Bum's Rush Express [BRX] - Organizations - Roberts Space Industries

History

RECENT NEWS

(Excerpt from The A17 Gazette, dated 2951.10.20, “Folksy Freight-Haulers or Riotous Rebels?”)

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The teamster-owned transport corporation is headquartered out of ArcCorp’s Area18. In addition to freight and courier services, BRX’s member-owners employ their varied skillsets in a number of off-the-books freelance activities. These range from private investigations to search-and-rescue ops to personal security details. But before you start imagining concierge services for corporate big wigs and VIPs, those are not BRX’s target clientele.

Two months ago, when labor negotiations broke down between MarbleStar Mfg. and its factory workers; BRX security contractors were there at the picket lines (under contract with the manufacturer). When the protest turned violent and security received the order to quell the growing riot, the BRX officers suddenly switched sides. They engaged the other security forces and covered a safe egress for dozens of rioters. Those twenty BRX security personnel are now serving time at Klescher, and they’re not the first to do so.

Since April of 2950, a number of BRX teamsters and affiliated contractors have been arrested for crimes targeting Stanton’s corporations. BRX officially denies involvement in any criminal activities, but their hiring practices would suggest otherwise. The company has all but installed a revolving door between its recruitment office and Klescher Rehabilitation Facility. Every day, ex-cons are drawn in by the promise of “honest work, no questions asked.”

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Most transport pilots are a superstitious lot by nature, but BRX’s teamsters take the mythology of fate and fortune to an entirely new level. They speak of “Lady Fortuna” as if she’s part of some modern-day pantheon. They honor a code that speaks of making their own luck and “balancing the scales of justice.” That last point seems to have been a contributing factor in the decisions leading up to the MarbleStar Incident. BRX management actively encourages its employees to exercise their own ethical judgment while on the job. This has lent something of a “loose cannon” phenomenon, as anyone who has done business with BRX can attest.

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A general ethos of “protecting the common worker” and “making your own luck” pervades the organization at every level. This little shipping company seems unafraid to take on Stanton’s entire army of corporate giants. Only time will tell if “Lady Fortuna” is truly on their side.

TIMELINE

2949 November – In the weeks leading up to the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo on ArcCorp, two freelance transport pilots, going by the callsigns FenixStarblade and FortuneDealer, start drafting business plans for a teamster-owned transport corporation. By day 5 of the expo, “Bum’s Rush Express” enters the public record with a warehouse lease in the lower levels of Area 18.

2949 December – Joining the Stanton mineral rush of ’49, BRX stakes a number of small prospecting claims, doing business as Bum’s Rush Outland.

2950 January – Branching out into freelance investigative work, BRX secures a license to operate as a Private Security Agency, doing business as Bum’s Rush Security. This also opens up opportunities for freelance bodyguards and skip tracers.

2951 August – While working a security contract for MarbleStar Mfg. in ArcCorp’s Area 17, twenty BRX personnel break ranks with their fellow security forces to defend an unarmed group of factory strikers. The incident puts Bum’s Rush Express in the local ArcCorp headlines for the first time. In the legal proceedings that follow, all twenty employees are found guilty of assaulting security personnel and harboring fugitives. However, testimony reveals that they acted on their own impulses and not at the behest of BRX management, who are only forced to pay fines and restitution for minor property damage.

2951 November – Expanding on its growing catalog of freelance services, BRX secures a license to operate as an Emergency Medical Service Agency, doing business as Bum’s Rush Medivac.

Manifesto

PLAYER MANIFESTO

To put it simply, Bum’s Rush Express is an easygoing group of players looking to enjoy all the lore and gameplay that Star Citizen has to offer. We’re all grown-ups with busy schedules, so we don’t place any major time commitments or expectations on our members (though we do expect everyone to be respectful of others, both within the org and outside of it). A few of our members enjoy roleplay to varying degrees; a few of us are into combat and mission-running; but all of us are just looking to build a little camaraderie while we make an “honest” living out in the ‘verse.

Most of us are based in North America’s Eastern time zone, but we’re open to recruiting across all regions and times (so long as you don’t mind having org-mates who only show up on Spectrum).

IN-CHARACTER MANIFESTO

Bum’s Rush Express and its subsidiaries elevate the interests of common workers, settlers, and civilians above those of megacorporations and the elite. The company is wholly owned by you and your fellow teamsters. We offer fair pay and fair prices to those just struggling to get by and we don’t seek to exploit those in need.

For those who are not in need, well, exploitation is just the name of the game, isn’t it? Double-crossing a fixer who’s out to double-cross you? Fair game. Did you “lose” your shipment of high-end imports to “pirates”? Well, that’s what insurance is for. Within the megacorp sphere, BRX doesn’t mind having a reputation as an unreliable business partner. After all, as Lady Fortuna tells us, “Better to bankrupt the wallet than to bankrupt the soul.”

Speaking of which, you best familiarize yourself with “The Laws of Lady Fortuna.” Fate and Fortune are tangible forces of nature in the ‘verse, no different than gravity or radiation. The sooner you figure out how those forces interact, the better you’ll fare out there in the black. Learn about the rituals and the keepsakes that the veterans employ, but don’t just copy them. You’ll have to figure out for yourself exactly how you fit into the Lady’s schemes. (But no matter what, beware the number 30,000.)

When it comes to work, transport is our primary gig, but the Lady will put other opportunities in your path. Watch for them. The company has a whole slew of business licenses in its portfolio, so figure out what you’re good at and go do it. Just remember to take care of the honest folk out there in the ‘verse. And stick it to the dishonest ones. Keep those scales balanced.

Charter

PLAYER BYLAWS

The following bylaws will be enforced to maintain a membership who lives and works in harmony with others in the ‘verse. For the purposes of these rules, all contractors, teamsters, and partners are considered “members,” but higher-ranking members will be held to higher standards.

Members shall conduct themselves with courtesy toward others. Language or behavior of a traumatic or discriminatory nature will not be tolerated.
Members shall not engage in harmful acts against others unless they are: (1) doing so in order to complete a contract, (2) acting in self-defense, or (3) rescuing a third party in distress. “Harmful acts” include any action that deprives someone of their agency, health, or rightful property without their consent.
Members may stake a claim to “salvage” (aka found loot) so long as they have a reasonable belief that that salvage has been abandoned (i.e. the original owner is unknowable or unreachable). If someone else later proves their ownership of the salvage, then the member may negotiate a reward for its safe return under maritime law.
Members may stake a claim to “spoils” (aka earned loot) without limitations. Spoils include any item in the possession of a hostile combatant (meeting one of the three conditions laid out in Rule 2).
Members are free to engage in any work as fortune and their good conscience decrees. That said, BRX favors those who advance the interests of laborers, frontier settlers, and average civilians. Members who operate in opposition to this goal acknowledge that they may come into conflict with other members. A little friendly rivalry within the family is fine. However, if the conflict becomes disruptive to the organization, one or more of the members involved may be subject to disciplinary action.
Judgements shall be made by a council of the BRX partners. Discipline may include: (1) warnings, (2) reparations to wronged parties, (3) loss of company privileges, (4) demotion, or (5) expulsion.

THE LAWS OF LADY FORTUNA

Though the Laws of Lady Fortuna may be a bit vague, members are encouraged to apply their own conscience in adhering to them. Then, as they say, let the Lady sort out the rest.

Act boldly to invoke the Lady’s favor. No tales are told about those who sit idly by.
Grant sympathy to those who struggle. We are all agents of the Lady’s good fortune.
Deliver humility to those with hubris. Each of us is a weight on the scales of justice.
Choose life over profits. Better to bankrupt the wallet than to bankrupt the soul.

Bum's Rush Express / BRX