On patrol outside the busy starport of Brunel Station, Heike Security Forces pilot Kenji Nobu reluctantly admits that not all visitors to the station are "getting the full scrutiny of the law."
"There's just too many of them, and too few of us," Kenji says, begrudgingly, into his headset microphone. In the last 24 hours, nearly 750 ships have docked, mostly small or medium transport ships, over 10 times the normal station traffic.
"Word is the brass is waiting on approval for emergency funds, and the pilot's union rep let us know we might have to put in some overtime. Nothing I haven't heard before, though," Noru says.
Dockworker Sothy Ferrell confirmed suspicions on what has been in such demand; "some fruits, some coffee, but mostly tea powder," Sothy yells over the whir of servomotors. "Talk about loaded, how 'bout those monks makin' the stuff! No doubt they're loaded!"
While it has been reported on GalNet that a faction calling themselves Emperor's Dawn has placed a massive order, they are located over 200ly away from Heike, with most of the journey lying within Federation space.
"I might recognize a name or two coming up on the scanner, but most of it just runs togeth--Listen, I gotta get back to my patrol," Kenji says.
Cmdr Tyber de Maat
Zaonce Market Circular | Interstellar Press
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