Session 13 - Breathe

• After the completion of several missions, the group took some downtime. They met in the cockpit to discuss some potential plans and directions to move in.
• The group discussed the recent ship explosion. A JumpCorp vessel had its hydrogen storage tanks ignited; the 'accident'; killing over 5,000 victims. Details are currently sparse, but JumpCorp is investigating it. This is all that is showing on the Intergalatic News Network for the next week or so.
• The group discussed potential salvaging and mining rights. To obtain one legally, it would cost $300 for the Last Parsec. To obtain one illegally, it would cost $100.
• The equipment would cost a lot, but the group would be able to lease a mining pod for $1,000 a month and 10% of the salvage found from JumpCorp.
• In Eris Beta V, due to the danger that the rings pose, salvagers utilize a special technique that was created by a JumpCorp engineer: Horst Tappelkhirre.  By utilizing Voidsman technology, he created an antimatter burrow that blasts into a rock fragment at high speed and seals the entry hole to protect itself. There, mining can begin on the salvage until a tractor beam is used to pull the mining burrower out.
• Beyond regular salvage, this subsector was rich with Voidsmen artifacts; Advanced technology from ancient civilizations; some associated the Voidsmen with other progenitor / master alien races like the Primordials. The devices often 'mimic' psionic abilities. A few artifacts that have been found by others include quantum shifters, dark energy nullifers, ocular stunners, genetic optimizers, and dimensional shifters. They're often coveted among collectors, but some of been use to advanced technology in this subsector by leaps and bounds.
• The theoretical alien race JumpCorp scientists call Voidsmen piloted their supermassive craft easily the size of a small moon; out of the void for some unfathomable reason. Perhaps they had miscalculated their course, or maybe their ship was damaged and flying out of control. Either way, the result was an interplanetary disaster. Their vessel entered the Eris system at high velocity and collided with one of the gas giant’s moons. Both were obliterated. Some of the resulting debris was flung off into space, some was sucked into Eris’ atmosphere and incinerated, and a great deal of it settled within the planet’s Roche zone—there to create a pair of turbulent rings, filled with the Voidsmen’s artifacts and the occasional giant, drifting chunk of their lost vessel. 

• The group ultimately decided to stay away from missions that would take them away from Harmonia Station.
• They've decided to take a contract to protect a HoloPlay Star from Wacha until she could prepare the group with more details regarding R...

• During this week, each Crew Member pursued different things...
• Crew spent time bonding with Vela and caught up with an old friend.
• AUW was reached out to by his superiors, and they requested that he perform some field tests on a few pharmaceutical drugs. 
• Nikki was contacted by one of the POD people (Vikki). She warned her "sister" that the company that she was created by would be sending out security teams to bring her back.
• Tamit was contacted by Sunny; a childhood Floran friend of R. Sunny informed that R's order was ready and that she would be delivering the seeds of an extinct plant species to the Last Parsec soon.
• Vela was contacted by the Matriarch; the leader of her species who sent Vela (among others) out into the intergalatic community to learn as much as possible; so that their species could find a way to integrate into this community. She received the knowledge Vela acquired, and offered some advice on how to proceed with their mission. 
• Allei's father (General Seidel) reached out to her regarding her sudden disappearance. He attempted to convince her to come back to the UC, but she declined. The two parted on decent terms, though he is likely still angry with her decision to leave. Allei brought up the possibility of UC corruption.