Session 28 - Wacha Your Next Step

• The group went to the Kallisti Apple to speak to Wacha in person.
• The group filtered in either two or one at a time through the front door; utilizing their VIP access to get themselves in.
• It seemed that the Apple was on high alert, but the group was not "made" in the sense that the Apple's owner(s) were on the hunt for them.

• A young woman with a punk persona (later identified by the name of Cavalry) seemed to be casing the area for potential bounties.
• She would later realize upon Remek and Nikki as targets her employer was after from a Private Contract which Tamit picked up on. 
• Tamit was able to accost the girl in the restroom and disarm her - later leading her out of the club and into an alley where she interrogated her.
• Tamit has currently learned that Cavalry works as a bounty hunter for Paragon Science Equipment - she's attempting to increase her reputation within the organization. 
• Cavalry and a team was sent to Harmonia Station to find Remek and Nikki after their intel pointed PSE to this area. 
• Cavalry was not actively hunting for them at the club, but found them upon chance - she was merely attempting to practice her bounty hunter skills in her off time while her commanding officer prepared for their 'hunt'.
• Cavalry did get word back to her CO to 'prepare the plan' when she realized that Remek and Nikki were present. 
• At the moment, Tamit is still interrogating her...
• Remek was the other party member who did not opt to go visit Wacha...
• With free drink vouchers, Remek went on the dance floor and discovered the Simian Tourists he last partied with. 
• Sanaa, the girl that Remek hit it off last time, was quick to latch onto Remek again -- having played up his exploits to her friends. Remek had more stories to share, more shots to drink, and more moves to dance. 
• Sanaa and her friends came from rich parents who worked for JumpCorp. Sanaa had just completed her educational studies (a degree in xenobiology and psychology) - her final thesis had been on the limitations of deader's body symbiosis and the psychological effects that came with possessing a new body. 
• Their trip out to Eris Beta V was soon ending and they planned to take a trip to Leviathan next.
• Leviathan was billed as a world with similarities to Earth's Jurassic period. The majority of the world has been left preserved aside from a few resorts that have been built there for tourists and vacationers. 
• Sanaa tried to convince Remek to come with her, but he opted to stay with the crew -- he did say he would express interest going there to the crew when the opportunity arose. 
• The two made plans to get dinner later...
• The rest of the group (sans Tamit and Remek) flagged the special code to go meet with Wacha; who was waiting for them back in her private room.
• Wacha probed the group for recent feelings regarding their missions; mainly their moral feelings on them. She herself was a pacifist as a result of the destructive nature of her species and their homeworld's fate - but knew that in her line of work, somethings were unavoidable with certain clients. 
• Wacha agreed to do what she could to ensure the sale of Groid's Rock and its assets for the group -- she had a buyer lined up that she would be vetting and taking to explore the assets. 
• Allei revealed that notion that there was a conspiracy within JumpCorp's ranks and revealed that Horst's recent arrival and Groid's recent capture likely played roles in it - ultimately, a warning was given to Wacha about Ujun and this area.
• Wacha would make plans to vacate the Apple and establish a new base elsewhere - for the time being, she would focus efforts on Groid's Rock and then likely meet up with the Crew's Ship for a time being, if they allowed.
• Due to the group's recent efforts and work with Wacha, she had deemed them as trustworthy, and shared what information she had on R and her goals...
• R wanted to locate the Scientorium - a massive library that is said to be an artifact of the Primordials (the original and first race to conquer the Known Worlds and the Frontier). 
• She had hoped that the knowledge contained with the location would be able to reveal much - the pinnacle of her life studies.
• Wacha believes the key to getting to the Scientorium is sealed away on the Last Parsec to where the group cannot access it. She believes getting there will require unlocking various pieces of the puzzles -- pieces which she believes R's old contacts possess and were entrusted with. 
• Wacha would compile this list of people, but referenced the first one the group should seek out if Horst Tappelkhirre - an old colleague of R's. 
• Wacha would then make arrangements for Maruul Soteeg and the group to meet to discuss the JumpCorp related information they found -- with Horst's meeting looming afterwards.

Session 27 - The Station and the Sheriff

• The group's approach to Harmonia Station was imminent...
• Vela requested that she viewed the memories of the party in an effort to understand as many experiences as she could to gather information about the Known Worlds and the Frontiers.
• Most of the group agreed - though some had caveats and stipulations for it.
• Vela made plans later to perform her memory readings; she offered to share some of her own memories in exchange. 
• AUW had been contacted by Horst Tappelkhirre - the information which he shared with the group.
• AUW and the party's presence were requested at a meeting tomorrow regarding a potential joint operation and expedition. 
• Horst expressed his gratitude at being rescued from the assassination attempt by Groid's Raiders.
• Crow requested that the first stop the crew make was to the Sheriff on Harmonia Station.
• The party agreed for several reasons...
• They had important information to share they gathered from Groid's Raiders -- Allei wanted to bring this to JumpCorp's internal affairs (Maruul Soteeg).
• They hoped to recruit CLINT, the deputy. 
• Crow wanted to be transparent about his RANGER membership out of concern for the station.
• Allei, while showering and cleaning up, let out a shriek from her bedroom. The group requested if she needed help, but she declined. 
• When she came from her room, it was revealed that she had adopted a femme fatale type persona - she was certainly beautiful and charismatic enough to play the part. 

• Crow and AUW proceeded to the Sheriff's Office ahead of the rest of the Crew.
•  Lynx, Crow's RANGER MENTOR, had been stalking Harmonia Station ever since Crow sent her word that he was done hiding.
• The two had an argument upon the future of the RANGERS. Crow hoped that he touched and convinced Lynx in someway, that the RANGERS needed to act openly and regroup in order to be a symbol of hope to the people. Lynx was worried that it would only get people killed, and themselves destroyed.
• The two did not come to an agreement, but Lynx said she would arrange for Crow to speak with their elders/bosses regarding his ideas.

• The group arrived at the sheriff's office...
• There, they found CLINT who was watching a Space Western movie and miming the actions on the screen. The sheriff agreed to turn him over to the group, but they had to leave his frame behind. As a result, the group opted to load his A.I. onto Nikki's Drone, Kuma, for the time being. The group officially had a new crew member!
• The group saw an experienced looking Yeti Mercenary in the waiting room, but no one was able to identify him - despite his vast reputation in this subsector. He seem interested in Allei, but if that was just due to her increased sex appeal or something else, was undetermined.
• The deader Marshal of Goldpoint Station, Yubukdor Hanz, was seen leaving Marshal Kaine's office. He stopped for a moment to talk to the group; drawn in by Allei's charm. 
• Crow showed off his Ranger's Badge to the Sheriff.
• Kaine ultimately would believe Crow, but was more scared than anything about it. The RANGERS had enough rumors about the death and destruction that followed them and she feared for her people. 
• Kaine took a moment to explain Asimov Circuits and their requirements in the Known Worlds to Tamit who began inquiring about the legalities of it.
• Allei revealed that the subsector would see good news -- she had jumpcorp secrets that were good, but did not share them with the sheriff. 
• Allei also implied that the group would not be staying at Harmonia long -- wanting to lay low. Kaine offered the bounty on Brevin's Gang  as a way for the group to kill two birds with one stone.

• The group makes plan to visit Wacha, who is in the "lion's den" of the Apple (the owner being the JumpCorp "leak" to Groid's Raider) and to see Maruul Soteeg as well -- to say nothing of their appointment with Horst Tappelkhirre. It'll be a day or two of meetings sprinkled in with downtime and personal endeavors...

Session 26 - R&R

• The Last Parsec set an uneventful course back to Harmonia Station.
• The idea was that they could resupply and wrap up any loose ends before possibly making themselves scarce in Eris Beta V.
• The group split some of their spoils from Groid's Rock. You can find more details on the loot blog entry. 
• The group voted to have Wacha, who would take a 10% cut, expend some of her resources to find an appropriate buyer for Groid's Rock and their assets. 

• During their travels, the group spent some time resting and relaxing to bond as a group - recovering from the mental and physical damage of the Raid on Groid's Rock.
• During the down time, Nikki found that the physical rehab with AUW had gotten her to the point where she can walk comfortably again.
• Nikki and Vela played pool with each other.
• Tamit, AUW, and Remek seemed to be working on various things.
• Allei was tucked away somewhere.
• Crow was contemplating the situation before him as a Ranger with his identity revealed. 
• On the side, Remek and Crow had a conversation in which Remek revealed that he and Nikki had bounties on them for the 'escape' that was pulled by them.
• Nikki was technically the property of Paragon Science Equipment and Remek had broken his non-disclosure and work contract. 
• Crow put an SOS out to the rangers for any and all information concerning PSE's activities due to Remek's claims of thousands more like Nikki being held there.

• Crow, with a clearer mind that the night before, decided to broach the group again with the conversation of attempting nonlethal means where possible and avoiding as much brutality as possible.
• The group came to an understanding that they would not attempt such brutality, but Crow had to know that it was possible within the line of duty as killing was sometimes unavoidable. Who can be blamed for what they do when their life is on the line? 

• Crow, in his spare time, opted to test the door that blocked his passage to the secret floor within the Last Parsec. 
• He learned that the door required three passwords. He tried various things to get pass any of the passwords, but none of them worked.
• One password was a verbal phrase.
• One password was DNA related. 
• One password was a material object.