A transcription of terminal entries from Groundbreaker.
Docking Bay Arrivals Terminal
Location: This terminal is located by Leonard Wheeler in the customs office, near the Docking Bay.
Docking Bay Arrivals Terminal
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Main menu
Records
Records menu
Arrivals
-Cleo freighter, hauling Tobaccorn (dues paid).
-Rizzo freighter, hauling Purpleberry everything (dues paid).
-Freelancer, possibly SubLight (dues paid).
-Freelancer, definitely SubLight (dues paid).
-Unreliable, business unknown (Impounded. Hawthorne's ship, but no Hawthorne. Wonder what happened there).
Departures
-Freelancer, SubLight.
-Freelancer, none (deadbeat at the Rest-N-Go insisted once again that he's part of the crew, but they acted like they didn't know him).
-Spacer's Choice freighter, delivered Callahan's new mask.
Messages
Messages menu
FROM: GB_Security, SUBJECT: These conditions...
TO: Dissatisfied_User70
FROM: GB_Security
SUBJECT: Re: These conditions...
This is a joke, right? I'm forwarding this around the station, and no one thinks you're real.
And if you are, welcome to Groundbreaker, asshole.
TO: GB_Security
FROM: Dissatisfied_User70
SUBJECT: These conditions...
...Aren't fit for cystypigs. You honestly expect me to share a berth with some junker flown by a freelancer? I am a company man, and I demand COMPANY ACCOMMODATIONS!!! Auntie Cleo would give you such a withering glare if she saw how you treated her two-time Employee of the Month (Yes, that is me).
You signed a Social Contract when you gave me clearance to land. I ask for what is mine by right - room to breathe, a heated berth so I can walk around barefoot, and service with a smile. You've given me one out of three.
I'll give you until I hit "Send" to rectify this error.
FROM: GB_Security, SUBJECT: Harassment
FROM: GB_Security
TO: Wild_Cat
SUBJECT: Re: Harassment
Don't bother. We're on our way.
FROM: Wild_Cat
TO: GB_Security
SUBJECT: Harassment
Hey, I landed like fifteen minutes ago and this crazy guy with no shoes on has been throwing shit at my rig. Like actual shit. Can I open fire or what?
Mardet Docking Security Terminal
Location: This terminal is located in the secure section of the Groundbreaker Security Office. One requires either a Holographic Shroud with the Mardet ID Cartridge or permission to be in the area to access the terminal without security turning hostile.
Mardet Docking Security Terminal
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Main menu
Eject Docking Records Data Cartridge
Note: This data cartridge is required for the quest, The Empty Man.
Data cartridge ejected.
Confiscated Goods
Detained a freelancer who was cagey about his business. Confiscated his personal belongings while he waited for questioning:
-Modified pistol, Joch
-Hatchet
-Metal Hoop (Ig)
-Prayer beads (OSI)
-Locked container (owner refused inspection)
He fled before we could get down to it. Left his things behind, so they're stored in the back of the security station until the idiot shows his face again, which is likely to be never.
Security Logs
-SubLight put a bid on one of our impounds. Generous one, too. Negotiate for the usual finder's fee and then give Lilya her salvage.
-Brawl at the Lost Hope. Freelancers vs. Board. Freelancers won. Arrested a freighter captain with more bits than brains.
-Hawthorne's ship impounded by order of Udom Bedford. Still no clue why Hawthorne associates with that Board snake.
-A guy from the Back Bays roughed up the moon kid. Raving mad, warned me that the moon was gonna bring about the end times. He was flying high on whatever MacRedd grows down there.
-Got a sworn testimony that MacRedd was spotted at the Rest-n-Go. Not that anyone will corroborate it. Reminder to keep an eye on Gladys.
MedBay Terminal
Location: This terminal is located on the front desk of the Medical Bay, next to Doctor Mfuru.
Groundbreaker MedBay Terminal
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Main menu
Messages
Messages
TO: Capt. Irion, SUBJECT: Where are my automechs?
FROM: Dorsett, W.
TO: Cap_Irion
SUBJECT: Where are my automechs?
I need a status update, Irion.
I know you boasted about the Scylla shortcut, but could you maybe venture through a pocket of space that isn't infested with pirates? You know, pirates. The ones who love cargo and hate rules.
Here in MedBay we've got blunt tools, watered-down meds, long shifts, and shaky hands. Don't let me down.
Logs
Logs
Staff Shortage
I'm at my wit's end coordinating with any authority outside of Groundbreaker. The Board won't dispatch a surgeon unless Junlei agrees to share a third of all docking revenue, and Spacer's Choice won't send supplies unless we make an exclusive deal to use their products. No thank you. I've seen enough shoddy needles breaking off in patients' arms.
I need to chat with Junlei about this, but she has problems of her own. Some of us are growing concerned about the cost of Groundbreaker's independence.
Public Access Terminal (port side)
Location: This terminal is located on the port side of the Groundbreaker Promenade, near the SubLight Salvage and Shipping Corporation offices.
Groundbreaker Public Access Terminal
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Main Menu
Recent Users
Loading recent users...
CALLAHAN, M. - signed in
EVERSON, B. - logged out
OYAMA, T. - logged out
Access User: CALLAHAN, M.
Welcome, M. Callahan.
Displaying recent messages.
FROM: SC_Manager541, SUBJECT: The hat
FROM: SC_Manager541
TO: Callahan, M.
SUBJECT: Re: The hat
You made your Spacer's Choice when you signed the employment contract.
FROM: Callahan, M.
TO: SC_Manager541
SUBJECT: The hat
I keep telling you the hat doesn't fit right. There's something wrong with it. How many people have worn this thing before me?
Is this my life now? Because if it is, I'll take it - I'll be your moon man - but there won't be anything left of me to care.
-Martin
TO: MAMA_C, SUBJECT: Hi mom
FROM: MAMA_C
TO: Callahan, M.
SUBJECT: Re: Hi mom
Are you okay, honey?
~Mom
FROM: Callahan, M.
TO: MAMA_C
SUBJECT: Hi mom
Hope you're doing well, mom. Thought I'd check in.
Engineers visit the shop a bunch. I remember when I used to turn a wrench back home on Terra 2.
Lilya Hagen over in SubLight told me that I could always pursue a career in salvage if this thing doesn't work out.
Please give Dad and the others a hug from me.
Mom, it's really great that we can stay in touch like this. Little reminders of home are more important than ever.
Enjoy the quality Spacer's Choice goods I sent. You can get ones just like them at home, but I figured you might appreciate me getting the company discount and all.
-Martin
Public Notices
Displaying public notices
The Heat
I know it's bad. As the one whose office is closest to our radiators, you can imagine why I want to take three showers every day. I hear you.
We've got eyes on the problem. And hands. And tools. It's a mechanical problem with a mechanical solution. In the meantime, enjoy some additional water rations. And take breaks - you deserve them. If you're thirsting for cooler air, talk to your closest engineer about spots with favorable circulation.
J.T.
Seeking Contractor: SubLight Salvage
Seeking ethically-flexible spacer with Stellar Bay landing clearance.
Payment in exchange for return of legal salvage. Details given upon acceptance of contract.
Active warrants? Prior convictions? No questions asked. Our background checks filter out criminal red flags. Plausible deniability is the SubLight way.
See Lilya Hagen for details. Warehouse next to the Spratwurst joint, second floor.
Loitering on Board Property is Strictly Prohibited
DO NOT DELETE
The Halcyon Holdings corporate office and its environs are for conducting official Board business *only.* Anyone found misusing Board property will be fined accordingly.
Board property includes - but is not limited to - Halcyon Holding's office here on Groundbreaker, the space directly in front of my desk, the space directly behind my desk, my doorway, my beerth, and, most importantly, my stairs.
Thank you for your cooperation.
~Udom Bedford, Certified Liaison
p.s. Please note that the next spacer caught drinking on the stairs outside the embassy may find themselves on the rude side of an airlock.
p.p.s. This is the third time I've had to post this message, and I'm sick and tired of it. I will not hesitate to open a Board-sanctioned investigation into your behavior and, when you are caught, punish you accordingly, FELIX MILLSTONE.