Space Owlery

**Frontier Space Owlery**

Maps: None yet.

A hive of scum and villainy, this once-peaceful facility is now the home of the very gang of space owls that kidnapped Bombini.

Hazards

The main hazard in the area is the many space owls. There are also owls armed with switchblades and owls armed with guns. Bitey, a unique switchblade owl, can be found towards the end in the HoP's office. In the Hootagen Lab, there is a... thing. Description cannot define what it is. But it is very dangerous, and very hard to take down.
adhara's info dump

(slightly edited by pitaden for formatting)
Nerds

John Bill - Shitty Bill's Brother

Prof. Reuben van der Hootens - Owl Expert...?

Greg - Gift Shop Robot

Greg Jr. - Greg's Adopted Son

Ashlie Hendersall - Engineer

Kyle Hootiare - Engineer

Alex Cornwall - Head Researcher

James Musajasa - Head of Personnel

Eric Addle - Security Officer
Notes
DEAR FIRST SHIFT TEAM

WHY: I ASK YOU

WHY
WHY did you idiots let some drunk-ass drifter into our cargo dock
WHY did you believe him when he said he works here
WHY did you let him haul away a bunch of our kitchen crates
AND WHY did you let him STEAL ONE OF OUR GODDAMN SHUTTLES

Daily Order

Shipment Contents:

*4 5-liter jugs of Hootin' Dan's Owl Nutrients

*5 Crates 144/ct Donk Pockets, Frozen

*1 copy of "A Qualitative Metholodogy of Applied Mutagenics, Vol. 3" by Dr. Amy Habicht.

Weird-ass guy

Hey its me Jacob, shifts have just about changed but we ran into a crazy dude just now.
Guy came running in from the tour route holding a fucking flamethrower!
We were able to take him down before he could use the fucking thing. But im not really sure what to do with his stuff. For now we left it inside the confiscated items locker.

Crumpled Paper

*cheerful*Hallo and Welcome to the newly reopened Frontier Space Owlery!
I'm Professor Reuben van der Hootens and I'm glad you're here! You're just in time for Hootenany Week 2053.
*pause, cough out loud*
*speak quietly, rushed* Due to ongoing and completely unfounded litigation, all persons entering this facility
hereby fully waive all liability for any and all incidental damages or injuries.
The Frontier Space Owlery is not responsible for any injury, loss, or damage sustained by any
persons within the Owlery facilities under any circumstances.
*cough loudly*
*sip water*
*cheerful* Sorry about that folks! Have a safe and happy visit, bedankt, we have just a few rules to go over.
Keep your hands to yourselves at all times
Do not feed the owls
Do not make extended eye contact with the owls
Do not hoot at the owls, they find this very rude
Do not leave any objects or possessions in the Owldome
Do be sure to visit the Gift Shop next to the Cafeteria

We appreciate your cooperation, and so will the owls!
The rest of the note is torn off.

steve's notes

steve's daily notes
grand re-opening week is almost here
this place needs to sparkle!


6:30 - 7:00
sorted and ejected overnight disposals
minimal trash

7:00 - 9:00
cleaned owl pens after morning feeding
sanitized owl feeding troughs
friggin' Bitey ruined another one of my mops
need to order some spares tonight

9:00 - 9:30
skimmed filtration pond
filters 4 and 7 will need to be replaced soon
waste water storage at 65% capacity
fresh water reservoirs at 77% capacity

9:45 - 11:30
inspected and cleaned owl dome
pathways and water features cleaned
raked up dead foliage
disposed of 6 owl pellets, birds have been busy


11:30 - 13:00
shower break, lunch with Greg

13:00 - 14:00
scrubbed and waxed cafeteria floors. lookin good!
repaired loose sink knob in cafe
we're not even open to the public yet, who
keeps sticking gum under the tables?

14:00 - 15:00
cleaned kitchen floors and fixtures, chatted with chef about opening week preparations.
sloppy joes tomorrow!

15:00 - 16:30
cleaned lobby, main hall junction, annex, public restrooms
tidied up the prof hootens bot, got it all nice and polished up
real hootens is gonna be here in a couple days, don't wanna disappoint!
always a big day when he's around

16:30 - 17:45
cleaned staff wing and head offices. restocked restrooms.

17:45 - 18:30
swept maintenance tunnels. found a leak in the plumbing near the office wing.
NOT water. corrosive puddle burned up another of my damn mops!
schematics don't indicate any hazardous materials plumbing around this are
who the hell installed this?
needs further inspection, this shit ain't safe

19:45
found even more non-standard plumbing containing volatile liquids. lacks proper labelling. serious fire and safety risks!
cornwall has no idea what i'm talking about and said that area is off limits and that i should mind my own business
does james know about this?
safety is never off limits!! this IS my business!
writing up an incident report with a formal complaint

Memo

Hey Alex, James here. Just leaving this note here for when you come back. Kyle and I were fixing a disposals jam and found one of the missing jugs of Owl Nutrients stuck in one of the tubes.
Dang janitor must have tossed some full jugs out by accident before he took off. So I tossed it in with the rest of the supplies. Kinda gross, why's this Formula 620 stuff smell like rotting plants?
Are you buying from a new producer? I heard it's unhealthy to switch owl feed brands like that.

torn up paper

Kyle, I'm leaving this note here for when you find this. What. The. Fuck.
Why did you decide this was a good spot for an APC? Come on man.
The birds are going to destroy this thing here. Get this fixed you idiot and report to my office once you're done. -Alex


Loot

Owlish Key Accepted by automaton "this key was found in an owl pellet.

emergency access ID

head of personnel ID

security ID

Russian Hootvolver - Owlgibs you instead of shooting you

Bombini Coin

Weird Key

3 Manilla Folders

Rajaijah and Triplepiss? Rajaijah confirmed. It's in a container in the same room Bombini is, behind a glass door.

Director's Personal Forensic Scanner

Skull Stickers

Gold, Gems, Discount Dan's Golden Tickets, Money Sacks
Pitaden's Info Dump


People

Alex Cornwall aka NT/SCI #41903 - Research Director who once worked at NT14, was hired by Hootens

NT/SEC/FORN #36322 - "Janitor"/Syndicate Cleanup Crew hired by Cornwall

Prof. Hootens aka NT/SCI/ADMIN #51352 - A syndicate science administrator, hired Cornwall after Cornwall was fired from NT14


Loot

Prototype W.0-NK Rifle

Strange Reagent

Various random chems

Chemdepot

Hootonium Core
Threats

The Big Owl, also known as The Hootening, is incredibly dangerous to face in melee combat should you choose to fight it. It can flip over objects that're in its way, it can beat the shit out of you, and you will definitely die without good preparations. Even with energy guns, it takes several guns worth of ammo to kill it. By petting it, it seems to not attack you for a time, so it isn't strictly necessary to kill it. When killed, however, it drops a Hootonium Core.
Getting There
There is a bathroom adjacent to the RD's office, passed through when leaving the area Bombini is held. The bathroom has 3 showerheads. Using a forensic scanner, the showerheads will have several messages. If the message is "It is filled with noxious chemicals" or "It looks ready to go," or something along those lines, do not use it. If it says something like "There is a scanner in this showerhead" or "It looks energized," click it. This will change all 3 showerheads and you will have to scan them again. Once you reach 5 beeps, the bathtub will open up. Walk into it and you will be in the hootagen lab.

Notes
Experiment #616 results

Experiment #616 has been a failure, the chemical synthesis method again did not yield the "Hootagen" I seek.
Strangly though instead of the usual flash, explosion or dangerous gas reaction it seems it preciptated into a drab green substance smelling of decayed vegetation.
I am experiencing severely intrusive violent thoughts and a really fucking bad headache I suspect stemmed from this brief exposure. Should be more careful around this fucking owl gunk.

Experiment #620

Hypothesis: Slow infusion of mutagens, stimulants, and Space Owl blood administered to captive SUBJECT #620-JA may induce
glandular synthesis of the Hootagen compound. Cardiac stimulants included in mixture to avoid a repeat of Experiment #613.

Hour 1: Beginning IV-transfusion of owl blood, mutagen and stimulant mixture to sedated SUBJECT #620-JA.
Subject awakened immediately in significant distress. H.R. 125 bpm, B.P. 145/85
Hour 2: Subject exhibiting 23% increased activity of the amygdala region and 28% increased blood serum levels of adrenaline.
H.R. 158 bpm. B.P. 185/98
Hour 3: Subject displaying onset of desired genetic drift. Additional 35% amygdala activation and addtional 42% rise of adrenaline count.
Subject experiencing brief seizures. H.R. 229 bpm, B.P. 248/125, severe arryhthmia.
Hour 4: Morphology changes consistent with Space Owl morphology continue steadily. Subject deliriously agitated. Snapped off three needles while I was
extracting blood samples. Attempting to administer haloperidol.
Hour 5: Halo FAILED suject brokem restraint , arm is broken. have
been forced to seal and abandon chamber samples INTACT

Experiment #621: success

As of writing this experiment #621 has been a success. With the blood samples from Experiment #620, I have finally created a reliable synthesis method for this 'Hootagen' shit.
I will be presenting my findings in person to AH and the Professor at Aurora's. I'll have to leave James in charge here.
He's an idiot but I doubt he could fuck up too badly in just a couple days.
Had to tell the crew here I busted my arm when I slipped on spilled coffee. Blamed Addle for it and wrote him up, he's a klutz anyways.
I'll call in a cleaner to wipe this lab down, can't be too careful nowadays with NT snooping around everywhere.

paper - New Horizons

So since this started happening I have decided to begin keeping a journal incase this all blows up in my face.
Recently I was contacted by my old college friend Amy on behalf of her employer. Seems this Professor Hootens guy heard about my incident getting fired from NT14.
He needs someone with my kinda background and rap sheet in advanced chemistry and genetics to do some classified research with Owls.
Yep. Friggin' owl guy from the broadcasts needs me for some cloak and dagger shit.
The deal is I'm supposed to run this tourist trap for the public, but secretly, continue the last RD's research on this synthetic compound named "Hootagen."
Really weird vibe from this Professor fella but the pay and stock options are wild.
Apparently the last guy on this assignment died from self inflicted stress wounds. He managed to ruin most of his research notes in the incident too, what an asshole.

They have assigned me command of this small station on the frontier as Research Director and have a provided a significant operations budget
with the expectation that I'll keep up appearances for the normal tourist nonsense while I'm here.
So I have decided, probably against my better judgment to accept their offer. I can only hope these guys don't plan to off me once its all said and done. -Dr. Alex Cornwall, PhD.

Mission Statement

Mission Statement for NT/SEC/FORN #36322
Arrange civilian transport to Designated Facility (DF) 'Frontier Space Owlery' under assigned cover, rank: Substitute Custodian
Note: This job position has been opened by on-site agent NT/SCI #41903 for you.


RESTRICTIONS: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE YOU TO DAMAGE THE FACILITY AT LARGE OR HARM THE OWLS
Maintain discretion and cover to prevent any unnecessary conflict with non-cleared facility employees

Objectives:
NT/SCI #41903 requests total data recovery and forensics redaction within the verbally described Clandestine Compartment (CC).
Recover all primary documents within CC and destroy all further copies
Recover all chemical and biological samples within CC with strict adherence to HAZ/BIO/L3 exfiltration procedures
Terminate and redact hostile SUBJECT 620-JA within the CC Operating Chamber
Perform a complete Chemical Redaction deployment against all forensic vectors and surfaces within the CC
Secure CC entrance from unauthorized access or discovery
Depart from DF with all recovered materials and assets and discreetly return to Minerva-5 for debriefing by NT/ADMIN/SCI #51352

Mission Equipment:
1 Light Machine Gun with 3 Clips (CONDITION: USE ONLY IN CASE OF EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO FACILITY)
1 .22 Caliber Suppressed Sidearm with 3 Clips (CONDITION: SELF-DEFENSE)
10 Stealth Storages
6 BLAM!-brand Cleaning Grenades
1 'Sleepypen' Ketamine Injector (CONDITION: OPERATIONAL SECURITY)

This paper is found inside the locked cabinet at the owlery
paper - 'Hootagen Research Notes'

Do research on things that turn into other things because you need to turn the person into another thing? Like a chameleon but different maybe?

How the fuck am I supposed to turn somebody into an owl without them fucking dying?

What do owls do? Fly? How the fuck can a human fly thats impossible.

This audio tape is found when taking Greg Jr. to the solarium and using him
Greg Jr's Tape

Bombini  [Log]  "*buzzing*"

Unknown Owl  [Log]  "*pondering hoots*"

Robotic voice  [Log]  "Alright everyone place your bets."

???  [Log]  "..."

Robotic voice  [Log]  "Bombini raises. Bitey raises. Fluffums folds."

Unknown Owl  [Log]  "*pensive hoots*"

Robotic voice  [Log]  "Bombini raises. Bitey raises."

Bombini  [Log]  "Erm, Bombini are you sure? Do you even have that kind of cash?"

Unknown  [Log]  "*confident buzzing*"

Post-Owlery

As of 7/2/19, there are 2 new ships near the space diner. These come with notes, a new NPC, and a familiar merchant bee. The Space Diner has been hooked up to 4 tugships, the main one being piloted by Whitney "Big Yanks" Whitney.
Big Yank's Space Tugs, Limited.

Client: Bill, John
Date: TBD
Articles: Structure, Static. Pressurized. Single.
Destination: "where there's rocks at"[sic]

Total Charge: 17,440 paid in full with value-added meat.
Big Yank's Cheap Tug

smellier note

Hey Bombi, you got lucky this time- but next year's tournament won't be no joke either! Bring your best pokerface, and enjoy the winnings while you can! -THE OWLS

(This message brought to you by Gaggle Translation services, this message was translated to ENGLISH from OWL.)

This audio tape is found at Bombini's old ship.
Bombini's Ship Tape

Robotic voice  [Log]  "Jeez B, I think we emptied out your keg, you sure it's safe to be flying around this late?"

Bombini  [Log]  "*rowdy buzzing*"

Unknown Owl  [Log]  "*rowdy hooting*"

???  [Log]  "*BANG*"

***  [Log]  "*KEEERRUUUUUUNCHHHH*"

!!!  [Log]  "*alarms*"

???  [Log]  "*hissing air*"

...  [Log]  "..."

Robotic voice  [Log]  "Bombini, are you alright? Damn you really messed up your ship."

Bombini  [Log]  "*solemn buzzing*"

Unknown Owl  [Log]  "*reassuring hoots*"

Robotic voice  [Log]  "I think we should get out of here guys!"