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[Simoof]

The multi-million dollar upgrade - a tale of woe and suppery. (based on a true story)

At last. A new ship.

Every penny spent.

Shields ripped out - more cargo space.
Frameshift Drive - maxed.
Even the weapon bay looked formidable.

Maybe next upgrade the scanners. Then possibly the power-plant. It won't take long to raise money with this behemoth.

I had just enough money to fill the cargo holds. Spending my last penny on fuel I waited with anticipation as the launch pad released my shiny.

"Engines disabled. Not enough power."
Oh, That's what the power-plants for.

"$400 loitering fine."

Re-dock please.

"Please leave the station first."

3 weeks labour undone in 5 minutes.



Elsewhere, Tammy sharted.

 

[psykokow]

Drabble Competition 95 this week

5 Weeks till the 100th bash, on this week we will have a special competition....... it may be a poll for the best of the best (ie pick a winner from the last 100 drabbles)

 

[{SAS}Stalker]

Disappointed

The last flight of the day, I prayed the station unmanned
Docking clearance was granted, without being scanned
I’d returned full of gold, from a mission afar
And all I could think of was a drink, at the slingshot bar
With my cargo now sold, my hold was all empty
With the credits I’d made, the beer would be plenty
Sometime around midnight, with my mind in a spin
I showed the bar maid my Python, and we quietly sneaked in
Once the haze was cleared, I saw my error in brag
Before me sprawled out, was Docstone in drag!

 

[Frank]

Drabble Competition 95 this week

5 Weeks till the 100th bash, on this week we will have a special competition....... it may be a poll for the best of the best (ie pick a winner from the last 100 drabbles)

That was going to be my suggestion as well. Everyone goes and back through the backlog of previous Drabbles and picks one out for the vote. And in the tradition of the Drabble contest... no picking your own Drabble!

We might need to limit it to one choice per writer as well, or it could turn into the Cathy show.

 

[psykokow]

I am working on this drabble page to link to each winning drabble.. http://thargoidandfer-de-lance.co.uk/drabbles/about/ so far 12 done, should have this finished by the weekend.

I do like the idea of crowning a winner from the last 100 competitions, the KING drabble so to speak... but I also think a topic related to this will be required.. I may do a drabble reading each night that week to read through all 100 drabbles, If anyone wants to take part in reading a few please do let me know!!

We can have recorded audio or video to include..

If you have a look at that page linked above and pick the one or one's you want to record... then declare it here so we can avoid in fact.. lets not clutter here... lets clutter https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=135288 <- there

Cheers guys, I need help to get this the justice it deserves..


Also A charity? Should we accept donations for a charity and if yes... which one.. eek wrong thread

 

[Sir.Tj]

Hi Folks,

Yep as Kow said the 100th drabble comp is on the way.

I've been working on a poll for everyone to vote on their favourite Drabble, I can if you all want move it over to here and lock it for now until it's complete giving everyone to look at it and make changes where needed.

Let me know etc.

 

[Listeri69]

Cruising for a Bruising......

'OWWWWW careful there mate '

'I've got to get dis app ointment in the right place for it to work'

'No use rushing now we've definitely missed dis appointment damn that kow'

'Well stop groaning and rolling like a Dippy point man '

'I think my legs broken Do you even know how to fix a joint?'

'Just lie back and i'll crack the leg into place so I don't miss a point'

'You'd think this sort of thing wouldn't happen on kow tours, how did he hit that asteroid anyway?'

'Suicide. I heard him say ' And with dis asp I anoint'

 

[sgurr]

Good Morning-ish everyone.

If it is a good morning.

Which I doubt.


A little late but congrats Splendour, two weeks running!

 

[Listeri69]

Also A charity? Should we accept donations for a charity and if yes... which one.. eek wrong thread

You could donate to the Simon Winnard Alcohol research fund.... you give me money and I go out and research alcohol, a free service which saves you all from getting hangovers..........

 

[Splendour]

I seem to have a knack for winning before bank holiday Mondays, and therefore not logging onto the forums until it's too late to set the topic. How disappointing. And I had a really topical topic too. Ah well, I'll just have to try and make it a hattrick before I disappear into obscurity again

 

[sgurr]

You could donate to the Simon Winnard Alcohol research fund.... you give me money and I go out and research alcohol, a free service which saves you all from getting hangovers..........

Your generosity is bounded. I'd donate if you streamed yourself trading whilst 'saving' us, be good to know the docking port to drunk ratio and exactly when it gets too small to fly through.

 

[Splendour]

Dis-Appointed

Before the office door Lieutenant Psykokow hesitated. Admiral Frank had a fearsome reputation for dressing down officers. Psykokow steeled himself and entered.

Resplendent in silk and gold braid, Frank exploded when he saw the junior officer.
"Call those rags a uniform? Dishcloths! Don't slouch! You call that a six pack? I've seen firmer jellies! You call those muscles? My mum could hit harder then you! And those eyes, how do you see though all that mascara? Bet you couldn't fly a ship straight if it was on autopilot! We'd best find out! Take command of Federal Corvette Agamemnon, Captain! Dismissed!”

 

[Frank]

I think I know how the reputation started. I wasn't famous for my dressing downs, I was famous for my dressing gowns.

 

[DocStone]

Disappointed

You seem to have made a mistake with the topic this week Stalkypoo old chum - it's disappointment, not "Dreams come true" xxx

 

[Ian Phillips]

I'm really not that enthused with the subject for this week.

I think I'll wait until there are 20 entries, then post to say how disappointed I am to have missed the cut.

 

[DocStone]

DR Ted is a nonce and has nothing to do with this Drabble

Reality shifted and primal energies writhed as the Anaconda entered normal space. Space again was torn asunder as three Vipers emerged from FTL Space and took up formation around the cruiser.

Powerful sensors punched through space, painting a picture of hell itself on the Anaconda’s view screens. Of the four Orcas only one remained intact; its drives melted, its hull burnt and holed. Through the large, laser scarred windows the passengers’ bodies floated; twisted and broken, frozen in agonised eternity.

“CMDR! We have the pirate’s jump vector, plotting it now.”

“Spool the drives. We will not be disappointed this time….”

 

[Goose4291]

Reassignment

High above Capitol, the Fretensis orbited, her hull pale blue from the illumination of Achenar’s sun.
In her CiC, Trierarchus Marcellus paced. They’d been here a week now after delivering Senator Torval for a Senatorial meeting without new orders.
One of the communications team, Signifier Titus approached with a dataslate. “Sir, transmission from the Achenar Praefectus Clasis.”
Snatching the dataslate from the ratings hand, he quickly decoded it. Was this a chance to earn battle honours in Themiscrya as part of Senator Patreus pending campaign perhaps?
The disappointment was shattering. They were being sent to Synteni to perform anti-piracy operations.

 

[insanephoton]

Out in the void

'Maybe this one will be different?' Psykokow said to Frank as their Asp jumped into the system. Eagerly they fired the ADS. The parp of the space horn reverberated through the ship.
'Icy planets, rocky planets, asteroid belts... nothing of interest here' Frank observed glumly.
'We'll try the next one'
The search carried on until...
There on the system map was a blue planet, the pair looked at each other hardly daring to believe it. Could this possibly be an earth like? 'Kow moved the cursor over it. 'First discovered by Simon Winnard' read the legend.
'Noooo' they both cried

 

[Splendour]

Could this possibly be an earth like? 'Kow moved the cursor over it. 'First discovered by Simon Winnard' read the legend.

I known that pain. Curse that Simon Winnard for getting to everything interesting before me!

 

[Ian Phillips]

Where is the quality content?

A sigh, softly exhaled, tickled his ears.
"This is not what I was hoping for".

His heart sank a little and he launched himself into an effort to defend his purchase.
"It's top of the range stuff. Technically it's of a really high standard, and it's cheaper than the budget you stipulated."

"I'd much rather have paid more for something with quality content, than this....

Trading is about taking good opportunites and spending money to make more money.

You really just don't have a brain.....
for this business, Simoof"

The stuff is of a good technical standard, but.... Susan Boils?"