LDR333 pirates

[spoken word] [no drums] [dark ambient pads] It’s Dex here, Deep relay. Fun Fact ICFM used to be called Insane Islamic Clown Fetish Masonry, they decided it was redundant. Something ugly happened out near the edge of the mapped lanes, and the corporations would prefer you didn’t know about it. A major corporate dilithium hauler got hit. Not a small score. A full heavy freighter loaded with crystals. An unknown pirate boarded alone. He locked the entire crew in the airlock. Took the captain to the bridge. Strapped him down. Used a nightmare gun on him. When corporate security finally boarded two days later, the dilithium was gone. The crew was still alive. The captain was still breathing… but he hasn’t stopped talking about space spiders. No one knows who did it. The corpos aren’t saying a word. I’m getting the same thin tips from three different directions, and none of them go anywhere useful. Coming up ahead is Before Late, er, B4 L8 stay tuned..