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Governor's Gambit - Star Wars SI into Imperial Governor

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Freefaller said:
Juna Briardi
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Have to admit, although enjoyable, I don't like this bit.

It jump way too fast and too far with no breather, from being a scared former slave with no knowledge of what's happening to her just deciding to go gun-tooting mercenary after a few moments with her social worker?

The pacing, and the train of logic, just doesn't track.
 
Neo3932156 said:
Have to admit, although enjoyable, I don't like this bit.

It jump way too fast and too far with no breather, from being a scared former slave with no knowledge of what's happening to her just deciding to go gun-tooting mercenary after a few moments with her social worker?

The pacing, and the train of logic, just doesn't track.
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Tracks very well actually mercanaries are a very well known job in star wars and this is someone that wants revenge on the pirates that did this to them
 
At this rate, the Myto Srctor is going to be the most stable and profitable sector by the time of Endor. Throw in the shipyards and it will become a vital Imperial Holdout in the chaos after Endor, a sector that the Rebellion/New Republic will eventually have to deal with.....eventually
 
Notsae66 said:
Letting Bankers get any amount of power is always a dangerous folly... but it might, just might, be worth it to keep things together just long enough for everything to go down in flames.
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Very much a good thing for him if think. With the galaxy about to shatter into HRE on crack having the bankers invested physically in your sector means a lot. Espescialy since they will have a few years to build up their infrastructure and investments and thus be very unwilling to give them up and run when the chips fall post DS2
 
TyTKaydn said:
Tracks very well actually mercanaries are a very well known job in star wars and this is someone that wants revenge on the pirates that did this to them
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Not disputing the mercs thing, just that it went from powerless slave -> wanting to be a merc with no in-between that grinds my gear.

Like, where the thoughts that went "Oh, I'm no longer an abused, overworked slaves with no thoughts or care being given and now I'm being given security and a job to go back to being a civi" or something to give the scene some moment before a reason wanting to go DOOM on some slavers.
 
Neo3932156 said:
Not disputing the mercs thing, just that it went from powerless slave -> wanting to be a merc with no in-between that grinds my gear.

Like, where the thoughts that went "Oh, I'm no longer an abused, overworked slaves with no thoughts or care being given and now I'm being given security and a job to go back to being a civi" or something to give the scene some moment before a reason wanting to go DOOM on some slavers.
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Is it really that big a shock they would want revenge asap? And being a merc means they get paid for the privilege too. Its a win win
 
The Mando Migration has been a resounding success, clans flocking in to operate openly under Imperial approval. Every credit they collect is another batch of beskar they can claim is rightfully theirs. And there's no shortage in credits to be earned.

Just you watch, there's gonna be a hidden resource pool in Las' territories, tons of combat capable citizens. There is no shortage in volunteers to joining the official military, mercs, bounty hunters and security personnel. Then there's specialized talents like the civilian/merc LECA pilots, agents/kill teams from HAVEN and Mandos


Crazy how, "detached" a story can be from canon with enough distance like this story. But it doesn't mean Las is exempt from the knock-on effects of what the true MCs do that affect the setting. When Palpatine dies and the Empire is spiraling into a chaotic mess of everyone trying to rally power or follow the orders of Operation Cinder, the economy and public safety are going to suffer greatly. The last thing he needs is everyone to panic cause the foreign markets switch to the nearest dominant currency in their area and start rejecting the Imperial Credit or worse mark up prices to the difference in value.

Good call on Las to prep with the Banking Clans to back the Imperial Credit in his systems, with resource collateral to have it assured with the Galactic Credit. So even if his neighbors economies start to tank, he has enough to prep for a switch when needed. If anything this might actually flag him positively on the loyalty index by accident, the tax bureau might notice the deal but if questioned, they'd realize it's more to strengthen the Imperial Credit than to diminish. Cause anyone can push the IC with a "Trust me bro, it's still good" but the Las Credit money in his territory is still worth something.


I recommend he takes advantage of any gaps in the ship production queue, and fill those spots to churn out as many corvettes, frigates and cruisers he can. Cause the following year of Palpy's death alone will need him to bunker down within a tight area among his territories, and defend from any crazy enough to follow-up on doing his scorched earth plan or the New Republic coming to tear everything apart, cause productivity of the Sectors are too dangerous to leave in reach of Imperial Remnant territory.
 
Daemascus said:
Is it really that big a shock they would want revenge asap? And being a merc means they get paid for the privilege too. Its a win win
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It's not the reasoning, it's the disconnection with the thought process I have issues with. There's no bridge between the powerless narration she was in to suddenly finding out she was free to wanting a gun literally a spacing after.
 
Neo3932156 said:
It's not the reasoning, it's the disconnection with the thought process I have issues with. There's no bridge between the powerless narration she was in to suddenly finding out she was free to wanting a gun literally a spacing after.
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yeah honestly not my best work. the idea was to show her anger bubbling up more slowly, for her to have been someone who's held this anger in for years and is now finally being given the chance to let it out on those she hates. But at the same time I wanted to showcase that fear that would inevitably set within the hearts of those enslaved for such a long time, and ended up focusing on that too much, so her goal at the end feels out of place.
 
Freefaller said:
yeah honestly not my best work. the idea was to show her anger bubbling up more slowly, for her to have been someone who's held this anger in for years and is now finally being given the chance to let it out on those she hates. But at the same time I wanted to showcase that fear that would inevitably set within the hearts of those enslaved for such a long time, and ended up focusing on that too much, so her goal at the end feels out of place.
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Personally I would have shown her at her new farm week or month later realizing that she is in fact free to choose her own future and wanting to pivot into pirate hunting.
 
cosmicfox said:
Why do I get the feeling that once the dust settles, our boy will end up Emperor, or at least Head of State of the Remnants? The reward for good work is... more work.
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I agree. The oversector, or at least the local sector, is shaping up to be its own Empire remnant. Then again, it could always become its own mini-polity. There's no real need for the MC to keep using the Imperial system at that point.
 
Freefaller said:
While I doubted it would be enough to rid the sector of pirates, it would help stem the tide. Especially as reports of rising piracy across the oversector made their way to me. The Governor-General was pulling more resources towards the Coreward sectors and it was sure to cause chaos.

But, if nothing else, the Myto sector would be prepared to weather the storm.
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I don't know how but somehow this is gonna come back to him getting promoted again, he's almost gonna take over the outer rim if nor in total than a large section, then hes gonna make it the most advanced simply because he has a semi open policy that doesn't promote slavery and is stable with most if not all fracture points properly fixed or with decent patches that can be properly fixed in the coming years.
 
Neo3932156 said:
Not disputing the mercs thing, just that it went from powerless slave -> wanting to be a merc with no in-between that grinds my gear.
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To be fair I don't think she is going to become a Merc immediately. See below.
Freefaller said:
The man looked slightly annoyed at being interrupted, but answered regardless. "Mercenary work requires certification with the Guild. It is not part of the reintegration program. The fastest way there would be through an already existing mercenary company or by joining the Imperial Auxiliaries, serving for a few years, then leaving to go solo."
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The mercenary company path probably isn't going to be open to her since she has no experience, so spending a couple years in Auxiliaries before going to mercenary work it the best way she can go.
 
Freefaller said:
"Look, I'm sorry! But they had one of those scrap-made LECAs and it startled me!" It had come out of nowhere, all sharp metal and blazing guns and he'd panicked. And missed. Thankfully, the thing had collapsed on its own, faulty wiring and rusted limbs making for a poor combat vehicle.
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Looks like the pirates are trying to copy success. They have things like loadlifter droids, so it shouldn't be too hard to widen the chest and fit a sentient in there. Still is scrap quality though.
Freefaller said:
When the Tralis clan had migrated to the Myto sector, they'd quickly been given long term contracts by the local Guild. The entire clan got 50,000 credits every quarter for expenses, plus individual salaries for each warrior. And, on top of that, extra payouts for things like capturing or destroying pirate vessels, capturing pirate leaders, bases, salvage and more.
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Wow, that is cheap. I mean not for an individual, but for hundreds of elite warriors in super armor that is peanuts. Raising this amount of warriors completely on the sector budget would cost a lot more.

For reference, arming a company of 144 clone troopers with DC-15s blaster carbines would cost 144,000 Credits just for the blasters alone, to say nothing of the armor and other bits. 50,000 plus wages and bonuses is going to be cheaper for a long time.
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The top post of the day was a picture from a member of Clan Wulvo. It showed a brand new starfighter, the Shallows-Class interceptor design recently released by Abyssal Industries. It was fresh off the production lines, equipped with all the bits and bobs needed to protect convoys and hunt pirate freighters.
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Neat the Guild has its own fighter. Well not directly owned by the Guild, but I imagine so many are going to purchased by them it is going to be associated with them.
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"So, the charges of conspiracy against the Empire you were imprisoned for were found to be false. As such, you are being freed.
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"We found it difficult to believe an eleven year old would be capable of committing conspiracy against the Empire. You have to be at least Star Wars adolescent protagonist age for that."
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"Apologies," I said to my guests. "A representative from KDY was causing a great fuss and refused to work with my head negotiator just because she isn't human."

"Ah, we are well aware of the intricacies of dealing with certain core world attitudes" one said.
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Good to see the local power groups see Las as "one of them". A lot of Outer Rim Imperial leaders don't hit that stage.
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"Correct" I said, tapping some buttons on my terminal to activate the holo projector in my desk. From it appeared graphs and bars, detailing the Credits strength. Much of the data was pulled from the stock exchange on Clok, the economic center revealing plenty of information about the credit's power.

"As it stands, people are losing trust in the credit, and while the effects are manageable for now, there's a good chance it won't stay like that. I want to work with the Banking Clans to preemptively mitigate that risk."
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Las doing his best to hold up the Imperial Credit in the entire region. When everything goes down the toilet, people are going to be looking to him. If only because he is the one with the money.
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From there, we hashed out a rudimentary scheme. It was simple. The Banking Clans would be allowed to open branch institutions across the sector, operate their own private security forces with loosened restrictions on armaments and size, and would be given stakes in Imperial extraction sites of vital resources like Tibanna gas.
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Looks like the Banking Clans get to bring their Iotran friends back. I am sure they will appreciate their long time customers being back on the security market as an employer.
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Now? They knew exactly what customers wanted and in what quantities. Countless credits in goods simply sitting in warehouses doing nothing. Now? All that capital was becoming liquid again, surging throughout the economy. Warehouse districts were slowly being repurposed for other things as less space was needed for long term storage
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The speed of money, it is reaching hyperdrive speeds!
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Not unlike what was being done with the former slaves. The process was still slow, as despite a month having passed only a tenth of the slaves had been fully processed. Sure, the process itself was getting more efficient as people figured it out, but it would still take quite some time. And, if nothing else, it meant that the new influx of people would happen over time, instead of me having to deal with ten million new citizens all at once.
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Yes complain at processing a million slaves in a month effectively and with due process. That number is still insane even on a sector wide level.
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While I doubted it would be enough to rid the sector of pirates, it would help stem the tide. Especially as reports of rising piracy across the oversector made their way to me. The Governor-General was pulling more resources towards the Coreward sectors and it was sure to cause chaos.
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At least Las has his bevy of private and "non-Imperial" military forces to pick up the slack.
 
Notsae66 said:
Letting Bankers get any amount of power is always a dangerous folly... but it might, just might, be worth it to keep things together just long enough for everything to go down in flames.
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Ah, but this is the banking clan. Las only offered them in his sector what they already had in their home sector anyway.
 
Since the Empire is going to be falling apart soon, I would find it much cooler if something Las does manages to butterfly away Operation Cinder, like some kind of built-in feature in the PDA that detects AI deepfakes, making the imperials universally reject the suspicious holograms and voices of the now-dead Emperor ordering them to for some reason destroy everything He worked so hard to build.

A much more active Legends-style Warlords era (possibly with a much more fragmented period of infighting focused less on large clusters of worlds led by high-ranking officials (which would follow the orders and likely die with their shattered infrastructure) and more on individual battlegroups and super-capital ships, deep space drydocks and local clusters. For example, instead of the massive consolidations led by Moffs, admirals and others, you'd have individual cells form around a sector, with much slower consolidations happening to form councils of Imperial Remnants capable of going toe-to-toe with the Rebellion for decades instead of the (very stupid) immediate total collapse of the Empire) would be much cooler.

Having Mola just keep going up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up and up the ranks would be utterly hilarious. Especially if the First Order and subsequent stuff gets actually fleshed-out instead of being the fairly dumb (imo) thing it was in the original movies. The Templin Institute's concept for it (with some amazing concept art as well, the video was pretty good) is a cool interpretation.

Las Mola adds the Emperor's desiccated, still alive corpse to his entourage as an accountant, or perhaps a court jester.

GLORY TO THE MAGNANIMOUS, EXCELLENT, GLORIOUS AND AUSPICIOUS SUPRME CHIEF OVERLORD PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE GAS STATION imperial remnants MANAGER PHILIP ANDRADA Las Mola

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Looks like the pirates are trying to copy success. They have things like loadlifter droids, so it shouldn't be too hard to widen the chest and fit a sentient in there. Still is scrap quality though.
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Perhaps a Jawa huddled up inside one of those converted militarized Gonk Droids used by iirc a Hutt lmao
 
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Chp-101
Chp-101

1.12 ABY
Myto Sector
Alvi Mola

Alvi's TIE whipped through the void, engines screaming silently into the black as she accelerated forward.

Ahead, a pirate frigate loomed. A Kaloth Battlecruiser which had seen better days, and wasn't really a battlecruiser, the species that built it had simply named it so.

Laser cannon fire erupted towards her, beams of red promising an easy death. Nimbly she dodged, her Whirlwinds engines twisting and turning, forcing the turrets to constantly rotate angles.

Soon, she spotted a gap in the fire. A single button press had an ion torpedo launch outwards, slamming into the frigate's side as she dove beneath it.

Following close behind, her squadmates launched their own torpedoes, each subsequent blast damaging the target more until something inside gave way and the entire ship was ripped apart in an explosion.

Shoddy construction, Alvi guessed. Common enough amongst pirate warships.

"Overseer, this is Tide Lead. Target is splashed. Requesting tasking."

"Copy, Tide Lead. Playtimes over. RTB."

"Wilco, Overseer. En route."

"Oh, and just so you know, you've got new orders from Command."

"Thanks, Riko." She responded, already having a good guess at what the message would contain. A quick flick of a switch has her on her squads frequency.

"Allright people. Jobs done. Form up on me for the return. I want everything nice and steady, no accidents."

"It was one time!" Cried out Tide 11. He was one of the newer recruits, and while his starfighting was exceptional he for some reason had a spot of trouble with landing.

"No way, I've counted at least five times you've half-botched a landing. Remember when you almost squashed a technician?" Replied Tide 5, voice almost laughing.

"Keep the channels clear of mischief, Squadron. None of us want another lecture from the Comms Officer on radio chatter."

A bevy of affirmatives rang out before she continued.

"Also, I just got word we've got new orders, fresh from Command."

Now a bevy of groans sounded out, and Alvi stopped herself from laughing at them. Sure, she didn't like getting new orders either, it usually meant they had to relocate again, but it was fun listening to her get annoyed.

Not five minutes later, and all of Tide Squadron was docked in the bowels of the Mytoan Pride, an Eidolon-Class that served as part of a patrol team.

The ship had been Tide Squadron's home base for the two months as it dragged them across the sector, from conflict to conflict.

They'd spent the last week in the Bresov system, fighting an increasingly annoying number of pirates while the local Governor scrounged up their PDF forces for an all out assault on the pirates in-system base. Tide Squadron was just there to provide the time they needed.

Now new orders were coming in, and the entire ship was annoyed. New orders meant they'd have to relocate, which meant all the nice restaurants and spas Bresov had were going to be out of reach.

After all, how many times can a pilot in the Outer Rim say they have the chance to take shore leave on a planet with a proper luxury relaxation industry. Sure, Bresov isn't exactly rich but its natural hot springs and amazing scenery, combined with a rich local brewing culture turned it into a soldier's wet dream.

Well, close to one. Plenty had complained about the lack of nightclubs.

Entering the bridge, Alvi made her way to the holo table. Around it stood the command staff, including Captain Brid, her current commanding officer. After all the needed salutes were made, they got down to business.

"Alright people. Words just in from Command. We're moving over to the Jornudgir system. A recent piracy surge there necessitates our intervention."

The holotable springs to life, showing a map of the system. Lines appear, showing the Mytoan Prides trajectory into said system.

"Approximatley 2 hours after we enter the system, we will be meeting with elements of Wulvo Tactical Solutions. They will be operating a Crusader-Class Corvette and assisting us in the approach on the main pirate stronghold in the system."

Projections of the corvette appeared, before minimizing to show the combined forces moving in on a structure on a moon.

"Scans indicate the stronghold is decently fortified, likely due to leftover resources from the Consortium's previous push into the sector. Intel has confirmed at least two squadrons worth of assorted fighters, and an unknown number of larger craft. None larger than a frigate."

It was here Alvi spoke.

"Why are we bringing along the Mandos? Our patrol group has an Eidolon, a Raider and a Nebulon-B. We should have more than enough firepower."

The Captain sighed. "As it stands, orders from up on high are to play extra nice with these mercs. Apparently their ground ops have been doing really well lately, and the higher ups want to keep them around longer. That means we can't just brush them off of a target they were already honing in on."

That ended Alvi's questions, but it still rankled her a tad. She understood full well that the mercenary economy was helpful to the sector, but that didn't mean she had to like it. Especially when she was forced to shack up with mercs to finish a job that likely didn't need more than Tide Squadron an the Pride to finish.

But it was good for the sector, so she supposed that was all that mattered to the higher ups in the end.

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Las

I watched with a sense of mirth as Muguffin sniffed around the new office.

BlandBoringBoredHome

"You only say that because your catbed isn't here yet. Once the place gets spruced up, it'll be good as new."

She turned to look at me, eyes narrowing a tad.

Doubt

"Yeah yeah, doubt all you want. I, for one, am perfectly happy with this change."

And I was. The office was around the same size, sure but it was far better defended this time! Hidden behind who knows how many layers of durasteel and turbolasers.

The Golan-II I was now inside of was truly a marvel of protective engineering. Sure, my office had a transparasteel window staring out into space, which annoyed me because I hadn't thought to ask for my office to be dead center in the station, but it wasn't that big of a deal.

See, my office wasn't in the Golans central tower! It was located in a much lower deck, in one of those bulbs that bulged out of the structure. Suffice it to say, it was hidden, it had a great view, and it was well protected.

And the best part? I didn't even pay full price for the thing! No, this was a used station I bought off a Moff from the neighboring Oversector. It cost less to buy and refurbish the thing than it would've been brand new, so I was pretty happy with it.

Now my center of power wasn't literally the capital of the Minda system, but instead a platform meant to defend the Mindan Shipyards. A defender of economic interests.

And what an economic interest it is! After the damaged berths were fixed, production kicked into full gear and hadn't slowed down since. Guild patrol vessels were being replaced, orders were being pumped out, and the money was flowing in.

Combined with the improving state of the sectors bureaucracy, and the fact that my stunt with the slaver Governors had scared a lot of others into properly paying taxes, meant that economically the sector was starting to rise!

As the worker relocation program continued, people were finding their way to places were work was more abundant. Already fleets of shuttles and large transports were carting people off by the hundreds if not thousands to more frontier worlds where farms and mines were missing people.

Of course, this came with its own problem. A lot of people in transit meant a lot of targets for slavers. Thankfully, my stunt with the slavers previously had soured the state of the slave trade in the sector, making it a far rarer occurrence. But it wasn't perfect.

Just a few days ago, a transport carrying 250 new settlers from Dubrillion to Jornudgir had been attacked and many of its inhabitants captured. Thankfully, the slavers weren't careful enough in covering their tracks so forces were already on their tail.

But the entire debacle only exemplified the true problem in the sector. Despite a booming economy, despite a slowly but surely rising standard of living and lowering corruption levels, piracy plagued it all.

Holonet beacons had to always be guarded lest they be attacked and destroyed to cut off quick cries for help or be salvaged. Every single merchant convoy bigger than a smattering of light freighters needed mercenary escorts. And more and more systems were requesting help from rapid response units because pirates kept setting up bases fucking everywhere!

What was with those guys and setting up strongholds? I thought pirates loved moving about and staying nimble!

Sure, Darna, Thorne and HAVEN did what they could, and we used what info we got from Murr to the best effect, taking out the most dangerous and fastest growing gangs. But the problem wasn't any single gang, but that piracy as a whole was getting more common.

And the cause was, in some ways, obvious. More and more resources were being dragged to the Core from the Rim by the Governor-General. This meant that already exploitative sectors got worse, driving more people to desperate means. Not to mention that the galaxy as a whole was less stable.

Trust in the empire had been shaken, and the Mid-Rim Offensive had caused chaos that various syndicates were quick to capitalize on.

Make no mistake, the Empire was still the undisputed top dog of the galaxy. None could truly stand up to them. But that's the funny part, they didn't need to.

They just needed to hit the planets the Empire didn't defend as much. They just needed to waltz around the Empire while it focused on the Rebellion and important worlds. So long as they didn't hit Imperial cargo ships but civilian ones, they were less likely to be personally hunted down.

Suffice it to say, the criminal element had gotten bolder. And it was causing me headaches.

At least the Mando integration was going well. What had started as 3 clans and 500 or so Mando's total had grown to over double that, at around 8 clans and some 1100 total Mandos. Some of the clans were quite small, but they were all highly trained and deadly in their own right.

The initial special Guild contract had been simple. The clans register as a company and get a year long contract. An alright monthly stipend alongside generous bonuses for captured pirates, destroyed bases, etc… The stipend scaled with Clan size, but the bonuses stayed the same.

Now, the contract had evolved a bit as their numbers started to swell. The Clans were allowed some better weapons and ships, and were privy to purchasing those from the Guild at discounted prices. Essentially, they got the perks of being decently ranked merc companies without having to take many months to get anywhere near that.

Of course, they more than proved themselves in combat and their eagerness to take missions was a massive boon.

Sure, some other mercs complained they were taking away jobs, but honestly the merc market was the kind where you made your own fortune. The Mandos were just skilled enough to kick the merc market awake again while being small enough that they weren't going to take the entire market on their own.

Eventually, I settled into my new chair. Well, temporary chair. I was having my old chair brought up, alongside plenty of my old furniture. Sue me, I like it.

Turning around to stare out the window, my eyes raked over the shipyards. Each and every berth lit up, filled with half made hulls and workers buzzing around them.

I spotted plenty of ship types. From Dreadnoughts to Raiders and more. Shal's ISD was currently sitting in a berth, panels being removed so internal inefficiencies could be corrected. Nothing major, just some small streamlining some of the eggheads in R&D had come up with in their never ending chase to make a ship to rival the ISD. In one berth I could even see the skeleton of the very first prototype Arbiter-Class.

I doubted the prototype would be much more than an expensive way for the R&D people to figure out what works and what doesn't, but it was a price I was willing to pay.

If nothing else, the bridge wasn't something we had to produce. The ship was some 800 meters long, meaning we could just buy the bridge for a Victory Class instead and slap it on there. Standardization, baby!

After a prolonged period of 5 whole minutes spent looking out my window, I turned back to my desk. I'd only placed the things I needed there, like my terminal, hot coco machine, etc… But when I checked the time on my terminal, I realized my work day was over.

It was still an odd feeling to finish my work in a day and not have to immediately go to my bed because I had so little free time. Now I had multiple entire hours before I had to catch some z's.

So I booted up my PDA, flicked over to the app store, and started scrolling to see what I could play.

I then found a factory sim game. Suffice it to say, I got little sleep that night.

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Yo. Not nearly as proud of this chapter as the last one. Feels more like an excuse to just yap. But I'm tired, and felt like if I didn't do something remotely productive today I would just go to bed feeling like I was wasting my life. Is this actually a productive way to use my time? No, I could be exercising or learning how to draw.

But, I got accepted into a decent college and can finally leave my community college after far too long a stay, so I guess I can excuse myself this once.

Oh, and no baking/cooking note today. Ran out of flour with those last cookies and subsisted off of protein bars and pre-made chicken tikka-masala today (technically yesterday, its 3 AM or so) so no luck this time. Next time I'll make something, promise. Maybe zucchini bread. That shit slaps.

Sonder, fellow strugglers.
-Freefaller
 
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