The Tiacken Tribune

Exotic Matter in Olexti

Exotic Matter. You know, that green stuff that can be a savior to energy starved planets as the stuff fuels nebula plants, or it can be the bane of banes as the stuff is used for ‘experimental purposes’ in ‘Exotic Matter research stations’. However, supply has always been relatively consistent. If you needed some, you could generally go to the source – and if the source was low, you could pick some up from nearby trading outposts or starbases.

However, the situation has become dire in the Human Federation area. The EM fields have been drained to nothing and reserves in most local outposts and starbases have been drained to nil. Neb plant owners, in an effort to keep energy producing have resorted to purchasing EM off the black market when EM is unavailable. Why the decrease in stores? It’s likely a large increase in the number of neb plants in the area. Although drug labs do use EM, the Federation keeps a fairly good handle on drug labs in the area. Likely, the increase is from additional neb plants in the area as economies in the major alliances in the area mature.

However, a concerted effort to reasonably appropriate supplies of EM are underway by TXC, one of the larger users of Federation EM. Discussions began this week and are likely to run quite a bit longer. How it turns out remains to be seen – but this reporter has his doubts. Getting traders to voluntarily purchase more expensive supplies when cheap (or free) is available is going to be a tough trick to pull. My gut feeling says there is going to be an inconsistent supply of EM (including TXC) and that neb plant owners will need to get used to purchasing EM off the black market. I hope I’m wrong.

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Exo Crabs in Urandack

It was only a matter of time before another outbreak of crabs found its way around the universe. This time, the infected sector was the Empire sector of Urandack. Immediately the call went out for fighters to curb the ‘threat’ of the crabs. However, when the fighters arrived, they ended up looking at each other in surprise as the crabs behaved very nicely and stayed near their home in the exotic matter.

Fighters from the Federation – many of whom traveled much further than they normally would, were irritated at the waste of time and fuel. Many were irritated enough to begin billing the Empire for their time and services. The Empire, of course, denies all blame in the matter. The Empire bureaucracy pointed fingers at the scientists. The scientists pointed fingers at the citizens. The citizens think it’s all a massive military experiment gone wrong in an attempt to create a warrior ‘super’ Ska’ari – one powerful enough to conquer the Federation once and for all! The military – well, the military isn’t saying a thing and shoots anybody who asks stupid questions.

Where the blame lies remains a mystery. And in the meantime, fighters fight each other over the chance to be the next one to shoot the crabs.

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Hired Killer Gains Unwanted Attention!

Earlier last week, a communicae had been opened where pilots from across the universe expressed their feelings towards one Lady Aliara and how ‘honorable’ and loved this lethal, hired killer was. Well, before I had the chance to express my… thoughts… on the matter, the communicae was closed. SOOOoooo… I had time to put together something EXTRA special for everybody’s most ‘loved’ pilot.

So without further ado…

Ode to Lady Aliara

Lady Aliara:

How much do I love thee?

NONE! Do you hear me?!?!?
NONE I say!
And one of these days
You’ll have to pay!

You’ll pay for the misery
That you have you inflicted
Justice will catch you
And you’ll be convicted!

You’ll be drawn, you’ll be quartered
Burned at the stake
You’ll be beaten and poisoned
Drowned in the lake

They’ll be watching for blood
When you’re eaten alive
Lions and tigers
On fresh meat they thrive!

They’ll all enjoy watching
Your corpse on a pike
Vultures will feast there
Your corpse they will like!

Clones will not help you
They increase the fun
For those who had contracts
And were too slow to run.

And when they are finished
When they are through
Red bleeding roses
Grown just for you.

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Tidbits:

There’s still trouble in Daaya. But nobody knows what the trouble is, who the good-guys are, who the bad-guys are – or even why people are killing each other. And if somebody DOES know, well… they sure aren’t telling me about it!

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Slaves of Zirr:

You are to be congratulated. You have officially doomed generation upon generation of your ancestors to a life of slavery. I know a lost cause when we see one, and Zirr is a lost cause. Over THIRTY THOUSAND of your friends, neighbors, children, and lovers were packed like slabs of meat onto transports and shipped off to a hideous death.

And you not only ALLOWED it, but participated in it through your inaction.

You had every opportunity to take what was rightfully yours and you squandered that chance. Fr what? For another day of living death? Well slaves, and yes, that is what you are, you have earned it. Enjoy the last days of your miserable existence.

Maybe one day, when we have given the opportunity for freedom to other planets around the universe, we’ll be back to try again. Maybe by then you’ll have learned your lesson -that life is worth fighting for. But until then, I’d like you fully experience the life you have chosen and I hope death gives you the peace you’ve been looking for.

The quest to free the peoples of Zirr is over.

The TST will be taking some time off, re-gathering their will, their sanity, and their sense of purpose. Soon enough, we’ll begin our next tour somewhere else around the galaxy.

Interested in joining us? Now is the perfect time. The next Tour of Duty will prove to be very interesting…

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