We’ll Carry On

Captain's Office
Voidbreaker II

Zig pushed her chair back and then slumped forward, resting her cheek flat against her desk. Her disheveled hair formed a mop around her angular face, lupine ears poking out from its silky depths. She let out a heavy sigh as lines of code streamed by one terminal screen while the other contained her unfinished report.

She’s gone... the Zygerrian reminded herself. No point in lingering on it. No time...lots to do. Besides, you knew this was going to happen eventually. She was always going to leave you, at some point.

She slowly lifted herself up in the chair and stared somewhat blankly at her vidscreens. The Captain of the Voidbreaker wore her old engineering jumpsuit, but it was unzipped to reveal her plain-colored halter top that showed smudges of engine and mechanical grease—a sign that she had been tinkering in her workshop as a means of procrastination.

She left you, just like Karran had. Just like Sera had. Just like your parents...

The Zygerrian shook her head, but inevitably found her eyes drifting towards the bottle of liquor that had been wrapped with a little bow and left on her desk. Bless Zuza, who had managed to pick up on Zig’s mood and left it for her as a pick-me-up. She started to reach for the bottle, but memories flashed before her. She remembered Karran, and what the bottle had done to him. Sera always smiled when talking about it, but Zig knew better. Zig knew what something like that could do to the mind. And she needed her mind, more than ever, right now.

"It’s okay not to be okay…" Sera had said. Perhaps she was right. Zig was far from okay, but everyone seemed to be supportive of her despite her own bouts of imposter syndrome mixed with the lingering nightmares from her time under Rodrgiue Tyris’ thrall.

Zig’s hand shook as it slowly reached towards the bottle. Maybe just one swig. To take the nerves off. That’s all it would be, just a—

Her personal datapad buzzed on the corner of the desk. The Captain had almost forgotten about it. Zig moved to grab it, averting her attention momentarily from the inviting bottle of liquor. She tapped her private code and unlocked it with her biometrics.

Her eyes widened slightly and she felt her pulse quicken with excitement. She tried to suppress the wave of serotonin that was being released at seeing who had sent the message. It was from Alaisy.

Zig’s finger shook as she tapped the message, which had only the subject line of, “Check out my new personal bathroom on the Matron...”

An image loaded slowly at first but then all at once. Zig’s eyes widened, and she could have sworn she felt a trickle of blood come from her nose as a result of her mind processing the image. Alaisy had indeed taken a self-facing picture of her new bathroom, but she had taken up the entire foreground of the framing with her own body, cutting off just at her black-painted lips that were curved into an all-too-knowing smirk.

“Meep...” Zig squeaked as she fumbled with the datapad and quickly stashed it under her desk where no one could see it. “...guess I should finish this report, then,” she said, a sliver of hope now coursing through her bloodstream as a faint smile pulled at the corner of her lip.

“I can do this.”

Welcome to my second report as Voidbreaker Battle Team Leader. As a reminder to those just joining us, my name is Wally, and I play the characters: Marick, Wyn, and Zig. On paper/for the purpose of reporting/administration, Marick is the Battleteam Leader of Voidbreaker. For the more fun/narrative side of things, however, Zig serves as the Captain of the ship. Wyn, my third character, just kind of jumps around wherever needed, so don’t take him too seriously or worry too much about him.

My reports will be written in my voice, with a section set aside in-character for Zig. If you have any thoughts on how the report could be improved or done differently, my inbox/PMs are always available: @raindbowdirewolf on Telegram / [Log in to view e-mail addresses].

I’m very excited to announce that our very own shiny Sith — Alaisy Tir’eivra — has been appointed the next Herald and leader of the Shroud Syndicate! Alaisy has been the shining light of House Qel-Droma and Voidbreaker Battleteam, having earned Hero honors in both Great Jedi Wars she participated in, and earning countless Novae across the board between gaming, art, and writing (a rare triple threat!). She has made rejoining Arcona a more welcoming prospect than I ever had hoped for, and am so proud and excited for her to take her next steps into the clubs history by elevating the Herald position and helping make the DJB an even better place to be! We wish her all the best of luck in her new role, and know that she always has a spot on the Voidbreaker II

Next, we have a few new additions to the team. Join me in welcoming Doon Sulvir (@SongBird on TG) and Archian to the roster. Their presence is welcomed, and their characters will both help Techie bolster his ever growing furry Shistavanen pack aboard the Voidbreaker II!

• We’re slowly adding in more descriptions to the Voidbreaker wiki! If you have ideas for auditions, find cool artwork, or want to contribute to writing up one of the facilities or your characters quarters/living space, just hit me up!

• Since it’s probably the most talked about and requested feature, I wrote up the first iteration of the Pool Deck!. We can make updates and additions as requested though!

• The Roster Page has been updated. This table will try to reflect the more active participants in Voidbreaker RPs and stories. You’ll see a new entry for Doon, as well as Zuza’s new NPC: Nathan Breeze!

• Our esteemed Shadowy Fire Lady has posted the latest Clan report
• Make sure to check out Tali and Aru’s House Qel-Droma Report as well!

A lot of exciting things going on outside of Arcona and in the wider Brotherhood. Here is an abridged version of what you need to know!

• Atra has been nominated and confirmed as the next Justicar! This means he will be overseeing any CoJ cases and will be responsible for upholding the clubs “rule book” to ensure fairness and structure to our little club. Atra is a good friend, and I have every faith he will do great in his role.
• This opens up Regent for applications. Regent is in charge of Possessions, so whoever gets this position will definitely have a hand in your day-to-day experience with the Possessions system! Keep an eye on the newspage to see who they pick.
• As mentioned earlier, our new Herald is none other than our very own Alaisy! Woot! Herald handles all the clubs Graphical assets and custom requests, as well as leading up the Shroud Syndicate which is the Graphics society for the club! Check out her first report here.
• Howie released an update to the Journeyman promotion guidelines! This is exciting for our new recruits, and now lets ranks gained in the Shroud Syndicate count towards your promotions up to JM4!

If you have any questions on what’s going on in the larger DB organization, always feel free to poke me. I track on things like someone who used to be on the Dark Council, and am always happy to give my interpretation or take on things.

Yoo! How’s it hangin’ Voidbreakers? For this week's Captain’s BLog. We’ll start with the Security Reports.

A dark, mysterious and amazingly skilled Shadow tampered with some of the cupboards storing alcohol at the bar. Someone should definitely check that out!

Curious. Curious indeed! Thank you, vigilant crew members, for submitting this. We have sensors that should be able to detect through that weird Force-cloaky thing some of ya’ll do.

...found a ponytail in a hallway. Looks like Aru's...but it's a clip on one. Someone may have stolen Aru's hair!!!

Gosp! No way. Aru’s ponytail is actually a clip-on!? You heard it here first, folks!

Sage likes picking people up. Strange but hey, nice ceilings.

Yeah...we’ve tried to have talks with him about consent. He means well, at least.

Zig has a nice ass. And Sera can kick my ass anyday.

Pft. You can kiss my ass-thetician if you think—wait, I have nice...NEXT ENTRY

Imnotblushingyouare

Zuza was overheard saying that she would “keep Diy busy” in reference to protecting our new cinnamon bun, Nathan, but apparently Diy said she wouldn’t mind...

AHA I FINALLY HAVE IT. DIY + ZUZA = Dizzy!. And, sent to the holoent and the larger shipping-verse!

[J_lekIrian] Captain, our newest recruit, Lottson, has asked me to 'due the face' repeatedly. I want to accommodate her requests for the sake of camaraderie but do not know what she means. Every time I ask her for clarification, she simply says, "ooou, wuuuh" and I cannot find a translation for this even after much cross-referencing databases. I have arrived at the conclusion that it is either some sort of shibboleth or cryptonym if not part of the 1337speak lexicon to which I am still hoping to undergo education in. Please assist. It would be very good to give Rct. Lottson cause to smile.

...never change, sìneadh. I’m just upset I somehow missed this, but here is my sketch of how I assume this must have gone. And don’t worry, you make all of us smile without trying, stretch.

So, on that note, apparently someone thought that this was an invitation for a Q&A session. I’ve received a bunch of pings, so let me try and answer a few before we sign off...

**Zuza asks: What is your favourite drink? No reason.

I uh, I’m honestly open to anything, really. I don’t like rum very much, though, and prefer to stick to clear liquors. Except Rancor Tequila...unless you want to see me start a fight with a random stranger.

Diy asks: What's your favorite ship? And don't say the Voidbreaker, too easy. Favorite gun? Favorite snack? (And I mean real food, hence the spelling). Want to go out? Girls night? Hit the range, hit the pub, I'll bring Sera and Zuza along. Aru's not invited.*

RIght now, I’m pretty sure it’s #Dizzy. Or did you mean like, starfighter, freighter...? Gun? Uh...I prefer my own two guns :flex: but if you mean a model-type I think that the the Amban phase-pulse blaster is an example of over-engineering something to make a very clear point. Also dangerous and unsure why someone should be allowed to just buy one. Concern. My favorite snack lately has been the popcorn we got for Sully. Aru’s not invited.

Serry asks: How's the best captain to ever captain captaining? Captaining hard, or hardly captaining? If you need to adjust Aru's attitude, tell him that Alaisy's is bigger. Down for a tilly at Blindshot, next time? Gotta show all the AEF boys and girls how to kick serious butt, and I don't know anyone better for the job. Give Sully a hug. Give Zuza a hug. Give yourself a hug...are these messages getting through? The send button is at the bottom right, right? Right?!

:sigh: Yes, Serry, they’re coming through, don’t worry, I just can’t type that fast to keep up. Next time, try sending it all as one message, instead of five different ones. Let’s see. Trying my best over here. Trust me, I’ve already used that line on Aru at least three times. I’d be more than happy to swing by Blindshot and show some of your team how we do it in the backwater brawls. Don’t worry, I’m working with Sully on his reading. Zuza is doing great, actually, and she said something about you kicking her ass anytime? I think that was a pass at you, but I can never tell with her...she is clever that one. Miss you fam, see you soon! <3

Lucine asks: How are you settling into your new role? Are you really wearing that? I propose a shopping day. Alcohol and shopping. Are you game?

I...thank you, uh, ma’am I think I haven’t messed anything up too poorly yet? Am I in trouble? Also what do you mean...is there something wrong with my...oh god I’m wearing my engineer clothes aren’t I? I’m so sorry I forgot to change into my formal uniform...I have been meaning to go get one tailored but it’s been so busy and—uh shopping? With..y-you? I mean, are you sure? You have so many important things to be...doing and uh, wait with me?

Okay, well, that’s all the time for this report. Catch you on the flip side. Peace!

I’m trying to find my footing/balance with these reports. I had gone on a 7 year streak at one point between Consul, Combat Master, and Voice where I published a report once a month and tended to be pretty verbose and cover a lot of things. My hope is to keep these reports light and fun, while also sharing what information I have while highlighting and empowering our little corner of the Clan, and showcase our worldbuilding together as a team :).

Until next time, thanks for hanging out with us on #TeamVoidbreaker.

-W