r/RelayCrosstalk

Because nothing says “subtle bounty work” like a six-deck dreadnought hovering overhead like it lost the plot halfway through a UC war manual.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Bounty-Con 2330—where most folks bring customized gunboats, tricked-out shuttles, maybe a stealth rig if they’re feeling spicy.
MiSRIAH P.M.C. brought the Vindicator.

Yes, that Vindicator.
The one with MAC cannon built around the gun like some war-crime-flavored nesting doll.
And yes—thermobaric payload options. For bounty work. Because apparently, when they say “Wanted: Alive”, what they mean is “Alive enough to be scraped into the brig by a medical drone.

The MPWS-109 Vindicator is 110 meters of corporate “assertiveness.”
It has vehicle bays.
It has orbital missile tubes.
It has elevators. Four of them. For six decks.
And that’s just the house tour—before we even get to the “strategic annihilation” bullet point. (MiSRIAH marketing really went for the soft touch.)

It’s not a bounty ship. It’s a cauterized threat memo, delivered at high orbit.

But don’t take our word for it. Here’s what the shellshocked sector is whispering:

— Red Mile Load Zone – Broadcast Debrief
“Bounty post said: ‘wanted for smuggling.’ They responded with orbital fire support. Subtle.”

— Paradiso, BountyCon Chat Thread
"I thought bounty hunting was supposed to be a low-profile profession.
Y'know—cloak, blade, quiet exfil.
Not 'bring your capital ship and delete the zip code.'”

— The Dirty Oath, The Key
“They brought a gunship to a manhunt. Pretty sure I saw the planet blink.”

— UC Blacksite Monitoring Thread (Leaked)
“If MiSRIAH keeps ‘hunting’ like this, we’ll need to redefine the word ‘survivor.’”

— Freestar Patrol Commlink, Open Channel
“Casualty report: one fugitive. And half the mountain they lived on.”

— Dock Access Point, Bounty-Con Civilian Observation Ring
“I came to see cool bounty ships. Not a mid-scale apocalypse wrapped in a PMC logo.”

— Encrypted Internal Memo, Freestar Marshal Dispatch
“Reminder: if a MiSRIAH ‘bounty hunter’ calls for orbital support, that is not standard procedure. That is a diplomatic incident.”

Bounty hunting used to be a job.
Now it’s a shock-and-awe campaign with a bonus check.

This was Crosstalk: The Source Behind the Static.