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Post by [bass]-The Black Knight on Mar 1, 2012 8:48:46 GMT 10
SIRIUS WIDE ALERT – Genetically modified gorllas on the loose.
This is the Black Knight, Leader of the [bass] clan. Since [bass] has taken over a significant part of Bretonian space, we decided as a token of goodwill to share some of the scientific data that we have developed and/or collected over the years with the Bretonian Government.
Some of this data related to an experiment performed by the DracO clan a few years ago. This involed genetically modifing gorillas so that they would have enough intelligence to fly a spaceship. The thinking was they could develop a huge fleet of ships without having to worry about things like health insurance.
This went about as well as you could imagine. That is to say it went badly; many of our ships were stolen, retagged, and flown about terrorizing Sirius.
BI6, in their infinite wisdom, thought they could do a better job than DracO with the data we provided them, having the advantage of the hindsight of what went wrong the first time.
This also went about as well as you could imagine. That is to say we've lost contact with MacDonald Station, and many of our own ships have been stolen. Now there are rampaging gangs of ships tagged [OokOok] running around Sirius doing whatever feels good at the time.
Thus far they seem to be trying to generate the largest loot clouds possible. So hanging around them could be profitable. That having been said, they are a rampaging gang of genetically modified gorillas, so all bets are off as far as your safety.
So, if you see a ship named [OokOok]-TheBlackKnight, that's not me. It's a Genetically modified gorilla that's stolen my ship and gone on a rampage.
Don't laugh. There's nothing stopping me from seeing a ship with [OokOok]-YourName on a rampage.
They can be found anywhere in Sirius, but seem to be collecting in NL for the time being. They only respond to hails with "Ook Ook" and other gorilla noises, or with bits of Shakespeare, although the later not as frequently.
Our efforts to stop them has been dubbed "Operation Gorilla Monsoon." As part of this effort, Praxis, my science officer (who started this all in the first place) is trying to remotely program the ships to give out additional cash rewards to anyone who sucessfully brings them down. On the flip side, there's no guarantee that will work either, so if you hunt down one of these monsters you may have to be happy with the 5k dueling bonus.
I asked him why not just remotely program them to fly into a sun, and he said they've already locked down the other systems. So this is the best we can do. You see, they really are particularly clever genetically modified gorillas.
Nautrally we're trying to do our best to help hunt down and recaputre them—with large, vaporizing amounts of munitions if necessary. But right now all our efforts are being spent securing our captial ships. God help us all if they get a hold of those.
Remember you might see ANYONE'S ship turned into an [OokOok] tag, rampaging across space and replying to hails with only gorilla noises and poetry. Under no circumstances should you hold this against the original pilot. This is being done by hyperintelligent, super strong gorillas with excellent piloting skills.
Good luck and God bless you out there,
[bass]-The Black Knight
This is the Black Knight, Leader of the [bass] clan. Since [bass] has taken over a significant part of Bretonian space, we decided as a token of goodwill to share some of the scientific data that we have developed and/or collected over the years with the Bretonian Government.
Some of this data related to an experiment performed by the DracO clan a few years ago. This involed genetically modifing gorillas so that they would have enough intelligence to fly a spaceship. The thinking was they could develop a huge fleet of ships without having to worry about things like health insurance.
This went about as well as you could imagine. That is to say it went badly; many of our ships were stolen, retagged, and flown about terrorizing Sirius.
BI6, in their infinite wisdom, thought they could do a better job than DracO with the data we provided them, having the advantage of the hindsight of what went wrong the first time.
This also went about as well as you could imagine. That is to say we've lost contact with MacDonald Station, and many of our own ships have been stolen. Now there are rampaging gangs of ships tagged [OokOok] running around Sirius doing whatever feels good at the time.
Thus far they seem to be trying to generate the largest loot clouds possible. So hanging around them could be profitable. That having been said, they are a rampaging gang of genetically modified gorillas, so all bets are off as far as your safety.
So, if you see a ship named [OokOok]-TheBlackKnight, that's not me. It's a Genetically modified gorilla that's stolen my ship and gone on a rampage.
Don't laugh. There's nothing stopping me from seeing a ship with [OokOok]-YourName on a rampage.
They can be found anywhere in Sirius, but seem to be collecting in NL for the time being. They only respond to hails with "Ook Ook" and other gorilla noises, or with bits of Shakespeare, although the later not as frequently.
Our efforts to stop them has been dubbed "Operation Gorilla Monsoon." As part of this effort, Praxis, my science officer (who started this all in the first place) is trying to remotely program the ships to give out additional cash rewards to anyone who sucessfully brings them down. On the flip side, there's no guarantee that will work either, so if you hunt down one of these monsters you may have to be happy with the 5k dueling bonus.
I asked him why not just remotely program them to fly into a sun, and he said they've already locked down the other systems. So this is the best we can do. You see, they really are particularly clever genetically modified gorillas.
Nautrally we're trying to do our best to help hunt down and recaputre them—with large, vaporizing amounts of munitions if necessary. But right now all our efforts are being spent securing our captial ships. God help us all if they get a hold of those.
Remember you might see ANYONE'S ship turned into an [OokOok] tag, rampaging across space and replying to hails with only gorilla noises and poetry. Under no circumstances should you hold this against the original pilot. This is being done by hyperintelligent, super strong gorillas with excellent piloting skills.
Good luck and God bless you out there,
[bass]-The Black Knight
