{"data":{"id":12744,"title":"Tales of Kid Crimson: Issue #1","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/serialized-fiction\/12744-Tales-Of-Kid-Crimson-Issue-1","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/12744","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/12744","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"Tales of Kid Crimson","images":[{"id":113,"name":"MysterySerial_FI_3Crop.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/zcrgqkm79nm2fr\/source\/MysterySerial_FI_3Crop.jpg","alt":"","size":1246218,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2013-07-19T05:28:35+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/113","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/113\/similar"}],"images_count":1,"translations":{"en_EN":"\u201cYou are not in control here.\u201d That was said about eight times in the past two minutes like I didn\u2019t hear them the first time. Each time they\u2019d punctuate it with a jab of the gun barrel to the back of my head. It was getting a little tiresome.\n\nMost of the bar quietly made their way to the door when these two geniuses jumped me and took my gun. Some even took their drinks with them, assuming that whatever they didn\u2019t see probably wasn\u2019t going to last too long.\n\nI hadn\u2019t even gotten a good look at them. Two and a half minutes ago I was settling in, ready to tie one on. It\u2019d been a long month, shaking this bounty hunter from Garron was tougher than I thought. Next time I really ought to avoid the hassle of sneaking into his ship and ripping out his NavDrive and just shoot him.\n\nAnother gun-jab to the back of my head. \u201cYou hear me Salassi?\u201d\n\n\u201cActually, no, sorry. Could you repeat that last part?\u201d He cracked the butt of the pistol across my head. I hit the floor and rolled onto my side, giving me my first good look at my attackers.\n\nOne was taller, broader but had the shakes of a SLAM-junkie. The one with the gun was thin, nervous, and wheezed like he struggled to breathe. I didn\u2019t recognize them and that was worrying me most. It helps to know why someone\u2019s trying to punch you out.\n\n\u201cYou think this is a game? Huh?\u201d Wheezy said, shaking the gun in my face.\n\n\u201cYou are not in control, Salassi.\u201d The big Lunk added. \u201cTarsis said you\u2019re his now.\u201d\n\nOh. Genevol Tarsis was, or is (let\u2019s not get ahead of myself) a businessman. To the public, a proud Citizen and entrepreneur who runs several geo-corps but outside of legitimate circles, he runs an extensive weapons racket. He\u2019ll buy or sell from or to any Civ in the universe. I had taken on a shipment of Xi\u2019An pop-guns a month ago but had to ditch it to avoid getting tagged by the Law. After that I got sidetracked with the whole bounty thing. Probably should have let him know his merchandise was out on the drift.\n\n\u201cSaid you gotta make amends.\u201d Wheezy said before spasming into a coughing fit.\n\n\u201cRight.\u201d I pushed myself up and took a sip of my drink. Wheezy tracked me with the gun while the Lunk waited for any excuse to get those massive fists of his flying. I checked my head. It was ringing up a choir but didn\u2019t look like it was bleeding.\n\n\u201cAlright. Here\u2019s what we\u2019re going to do.\u201d I said, leaning back onto my stool.\n\n\u201cYou shut up, Salassi, you\u2019re not in control\u2026\u201d the Lunk muttered with a step forward, putting himself between Wheezy and me. Between me and the gun\u2026\n\nI sank the blade up into his chest about six inches. It\u2019s almost not even fair when they\u2019re this stupid. They want to knock around a guy and don\u2019t even pat him down for additional weapons? Thugs this dumb have a very limited expiration date. Tarsis should thank me for thinning out his employee pool.\n\nThe Lunk\u2019s eyes went wide. His fingers grabbed my throat and squeezed. I pulled the knife out and stabbed him again. Wheezy jumped and snapped off a shot. Doing me the courtesy of shooting his friend in the back. Fingers loosened. I reached back, grabbed the stool, and flung it at Wheezy. It caught him square in the jaw, sending him spilling one way with his gun the other.\n\nLunk sank to his knees as I pried his fingers free. I picked up Wheezy by the throat and smacked him conscious. I placed the tip of my Vanduul blade to his throat.\n\n\u201cAs I was saying. I know I\u2019m the one in the wrong here so tell Tarsis I\u2019ll make it right. But, \u201d I dug the knife into his throat, \u201cif I see any more of his flunkies, I\u2019m going to gut them slow. That\u2019ll look like a mercy when I come for him. Clear?\u201d\n\nWheezy chirped, too terrified to move against the blade. He was breathing clear for the first time.\n\n\u201cGood.\u201d I dropped him and retrieved my pistol. \u201cMight want to get your friend to a MedStation.\u201d\n\nOne of the bar patrons poked his head in the door. He took a quick glance around the room.\n\n\u201cY\u2019all done in here?\u201d\n\n\u201cYeah, it\u2019s sorted.\u201d They started filing back in and reclaiming their seats, stepping over the two thugs on the ground. I gave a final pull on my drink and headed for the door.\n\nI stepped out into the Stretch. The noise of the massively overcrowded main street hit me like a wave. Back in the day, all these Orbitals were staging areas for the terraforming crews in the systems but now it\u2019s a haven for degenerates, black marketeers, and fugitives. My people. Quite a fall. People could say the same about me I guess\u2026 but I wouldn\u2019t recommend it.\n\nBack to business. I gotta figure out how to make some money. Fast.","de_DE":"\"Du hast hier keine Kontrolle.\" Das wurde in den letzten zwei Minuten etwa achtmal gesagt, als h\u00e4tte ich sie beim ersten Mal nicht geh\u00f6rt. Jedes Mal unterbrachen sie es mit einem Sto\u00df des Rohres auf meinen Hinterkopf. Es wurde ein wenig l\u00e4stig.\n\nDie meisten der Bar machten sich leise auf den Weg zur T\u00fcr, als diese beiden Genies mich angriffen und meine Waffe nahmen. Einige nahmen sogar ihre Getr\u00e4nke mit und nahmen an, dass das, was sie nicht sahen, wahrscheinlich nicht allzu lange halten w\u00fcrde.\n\nIch hatte nicht einmal einen guten Blick auf sie geworfen. Vor zweieinhalb Minuten habe ich mich eingelebt, bereit, einen anzulegen. Es war ein langer Monat her, als ich dachte, dass das Sch\u00fctteln dieses Kopfgeldj\u00e4gers von Garron h\u00e4rter war, als ich dachte. Das n\u00e4chste Mal sollte ich wirklich den \u00c4rger vermeiden, mich in sein Schiff zu schleichen und seinen NavDrive herauszurei\u00dfen und ihn einfach zu erschie\u00dfen.\n\nNoch ein Schuss in den Hinterkopf. \"H\u00f6rst du mich, Salassi?\"\n\n\"Eigentlich, nein, tut mir leid. K\u00f6nntest du den letzten Teil wiederholen?\" Er knackte den Kolben der Pistole \u00fcber meinem Kopf. Ich schlug auf den Boden und rollte mich auf meine Seite und gab mir meinen ersten guten Blick auf meine Angreifer.\n\nEiner war gr\u00f6\u00dfer, breiter, hatte aber das Zittern eines SLAM-Junkie. Der mit der Waffe war d\u00fcnn, nerv\u00f6s und keuchte, als w\u00fcrde er um die Luft k\u00e4mpfen. Ich erkannte sie nicht und das machte mir am meisten Sorgen. Es hilft zu wissen, warum jemand versucht, dich auszuschalten.\n\n\"Denkst du, das ist ein Spiel? Huh?\" sagte Wheezy und sch\u00fcttelte mir die Waffe ins Gesicht.\n\n\"Du hast die Kontrolle verloren, Salassi.\" Der gro\u00dfe Lunk f\u00fcgte hinzu. \"Tarsis sagte, du geh\u00f6rst jetzt ihm.\"\n\nOh. Genevol Tarsis war oder ist (lasst uns nicht voreilig sein) ein Gesch\u00e4ftsmann. F\u00fcr die \u00d6ffentlichkeit, ein stolzer B\u00fcrger und Unternehmer, der mehrere Geokorps leitet, aber au\u00dferhalb legitimer Kreise, f\u00fchrt er einen umfangreichen Waffenschl\u00e4ger. Er wird von oder an jede Zivilisation im Universum kaufen oder verkaufen. Ich hatte vor einem Monat eine Lieferung von Xi'An Pop-Guns angenommen, musste sie aber wegwerfen, um nicht durch das Gesetz markiert zu werden. Danach wurde ich mit der ganzen Kopfgeldsache abgelenkt. Wahrscheinlich h\u00e4tte ich ihn wissen lassen sollen, dass seine Ware auf dem Vormarsch war.\n\n\"Sagte, du musst Wiedergutmachung leisten.\" sagte Wheezy, bevor er in einen Hustenanfall krampfte.\n\n\" Richtig.\" Ich dr\u00fcckte mich hoch und nahm einen Schluck von meinem Drink. Wheezy verfolgte mich mit der Waffe, w\u00e4hrend der Lunk auf jede Ausrede wartete, um diese massiven F\u00e4uste seines Fluges zu bekommen. Ich habe meinen Kopf \u00fcberpr\u00fcft. Es rief einen Chor an, sah aber nicht so aus, als w\u00fcrde es bluten.\n\n\"In Ordnung. Wir werden Folgendes tun.\" sagte ich und lehnte mich auf meinen Hocker zur\u00fcck.\n\n\"Du h\u00e4ltst die Klappe, Salassi, du hast die Kontrolle nicht...\" murmelte der Lunk mit einem Schritt nach vorne und stellte sich zwischen Wheezy und mich. Zwischen mir und der Waffe.....\n\nIch sank die Klinge in seine Brust, etwa 15 cm hoch. Es ist fast nicht mal fair, wenn sie so dumm sind. Sie wollen einen Kerl umhauen und streichen ihn nicht einmal nach zus\u00e4tzlichen Waffen? Schl\u00e4ger dieser Dummheit haben ein sehr begrenztes Verfallsdatum. Tarsis sollte mir daf\u00fcr danken, dass ich seinen Mitarbeiterpool ausged\u00fcnnt habe.\n\nDie Augen des Lunk gingen weit. Seine Finger packten meine Kehle und dr\u00fcckten sie zusammen. Ich zog das Messer heraus und stach ihn wieder an. Wheezy sprang und schnappte nach einem Schuss. Er tat mir die H\u00f6flichkeit, seinem Freund in den R\u00fccken zu schie\u00dfen. Die Finger wurden gelockert. Ich griff zur\u00fcck, packte den Hocker und warf ihn nach Wheezy. Es fing ihn direkt im Kiefer ein und schickte ihn mit seiner Waffe auf die eine Seite und auf die andere.\n\nDer Lunk sank auf die Knie, als ich seine Finger frei steckte. Ich hob Wheezy an der Kehle auf und schlug ihn bewusst. Ich legte die Spitze meiner Vanduul-Klinge an seinen Hals.\n\n\"Wie ich schon sagte. Ich wei\u00df, dass ich hier die Falsche bin, also sag Tarsis, dass ich es richtig mache. Aber\", grub ich das Messer in seine Kehle,\" wenn ich noch mehr seiner Lakaien sehe, werde ich sie langsam ausnehmen. Das wird wie eine Gnade aussehen, wenn ich ihn hole. Klar?\"\n\nWheezy zwitscherte, zu ver\u00e4ngstigt, um sich gegen die Klinge zu bewegen. Er atmete zum ersten Mal klar.\n\n\" Gut.\" Ich lie\u00df ihn fallen und holte meine Pistole zur\u00fcck. \"Vielleicht m\u00f6chtest du deinen Freund zu einer Medestation bringen.\"\n\nEiner der Barbesucher steckte seinen Kopf in die T\u00fcr. Er warf einen kurzen Blick in den Raum.\n\n\"Seid ihr hier drin fertig?\"\n\n\"Ja, es ist alles in Ordnung.\" Sie fingen an, sich wieder einzuordnen und ihre Sitze zur\u00fcckzuerobern, indem sie \u00fcber die beiden Schl\u00e4ger auf dem Boden traten. Ich gab einen letzten Zug an meinem Drink und ging zur T\u00fcr.\n\nIch trat in die Streckung hinaus. Der L\u00e4rm der massiv \u00fcberf\u00fcllten Hauptstra\u00dfe traf mich wie eine Welle. Damals wie heute waren all diese Orbitals Aufenthaltsorte f\u00fcr die Terraforming-Crews in den Systemen, aber jetzt ist es ein Zufluchtsort f\u00fcr Degenerierte, Schwarzh\u00e4ndler und Fl\u00fcchtlinge. Meine Leute. Was f\u00fcr ein Sturz. Die Leute k\u00f6nnten dasselbe \u00fcber mich sagen, sch\u00e4tze ich.... aber ich w\u00fcrde es nicht empfehlen.\n\nZur\u00fcck zum Gesch\u00e4ft. Ich muss herausfinden, wie man etwas Geld verdient. Schnell.","zh_CN":"\u201cYou are not in control here.\u201d That was said about eight times in the past two minutes like I didn\u2019t hear them the first time. Each time they\u2019d punctuate it with a jab of the gun barrel to the back of my head. It was getting a little tiresome.\n\nMost of the bar quietly made their way to the door when these two geniuses jumped me and took my gun. Some even took their drinks with them, assuming that whatever they didn\u2019t see probably wasn\u2019t going to last too long.\n\nI hadn\u2019t even gotten a good look at them. Two and a half minutes ago I was settling in, ready to tie one on. It\u2019d been a long month, shaking this bounty hunter from Garron was tougher than I thought. Next time I really ought to avoid the hassle of sneaking into his ship and ripping out his NavDrive and just shoot him.\n\nAnother gun-jab to the back of my head. \u201cYou hear me Salassi?\u201d\n\n\u201cActually, no, sorry. Could you repeat that last part?\u201d He cracked the butt of the pistol across my head. I hit the floor and rolled onto my side, giving me my first good look at my attackers.\n\nOne was taller, broader but had the shakes of a SLAM-junkie. The one with the gun was thin, nervous, and wheezed like he struggled to breathe. I didn\u2019t recognize them and that was worrying me most. It helps to know why someone\u2019s trying to punch you out.\n\n\u201cYou think this is a game? Huh?\u201d Wheezy said, shaking the gun in my face.\n\n\u201cYou are not in control, Salassi.\u201d The big Lunk added. \u201cTarsis said you\u2019re his now.\u201d\n\nOh. Genevol Tarsis was, or is (let\u2019s not get ahead of myself) a businessman. To the public, a proud Citizen and entrepreneur who runs several geo-corps but outside of legitimate circles, he runs an extensive weapons racket. He\u2019ll buy or sell from or to any Civ in the universe. I had taken on a shipment of Xi\u2019An pop-guns a month ago but had to ditch it to avoid getting tagged by the Law. After that I got sidetracked with the whole bounty thing. Probably should have let him know his merchandise was out on the drift.\n\n\u201cSaid you gotta make amends.\u201d Wheezy said before spasming into a coughing fit.\n\n\u201cRight.\u201d I pushed myself up and took a sip of my drink. Wheezy tracked me with the gun while the Lunk waited for any excuse to get those massive fists of his flying. I checked my head. It was ringing up a choir but didn\u2019t look like it was bleeding.\n\n\u201cAlright. Here\u2019s what we\u2019re going to do.\u201d I said, leaning back onto my stool.\n\n\u201cYou shut up, Salassi, you\u2019re not in control\u2026\u201d the Lunk muttered with a step forward, putting himself between Wheezy and me. Between me and the gun\u2026\n\nI sank the blade up into his chest about six inches. It\u2019s almost not even fair when they\u2019re this stupid. They want to knock around a guy and don\u2019t even pat him down for additional weapons? Thugs this dumb have a very limited expiration date. Tarsis should thank me for thinning out his employee pool.\n\nThe Lunk\u2019s eyes went wide. His fingers grabbed my throat and squeezed. I pulled the knife out and stabbed him again. Wheezy jumped and snapped off a shot. Doing me the courtesy of shooting his friend in the back. Fingers loosened. I reached back, grabbed the stool, and flung it at Wheezy. It caught him square in the jaw, sending him spilling one way with his gun the other.\n\nLunk sank to his knees as I pried his fingers free. I picked up Wheezy by the throat and smacked him conscious. I placed the tip of my Vanduul blade to his throat.\n\n\u201cAs I was saying. I know I\u2019m the one in the wrong here so tell Tarsis I\u2019ll make it right. But, \u201d I dug the knife into his throat, \u201cif I see any more of his flunkies, I\u2019m going to gut them slow. That\u2019ll look like a mercy when I come for him. Clear?\u201d\n\nWheezy chirped, too terrified to move against the blade. He was breathing clear for the first time.\n\n\u201cGood.\u201d I dropped him and retrieved my pistol. \u201cMight want to get your friend to a MedStation.\u201d\n\nOne of the bar patrons poked his head in the door. He took a quick glance around the room.\n\n\u201cY\u2019all done in here?\u201d\n\n\u201cYeah, it\u2019s sorted.\u201d They started filing back in and reclaiming their seats, stepping over the two thugs on the ground. I gave a final pull on my drink and headed for the door.\n\nI stepped out into the Stretch. The noise of the massively overcrowded main street hit me like a wave. Back in the day, all these Orbitals were staging areas for the terraforming crews in the systems but now it\u2019s a haven for degenerates, black marketeers, and fugitives. My people. Quite a fall. People could say the same about me I guess\u2026 but I wouldn\u2019t recommend it.\n\nBack to business. I gotta figure out how to make some money. Fast."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":46,"created_at":"2012-10-22T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"13 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-23 09:59:44","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":12743,"next_id":12745}}