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Public News Post #204

Cosmic Comics #3 (Aesua)

Written by: Aesua
Date: Monday, August 26th, 2019
Addressed to:


Cosmic Comics #3
By Aesua
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I USE NOVA MODS
YOU SHOULD TOO!
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Comic #3:
Ship Combat Is Hard

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\/_/_/(o o)\_\_\/
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| / \ | INCOMING
\|_________|/ DELIVERY
|\ AESUA /| FOR
| |-----| | MS.AESUA
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n__n
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// O\/O \ Oh, Ive
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///\____/\\ for this!
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Tada! Its my flying license!
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//|||_| \AESUA/|\\
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Ships are really expensive
nowadays, but thankfully
I already have one! __|
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^^^^^^ <- Annoying kid
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/ O\/O \ Wow!
(| > |) Whered
( ( ) ) you get
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n__n
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Howd you get
onto the ship
anyway?
nn
(`) Wah!
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3...2...1...
And Im off!
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_//_//--------- >_ ______|
/___/__ __/____ -- _> \\OMNI|
\_\__/ \\_> |

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Cargo: 1 Astromech
20 Repair kits
20 Kinetic batteries
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________ //_
____//_//----\_ ---
_//_//--------- >_ ______
/___/__ __/____ -- _> \\OMNI
\_\__/ \\_>

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...and 1 annoying kid.

Ooh, what does this do?
Dont touch that! / __
\ ________ Wah! //_
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_//_//--------- >_ ______
/___/__ __/____ -- _> \\OMNI
\_\__/ \\_>

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Some time later...

Ahh, flying is so nice.
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The warm glow
of the panels...
sooo sleepy... n _
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EEooEEooEEooEEooEEooEEoo
\ GAH!
WARNING: HOSTILE SHIP AHEAD
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(O) WEAPONS (O)
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KINETIC || | ||
_____ _n_||n_ | Alright!
KINE//////\\\ Time to
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KIN////|||||\\ batteries
___////////\\\\ I bought!
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FIRE THE CANNON!
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Keep firing!
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BOOM BOOM
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BOOM /( /-
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Its still alive!?
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click
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click
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What? That was 9000
marks worth of batteries...
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_//_//--------- >_
/___/__ __/____ -- _>
\O\__/ \\_>
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Protip: Some ship weapons
do maximum damage when you
are neither too far or too
close to the target. You
can check the range by
using the beacon or the
firing cone. In addition,
the MARKET often has
cheaper supplies than
the ship forge.


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