[BUSINESS] Merryweather III to Launch from Thessia

Merryweather III to Launch from Thessia

via Talis Fia Trader's Journal

If you asked an asari what came to mind when you said the word “Merryweather,” you'd certainly hear about exquisite fashion, soul-captivating sculptures and unsurpassed healing arts. It is, after all, what’s been associated with the millennia-long voyage of Thessian artisan ship Merryweather and her successors. The third ship to bear the name will leave her drydock above Thessia with a grand ceremony next week, captained by Matriarch Pella Varnas, who stood at the helm of the Merryweather II.

The first Merryweather launched in 473 CE, Pella's grandmother as its captain. The ship sailed between Citadel worlds, establishing a reputation for expensive and exceptional luxury goods until the Krogan Rebellions wrecked the vessel in 704 CE while in transit between the Kite's Nest and Annos Basin regions.

The second Merryweather launched in 793 CE after the Rebellions has subsided, this time with Varnas’ mother as its first captain. The artisan ship continued the tradition of the first vessel's crew, undergoing countless refits through the centuries, and finally serving as a hospital ship in the Reaper War before being crippled and scuttled.

When asked if she’d picked a replacement for when she steps down, Varnas commented that "wandering the stars runs in my family's bloodline, if this tradition is any indication. My daughter will surely take up the helm when time gets the better of me, but that's still a century or two away!"

This sounds pretty cool and all. But I think I've had enough of ships to last me a lifetime. :P

Still, glad to hear that they will continue this.

How 'bout payday on a fucking fusion torch?

But that would strip all the magic away from it!

Great tradition name and line of ships. I saw the II in her full grace. The people that travel her are a special bunch indeed, kind of children to all the galaxy they travel.

This reallly sounds familiar

Yes, it's what you quarians used to do, except socially acceptable. Everything the asari do is socially acceptable.

I don't think any one species does things that are socially acceptable among all species

What kind of argument is that? I can't see how an artisan ship become a question of being socially acceptable.

It's quite a bit different from the quarians. It's just one ship, they board it voluntarily and they can get off the ship as they please.

I need to keep up with news from home more, I had no idea there was a new girl under construction. Fair tides to her, and hopefully it won't be too long before she stops by Illium.

Hey now, I work hard to be endearingly scandalous. :)

I've only heard stories and seen pictures from the previous two. The launch of the third ship sounds very exciting! Judging from the previews, it looks really beautiful I must say.

But I'd also love to get my claws on the specifications a bit... she seems to fly smoother than a Tukrix with fair winds blowing!

I would give a talon to be able to take a crack at that with a decent Aerospace/BA group.

Like, seriously people, do you have any idea how much fucking money that whole thing is worth?

Enough for them to realize going outside C-Space would be pretty fucking dumb idea and from what I read, they stash most of the creds on banks to minimize losses if someone wants to rob them.

Well yeah a. No shit, I know it's wishful thinking an b. if raw credits are the only thing you can think worth taking on a ship like that then you, my friend, are a really really really boring motherfucker.

Like, even by the standards of cannon fodder the galaxy over;

really boring.

What the fuck would you do with a statue of an asari maiden pouring milk over flowers anyway, see if you can stick it up your ass with Blue^2?

All that shit has just value for rich folk who certainly will sneer at you for even thinking of becoming an art dealer, nevermind a tailor.

...you sell it you dumbfuck. Like, all those master craftmanship sculptures and art and shit? You sell. Those textiles that are worth more per yard than most anybody makes in a month? You sell. That cutting edge medtech? You sell. The fucking luxury ship? You sell.

The Queen Bitch of Omega her-fucking-self would come down from her booth and make the corp a bid for that shit.

It doesn't matter if they think you're a pack of scumbag mercs an "not fit to be an art dealer" or whatever the hells kind of point you're trying to make, you have something that's rare that they want.

Like,

why the fuck do I even have to explain the basics of privateering to you?

That kind of shit is part of what we do.

It would be a nice change to fly with something like this rather than the tin cans that flake rust everywhere they go that sail out of Omega. A man can dream.

Sun, if you would manage to pull a heist like this off I would take my hat off. But why settle for the artifacts? Steal the whole ship.

Brilliant.

The decision to stay as a freelancer seems better and better day after day seeing you trying to figure out how many cuss-words you can fit into a single sentence. Is screaming "fuck" at the screen the only expression of self they allow you to do?

Nah, tbh I really just need one to describe most of the other merc types on here and that's idiot. The "dumbfuck" and "fucking" and "fucktarded" are mostly so I don't get bored telling sad stupid sacks of shit how sad, stupid, and full of shit they are.


But, you know, since you asked so nicely would you prefer cuntgargling asshat who doesn't know his dick from a pistol or cockmongler whoreson who can go shove a rusty piece of rebar up his ass?

At least you are putting effort into creativity, I will give you that.