Badass Space Dragon 2.0 - Round 5 - Severance

Hoog: Well, the coordinates are right but there ain’t nuthin’ here.
Klook: The instructions say we…
Hoog: WAAh!! REVERSE! REVERSE!!!

A sold wall of stone and metal shimmer into sight, filling the bridge viewport of the small shipping vessel. The Royal Bowler uncloaks, an immense obsidian asteroid outfitted with an array of impressive weaponry.

Klook: Well, I’ll be dipped in honeywine, that is a damned impressive hat shop.


*Meanwhile, back at Ella’s…

Kangot, a stern, cybernetic space moose, reports:

Kangot: The report from the cube farm was costly, we lost ships.

Ella: We should have prepared them better.

Kangot: Yes. We’ll have a more advanced pit crew in operation next week… if there’s anything left of these ships to repair.

Ella: Mondo donated to their banking efforts, I would have preferred that he just give us the money directly but I think he wants to test them.

Kangot: Or maybe he’s testing you.

Ella: Either way, this is not a time for games, the galaxy is about to catch fire.

Kangot: There was the matter of some tampering with our shipments, it looks like the Ignoble Calumnie has absconded with a package.

Ella: Remove from approved shippers and see about replacing the "hat" that was stolen.

Results

@Donald_Petersen

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Carcinogenic Denture     | 24/102  |  25  |  23  |  34  |  26  |  24  |   6    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+

Hat: None
StarBits: b158.8000
Additional Notes:
b50 | Received from @messana
-2ST | Sent to @slaal
b17 | Received from @slaal
-b50 | Mission 2: Nebulous
+1 GRIT | BusssSSsssking in Bunny SssSSlippers
-19 HP | 4x Asteroids
b150 | Mission Success!

@funruly

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Ignoble Calumnie         | 97/109  |  26  |  19  |  25  |  25  |  29  |   1    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b0.0000
Additional Notes:
With great effort, you break the seal on the hat box and discover a strange crystal. It makes a low humming sound, it reminds you of something, a song you've heard somewhere but can't quite place. You put the crystal on your head, it has no effect.
4ST | Received from @daneel
-b1.4 | Sent to @daneel
-b40 | Mission 4: Hat Box
Item | Strange Crystal
b0 | Mission Failed!
Blacklisted at Ella's.

@daneel

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Certain Moral Flex       | 61/98   |  24  |  18  |  26  |  21  |  27  |   2    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b200.2000
Additional Notes:
b16.6 | Received from @davide405
b1.4 | Received from @funruly
-4EN | Sent to @bizmail_public
-4SH | Sent to @davide405
-4FP | Sent to @othermichael
-4ST | Sent to @funruly
-b40 | Mission 3: Cube Farm
b200 | Mission Success! Undetected!

@SteampunkBanana

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Dabohaze                 | 19/99   |  26  |  23  |  23  |  25  |  26  |   3    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b150.0000
Additional Notes:
b45.7 | Received from @messana
-b50 | Mission 2: Nebulous
-20 HP | 4x Asteroids
b150 | Mission Success!

@jlw

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| The YOLO Mk2             | 11/99   |  29  |  21  |  36  |  26  |  24  |   3    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b201.3000
Additional Notes:
-b40 | Mission 3: Cube Farm
-b25, +10HP | Hull Repairs
-b75, +6 LK | 3x Four Leaf Clover
-52 HP | Detected by Unizone perimeter drones
+1 GRIT | YOLO
b200 | Mission Success!

@gwwar

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Smiling Dingo            | 21/96   |  33  |  22  |  32  |  23  |  19  |   4    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b150.0000
Additional Notes:
b40.6 | Received from @davide405
-b50 | Mission 2: Nebulous
-12 HP | 3x Asteroids
b150 | Mission Success!

@bizmail_public

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Muddlin' Through         | 64/104  |  23  |  29  |  39  |  22  |  25  |   2    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b76.7000
Additional Notes:
4EN | Received from @daneel
-b40 | Mission 4: Hat Box
-b36.0 | Sent to @uphill
-b35.8 | Sent to @davide405
-b3.0 | Sent to @Promptedink
-b25, +10HP | Hull Repairs
-b5 | Benemede Honeywine
-14 HP | 3x Asteroids
b70 | Mission Success!

@davide405

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Audacious Blip           | 51/102  |  23  |  24  |  27  |  20  |  21  |   2    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b318.6333
Additional Notes:
-b50 | Mission 2: Nebulous
4SH | Received from @daneel
b18.8 | Received from @messana
b35.8 | Received from @bizmail_public
b23 | Received from @ratel
-b40.6 | Sent to @gwwar
-b3.6 | Sent to @rkt88edmo
-b1.6 | Sent to @penguinchris
-b16.6 | Sent to @daneel
-b40 | Sent to @inqydesu
-b17 | Sent to @Ratel
-b40 | Sent to @DreamboatSkanky
-12 HP | 3x Asteroids
b150 | Mission Success!
+1 GRIT | Treasurer
b150 | Received from Don Mondo

@penguinchris

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Pleiades 360             | 36/101  |  30  |  28  |  25  |  25  |  18  |   6    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b-94.9000
Additional Notes:
b25 | Received from @micaela
b1.6 | Received from @davide405
b0 | Mission 1: Lizard's Blood
-b20, 25 HP | Nano Patch Goop / Bucket
-b20, 2 SH | Unizone Shield Boosters
-49 HP | Shoot Out w/ Nilah's Crew
b5 | Mission Success!

@shiftynick

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Scrumpert                | 43/99   |  16  |  20  |  19  |  22  |  27  |   2    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b78.5000
Additional Notes:
-b40 | Mission 4: Hat Box
No purchase, Ella doesn't accept credit.
-19 HP | 4x Asteroids
b70 | Mission Success!
5 Likes

@DreamboatSkanky

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Somewhat Broken Heart    | 33/101  |  32  |  25  |  26  |  22  |  29  |   6    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b131.9000
Additional Notes:
b40 | Received from @davide405
b50 | Received from @messana
1 GRIT | Opportuniprofiteer
-b50 | Mission 2: Nebulous
-15 HP | 4x Asteroids
b150 | Mission Success!

@wisconsinplatt

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| ZepEx Express 1337       | 68/100  |  26  |  24  |  22  |  22  |  26  |   1    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b105.2000
Additional Notes:
-b40 | Mission 4: Hat Box
-21 HP | 4x Asteroids
b70 | Mission Success!

@maxd

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Wildfire                 |  0/95   |  25  |  19  |  30  |  22  |  27  |   1    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b36.1000

Dead. Nullified.

@rkt88edmo

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Awesomating Overthruster | 77/123  |  22  |  25  |  37  |  18  |  23  |   4    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b-94.7000
Additional Notes:
b0 | Mission 1: Lizard's Blood
-b40, 50 HP | 2x Nano Patch Goop / Bucket
-b50, +20 MaxHP, +20 HP | 2x Alumaximum Dip Kit
-b14, +14 HP | Nano Patch Goop
3.6 | Received from @davide405
-41 HP | Shoot Out w/ Nilah's Crew
b5 | Mission Success!

@monkeyoh

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| The S.O.L. Jr.           | 48/99   |  26  |  26  |  20  |  22  |  23  |   3    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b200.0000
Additional Notes:
-b40 | Mission 3: Cube Farm
+b5 | Received from @old
b200 | Mission Success! Undetected!

@hoarybat

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Matango's Revenge        |  0/97   |  21  |  25  |  20  |  24  |  18  |   2    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b55.5000

Dead. Nullified.

@uphill

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| SLS Say Monkey           | 50/96   |  24  |  29  |  23  |  31  |  25  |   4    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b-93.1000
Additional Notes:
b0 | Mission 1: Lizard's Blood
+b35 | Received from @bizmail_public
-b60, 75 HP | 3x Nano Patch Goop / Bucket
-b80, 8 ST | 4x Unizone Cloaking Device
-48 HP | Shoot Out w/ Nilah's Crew
b5 | Mission Success!

@caffo

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Flying Chemex            |  0/97   |  22  |  18  |  24  |  16  |  28  |   1    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b29.2000

Dead. Nullified.

@Ratel

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| The Entropy              | 21/101  |  32  |  27  |  31  |  21  |  18  |   4    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b22.0000
Additional Notes:
b0 | Mission 1: Lizard's Blood
-b23 | Sent to @davide405
b17 | Received from @davide405
Looks like the community bank gave your disbursement to Horatio Alger. Bummer.
-35 HP | Shoot Out w/ Nilah's Crew
b5 | Mission Success!

@Old

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| USSS Rustbucket          | 58/101  |  32  |  24  |  16  |  26  |  25  |   2    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b160.7000
Additional Notes:
-b50 | Mission 2: Nebulous
-b5 | Sent to @monkeyoh
-b45 | Sent to @OtherMichael
-b25, +10HP | Hull Repairs
-b25, +4 FP | Homing Missiles
-18 HP | 4x Asteroids
b150 | Mission Success!
5 Likes

@zaphodbblx

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| HMS Gargle Blaster       |   0/103 |  25  |  28  |  21  |  20  |  25  |   1    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b9.9000

Dead. Nullified.

@Glutnix

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Cosmosword               |  51/99   |  27  |  24  |  21  |  27  |  18  |   4    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b-77.0000
Additional Notes:
-b5 | Crew Fee, Dakota Hoofington
b0 | Mission 1: Lizard's Blood
-b40, 50 HP | 2x Nano Patch Goop / Bucket
-b2, +2 HP | 2x Nano Patch Goop
-b40, 4 ST | 2x Unizone Cloaking Device
-48 HP | Shoot Out w/ Nilah's Crew
b5 | Mission Success!

@GlennF

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Startlingly Improbable   |  0/99   |  23  |  24  |  26  |  28  |  22  |   1    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b29.2000

Dead. Nullified.

@newliminted

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| The ISS My Daughter Drew | 32/96   |  41  |  35  |  24  |  22  |  26  |   4    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b-81.8000
Additional Notes:
b0 | Mission 1: Lizard's Blood
-32 HP | Shoot Out w/ Nilah's Crew
b5 | Mission Success!

@deisum

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Truck With Beer          |   0/103 |  24  |  27  |  24  |  24  |  21  |   1    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b34.3000

Dead. Nullified.

@PromptedInk

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Grand Striped Blazer     | 27/97   |  20  |  28  |  22  |  23  |  27  |   1    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b216.1000
Additional Notes:
-b40 | Mission 3: Cube Farm
-b75, +30HP | 3 x Hull Repairs
-b25, +2 LK | Four Leaf Clover
-b5, 1 Cask Honeywine | Item
-61 HP | Detected by Unizone perimeter drones
b200 | Mission Success!

@Agfish

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Color Bomb               |  0/103  |  21  |  24  |  26  |  24  |  28  |   3    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b34.3000

A bloom of rapidly enkindled and expanding fragments of metal.

The Color Bomb is no more and has taken the Unizone Parts store with it.

@messana

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Didn't See That Coming   | 15/103  |  26  |  21  |  17  |  17  |  18  |   3    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b151.0000
Additional Notes:
-b18.8 | Sent to @davide405
-b45.7 | Sent to @SteampunkBanana
-b50 | Sent to @DreamboatSkanky
-b50 | Sent to @Donald_Petersen
-b50 | Mission 2: Nebulous
-b25, +10HP | Hull Repairs
b.5 | Accounts Payable
1 GRIT | Nice Threads (Ham Tee)
-17 HP | 3x Asteroids
b150 | Mission Success!

@cbingel

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Space Apnea              |  0/98   |  20  |  22  |  18  |  22  |  21  |   1    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b20.0000

Dead. Nullified.

@awjt

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| The Inflatable Pub       | 14/97   |  20  |  19  |  20  |  15  |  25  |   2    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b15.0000
Additional Notes:
b0 | Mission 1: Lizard's Blood
-62 HP | Shoot Out w/ Nilah's Crew
b5 | Mission Success!
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@miasm

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| The Foil                 | -3/99   |  21  |  39  |  26  |  23  |  20  |   5    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b-96.1667
Additional Notes:
b0 | Mission 1: Lizard's Blood
-37 HP | Shoot Out w/ Nilah's Crew
b0 | Mission Failure!
Foiled again! You have died, the last thing you saw was a grinning king crab on your comm screen flipping you the claw.

@Kaotiq

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| The Lieberal             | 14/104  |  22  |  21  |  23  |  28  |  26  |   1    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b203.7000
Additional Notes:
-b40 | Mission 3: Cube Farm
-68 HP | Detected by Unizone perimeter drones
b200 | Mission Success!

@greenglyph

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Stellar Manifold Mollusk | 5/103   |  22  |  26  |  24  |  23  |  25  |   3    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b165.4000
Additional Notes:
b0 | Mission 1: Lizard's Blood
-50 HP | Shoot Out w/ Nilah's Crew
+1 GRIT | Cutting it close!
b5 | Mission Success!

@OtherMichael

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Not Worthy               | 40/99   |  32  |  28  |  30  |  25  |  26  |   3    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b150.7000
Additional Notes:
4FP | Received from @daneel
-b50 | Mission 2: Nebulous
+b45 | Received from @old
-19 HP | 4x Asteroids
b150 | Mission Success!

@micaela

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Micaela-1                | 72/99   |  20  |  22  |  26  |  18  |  24  |   1    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b150.2000
Additional Notes:
-b25 | Sent to @penguichris
-b50 | Mission 2: Nebulous
-b50, +20HP | 2x Hull Repairs
-b25, +2 SH | Flak Bursts
-14 HP | 3x Asteroids
b150 | Mission Success!

@Felipe_Budinich

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Kanji                    | 19/97   |  53  |  24  |  27  |  25  |  18  |   4    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b-88.5000
Additional Notes:
b0 | Mission 1: Lizard's Blood
-50 HP | Shoot Out w/ Nilah's Crew
b5 | Mission Success!

@Demiurgus

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Pennywhistle             | 32/100  |  28  |  19  |  20  |  29  |  20  |   2    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b338.3000
Additional Notes:
-b40 | Mission 3: Cube Farm
-b50, +8 FP | 2x Homing Missiles
b200 | Mission Success! Undetected!

@BradfordBenn

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Top Hat & Spats          | -16/104 |  22  |  30  |  21  |  24  |  25  |   3    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b4.0333
Additional Notes:
-b40 | Mission 3: Cube Farm
-62 HP | Detected by Unizone perimeter drones
b0 | Mission Failure! You died!
The Unizone perimeter drones were a bit more contentious than you anticipated.
Dead.

@Slaal

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| The Quattro              | 73/101  |  30  |  21  |  42  |  21  |  23  |   1    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b215.8000
Additional Notes:
2ST | Received from @Donald_Petersen
-b17 | Sent to @Donald_Petersen
-b40 | Mission 3: Cube Farm
-b50, +20HP | Hull Repairs
-b25, +4 FP | Homing Missiles
b200 | Mission Success! Undetected!

@inqydesu

+---------- Ship ----------+-- HP ---+- FP -+- SH -+- EN -+- ST -+- LK -+- GRIT -+
| Pluck                    | 27/105  |  31  |  29  |  26  |  23  |  29  |   4    |
+--------------------------+---------+------+------+------+------+------+--------+
Hat: None
StarBits: b207.7000
Additional Notes:
-b40 | Mission 3: Cube Farm
b40 | Received from @Davide405
-51 HP | Detected by Unizone perimeter drones
b200 | Mission Success!

3 Likes

Cosmosword HP 0/99

Looks like a typo to me, should be 51, I think? 47 - 48 + 50 +2.

Our fleet’s getting a bit short handed, let’s not add to it.

6 Likes

Browf: “I don’t feel dead.”

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The Wildfire, Matango’s Revenge, Flying Chemex, HMS Gargle Blaster, Startlingly Improbable, Truck With Beer and Space Apnea have been nullified by today’s guest NPC.

I am a vastly confused neural complex of stardust held together by various nuclear forces. The ships suddenly become aware that they are mere collections of matter trickling through a cold uncaring universe.

Thank you to Vi Hart for helping me clear the rolls.

14 Likes

Fixed.

2 Likes

Minor correction: Had 5 Grit before the concert! Grit me up to 6 at your convenience, Boss!

And hey, Mackey @funruly… jussst what kind of missschief have you gotten into with your curiosssity and your crowbar?

8 Likes

He’s got himself an Infinity Gem.

Is Charybdis part of the MCU?

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Aaaaaggghhh!!! Ssssay it ain’t sssso!

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Natasha throw open books to make clear which bits belong to who:

Audacious Blip funds = b159.8333 (mission success + balance on hand at start of mission)

Community Bank funds = b158.8000 (Angel funding from Don Mondo + seed funds not disbursed at start of mission)

Natasha not remember when this happen, but very grateful and will pay for at whatever going rate was :sun_with_face:

Board of directors of community bank set interest rate at 10% for loan repayments, so Natasha extend benefit of lower interest rate to private loan negotiated with @gwwar

From each according to ability, to each according to need.

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Let us all pause a moment to mark the passing of one of Charybdis most important, if under-appreciated, artists’ collectives.

When the history of this time is written, the Color Bomb’s aesthetics and S’Rah Kline’s manifesto will attract critical attention far beyond this two line mention in the official chronicles.

HouseBlessings upon you, @Agfish

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The Somewhat Broken Heart slips silently into dry-dock. Home again, home again, jiggedy-jig.

“YESSSSS!”

+++ Standing orders: +++

All crew on shore leave to drink only beverages with little black flags in them. To honor the fallen. See Culture Officer (and Flag Boy, natch) for Little Black Flag Disbursement.

All crew on shore leave wishing to imbibe must first buy a drink for Commodore Laszlo (@messana), or one of his crew.

++++++++++++++++++++

Happily, for a refreshing change, Quirky pops open the OmniPay™.

“Now. First things first. Gents, here’s your investment…"

clik

“…plusss…”

clik

"… a little something for your troubles. If that’s not to your liking, talk to me. And if you should find yourself in need, Quirky and the Somewhat are at your ssservice.”

CLIK

give @davide405 b44
give @messana b55

Quirky lurches proudly to the bar, flashes his rosy dewlap, and orders four Drinks With Little Black Flags.

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Yes! I attribute this unexpected result to those fantastically funky panels that @Donald_Petersen sent my way. Your next round (or three) is on me!


Whoa! I was upset with Unizone, too, but… …did we have a terrorist in our midst?! I suppose I should avoid speculation until the results are in, perhaps it was an accident. I know that installation crew there could be a bit sloppy at times. I swear I saw one smoking near the munitions, once. I mean, really, who smokes anymore!

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Community Bank updated balance = b202.8000
Quirky’s loan = paid in full.

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You say “terrorist”. I say “performance artist”.

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No — artists.

Far more dangerous

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Very generous Natasha, but a deal is a deal. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

give @davide405 b50
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On the way back from the battle with Nilah heading back towards Duck’s Pond, the Cosmosword inexplicably blinks out of existence, and moments later, back in again. An sense of some awareness of vast confusion falls on the crew.

Browf: “Status report. What happened just then?”

+ I TASTE GEOMETRY. TASTES LIKE HEXAFLEXAGON. +

Browf: “I don’t feel dead. And what’s a hexaflexagon? Sounds like android yoga.”

+ DEBUGGING... + 
+ I'M REALLY SORRY, BROWF, BUT I CAN'T TAKE REQUESTS RIGHT NOW. +
+ PLEASE TRY AGAIN IN A LITTLE WHILE. +

Dakota: “Huh. I’ve never seen an AI behave like that. If I had to guess, whatever happened to us caused a little corruption in her state-machine.”

+ *JINGLE* + 
+ SORRY ABOUT THAT. IT SEEMS WE WERE "CUT AND PASTE" THROUGH SPACE AND TIME. +
+ CORRECTION: JUST TIME. ONLY MOMENTS OF TIME. +

Browf: “Okaaaay… Is anything damaged?”

+ NEGATIVE. HULL INTEGRITY REMAINS AT 51%. ALL OTHER SYSTEMS ARE NOW NOMINAL. +

+ UNIZONE PARTS STORE DESTROYED BY SHIP *COLOR BOMB* SELF-DESTRUCT SEQUENCE. *

Browf: " … "

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