs to shield from so much radiation that it would be like shooting a submarine with a water gun).

For general purpose weaponry, I would get something modular (like the modern day AR-15 platform). I would get a weapon with a bulkier caseless (less moving parts) rifle cartridge with a ~30 round magazine and select fire. Get a short barrel and a long barrel for it along with a folding marksman's stock (bulkier, has a cheek rest) and a variable zoom scope with backup sights. A scope with a hud or broad spectrum electromagnetic detection would be good, but it shouldn't be something that is useless if it gets fried, meaning backup manual adjustment knobs and a painted on crosshair and mildots. A bipod and a foregrip would be good to have as well.
Energy weapons and railguns are good, but they are vulnerable to emps. On that note, it may be a good idea to have some conventional sidearms as well.

Another thing to check out would be magnetic-assist packages for conventional guns. Basically a railgun that can still work as a conventional gun if the power dies.

I am rethinking this a little, and i'd kinda like to see how heavy Heavy is. Something to engage a battlemech or large alien might be important at some point.

>>977105
Unless we are fighting off the first strike of an invasion, battlemechs would be a horrible decision tactically. I doubt we will be fighting anyone stupid enough to use one. That being said, tanks and ships are definitely a possibility. I would think some sort of shoulder-launched missile or railgun would be a good idea, although they are usually slow to load. One possibility would be a disposable launcher since they are usually incredibly compact (relatively speaking) due to their one-use nature.

>>977112
Even the spacer equivalent of a Lahti or Lynx would provide some interesting possibilities.

The vote is for Rifles

We have a few rifles currently in stock.

Picard Arms Energy Rifle - 2000Z
Ammo - A
Damage - C
Reliability - B

Sariff Weapons Combat Rifle - 3400Z
Ammo - C
Damage - A
Reliability - B

Zach Series PDW - 4000Z
Ammo - B
Damage - B
Reliability - A

Reyes Series Platform Rifle - 1500
Ammo - B
Damage - B
Reliability - B

: So it's all a question of which one do we want of use versus cost.

: So many choices, so little time.

That Reyes looks like a solid performer.

Seems a bit like an FN FAL.

>>980832
Question: it says the Reyes is a Platform Rifle. Does that mean it is a rifle built from the Reyes series platform sort of like how an M4 is built off of the AR-15 platform? If so, that is by far the best choice since it would be modular. Modular weapons are always the best choice imo.

Reyes seems versatile, yet cheap.

>>980832
rReyes seems like the more balanced and cheap.

> Vote is for the Reyes Platform Rifle
> Sivon has 3500 Zuni left.

: Not a bad choice all together, it is cheap sure, but it is pretty rounded.

: And modifiable. You want anything?

: I've got stuff in my pod fighter, I'll be fine.

What shall Fifi and Sivon do next?

> Buy more weapons
> Go to the food court
> Search for other shops
> Go to Olympus Arms for bionic upgrades
> Other (Suggestion)

Olympus. I'd like to see prices, but especially, a rebreather would be good for survivability.
Also, a codec. Good comms are always key to success.

>>981481
Olympus, then let’s go eat something.

>>981481
Go to the food court, snag food, drink and maybe a knowledgeable local to interrogate/bribe about the comings and goings of our bounty.

I would like to browse the heavy weapons just to see what is available. It shouldn't take too long. After that lets check out the bionics selection.

Let's keep this date moving. Off to the food court for brunch and banter.

The vote is to go to Olympus next.

: I could always use more cybernetic implants.

: This is an entire thing with your kind isn't it?

: Yes, yes it is.

Olympus has these implants in stock, with the current pooled Funds of 7000 Zuni, Sivon may be able to buy two implants, the shop will become unavailable for awhile as Sivon will need to adjust to his new augments before he can buy another.

Head
> Targeting sensors - HUD
> Codec Package - Implanted communication
> JONNY - An AR implant that will allow Apex direct communication and the ability to interact with artificial environments with Sivon as a network node

Arms
> SPDR Grip - Wall Walking
> VNM - Implanted laser blaster
> JNSN - Implanted Arm Blade
> THMPER - Implanted Grenade Launcher
> BRRT - Internally mounted gatling cannon

Legs
> MK6 Bion - speed enhancement
> Stonewall Stabilizers - Can’t be knocked down
> X-Dash - Boost enhancement system that allows Sivon to jump higher

Torso
> Implanted Rebreather - Ignore gas and vacuum issues
> Adrenaline Regulator - Remain calm in a fight
> REIN-Reviver - A Defib module that will revive Sivon in case he falls in battle
> ZR0 - Internal Gyroscopic stabilizers allow Sivon to maintain balance and even jump off of walls.

>Pooled funds of 7000.
Didn't we only have 3500 Zuni left after the rifle purchase?

Keep some money on hand, at the very least.

Choice 1 - Codec Package now that we have a buddy to work with sounds pretty good, actually.

Choice 2 - JONNY, cuz' heckin' yeah to hackin', yeah?

Rebreather, Targeting sensors

>>982067
The REIN reviver sounds like a priority.

Gotta go with rebreather.
Adds survivability, plus we'd be able to hit foes with gas without issues ourselves.
#2 is tough, there's a lot of good choices, but I gotta go with codec for TEAMWORK!

>>982067
Buy the Codec Package and the Implanted Rebreather.

>>982067
Targeting sensors
I'm confused about some things, we need to have some kind of communicator in order to talk with people long range but couldn't Apex act as a go between if we get JONNY? And what does artificial environments mean; like digital, holographic or just man-made like station or ships and can we hack with it?

If yes then JONNY else Implanted Rebreather.

JONNY sounds like a great way to get Apex in more. I think I'll back the rebreather too, it's handy.

Got some questions. So Rebreather is supposed to help with breathing in toxic atmospheres and vacuums. Does this only help with breathing, or does this also let us survive depressurization or over pressurization? It would be no good if it gives us the ability to breathe, but the moment we step out of the airlock our blood ends up boiling.

>>982067
Codec and ZR0 seem like they would be useful.

Silence 2020/12/04(Fri)06:09 No. 982745 ID: ed041d
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> The Vote is for Rebreather and Codec

Fifi waits outside the surgery station and shortly after, Sivon steps out.

: So now you're even further augged up?

: Yep! I'm a cybernetic super soldier, it is pretty common to find us from the Reptus Star Cluster.

: Supersoldiers?

: Cybernetics junkies.

Sivon frowns at that comment and sighs

: You have to really bust my balls like that?

: More to the point, I'm hungry. Let's grab lunch. We got enough for a meal before Jax shows up.

What kind of lunch shall Sivon and Fifi grab? Cheap, Romantic (Expensive), Spacer, etc.

We're working. So probably the equivalent of burgers and fries.
If we don't totally blow it, maybe we can go somewhere nicer onworld later.

>>982745
Ask her if she wants to go to a fast food place, you can promise her to go to a more expensive (and romantic) dinner after the haunt is over.