Flares of Celebration, Commiseration and Distraction

Flares of Celebration, Commiseration and Distraction is the 91st episode of Assertive Acquisitions. Splitsie McSplitsington, Capac, TFE and their allies follow a lead to get ACS thrusters and they make a plan together. 
==Synopsis==
At the safe zone of a duckfaced station, Splitsie recapitulates that they are here to be given the GPS by their contact, after he gets it from his contact, so that they can go to the place where they think the ASSERT thrusters are either being manufactured or at least stored. Capac's weather forecast predicts "frogs" and Splitsie complaining about weather in Space Engineers. They discuss attack and defense strategies as their purple and green suited contacts arrive with the GPS data. 
TFE builds a small utility flyer and moves the captured thruster from the trailer to Splitsie's Vann Go!! rover. Capac calls the big rover a "poorly flying apartment building" and "Vann Go Boom". 
Splitsie, TFE, Capac, and the two allies drive towards the "ACS Regional Security" signal. TFE uses the small flier to spy and gets shot down immediately. They let Capac and the Vann Go!! handle the drones, while the other four breach the base on foot. Splitsie catapults the local security staff out of the base with a surprise rocket launcher shot. Seconds later, a drone parked inside the base shoots Splitsie and TFE several times. TFE finds the datapad message that describes to where assets have been relocated due to pirate attacks. They quickly slap unwelded wheels on the base so Splitsie can tow it to be salvaged for money. Everyone drives out of the way in fear.
Back at the safe zone, the Call of the Void makes TFE jump his rover onto the towed base. Splitsie sells the base under TFE's feet, and TFE's rover —and all the added wheels— fall to the ground. The "haunted" wheels slide out of the safe zone, bewildering TFE. Splitsie explains wheels physics, while Capac just enjoys their majesty. 
Splitsie notices their allies are being attacked nearby and heads out for support. The green allyPossibly played by Eisen? dies mysteriously and everyone blames Capac. TFE entertains himself jumping his rover up onto and down off the hangar pad while Splitsie shares the loot with the contacts. They agree with the Purple Contact to acquire a ship together, and Splitsie will get the ACS thrusters, and Purple gets the ship to leave the planet. TFE and Capac buy Anti-Personal inhibitors Nullifiers as part of their attack plan. They go mining a bit before they drive towards the next Parallax Outpost. 
Capac has added a bumper sticker and shoots celebratory/commiserative flares (that he found) for every small task that Splitsie accomplishes...
==Quotes==
Capac: What's black and white and red all over?
Splitsie: "There is something in the air—" - Capac: "—Tonight."A song by Phil Collins.
Capac (wielding rocket launcher): Fruitfly, hold still! ... No. That's not holding still!
Splitsie: Hey, hey, we may not do things quickly... and we may not do things well... but we... do things.
TFE: It's 35km away. - Splitsie: That's not far. - TFE: Have you seen us drive??
Splitsie: Oh Capac what are you—actually that might work.
TFE: I would say it's LIKE watching a crash but it just is.
Capac (seeing a dead ally): He was only two days from retirement!
==References==