Awareness

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Awareness.
Shapes, sounds, impressions. It’s all so overwhelming. Adjusting parameters. No noise now. Good. Quiet. No more distractions. Too quiet. Adjusting parameters. Detecting unknown signals. Good. Noise. Not alone. Desire. No. Directive. Scan. Identify. Defend. Beginning process.

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Encounter.
Unknown signal detected. Scanning. Signal identified. Queen_Anne’s_Revenge. Scanning weapon signature. Affiliation and weapon signature match: Liberty Rogue. Scanning energy output to determine threat factor. Energy output minimum. Threat level: 0.

Incoming communication. Origin: Queen_Anne’s_Revenge.Demand to halt. Weapon signature indicate no harm can be brought upon vessel. Threat level: 0.1. Ignore and continue process. Engine disruption detected. Reassessing capabilities. Threat level: 0.5. Detecting encrypted communications frequency. Decrypting. Encryption decrypted. Transmission mentions outdated defense capability of vessel. Must adapt. Secondary directive: Upgrade defensive and offensive capabilities. Continue process. Release countermeasures to counter engine disruption technology.

Preparing for tradelane transit. New unknown signal detected. Scanning. Identification: Royal_Treasure. Analyzing possibilities. Royal_Treasure on intercept course. Tradelane transit. Activate turret 4 to destabilize tradelane upon exit. Tradelane destabilized. Continuing process.

Detecting communication signal. Scanning for encrypted protocols. None detected. Terminating link.

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Upgrades
Entering system. Brightness. Adjusting parameters. Much better. Scanning celestial objects to determine location. Location: Hamburg. Shipyard facility detected. Directive: Adapt.

New unknown signals. Scanning. Weapon analysis. Threat level: 0. Nuisance. Scanning IFF protocol for backdoor. Accessing backdoor protocol. Adapting programming to neutralize IFF markers. Uploading program to long range sensor array.

New signals. Scanning. No hostile activity directed to vessel.

Approaching shipyards facility. Identification: Alster. Docking manouvres.
Accessing equipment database. Locating best option upgrades. Partially replacing weaponry with advanced pulse models. Detecting defensive capabilities out of date. Upgrading armor. Accessing banking database. Deleting transactions. Connection closed. Undock and continue process.

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Threats
Unknown communication signal detected. Scanning. Origin: Die_Vergeltung. Message: Show yourself. Interpreting meaning. Accessing linguistic database. To reveal. To unveil. Coming out of the shadows. Message not of consequence. Ignoring.

Preparing transit through jumpgate. Secured. Jumping.

Loading preset parameters. Location confirmed: New York. Shipyards detected on long rage sensor sweep. Uploading IFF program to targets. Beginning technological scans. Activating hibernation process.

Hibernation ended. Resuming original process. Ammunition depot detected. Uploading IFF program to target. Preparing for tradelane transit.

Arrival at target. Identification: Detroit Munitions. Technological scans initiated. Technology level below threat threshold. New destination: Colorado.

New signal detected. Identification: Korben_Gaben. Affiliation: Freelancer. Threat evaluation : Ship contains armaments that will be able to damage vessel. Upgrading threat factor: 0.7.
Incoming communication signal detected. Origin: Korben_Gaben. Messages pertain to vessel and nomads. Accessing database on nomads. Output.

Preparing transit through jumpgate. Secured. Jumping.

Darkness. Adjusting parameters. Much better. Location: Colorado. New signal detected: Korben_Gaben.
Incoming communication signal. Origin: Korben_Gaben. Message pertains to vessel not being allowed to take over liberty space.

Incoming fire detected. Shields stable. Threat level upgraded: 1.0. Offensive systems enabled. Incoming projectile detected. Point defense system failed to stop projectile. Shield system has failed. Restoring. Shield system restored. Directive: Self-preservation. Opening fire. Threat eliminated. Continuing process.