New World

I know. Never takes notes on a criminal conspiracy. But the Captain of this operation keeps telling me it's not a criminal conspiracy. Still think she's blowing some smoke after those Starlight cops showed up, but it gives me an excuse to keep track th...

It's definitely not a criminal conspiracy. Or at least, not anymore. Thanks for the info, Lio, but not so much the drinks on an empty stomach. I've been spending a lot more time than usual on the airship's bridge, ferrying people here and there in an...

And what, exactly, was that load of whale crap? I take a crew on a sanctioned mission to search out a beacon of some kind in the rift. Granted, no job ever goes totally smooth, but this? Ending up in a world where the crew were treated like some kind...

Well, I'm on city lockdown, so I guess I should finally do that questionnaire for the archive people. If you're reading this, you'd better make sure this doesn't get out. 1. What is your full name? [b]Nicholas Trafford.[/b] 2. Where and when were ...

So. Penny and Pound made it out of their deposing alive, after all. Hate to admit it, but part of me was hoping they didn't. The whole time we were meeting with the Matron, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop and for her to ask for a hit job. I...

The archivists are apparently getting annoyed. So now that I'm feeling a lot better, back to these questions. Part 4: Beliefs And Opinions 40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic? [b]I’d say realistic. Most would say that’s pessimis...

(this entry has the occasional claw-stains on it where Nichol was holding the journal.) Okay. Have my hands cleaned after that accident. Mostly. I need to get this over with now, because with what I just learned, who know if I’ll even have a chanc...

I know the crew that borrowed the airship did a good thing. They got all the stuff that was stolen from them by... whichever boss they had before the Captain. They managed to fight some baddies, and they managed to bring back their guest who got really ...

The job doesn't give lots of control. That's the whole point - I get orders, I do the job, that's it. Lately, it's starting to feel like even that's not really happening. Ever since that whole thing with that living mega-ship, and the paper soldier...

Today ended up being a real good lesson in why it's so important to know where the airship is in an emergency. There was something about a small group heading out for a special mission, I think. The next thing I know, there's an emergency situation and ...

[This is not a written journal entry, but is an audio recording of Nichol's voice. He sounds like he's in a bit of pain.] "Before you ask, whoever's looking at these things, I wasn't planning to switch to the audio thing I heard some others are doing ...

[Another audio entry.] "This recording thing could be useful after all. It seems faster. Just have to make sure I'm a little more careful about words, since I can't cross stuff out." A short break. "Anyway. Not much this time. From what I was t...

*Click!* The audio recording starts. "I actually had a simple job this time, I guess. Tattoo asked me, Vatna, and Tsoki to help out our image by meeting with this documentarian and look into some issues back in Port Barter. It was really straightfor...

*CLICK* "Apparently we managed to clean up enough lingering matters, because the orders came down from on high: we need to start preparing for the Librarian's coming. After our first horrible try, we know we don't have enough right now to take them o...

*CLICK* That was some good fighting. I'm a bit disappointed I couldn't join in with the spars, but I was supposed to rest and recover after that last trip to the pony world. And at least it could give me some more fighting pointers. In any case,...

*CLICK! * *A harmonic moan over jazz music can be heard in the background.* So. Hotel was haunted. Some idiot decided to broadcast it live. Now the Belle is haunted by... I think the ghost DJ called them sick beats? Guess I'm not going to slee...

*CLICK* Things... almost went really badly for the city today. I was taking a nap when I ended up stuck to my bed. I got out, got stuck to the floor. I was able to get up again, but every step to the airship was a struggle. As it turns out, that we...

*CLICK* So. How about the consequences of my big mouth coming back to haunt me? Back in ponyland, I helped a Kukla and assistants escape from the unicorn, and as part of that, I volunteered to help them out with what they needed. They took me up o...

*the following is one of several handwritten transcripts, found in Parliament City at some point after the assassination of The Roc.* (T) "Really? This one's getting written down?" (M) "...yes, Mr. Trafford." (T) "Okay. Just surprised at the ch...

*CLICK* "I meant to do this a while ago, but..." *COUGH COUGH* "...I'll talk about the delay with the other report. This one is about something fun." "Apparently, there's a new sport called Web Ball, that came out of nowhere. A few of the crew en...

*CLICK* "Okay. I've been putting this off long enough, and now that I can breathe better -" *COUGH* "...mostly better, let's talk about how I got injured. "The otters needed a small group of people to help them with some sort of project. Well, not...

*CLICK!* "Sometimes I forget about the part of the job where we get hired for random crap. "This time, it was a healer named Nicholas, who needed us to look into these huge mushrooms dotting the Pastural region. The things were basically wood at th...

*CLICK* "...just heard about what happened to Royce a bit ago." *silence...* ""I'm finding the Jewels. I need to find something big and deadly, and I don't care how many favors I'll need to pull to get it." *a rather violent CLICK*...

*CLICK!* *Nichol's voice sounds different. Less watery, a little more crisp.* "Holy crap, I was right! I thought something was different, but-" *Pause. A few deep breaths. Nichol continues, sounding calmer.* "Okay, I need to explain this. ...

*CLICK* "The jobs don't stop, even if you want them to. I'd like to say it's a nice distraction from... all that other whale crap the Librarian is doing, but it isn't. It just covers it up for a bit. "Officer Lore got a distress call from a home w...

*CLICK! Nichol sounds... tired. But in a good way.* "They did it. I don't know how, but they did it. Royce is back, and far as anyone can tell, he's just fine. I don't know what in the abyss the whole crew is capable of, but after today, I'm glad ...

*CLICK!* "I really, really hate redcaps. "Pim and Officer B+ were in bad shape, and they needed some emergency healer care. While a small group was helping Nicholas with the treatment, the airship and the sub had to work together to keep them prote...

*CLICK* "Where in the abyss does some of this stuff come from?" "The crew had a strange job today. Some cleaning slime ended up over Yoke, and we had to make sure it didn't cause havoc for the city below. Apparently the Wanderpus crew's had troubl...

*CLICK.* "It's happened. The librarian's here, and somehow he managed to shatter the sky in the process. No more prepping, no more waiting. This is our one last shot to protect each other and protect this world. My home. We've all had plans, made ...

*CLICK* "..." "..." *There's a long period of silence, only apparent by the background noise.* "...how..." *When Nichol finally speaks, his voice sounds rough - like it's kind of hard for him to speak.* "...I don't understand it. I've f...

*CLICK!* "The barrier is down. Back to work, then... especially with so many people hungry, and Caram's orphanage, and..." *a moment of silence...* "We got a ping from one of our communicators out there, in the wider world. Even though the worl...