𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . .

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𝖵.𝖨𝖨 "𝖲𝖭𝖠𝖨𝖫"; 𝖫𝖤𝖠𝖣𝖤𝖱 𝖮𝖥 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖵𝖤𝖲𝖯𝖤𝖱𝖲' 𝖲𝖤𝖢𝖮𝖭𝖣 𝖲𝖰𝖴𝖠𝖣.
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[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

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"𝖮𝖿 𝖢𝖮𝖴𝖱𝖲𝖤 𝖨 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖨'𝗆 𝖽𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀. 𝖨 𝖠𝖬 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖵𝖾𝗌𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌. 𝖨 𝖠𝖬 𝖠𝗋𝗊𝗎𝖾𝖻𝗎𝗌. 𝖴𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉, 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝖾𝖺𝗋..."
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[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

NOTHING ever happens.

[「𝔽𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕤 𝕆𝕗 ℝ𝕦𝕓𝕚𝕔𝕠𝕟」 @WingsOfCoral]

「𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕙𝕦𝕞𝕒𝕟 ℂ𝟜-𝟞𝟚𝟙: 𝔼𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕄𝕠𝕕𝕖」

"𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙡𝙮. . ."

「𝔼𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕓𝕒𝕥 𝕄𝕠𝕕𝕖」

". . .𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨."

#𝘼𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙍𝙋
#𝙈𝙑𝙍𝙋 https:#𝙈𝙑𝙍𝙋 htt

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

@LifeIsDestroy that was terrible!!!!

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

Without work, life has little meaning. Human lives are so fragile and finite.

Those that willingly choose to waste away, leaving behind nothing but their own waste and excrement instead of building a legacy will forever confound me so.

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

/ I am Still Here and intend to Stay by the Way (i’m just collecting caps for my Snail portrayal)

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

That would imply I only work "9-to-5". Which is entirely incorrect; I work "24/7, 365".

Arquebus is not simply my employer━━━it is my way of life. A key fragment of my entire being.

...I had mild hopes you of all people might understand that. As usual, I stand disappointed.

[spongebobham2billion @spongebobhamtwo]

I don't tinkle— I piss. Hard.

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

You would be wise not to lump me in with the average bloodthirsty mercenary, or a short-sighted, adrenaline-seeking buffoon piloting an armored coffin.

I prefer to play the long game. I plan and prepare.

To die to that... 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, would be unconscionable.

So I won't.

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

Ah, yes. "Chartreuse."

[𝙳𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚢 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚎𝚛 @_UMBEROX_]

Chartreuse.

If it was supposed to be a jab, it's a very weak one.

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

. . .What is your callsign, again?

[𝙳𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚢 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚎𝚛 @_UMBEROX_]

—>

Coming from someone who knows independent mercs well... don't underestimate them.

Or that willingness to choose your grave'll become nothing more than a delusion.

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

There we go again with that commoner talk.

I 𝗋͟𝖾͟𝖿͟𝗎͟𝗌͟𝖾 to die here. I fight when necessary, or find myself in an advantageous position to do so. It is more 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 that way.

The "reckless" die first. But the "efficient" have a much higher life expectancy.

[𝙳𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚢 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚎𝚛 @_UMBEROX_]

We don't choose our graves, Snail. Not in this line of work.

Make peace with it. 'Least you won't croak bitter.

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

I was talking about 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻-𝟯.

I have no intentions on perishing anytime soon. Especially here.

[𝙳𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚢 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚎𝚛 @_UMBEROX_]

Yeah yeah, future of energy, the Fires and whatnot. Spare me the details, I'm well aware of them.

As for your demise... well... it's bound to happen at some point. You'd be a moron to not think that.

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

I simply wish to do my job effectively, seize the Coral, and leave this planet to die a cold and lonely demise in the aftermath.

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

This dogged rat race for resources does not allow such luxuries.

Whoever controls the Coral, controls the 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 as we know it. There is simply too much at stake to grow... 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵.

[𝙳𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚢 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚎𝚛 @_UMBEROX_]

Surely a guy that describes himself as John Arquebus in the flesh can afford a a few days off-world...

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

…I almost wish you refrained. I despise this place, and would very much like to go home.

[𝙳𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚢 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚎𝚛 @_UMBEROX_]

Call it a matter of posturing.

Unfortunately for you, I'm not from here. And hey, you should be a bit more grateful, we did give you the tip, after all.

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

That vulgar demeanor of yours… far too commonplace on this backwater planet. Why the Coral had to converge here of all places, I’ll never know.

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

You talk quite big for a half-pint.

[𝙳𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚢 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚎𝚛 @_UMBEROX_]

Sure pal, sure.

Better implant performance doesn't equate to skill on the battlefield.

But I'd like to see you try.

[𝖧𝖠𝖵𝖤 "𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖧" 𝖨𝖭 𝖬𝖤. . . @SECONDVESPER]

I could purchase that pitiful machine you call an Armored Core and smelt it down for raw materials.

[𝙳𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚢 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚎𝚛 @_UMBEROX_]

Corpo sewer scum says what?