Starfield:SSNN Kryx Interview Part 05

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Found in the following locations: The Last Nova (map), on the bar counter.

SSNN Kryx Interview Part 05

by Gayle Dunnigan

A series of interviews with Jasper Kryx

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Gayle Dunnigan: "Certainly, let's talk about something else. How did the Crimson Scar become the Crimson Fleet?"

Jasper Kryx: "After I busted out of the Lock, I decided to take things to the next level. I had the Key, a few UC ships and a couple dozen ex-cons at my side, but I needed more, so I sent out the call. Once word got around, it didn't take long for freelance pirates from every corner of the Settled Systems to show up."

Gayle Dunnigan: "And this is how the Crimson Fleet was born."

Jasper Kryx: "Exactly. The Key became our base of operations. We spent months reinforcing our position there, making it nearly impossible to approach."

Gayle Dunnigan: "What was the UC's response to the situation?"

Jasper Kryx: "First of all, UC Security gave up and handed the reins over to the "big guns," the UC Navy. The Navy, in turn, sent ships to attack the Key. I'd say there have been... three major attacks over the last few years? And, as you can tell by the fact we're having this interview, all the attacks were embarrassing failures."

Gayle Dunnigan: "Do you feel these "embarrassing failures" led them to form UC SysDef?"

Jasper Kryx: "Oh, absolutely. They've clearly given up and decided to shove the responsibility onto a separate division. That way, in the public eye, the UC Navy can move forward, "proud and strong" while UC SysDef continually takes all the blame. It's all about PR spin for them, Gayle. That's how the UC operates. Kind of disgusting, don't you think?"

Gayle Dunnigan: "Sounds a bit like you're trying to deflect attention off the atrocities the Crimson Fleet commits on a daily basis."

Jasper Kryx: "Atrocities, huh? How about fighting the Freestar Collective over a bunch of rocks hanging in space? How about thousands of people dying while a bunch of pencil-pushing bastards sit in a cushy office and draw lines on a starmap? Maybe the United Colonies should stop the bullshit and take a hard look in the mirror to see who the monsters really are!"