SHIP'S LOG:

Atlas

suzerain - 2/5/2018 7:43pm

Job claimed by Alex Marleybone 2018-02-12 18:24:15

URGENT! I have a load of ancient talismans that need to go to Peru and up to Machu Picchu. They must be united with their homeland or the world will unravel and be destroyed! This must be done before the new month!

Alex Marleybone 2/12/2018 6:24pm

This log will be a grand choice for my opportunity to work as a member aboard the MAC Atlas. I may be no engineer, but I have spent a long portion acknowledging myself to relics, ruins, and natives; for I am an archeologist. May not sound too fascinating for a wondrous zephyr crew like Atlas, but with paranormal cargo and mysterious destinations, someone with such knowledge may be useful. I look forward working with everyone.
-Alex Marleybone

Alex Marleybone 2/12/2018 7:01pm

Captain Trix immediately assigned me to a job once realizing my credentials, and frankly the excitement for purpose aboard the Atlas never felt better. When hearing about the job it sounded small to me, but the idea of ancient Peruvian talismans having world-ending capabilities may have been otherwise to some others. When it comes to ancient artifacts, the first rule is to never separate them from their homelands (especially if they're the mystical kinds). And that may also get the locals rather upset, but they should forgive us once the talismans return to where they belong. Not sure how or why they were taken from Machu Picchu, but I'd rather not question it.

Anyways I digress. My job given by Suzerain has been reported to the Captain and will collect the shipment and travel to Peru posthaste-- my first job working for Atlas feels terrific indeed! Hopefully operating with crew members like Melinda and Persephone makes us true pals indeed.

Melinda Mayfair 2/12/2018 7:58pm

I'll admit we were all a bit spooked after our encounter with the Mannequin People, but we were paid in full and made it out intact. Physically, at least. That doesn't mean this ship is cursed! Hopefully this new crew member is just what we need to change our luck, and that their nose for business will take us down a far less... disturbing road.

Alex Marleybone 2/12/2018 8:31pm

I heard about Atlas's business of the Mannequin People before I recently joined, and I must say I'm impressed of the results. Those Mannequins may be stiff and angry, but they honestly are not as bad. During the archaeological expeditions I attended, giving contact to them was "intense" at first, but then things went rather diplomatic in the end. Who wouldn't feel atrocious standing around all day doing nothing?
But anyways, the ship is thankfully not cursed, and it is my duty to make sure that sort of nonsense doesn't occur (or in this case no end-of-the-world catastrophes). My knowledge on the ancient Peruvian talismans when retrieved from the client had a discomforting aura. To my knowledge and research the relics shall be preserved, with my methods, safely in the cargo hold and the crew can sleep safely during the trip to Machu Picchu. And once on our arrival the relics to their proper places, with some help included, and payment credited to everyone's aid. Until then, I appreciate your warm welcome, Melinda.

Trix the Aviatrix 2/12/2018 8:56pm

Congratulations to all crew members on the completion of our first successful job completed as a team - and a warm welcome to our newest crew member Alex. Although they've been a bit mysterious as to their past and certain things like where they actually found a cursed Peruvian talisman, I'm sure they'll fit right in, and that whatever knowledge they disclose will be invaluable. On the subject of our first job though, I feel it was an unqualified success. Things were a bit tense at first, as the Mannequins appeared quite standoffish at first, but what do you know, the stick up Persi's butt was really useful. The rest of us had a rudimentary knowledge of the culture of the Mannequin people, but Persi understood them and their cold nature on what seemed to be a spiritual level. I'm not sure things would have run as smoothly without Persi's invaluable diplomatic skills, to be honest. The flight was smooth throughout, and fast as well. Systems were all nominal, and we had enough supplies for the whole flight plus our passengers.
Just like it should be, although we may have to stop over at Machu Picchu so I can get some more coffee for Persi. Although she didn't say anything about it, probably because of protocol regarding non-essential stopovers, I could tell she missed her coffee. Something about the spanner thrown at my head. Maybe this will get her to warm up to me a bit. In all seriousness, we probably should stop over somewhere between us and Machu Picchu. I know Alex says the ship isn't cursed but I keep having to manually readjust the navigation systems, and the thrusters keep dropping in power, so I just want to make sure everything is working fine. As the aviatrix, captain, and navigations officer on board, I have decided we will be docking at the Erdport: 70b within the next two days. In the meantime, any requests for creature comforts we will need to stock up on should be reported to me. I will either be in the cockpit, or checking out the thrusters with Persi.
Toodles, Captain Trix

Melinda Mayfair 2/23/2018 5:13pm

Best part about Peru so far: CEVICHE!

Alex Marleybone 2/23/2018 5:20pm

Hello fellow crewmembers, I believe we have taken a nice break with our profit well spent from our previous jobs. So it's about time we get back to our work as soon as possible, and this job has been on the board for quite some time. The crash at I-54 is our chance to get some loot to sell. Salvaging is no different than archaeology really: you retrieve the loot and determine its value. And I know some clients that can pay a pretty penny for loot. We should get the Atlas to the crash site as soon as possible, and probably split into separate squadrons to cover more ground. At least that's my plan. Anyways, let's go out there and make some profit!

-Alex Marleybone, Atlas Archaeologist

Melinda Mayfair 3/9/2018 5:00pm

If I don’t see another rusty hunk of salvage metal for the rest of my life it will be too soon! Who’s idea was it to take this gig? Oh yeah—Dr. Marleybone, ship’s archeologist and resident slave driver. Who’s out there wrestling with the winches and fending off the carnivorous star fish and the kraken and the ghosts? That’s right, you’re looking at her. And all the while the good doctor and Captain Trix are set up on the observation deck, drinking their frozen margaritas and watching the sunsets over this Sargasso Sea of shipwrecks and toil.

Something here just doesn’t add up. Captain Trix was a romantic at heart, in love with the clouds like any good sky sailor, yet it’s Doctor Funnybone who’s been giving the orders, and kept us stuck in this godforsaken floating junkyard for weeks, directing my work and watching the commissions roll in. And those talismans are always in her hands, dangling them in front of the Captain’s eyes and muttering incantations. There’s enough wreckage here to last a lifetime, and I’m afraid I’ll be a grey-haired old skywitch by the time the good Doctor cashes out.

In the meantime, Persephone’s got her limits, and doesn’t like to hear my talk. “Too much like mutiny” she says. So I’ve been spending my evenings with the ghosts and the wild mermaids of the region, drinking their fermented Clamato and listening to their tales of wrecks of old.

Alex Marleybone 3/9/2018 5:42pm

Well sorry to hear about that Ms. Mayfair, it has been longer than I originally thought sifting amongst this godforsaken wreckage. Just thought we needed the profit and the inventory after our last job. I mean look at what we got so far: Oriental artifacts, sacks of Ventura ground coffee (although a little soaked, can still be of some use), a couple of airship cannons, Djinn lamps, and- a crate of cat eyes? Alright then... anyways, I have been out there wrestling with them damned blood squids and sirens so I got a cut of the struggle as well. Being with the Captain was good and short, but I wanted to take responsibility with the work as well. I'm a part of this crew, remember. Anyways I'll leave the job assigning to the Captain, but until then let's get the hell out of here! Let's sell these abandoned cargo and all of us go get some drinks- on me.