The Bisgean Republic <FT, Open, Intro>

[The Bisgean Republic]

New Bisgea, Mars
Capital of the Federal Republic

In the course of hundreds of years, the humans have made another accomplishment. Threatened with extinction by nuclear fallout, they were forced to leave the nation that was once known as Earth (Terra) and resume their daily lives on Mars, the formerly red planet that was terraformed to meet the sentient beings necessities to survive.

At the center of this great accomplishment is the city of New Bisgea, site of the HMS Mars' landing and the start of a new beginning. Back in 2023, the site was nothing more than a small collection of temporary buildings. Now it is the largest city not only on the planet, but on the entire system. Capital of the Federal Republic, and a site of history.

All around, vehicles drove or flew by, people everywhere. From afar, it seemed a chaotic place and in some ways, it was. But in the midst of this chaos, stood a beacon of peace and order. The Presidential Palace, official residence of the President of the Republic and the seat of government.

The current President was Reynold Aruthyan, who at first glance was just like any other man. He was a full 7'2" in height, which was the average for humans residing on Mars. His complexion was fair with just a hint of light pink, something inherited from James Marco Pulido, main colonist of Mars who had picked up the color from his constant contact with Martian reddish non-terraformed soil.

"Is it advisable?" the President asked.

"Yes, Mister President," the Foreign Affairs Secretary, Dave Wilson, answered. "We've been isolationists for hundreds of years. Isn't it about time we made contact with the other beings out there? We know they exist, and they know we do as well. We have the technology to contact them and with new allies, economy shall boost. We'll have new technologies to study and create. We;ll..."

"Enough, Dave. I get the point. Send an unarmed vessel for contact at once. Collaborate with the Defense Minister, Michael Hearington."

BRS Contact
Contact-class Mission Ship

The small ship that resembled a thermometer sped throughout the darkness of space, 1.2 times the speed of light. A mere 800 meters in length, it was small. Basically unarmed except for a weak railgun, the ship was considered scrap by many. But what they didn't know, was that the ship was not scrap. It would play one of the most vital roles of the Republic's programs and missions, initiate contact with other life forms.

It traveled through the void, with no particular direction. It did however constantly send out a message in English. "This is the BRS Contact of the Bisgean Republic. We seek sentient beings for contact and diplomacy. We come in peace."

OOC: No mega armies set out to destroy me and conquer my worlds.

[Dbrought]

Aquarius System
Eridian Pandora Industrial Corporation (E.P.I.C.) Controlled Space
Company Mining Station "Gorgon"


"...Mining yield profit estimates have increased as of recently, due to the last three nodes, whose harvest revealed a greater than expected deposit of Tylium. We believe this to a result of a deposit greater than expected quantity of Unobtanium in asteroids 234, 324, 373,and 475, that generated magnetic fields that disrupted the accuracy of the scanners. This will likely result in a 1.038% increase in projected total valuable mineral yields.

A fortunate development. Perhaps we can even negotiate a deal with a nearby ship to transport the newly discovered materials. How many ships are within the profit radius? List in order of AVC (Average total costs) estimates.

Brining up most recent ECHOnet uploaded scans.... the CS Fotuna was the least costly, however they recently jumped to acquire a potential economic agreement with a newly discovered nation. The CS Orion is the next least costly, Followed by the CS Evergreen, and the CS Viper.

CCR on each. (Class Costs Rating[out of 100])

CS Orion 1,857,847isk, Carrier, 98.8747
CS Evergreen 1,987,234isk, Hauler, 99.3243
CS Viper 2,113,234isk, Cruiser, 96.2432

Contact the Orion. Notify them of a possible contract involving our mining site. See if any of our previous contracts could be used to negotiate a drop in price. in the meantime let us see if-

unregistered contact entered in the ECHOnet in this system! Triangulating source... Analyzing... Analyzing... Analyzing... Unidentified FTL signature detected. Unknown vessel has entered the system. Unknown markings, class and origin. Alerting all company ships in the system.... Unknown contact sighted on optical sensors by mining drone 324. Bringing up visual... Possible communications equipment sighted. Preparing wide band broadcast on all frequencies.

Give me th-

Incoming transmission... Broadcast is omni broadcast. Matching their communication bands and frequencies. Transmission intercepted. Opening translation... "

"This is the BRS Contact of the Bisgean Republic. We seek sentient beings for contact and diplomacy. We come in peace."

"Curious. Message is in basic English. Message indicates that they are a first contact nation, however they clearly seem to resemble one of the fractal nations of "Earth". It seems that we are its first contact. Moorover it appears that their technology and armament appear to be light. If anything were to happen we would be able to hold our own. Preparing Long range jammers as standard company policy however is still being initiated.

Then we must capitalize on this at once. It is not every day that we get to have the honor of first contact with a nation. This will possibly become an extremely lucrative trade deal, considering the lack of competition. Notify the Orion for a change in plans, but keep our business deal as a footnote in the message. Have them intercept the vessel, but make sure it is dam clear that our drones got the visual first. We want our share of the economic agreement commissions, and first coms contact. Prepare for a directed transmission."

BRS Contact of the Bisgean Republic. You have entered Company controlled space. We have received your message and believe you to have been honest . We will send a representative to negotiate with you shortly. Hold your position or you may compromise your standing in our correspondences. Welcome to the Aquarius system.

[The Bisgean Republic]

BRS Contact
Aquarius System

"We've just reached destination Alpha. The BRS Contact is now a quarter parsec away from the Martian Homeworld. Captain, you're call. Shall we continue on or head back home?"

"Continue travelling. Set a course for destination Beta. Once we reach there and still no contact, we'll be heading back. We wouldn't have enough supplies after that."

"Affirmative, Captain."

"If that is all, I'll be heading back to my..."

"Captain, we've just received a transmission from an unknown vessel! I can't detect the source but it seems to be somewhere right in front of us."

"Give me the transmission."

BRS Contact of the Bisgean Republic. You have entered Company controlled space. We have received your message and believe you to have been honest . We will send a representative to negotiate with you shortly. Hold your position or you may compromise your standing in our correspondences. Welcome to the Aquarius system.

"Orders, Captain?"

"Hold our position, and prepare to receive a guest. Also alert the weapons crew, but tell them to do not activate weapons until my command. We can't take our chances. Here, billions of miles away from any help and we may be boarded by others under the guise of friendship."

"Aye, sir."

"Attention Unknown Vessel. We have shut down our engines and we are currently holding our position. Awaiting your representative. And we thank you for the warm welcome."

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CS Orion

"Attention Unknown Vessel. We have shut down our engines and we are currently holding our position. Awaiting your representative. And we thank you for the warm welcome."

"Sensors confirm. Their engines have powered down, and they are currently holding their position. The contract with the Gorgon has been confirmed. Our due profits have been guaranteed.

Then all is proceeding smoothly. Prepare the shuttle. Have Lt. Aiman lead our negotiations. Use one of the heavy raptors, and assign a team of 8 to company them, including specialist Haines.

Security team and the LT have been notified. The heavy raptor is fueled and ready for takeoff.

Very well. Takeoff approved. They may launch when ready."

Only a minute later the heavy raptor disembarked from the Orion bearing down on the new arrival.

"Airlock located. Preparing to dock.... <THUNK> Contact with hull. Mag locks engaging. We are connected and stable.

Specialist and guard with me. Pilot and rear guard remain and guard the ship. They appear trustworthy, but you never can be too sure. Now, let us greet our visitors.

As the airlock opened Lt. Aiman and 6 other men exited through the portal to greet the welcoming party the visiting ship sent for them.

"Thank you for complying with our requests. Now that you seem like a reasonable guest who simply stumbled upon our domain we are more than willing to talk, and perhaps even discuss a negotiation of trade between our two people. But where are my manners? I am Lt. Aiman of the CS Orion representing the Eridian Pandoran Industrial Corporation's interests. And whom may I say I have the honor of meeting today?"

[The Bisgean Republic]

BRS Contact
Airlock Dock

"I am James Satmol, Captain of BRS Contact and Rear Admiral of The Bisgean Republic Naval Forces. And yes, we have stumbled upon your section of space. You see just a few hours ago, we had no knowledge of your nation or any other nation for that matter. Oh my, how could I forget? Would you like a seat? If you'll follow me, we can proceed to the bridge."

BRS Contact Bridge

Ensign Silang sat on her desk, awaiting her Captain and the visitors from this system called Aquarius. Isn't Aquarius one of the constellations the old humans used to study hundreds of years before? The thought stayed on her mind for a second, before disappearing.

She started a message to send back to the homeplanet, Mars. "Naval HQ, this is the BRS Contact. We are now at destination Alpha, which is called the Aquarius System by the natives. They have contacted us in response of our open transmissions. The visitors are currently in negotiations with the captain. We have received contact. Repeat, we have received contact. Over and out."

[The Bisgean Republic]

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