Footfall"If this is all you have to say..." The Vox Master unceremoniously boots Jae from the channel. "Apologies, Lord Captain. What will be your instructions?"
YOU"What other options for landing on Footfall do we have?"
Footfall"We have none, Lord Captain. The augurs are reporting that all docking gates not watched by the enforcers are locked and rigged with explosives."
YOU"What other options for landing on Footfall do we have?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Very well, let us take a look at Footfall's new hospitality."
Footfall"As you wish, Lord Captain."
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YOU"I am not walking into this mousetrap. Not now, at least."
Footfall"As you wish, Lord Captain."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Very well, let us take a look at Footfall's new hospitality."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am not walking into this mousetrap. Not now, at least."continues where this line first appears above
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Footfall"Lord Captain, we have received a vox-message from Footfall. The Inquisition has declared martial law on the station due to the threat of Malleus Extremis. Docking will require special permission and even most of the asteroids have been cordoned off."
Footfall"The station's custodian, her Ladyship Incendia Chorda, sends her greetings and invites Your Lordship/Ladyship to disembark at the docks with a small retinue. Her enforcers will meet you there to escort to another chamber for a private audience."
YOU"What other options for landing on Footfall do we have?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Very well, let us take a look at Footfall's new hospitality."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am not walking into this mousetrap. Not now, at least."continues where this line first appears above
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FootfallThe vox crackles with static and Jae's honeyed voice fills the air. "Vigdis, the salve for my heart! Forgive the intrusion, but I have important business with the Rogue Trader!"
Footfall"Forgive my rashness, shereen, but we have not yet discussed the Astropathic message I received from Footfall. It looks like my numbskulls had gone and got themselves captured by some rival ashmags. Vladaym is too occupied for schemes, and besides Incendia Chorda has already put him in his place, which leaves only Falco, may the azhi swallow his heart! That cowardly son of a mangy grox is demanding Mercatum Tabula Officiale in exchange for the lives of my crew!"
Footfall"He threw a wrench into the works, making my trade network fall apart like a badly assembled chrono. No income, no profits, only damages! All because my right hand is chained up on one of Footfall's asteroids. How about we pay Falco a courtesy visit? I am sure your imposing visage will loosen his tongue... And maybe, just maybe, untie the hands of my crew."
YOU"Let's go and see what happened to your crew."
Footfall"Shereen, have I ever mentioned that you are the most fragrant rosebush in the entire blossoming garden of the Koronus Expanse?"
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YOU"We will deal with this later. There are more pressing issues to address right now."
Footfall"I will look forward to this fateful hour with trepidation and impatience! Glory to the Exalted One, for He spared your heart from indifference and haughtiness."
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YOU"I could not care less about your crew and their troubles. They will have to sort it out on their own."
FootfallA stifled voice rattles out of the vox but falters. "If the galaxy itself bows to the will of the Rogue Trader and the God-Emperor, though the Rogue Trader himself/herself is naught before the power of the Master of Mankind... Then who is Jae Heydari to object to your decisions, shereen?"
Footfall"Lord Captain, permission to report. Jae Heydari... is gone. It is difficult to say when and how she left the ship, but only a few items are missing — her personal weapons, her certificate, and a small box containing securities. I believe she has returned to Footfall. According to vox-officer reports, she was always telling the crew that she would do the 'last decent thing in her life' there."
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Footfall"Oh, shereen, I simply wish to remind you about my numbskull crew who got themselves captured by some rival ashmags. Vladaym is too occupied for schemes, and besides Incendia Chorda has already put him in his place, which leaves only Falco, may the azhi tear his soul to pieces! Footfall is straight ahead, and I would rather not waste the precious sand still left in the hourglasses of their lives."
Footfall"He threw a wrench into the works, making my trade network fall apart like a badly assembled chrono. No income, no profits, only damages! All because my right hand is chained up on one of Footfall's asteroids. How about we pay Falco a courtesy visit? I am sure your imposing visage will loosen his tongue... And maybe, just maybe, untie the hands of my crew."continues where this line first appears above