STGOD 2K5 OOC Thread

[Ace Pace]

Here. near Rogue

Note: the fact that the purple line extends to White haven dosn't mean its operational yet.

[Dahak]

In Nashtar space, on the Eastern Rim Trade Route, roughly. Pretty much on the opposite side of the galaxy from you.

Then it wouldn't be much farther away than your TSC territory, looking at the map and the relative positions.

[InnocentBystander]

For reference, order of arrival would be Rogue's ships, ERTC reinforcements, Tycho's ships, Any ships I chose to send, then Dahak's.

BTW, where on the map *is* the currenct incident takig place, exactly?

In the part of the galaxy in which you have no business being in, of course

[Ace Pace]

I expect Thirdfain to have fleets in the area...

[Thirdfain]

In Nashtar space, on the Eastern Rim Trade Route, roughly. Pretty much on the opposite side of the galaxy from you.

Then it wouldn't be much farther away than your TSC territory, looking at the map and the relative positions.

The TSC has fleet bases at Azegart, Corneria Station, and Ambrose, not to mention contiguous hyperlane connections to the area which you lack. I've got 9 dreadnoughts plus escorts at Azegart and Corneria Station alone,

[InnocentBystander]

Quickly updated map, which includes Ace Pace and his new hyperlane...

[Pablo Sanchez]

Still waiting on Andrew's response to the Triad Head.

[SirNitram]

Still waiting on Andrew's response to the Triad Head.

Still waiting for the second season of Firefly!

Yea, I'm on that. I know this guy... Who knows this place...

[Pablo Sanchez]

Still waiting for the second season of Firefly!

Thou mockest me at thine own Peril, varlet. Now, get thee to those Duties which I have assigned to thee, lest I order the captain of the guard to whip thee until there be four-and-twenty Stripes athwart thy back.

[Rogue 9]

Nitram? Who's acting like a lunatic? What the frell does your captain expect me to do, twiddle my thumbs while firepower like that parks itself on my doorstep? I haven't spun up any weapons either.

[SirNitram]

Nitram? Who's acting like a lunatic? What the frell does your captain expect me to do, twiddle my thumbs while firepower like that parks itself on my doorstep? I haven't spun up any weapons either.

Did you consider, oh, signalling when I didn't pop your cruisers out of the sky before descending en mass?

Or would that be too much to ask?

[Marcao]

I hope that post was legible. I am sleepy.

note: there is a hyperlane linking the Sabai and the Stuart corporation. I have mentioned its building a while back and it has been finished by now. Just so you guys know.

[Rogue 9]

Look, I have a very limited set of data here. Let's review what I know.

1.) An extremely valuable convoy emerged from slipspace at the station, only to find a massive Black Alliance fleet, powerful out of all proportion to anything I have around. Said ships train gunports on the convoy.

2.) The Black Alliance is well known for piracy, slaving, and all sorts of other activities that I find absolutely unacceptable anywhere near my space.

3.) I have massive investment in that station that you're menacing.

4.) Furthermore, I am obligated to protect that station as well as my own citizens in the convoy.

Consequently, I rush sufficient firepower to give you pause to the scene. I fail to see any other rational course of action given what I know about you and what I don't know about why you're there.

[SirNitram]

Look, I have a very limited set of data here. Let's review what I know.

1.) An extremely valuable convoy emerged from slipspace at the station, only to find a massive Black Alliance fleet, powerful out of all proportion to anything I have around. Said ships train gunports on the convoy.

They train their ports on the warships arriving; they weren't even open until the freghters left.

2.) The Black Alliance is well known for piracy, slaving, and all sorts of other activities that I find absolutely unacceptable anywhere near my space.

Da, we do that. Though less of the actual piracy these days, profits are better on protection money and beating the ever-loving-shit out of any freelance pirates in the West. Which is why piracy there is at record lows.

3.) I have massive investment in that station that you're menacing.

Menace, menace!

4.) Furthermore, I am obligated to protect that station as well as my own citizens in the convoy.

Consequently, I rush sufficient firepower to give you pause to the scene. I fail to see any other rational course of action given what I know about you and what I don't know about why you're there.

I was just wondering why there wouldn't be a spec of communication between the arriving cruisers and the fleet. Just ignoring hailings?

[Rogue 9]

When did you hail them? If you did, I missed it.

[SirNitram]

When did you hail them? If you did, I missed it.

As they were entering, I admit I was waiting for them. The next post from you, however, was incoming from afar.

[Rogue 9]

My apologies. All they would have said is that they were additional convoy escort anyway; no cruiser captain's going to try and make demands to a force that size.

[Thirdfain]

The problem here is pretty much the arrival of enough firepower to cut through the standing defences of most fortress worlds in the ERTC's center of power (not to mention Nashtar's backyard.) This being the case, you should hardy be surprised by the reaction.

If you'd sent a single cruiser, or even a single battleship, no such reaction would have materialised. As is, it's as if the Japanese carrier fleet circa 1937 were to park itself in San Francisco Bay to deliver a court summons- highly suspect, in other words.

[SirNitram]

The problem here is pretty much the arrival of enough firepower to cut through the standing defences of most fortress worlds in the ERTC's center of power (not to mention Nashtar's backyard.) This being the case, you should hardy be surprised by the reaction.

If you'd sent a single cruiser, or even a single battleship, no such reaction would have materialised. As is, it's as if the Japanese carrier fleet circa 1937 were to park itself in San Francisco Bay to deliver a court summons- highly suspect, in other words.

But that wouldn't be fun. I live to stir the pot.

[Thirdfain]

Well, this little pot is seven *kinds* of stirred. One false move and BAM! We'll wind up cleaning any altercation with a wetvac.

[Rogue 9]

Quite. There's more than enough firepower around that station to raze every habitable world for sectors around.

[SirNitram]

Quite. There's more than enough firepower around that station to raze every habitable world for sectors around.

That sounds like fun, actually. You guys want beer and pizzas after?

[Rogue 9]

Quite. There's more than enough firepower around that station to raze every habitable world for sectors around.

That sounds like fun, actually. You guys want beer and pizzas after?

Given that that includes my own entire populace... No.

[Thirdfain]

Quite. There's more than enough firepower around that station to raze every habitable world for sectors around.

That sounds like fun, actually. You guys want beer and pizzas after?

You buying?

[SirNitram]

Quite. There's more than enough firepower around that station to raze every habitable world for sectors around.

That sounds like fun, actually. You guys want beer and pizzas after?

You buying?

Of course! I've got a billfold the size of an M-class planet's crust.