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15 June, 4501 CE

VapeTech® Infiltration: Operation "Clawed Opportunity"

by Captain Peter Avignon

Captain's Log - SS Good Times II


15 June 4501 - Actium System
 
14 June 4501: The Setup
Prepped our corporate heist using:
  • "The Condtoner" (salvaged life support compressor from Harrier du Bois)

  • Lucid's persona: "Lux Sterling" (nepo-baby inventor from Stellar Socialist States)

  • My cover: "Jax Vance, Esq." (fringe-jacket lawyer)

  • Fake credentials: Space LinkedIn profiles, Martian Economist articles


    • 15 June 0800: The Distraction
    VapeTech HQ Lobby, Veii
    [list]
    [*]42 ceiling cameras (Lucid winked at 17)
    [*]Biometric scanners at elevators
    [*]CEO's office: 3rd floor West Wing
    [/list]
     
    [quote="Lucid's Pitch"]"The Condtoner doesn't just cool vaporators – it rejects thermodynamic tyranny!"[/quote]
    [quote="Lead Engineer"]"This is a life support component."[/quote]
    [quote="Lucid"]"Exactly! Life support... for machines!"[/quote]
    Engineers saw through the bullshit. Suits bought the forged efficiency reports. CEO dismissed us with plastic smiles.
     
    15 June 2300: The Infiltration
    VapeTech Orbital Office
    Beñat slipped through maintenance shafts during guard shift change. Reached server room.
    [quote="Comms"]
    Beñat: "Ready to slice. Walk me through."
    Lucid: "Upload quantum decryp— RED PORT NOT BLUE!"
    [*][System Alert: Silent Alarm Tripped*]
    [/quote]
    Aborted hack. Snatched physical docs from CEO's quarters during evacuation.
     
    Post-Op: Lobstergate
    SS Good Times II Cargo Bay
    The haul: 150 TB of CEO's "Crustacean Courtship Collection." Lucid drafted blackmail:

    [To: [email protected]]
    [Subject: Your Clawful Indiscretions]
     
    We know about Project Cannae. We know about your... special archives.
    Reach out at [email protected] before this goes viral.
    PS: Enjoy the preview.
     
    [Attachment: lobster_boil_sizzle_reel.mp4]

     
    Current Status
    [list=1]
    [*]Aidan's Jar: Static crackle. "Blackmail via lobster porn? Should've died sooner."
    [*]Liquidation Force ETA: 54 hours
    [*]Crew Status:
    • Beñat decontaminating poncho
    • Lucid researching lobster mating rituals "for leverage"
    • Alana bleaching her eyes
    [/list]
     
    [quote="Lucid"]"Either we get paid, or we start a seafood-themed revolution."[/quote]
     
    TACTICAL ASSESSMENT
    WINS | LOSSES
    • CEO's shame exposed | • Server hack failed
    • Beñat's stealth intact | • 150TB psychic trauma
    • Blackmail deployed | • Coffee now tastes like regret
     
    — Captain Peter Avignon
    SS Good Times II
    "Making corporate espionage weird since 4498"
     
    [Addendum: Activated spam filter for "crustacean," "claw," and "molting."]

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