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Though I have deleted at least half of it for the various bouts of cringing too much, this post describes the core original purpose of this blog alongside sharing the new special interest with friends.

What I would like to do moving forward is finalize a new name and affect a rebirth of the character that's less edgy(?) and still manages perhaps to be useful in this way again.

Tragedy and melancholy in art is escapism. Lets you put time and energy into being sad for a bit without thinking about the things making you sad in real life.

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heY! uH, apparently Elite is not dead actually?

news today about update 18 and 19 and 4(!?) new ships

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HIC SVNT DRACONES

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And as my telescopic eye Focused on the marching line It settled on the fallen crown Now covered with a veil

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When this world is no more The moon is all we'll see I'll ask you to fly away with me Until the stars all fall down They empty from the sky But I don't mind If you're with me, then everything's alright

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QXR-13 Cocytvian - 65,652ly from Sol.

The ship has also been to the other extreme cardinal edges of the galaxy at the following locations:

Furthest from Sol / North: Oevasy SG-Y d0  Furthest South: Lyed YJ-I d9-0  Furthest East: Ood Fleau ZJ-I d9-0  Furthest West: Sphiesi HX-L d7-0

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Deep Space Security

Word came through the pipeline that the ongoing construction of Explorer’s Anchorage at the center of the galaxy had been hampered by... “repeated lapses in security.” Apparently, a Henry Class Bulk Carrier was even ambushed and disabled en-route to the site. Naturally, with such a high-profile project on the line, the powers that be wanted the best to sort it out. 

Lucky for them, we were already in the neighborhood. 

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Who are you in the dark?

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The Eavesdropper

A woman listens silently as the voices of the Federal Detectives drift through the door. They are cold, muffled, and unintelligible--in stark contrast to the whining shrieks of her boss amidst the interrogation.

"...It's--its a network of some kind--self-contained elements--as far as I can tell it pretty much runs itself, she has people that work out the details. We don't see her unless there's a problem.” 

“...I don't know where any of this goes, maybe she pockets it all--what do I care? Clearly, most of it is beyond me.”

“...How deep? Fucking deep, I haven't a goddamned clue where any of it ends! Don't you see? I can't help you, I’m no use!”

"...She said she needed time away. She's out there in the void--has been for a long time. That's all I've heard. I'm an accountant, I don't know the how's and why's of anything, just the numbers!”

“...I've already said too much, I shouldn't even be talking to you, She'll fucking put me on ice for this, I've--Just leave me alone man!"

As her boss descends into tears, the woman keys a brief encrypted message to recipients unknown. This is the sort of information for which she was to be given a generous reward.

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QXR-13 Cocytvian

30,000 lightyears from Sol.

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Happy New Year 3305!

just another day at the office

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Sirens: Fermenting Revolution 

Mezaviates 5 // Noether Bastion // Surface temperature: 20 kelvin 

The tavern was awash with corporate mercenaries grumbling about the threat of uprising in the system which had seemed to come out of nowhere in the last weeks. ‘Leftist extremists’ had up to this point already carried out several sophisticated attacks in short succession and with very few survivors. Corresponding propaganda proclaiming a new age of freedom and prosperity for the system abounded and, worryingly for them, public opinion seemed to be responding to this favorably. 

In a far corner, with her back to the wall and her pistol ready at the table, Korinne Eichwald quietly nursed a drink--her eyes steady on the patrons in front of her. Occasionally, an eye would drift upon her suspiciously. She wasn't a regular for sure, but her type came and went in old cobras like the one she had come in on all the time. As long as she was here conducting her business at a major port, and not out in the frozen wastes with those ‘bolshevik fuckheads’, she was probably nothing to worry about, they reasoned. 

They had no way of knowing the corvette drive-signature presumably responsible for destroying their convoys all week was her doing. She was just an independent trader, after all. There was no way to know she was only here now to watch the impending fireworks with sadistic pleasure.

Out in the darkness I saw an angel Held back the flood until the sky fell I see the future covered in roses Waves of gold as the door closes

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Federal Corvette-class vessel, Cocytvian, QXR-13

A cornerstone of the shadow armada fielded by the Phobyn Corporation.

Overview/Raw Data

Builder: YZ Ceti Aerospace, via Core Dynamics  

Operator: Eichwald Kommune

Cost: > 666,000,000 Galactic Credits*

Mass: (1781 units Unladen // 2021 units Laden)

Status: Active 

The ship’s name comes from Cocytus, the fabled river of lamentation surrounding Hades. By another well-known source, Cocytus is considered instead to be a frozen lake making up the very deepest circle of hell. CMDR Eichwald’s predisposition toward decidedly edgy themes such as this one is well documented.

 Crew Compliment:

Typical crew compliment is as follows. The ship typically operates with between 20 and 60 crew members though under dire circumstances it can accommodate both more and less. Usually, those manning this vessel are the best Eichwald can muster, particularly if and when she is on board.

 Crew A: (primary)

Bridge:

Flight Commander A– Korinne Eichwald

Communications Officer A– Lovell Hindle

Tactical Officer A– Ryder Deas

 Fighter Hanger:

Fighter Pilot A –Ignace Mault

Fighter Pilot B—Erwin Lion

Fighter Controller A—Mariam Torbet

 Medbay:

Medical Officer A – Windham Lecate

Astrometrics:

Science Officer A – Vail Cumberland

Combat Information Center:

Weapons Officer A – Delmer Siddens

Weapons Officer B—Thormond Fonner

Sensor Operator A – Utto Shira

 Engineering:

Chief Engineer A – Sumner Kennett

Engineering Officer A – Arendt Durnell

Engineering Officer B – Winston Leigh

 Supplementary Crew and Expeditionary Assualt Force:

Expeditionary Officer A— Dakota Stakes

Quartermaster B— Henri Willow

Auxiliary Crewman A— Heide Bowen

Auxiliary Crewman B— Kobe Widdifield

Auxiliary Crewman C— Miranda Hark

Auxiliary Crewman D— Delrick Greely

Auxiliary Crewman E— Elliott Sabins

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 Crew B: (secondary)

Bridge:

Flight Commander B– Efren Loftus

Communications Officer B – Silas Gellings

Tactical Officer B – Fern Hessey

Fighter Hanger:

Fighter Controller B— Tomas Blacknall

 Combat Information Center:

Sensor Operator B – Cadwell Hanny

Engineering:

Engineering Officer C –Alwin Eakins

Engineering Officer D – Thorley Chappell

Supplementary Crew and Expeditionary Assualt Force:

Auxiliary Crewman F— Adelise Hayre

Auxiliary Crewman G— Giffard Paske

Auxiliary Crewman H— Corbett Smart

Auxiliary Crewman I— Klexxi Ferris

Auxiliary Crewman J— Whitman Tunell

Auxiliary Crewman K— Maurice Benner

Auxiliary Crewman L— Jean Horlick

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Crew C: (tertiary)

Bridge:

Communications Officer C – Arvis Cory

Tactical Officer C –  Asher Mayers

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 Crew D: (Reserve—usually off duty at base)

Bridge:

Flight Commander C– Amoux Kelsey

Communications Officer D– Onfroi Pafford

Tactical Officer D– Lunette Single  

Fighter Hanger:

Fighter Pilot C –Amrei Smythers

Fighter Pilot D—Osvaldo Kidner  

Fighter Controller C—Alita Raines

Medbay:

Medical Officer B – Norvin Lashe

Astrometrics:

Science Officer B – Hans Warrende

Combat Information Center:

Weapons Officer C – Gaspar Shreeve

Weapons Officer D – Hollis Flax

Sensor Operator C – Cyrus Faulkingham

Engineering:

Chief Engineer B – Armand Hyman

Engineering Officer E – Nelson Huben

Engineering Officer F— Akira Summerford

Supplementary Crew & Expeditionary Assault Force:

Expeditionary Officer B—Natalia Willets

Quartermaster B— Walcott Northrop

Auxiliary Crewman M— Caulder Slaymaker

Auxiliary Crewman N— Welsh Melton

Auxiliary Crewman O— Valerie Chevis

Auxiliary Crewman P— Sevrin Aton

Auxiliary Crewman Q— Shelli Barling

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Core Systems

Powerplant: 42.3MW Nuclear Fusion. Significantly armored and with enhanced efficiency, it produces 12% more power and dissipates heat 12% more effectively than top-shelf models at the cost of a small increase in weight from standard 8A class powerplants. As a result, Cocytvian has limited stealth capabilities for its size and is viable as a long-range interceptor across large swaths of hyperspace since it can usually begin charging the FSD immediately between jumps without complication. Stealth capabilities are amplified with the same thermal venting technology utilized on the ship’s five beam-laser platforms as on the Razgriz before this.

Propulsion: Normal-space drives are approximately 45.6% more powerful than 7A class drives slated for use on Federal Corvette-class vessels. Personally enhanced by the famous Professor Ishmael Palin out of Maia. Capable of speeds well in excess of Mach 1 in an Earth-like atmosphere.

Hyperspace: (30.27ly Empty // 30.01ly Unladen // 28.00ly Laden) 6A     class Frame Shift Drive tuned by Farseer Inc. in Deciat and supplemented by hybrid alien technology. Optimal mass rating is 61.2% higher than normal and thus among the most sophisticated FSD drives produced at that location.

Life Support: The modified ultralight 5D Class system is more than 75%     lighter than standard with almost no loss to operational capacity.

Power Distributor: Charge Enhanced 8A class with Super-conduits,     capable of distribution at speeds in excess of 50% of standard with a     minor 8.8% reduction in power storage capacity thanks to the dwellers of     Black Hide in Wyrd. This arrangement allows the ship’s systems to be flush with available power at all times.

Sensor Array: Long-range enhanced 8D class sensors–A small reduction in weight from the standard 8A class while still offering far more sophisticated detection capabilities at range.

Defensive Systems

Core Armor: (3322 Integrity Rating) Deep-plated Heavyweight Military-Grade Composite. Offering nearly 150% more integrity than standard military-grade and additional resistances to all damage. A     product of lengthy connections with Selene Jean out of the Kuk system.

Supplementary Armor Reinforcement: The ship’s frame features significant and highly visible extra reinforcement in four areas. Most prominently on port and starboard of the nose and ventrally beneath the main propulsion system, but also around the vital components mid-ship and in stylized fashion on either side of the bridge in what could be mistaken for a type of horizontal stabilizer. The extra armored plating on the nose has the additional effect of shielding most of the visible exhaust from the ship’s retrograde engines. On the whole, the armor leaves Cocytvian’s maneuvering thrusters somewhat closer to the center of mass than is normal but the effect is minimal in comparison to the added     protection it offers for vital systems,

Shield Generator: (3687 MJ) 7A class Generator from the shield-experts at Trader’s Rest in Laksak. Experimental tech siphoned from a prototype Imperial Navy ship, and exclusive multi-weave technology allows dramatically increased base resistance to all damage: 59% to kinetic impact, 65.8% to thermal, and 71.5% resistance to explosive weapons, respectively. The system itself has also been hardened by 40% to defend against cascade-weapons.

Shield Boosters: Cocytvian also contains four 0A class “Resistance Augmented” and four 0A class “Heavy Duty” shield boosters specially made by Vatermann LLC in Leesti which round up the above numbers to be as high as they are. Each uses experimental supercapacitors to optimize overall shield strength

Shield Cell Bank: Contains five 7A banks each capable of reinforcing 711MJ in the span of eight seconds once spooled. Personally modified by Lori Jameson in Shinrarta Dezrah to operate more efficiently and ensure heat sinks are unnecessary with added “Boss Cells” for more powerful individual cell banks. In exceptional situations, five additional enhanced cell banks can be easily inserted into the ship’s primary 7E cargo bay. 

Automated Internal Defense System: The hallways of the ship are replete with automated turrets controlled by a central computer to aid the onboard crew in the event of a boarding action of any kind.

Neurotoxin Dispersion Network: Having been on the wrong side of one too many betrayals recently, and recognizing the heightened capabilities of many of the ship’s regular crew, Cocytvian’s life support system at any time has the ability to emit a unique pathogen usually fatal within 30     seconds of inhalation. A temporary antidote is stored in CMDR Eichwald’s Remlok suit at all times whilst she is on board.

Armament

(154.4 Total Damage Rating)

2 x 4A class Multi-Cannons … Overcharged for destructive power by Tod “The Blaster” McQuinn at Trophy Camp, Wolf 397. This cannon, mounted under the nose, has also been specially modified to fire corrosive rounds which break down the strength of any hull they come into contact with allowing the rest of the weapons suite to be that much more effective.

1 x 3C class Beam Laser … Enhanced for efficiency and damage output at Broo’s Legacy, Muang with exclusive thermal venting technology easily capable of eliminating the ship’s heat signature entirely in the middle of battle. 

2 x 2C class Beam Lasers … Similarly enhanced with thermal venting and optimized for efficiency and damage by     Broo Tarquin in Muang.

2 x 1C class Beam Lasers … Ibidem

Aircraft Carried

2 x DeLacy Taipan (Aegis F) Ship-Launched Fighters

Utility

Standard Cargo Racks/flexible modules: 1 x 7E class, and 1 x 6E     class cargo compartment. This allows for a combined cargo capacity of 208 units. These compartments can be quickly and easily filled with additional modules accessible through the fighter hanger. This space can include luxurious passenger cabins for VIP transport in the 6E or additional shield cell banks in the 7E bulkhead as mentioned above.

4E Class Corrosive Resistant Cargo Rack: Provides 16 units of space for otherwise highly damaging alien technologies and cargo. Similarly to the above, armor reinforcements or a 4A class FSD Interdictor can be readily swapped into the 4E compartment.

5A Class Fuel Scoop: Allows the ship to refuel itself by harvesting gasses from OBAFGKM class stars at a rate of 577kg/s.

5H Guardian Frame Shift Drive Booster: Using the latest in hybrid alien technology, this device generates a dramatic 10.5LY increase in jump-range for the fully-loaded vessel thereby solidifying its rapid response abilities throughout human space.

4A class FSD Interdictor: When equipped into the 4E compartment, used to tear other ships from supercruise into normal space for various purposes.

4G class Planetary Vehicle Hanger: Contains and deploys two Scarab-class Surface Reconnaissance Vehicles (SRVs).

Additional Compartments and Information

Astrometrics: The hub of operations for the ship’s discovery and surface scanners as well as any additional science equipment. From here Cocytvian can detect and perform detailed analysis of all objects within a given star system. Useful for locating targets or POIs, as well as, of course, general astronomical surveying.

Medbay: Staffed by at least one doctor at any given time, the room comes fully equipped with the latest combat stabilizing technology out of the capital systems. Bodies are cheap but they don’t grow on trees, at least not on this particular ship. Better to keep them running in the near-term and let them expire after the action.

Armory: As an advanced warship of considerable size, Cocytvian contains an extensive armory capable of turning each member of the crew into a veritable harbinger of death with plenty of munitions left to spare. This is complemented by the extensive combat qualifications of the majority of those on the crew manifest—particularly in the auxiliary teams.

Dungeon: One part brig and one part torture chamber, this is usually somewhere you don’t want to be. The rumor in the fleet is that its location directly beneath CMDR Eichwald’s quarters is not a coincidence.

Crew Quarters: Accommodation for up to 90 crew members on a rotating sleep schedule located mainly in the forward sections of the ship. Immediately behind the bridge lies the personal apartment of CMDR Korinne Eichwald, consisting primarily of a bed and a desk. As is typical for her, it is also rumored to regularly accommodate a slave or two in special cages for recreational purposes.

Mess Hall: Contains a selection of rapidly producible synthetic foods which are deposited upon request from the computers during downtime.  

Recreation Center: Onboard crew can exercise or partake in a wide variety of the latest holo entertainment programs from WorldCraft. Occasionally, a choice selection of CMDR Eichwald’s slaves are made available here to the general crew. For all of the tense atmosphere aboard the ship when she is present, the crew are well compensated.

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~Prototype Testing~

After months of development, unprecedented financial investment, and seventeen not unrelated murders, a new demon of another name took its first flight... 14/11/3304.

It was clear the experimental spacecraft would not be fully operational for at least a little while longer. During the day’s trials, it had demonstrated more than a few issues with thermal load management and very nearly didn’t make it back in one piece. When Eichwald landed at the new base of operations--itself still largely under construction--the previously bustling hanger was now silent and its personnel immobile. She emerged from the ship and sighed, it was just as well, everything had proceeded too smoothly up to then. She needed to get a handle on herself, she had promised to be different, and besides, the fear clearly evident in all of them was presently enough for her purposes anyway. 

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'cause really I'm a psycho

Why do people keep thinking I’m someone I’m not?

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Black

We touched the walls of the city streets and Dead ends plain, sadly showed us our ways Of never asking why Cast down it was heaven sent and To the church, no intent to repent on my knees Just to cry Until you travel to that place you can't come back Where the last painting's gone and all that's left is black Grey nights he's coming to me and Some day they'll punish my deeds and they'll find All the crimes But then they ask when they gonna see them Then they gonna ask to feel the ghosts, the walls, the dreams We'll I've got mine At last those coming came and they never looked back With blinding stars in their eyes but all they saw was black Fooled them hoping to seem Like a slave of evil but the product of greed and It's not a mass so be honest with me We can't afford to ignore that I'm the disease Practical since we had to be and When they were old they came back to me and they tried Oh they tried And when you follow through and wind up on your back Looking up at those stars in the sky those white clouds have turned it black

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