Monday, December 24, 2018

GalDate: 2-5-4216

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The crew had landed the Attica at a colony port. Fortunately the remote system planet was effectively an X class starport, with little oversight from authorities provided they made sufficient ship berth payments for the week. In order to clear the Scalawag from the main system port they required proper documentation, or at least some good forgeries. The crew decided to see about getting some fake ship docking clearance papers. Hopefully of enough quality to get the landing gear restraints removed and the ship cleared for offworld launch.

They decided to leave the remaining Attica crew in stasis and offered Jan an opportunity to join the crew for at least a system jump. Jan was adamant that she wanted nothing to do with any violent crime, and was seeking an opportunity to make a clean break from the crew of the Attica and possibly see about signing on with another. The company tabled any decision about her joining formally for now, but were willing to align with Hadrian's wishes that at the very least they see she got to another system.

The issue at hand was to get enough funds to secure fake ship berth clearance forms for Prirmagarus prime. Roxy worked her criminal contacts and obtained an offer from a local representative of the criminal underworld.

The planet law enforcement were about to transfer evidence from a district enforcement office to a central storage facility. This was evidence that the criminals this fixer represented wanted to recover. They offered to forge the needed papers, provided the crew could recover the evidence in approximately 4 days. After that, the evidence would be in a high security storage facility, unlikely to be obtained (and then probably entered as evidence for trial). The contact suggested the group strike the district facility soon, where there was more lax security and less officers, or potentially in transit while it was being moved in an armored vehicle.

The group set about a plan to hijack the ground vehicle as it made its rounds to district units before finally returning to the central evidence storage facility. Under the cover of the weekly religious pilgrimage that went through the starport, the group was able to get on the Scalawag and recover their gear. Jan was emphatic about not getting involved with the hijack. She was willing to watch the ship and dissuade any inquiries from the port security though.

After some planning and preparation, the group made a quick strike against the vehicle as it went through a remote section of the capital. The crew were able to secure the ground vehicle and evidence while inflicting no casualties on the law enforcement guards. They decided to take more evidence than their intended prize. Later that evening, the crew offered the underworld fixer the requested evidence, plus additional files and materials recovered during the hijack. With sufficient payment received the criminal representative produced fake port clearance papers.

With the papers in hand, and not too close inspection from security, the group was able to gain access to the Scalawag and launch into orbit. Before risking another run in with Prirmagarus system law enforcement, the group quickly plotted a course to a different quadrant seeking opportunities to refill their dwindling coffers.