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16 June, 4501 CE

Veii vs VapeTech®

by Captain Peter Avignon

Captain's Log - SS Good Times II


20 June 4501 - Veii, Actium System
 
The Lobster Gambit Pays Off
CEO caved. Transmission received at 0417:
<ENCRYPTED>
OPERATION SEAR:
• 4 unmarked container ships (Jupiter-class freighters)
• Troop drop via railgun capsules (atmospheric entry)
• T-MINUS 120 HRS 30°N 12°E
<END TRANSMISSION>

*They're boiling this town alive.*
 
The Gathering Storm
0900 found us in Veii's sun-baked town hall—a dust-choked relic smelling of stale coffee and dread. Light cut through grimy windows, illuminating motes dancing over warped floorboards that groaned beneath work boots. I stood on a splintered whiskey crate, scanning faces etched with exhaustion. "VapeTech’s not bringing justice," I called into the heavy silence. "They’re shipping coffins for hire." Old Man Hemlock spat into the dust. "*Where’s my goddamn gun?*"
Stood on a whiskey crate:
[quote="My Speech"]"VapeTech's not coming for water - they're coming for you. Those containers? Coffins for hire. We need every rifle and every grudge in this room."[/quote]
Silence. Then Old Man Hemlock spat: *"Where's my goddamn gun?"*
 
The Mustering
[list]
[*]Local Defense Force: 25 Veii residents (ARC rifles from dead mercs)
[*]Volunteer Platoons: 4 groups from outlying towns (Lucid's planetary ping)
[*]Total Fighters: ~120 souls (against corporate shock troops)
[/list]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/space_western_townhall.png[/img]
*Veii Hall - Where bad decisions become last stands*
 
Defense Preparation





















Task Lead Progress
Guerilla Training Beñat "Shoot-n-scoot" drills in dust storms
Evacuation Alana Non-coms to Whisper Canyons
Engineering Biggs Shitto Jury-rigged seismic charges

 
Cavalry Arrives
Astrid brought the Screaming Krait and its captain:
[quote="Rust Volkov"]"Heard there's corporate pigs needing slaughter. My price? 40% of their shiny guns."[/quote]
Pirate ship specs:
• Welded armor plating
• Overcharged thrusters
• Smells like regret and rocket fuel
 
[quote="Biggs Shitto"]"I can make their drop pods wish they stayed in orbit!"[/quote]
*The man welded a seismic charge to a coffee maker. We're in good hands.*
 
— Captain Peter Avignon
SS Good Times II
"Making corporations regret Mondays since 4498"
 
[Addendum: Distributed Veii's last whiskey ration. Even Aidan's jar got a splash.]

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