Epic Mission Arc: Penumbra
Mission 4.1.4: Re-examining Options
Overview
Mission type: Selection, Arc Mission
Recommended Damage: NA
Recommended Resists: NA
System: Poinen (0.6)
Station: Poinen IV - Moon 13 - Nugoeihuvi Corporation Development Studio
Deadspace: No
Previous Mission: Mission 4.1.3: Return to Isha
Next Mission Choice I: Mission 4.1.5.1: Two Steps Into Hell
Next Mission Choice II: Mission 4.1.5.2: Playing it Safer
Mission Briefing
"Welcome back, pilot. I hope your time has been well spent considering our options.
Hyasyoda seems to have calmed down a little for now, but it's when they get quite that I actually start to worry. They likely already have something in motion. I'm not interested in seeing if my instincts are right, though. We should shift these formulas as soon as possible.
As I told you before, I've already lined up a buyer for us. All you need to do is move the goods. As I also explained, my associates - that is, the ones with an interest in highly illegal booster manufacture - they're stationed at a somewhat remote NOH office outside of CONCORD jurisdiction, where the Chief Executive Panel finds it difficult to keep a close eye on everything.
Ideally, I would like you to deliver the goods to our facility in KFR-ZE yourself, but I can make arrangements for the staff at KFR to retrieve it from a nearby low-security system if you prefer. That will, of course, reduce the cut of the profits. If you can fly a Covert Ops or an interceptor, anything like that, then I would recommend you make use of it now. How you proceed in light of this situation is up to you though. All I want is for the sale to be made soon; I don't care how."
"I'm sure you're aware how dangerous a place Syndicate can be. Serpentis are everywhere, and your fellow capsuleers have given the region a reputation for constant violence and war. I have mapped a route you could take through Genesis, via Faurulle, that will limit the amount of lawless space you need to traverse. That will make the trip longer, but safer. I guess that depends on how you feel about the short route and the jump into PF-346 it entails. That one system alone must have claimed millions of souls over the years; it is notoriously dangerous.
Personally, I would advice discretion, and that you limit your risks. I suggest you take something evasive, be that through speed or cloaking, and avoid the busiest systems. I will have an agent on standby in KFR-ZE at a secore Nugoeihuvi facility near our station offices. I suggest you avoid the station unless there is a need to dock there. Capsuleer pirates love to corner unaware travelers there; we have to deal with the combat on our doorstep all the time."
Warning: This path leads to 0.0 Security Space.
"Our people in KFR-ZE come down to State space via Faurulle at times. This is the quickest route out of Syndicate and often the most desirable one for that very reason. We've lost a few convoys recently, trying to pass through PF-346 along te shortest route to State space. In case you don't know it, <char_name>, the PF-346 system has been made notorious by bloodthirsty capsuleers. I think it is perhaps best for all involved that we take no risks on this one and use the Faurulle drop-off.
This is where you will be taking our formula. I will have my people on standby at secure facility in-system. Please, though, do not linger there. There are no stations in system, so anyone noticing you will know that you're out in space somewhere. The very last thing we need is some pirate scanning you down in one of our own facilities, and especially not in that one."
Warning: This path leads to Low Security Space.
Notes
Please note: You need to choose one of the choices to continue the epic arc.