SSB CORP

From Create Your Own Story

Symbiosis Enterprise's is one of the largest intergalactic corporations still kicking. Unlike their main competitors, Symbiosis has been around for nearly a thousand years, forming not long after mankind made the first jump to another system. There's definite benefits to docking here. Everything is kept immaculately clean, there's a wide array of things to buy, and you can usually find legal work that pays marginally well. The downside of the corporate environment is that it can be restricting, with a never ending wall of bureaucracy keeping its employees forever chained to their desks. Of course, this also presents opportunities for unaffiliated pilots such as yourself, particularly those willing to break corporate laws.

While the station control puts you on hold, an advertisement for a new Symbiosis movie flashes on screen. You roll your eyes at the tacky intrusion. A grizzled detective says "We need to stop the Reapers before it's too late, Jack, I just hope we can save Symbiosis." As the ad continues to roll you wonder how many focus groups butchered this poor film until it became a giant exercise in product placement.

Mercifully, once the ad ends a human voice connects. "Hello, captain, this is Wolcott Burgess of Symbiosis Enterprise's. It is my honor to welcome you to Symbiosis Enterprise's outpost number 4529105. Do you have any questions about Symbiosis Enterprise's?"

"No."

"Do you want to learn more about Symbiosis Enterprise's newest model of automatic toenail clippers?"

"No."

"Do you want to learn more about Symbiosis Enterprise's vacation plans in the-" and this goes on for the next two minutes before Burgess runs out of things to drill you on. By the end he sounds almost half exhausted as you are, and he asks the question you've been waiting for.

"So, captain, if you have no further questions, what is your business here?"

"This is...

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