The casino bar
Bitters
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Call sign | Bitters |
| Face | torgoth_male |
| Reliability | 0.55 |
The Torgoth barkeep. Pours straight, talks sideways - heard everything twice and believes about half of it.
rumor: restock
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Intel | "The restock run pays out - Bitters' tip was solid." |
DS1's holding a shipment of the good stuff next rotation.
rumor: derelict
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Intel | "There really is a derelict out there. Bitters, you old softie." |
Fella swore he saw a derelict cruiser, lights on, nobody aboard.
Cogs
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Call sign | NightSky |
| Face | terran_male |
| Reliability | 0.8 |
Wrench-hand who knows every hull in the bay. Deals in facts, not fumes - reliable.
rumor: salvage
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Intel | "Cogs called it - salvage coordinates logged to your board." |
There's working tech in the debris field nobody's swept.
rumor: bad coil
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Intel | "Two ships limped home with the same fault. Cogs saved you a tow." |
That coil batch is bad. Check yours before you launch.
Ghost
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Call sign | Ghost |
| Face | terran_female |
| Reliability | 0.9 |
A pilot who flies the quiet routes and comes back knowing things. Says little, means all of it.
rumor: wolfpack
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Intel | "Ghost was right - their staging point is marked. Hit them before they strike." |
A raider wolfpack is massing past the belt.
rumor: soft escort
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Intel | "The convoy's there, just as Ghost said. Easy work for a patrol." |
A convoy's coming through the approaches light on escort.
rumor: upgrade cache
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Intel | "The upgrade cache checks out. Worth a run." |
Someone's running upgrades through the far station, quiet-like.
Chatter
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Lines | - "You hear they're putting card tables in the back? About time." - "Cheers to the ones who didn't dock today." - "House always wins, pilot. Until it doesn't." - "Drink up - the Understander deals a cold hand." - "Whale song on the speakers again. Bitters is an old softie." |