ONE IN, ONE OUT
One entrant at 15:17, Comrade Tortue, exited later at 17:45, thirty minutes before sunset. No damage found, despite there being a few more holes in his jacket. Standard-issue USPA Courier 11.5x23mm caseless progressive-burst two-round derringer found, as expected. No recording equipment or hazardous software located.
Delivery Contents, d03/30 m02/13 y2532
PACKAGE 1 - MISCELLANEOUS PARTS (FILE #200) - 7.1kg (WEIGHT MATCH)
PACKAGE 2 - FIRST AID REPAIR SUPPLIES - 4kg (WEIGHT MATCH)
PACKAGE 3 - BASIC MONTHLY UPKEEP RESUPPLY - 10.4kg (WEIGHT MATCH)
PERSONAL: The energy here is shit. I spent the morning helping my hook-up keep vomit out of her hair, and I would rather be there than here. All packages were delivered without a hitch, though, so that's a good enough sign.
Client #200 Mechanical Work Report
Continued deep cleaning finished, and all vital interior hosing and wiring replaced, though non-critical wiring is still missing. Several basic regulation systems and exterior panels were repaired or replaced. In order to insure all internals requiring maintenance go undamaged, limb force output has been reduced, the client has been provided crutches to manage this. All incomplete exterior paneling has been covered in plastic sealant sheets to prevent foreign bodies from entering vital systems. With these modifications in mind, the client has been cleared to move about the office as she pleases. For the moment, she has been provided the fold-out couch in the lounge area for bedding.
Meeting Members: Comrades Bertha Concerto, Doreen De La Rosa, Thomas Downes, and Franklin Tortue
(17:02) Meeting Begins
(17:02) DE LA ROSA: [chairs creaking and squeaking against the floor] Alright, let's get started. Tortue, you said you had a couple big things to tell us?
(17:02) TORTUE: We got word, a few days ago, that a couple guys scraping the UN net for docs leaked an itinerary from the homeland's navy. It has the spacecraft carrier Wavecrash in Goldilocks orbit around midnight tonight.
(17:04) DE LA ROSA: [quietly turns from recorder] ...fuck. Alright.
(17:04) CONCERTO: I assume that there's some kind of plan as to what to do.
(17:05) DOWNES: [jokingly] If they don't have a plan by now, then I'm out of here before sunset-
(17:05) TORTUE: [slightly interrupting, leather jacket squeaking quietly as he adjusts himself] It's okay, man, chill out. Remember when this whole town was rioting six months ago, and you thought the cops'd be banging down the door any day? They don't know you're here. This is a depot planet; they're here to refuel, pick up some more idiots to fill their deathtraps, then set out to kill more people in No Man's Land.
(17:07) DOWNES: [feet shuffle nervously] ...so, we just lie low for a few days? Is that the plan?
(17:08) TORTUE: The USPA is trying to organize a way to get you all out of the system, and closer to Frontier Coalition friends. Wavecrash is going to be one of many ships passing through Goldilocks' orbit, and especially through the Naval spaceport not far from here. This safehouse is undeniably the most threatened USPA station, which means it has to shut down, in order to keep any sensitive info about the Union as a whole from breaking out. Once the heat's down, someone'll hopefully be here to pull you out, before things get much, much worse. In the meantime, Bertha's ordered Comrade Esther and Comrade De La Rosa handguns, so you'll have a little more protection.
(17:10) DOWNES: [both palms drop onto table with a thump] What? Why does everyone get guns and I don't?
(17:11) CONCERTO: Everyone but you has their weapons training done. Plus, both Esther and Doreen see clients directly, while you see them after they've been vetted. Frankly, I don't love having them around, but it feels more and more necessary.
(17:12) TORTUE: Not to cut things short, but I've got to get to div 1 - I'll be back in two days with those guns and some more news about your way off-world. In the meantime, [audibly smiling] don't do anything stupid.
(17:12) DE LA ROSA: Comrade Franklin has passed on the order to decommission the safehouse. He's taking some of our equipment to div 1, so kiss the expander unit and our extra lubricant supplies goodbye. We've gotta do what we can to take things down and get them ready to move ASAP, so we don't get caught and blow the whole Goldilocks network, especially with how quickly we'll have to be leaving. This place has meant a lot to us. I hope we can give it a proper goodbye.
(17:15) CONCERTO: We're all we've got til the cavalry comes.
(17:15) Meeting Ends
Security Report d03/30 m02/13 y2532
Nothing major to report. Algo says that police patrol numbers are normal. Goldilocks' intranet's still buzzing like crazy, but this time, everyone's a lot more hushed. The dread is palpable, no matter where you stand, and the whole place is waiting for the fever to break.
at a rolling boil