Ultima Occidens #11

 My Lumi,

I've heard nothing but good things about you lately. I know the annual event brings heaps more destruction on punters less prepared for it, and you've been cracker at handling it. I noticed that you went to Jita and spoiled yourself a little on some beaut togs, and richly deserved!

Thanks for the cerebral accelerators you've nicked from the transient data sites. You'll want a better Data Analyzer, to keep some of the harder cans from blowing up on you, and I know you've got the skills to run them.

Yes, I've been cautiously doing work for the Serpentis, an outgrowth of the work I'd done for the Syndicate at my father-in-law, your grandfather, Pierretine's urging. Serpentis have a tricky space, with lots of ratbags looking to munt my operations, so I've been more occasional than steady at it. Serpentis Prime is a stub system, only one gate in/out, so it's easily camped on either side by ratbags. I haven't been nailed yet, but a couple close scrapes have made me careful.

Of course, everyone in the cluster is talking about the big news: The big swarm of mates, currently south of us, are shifting southeast. It's a huge development, and that's set heaps of other pieces in motion. We'll see how all the voids and vacuums get filled, but the former hive will be hopping for traffic in the near term. It will also shift some strategic friendships and alliances, as we try to negotiate space and security with new neighbors. I'm also scouring the public contracts for deals on solid wakas needing a new home, their previous owners not wanting to haul them to their new pā.

Kia Pai,

Papa