I hear a faint knock on my cabin door, odd who is knocking in this day and age when you can send a message so much quicker? So I get up from my data pad where I have been slowly researching the surrounding space for mineral and planet resources and open the door.
Lyster stands before me smiling from ear to ear, "Sir, I just received comms from the shipping corporation. Our ships have arrived. Would you like to join me for the post shipment examination?"
"Of course, I have been looking forward to this for a few days now. I hope nothing was damaged in transit, I really want to get our Harbinger into action. There are countless Angel Pirates here that I want to cut apart with our lasers."
As we begin the walk from Seeker to the carrier that is being off loaded with our equipment Cromsic catches up to us breathing hard. "Sir just got done giving 'Danger Will' a once over. Her cargo hold is undamaged and ready for the ore here. I know it is much more valuable then what we are used to, I just hope that Tazinas is ready for it."
"He will be fine Crom, he owns a Bestower as well... mind you not as modified as ours, but he will manage."
I decide to begin my inspections on the Harbinger that I have aptly named "Of Death". Walking onto the bridge I find that Jaxson is already at the communication station. I wonder how I was the last to find out that MY ships were delivered... Jaxson looks up "Sir, our equipment arrived just in time."
"For what Jax?"
"War. Corprate just issued an emergency call to arms and they need guns... as many as they can gather."
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Friday, July 26, 2013
A New Home
Cromsic looks up from the flight controls of Seeker, "We have finally made it, we are in corprate owned space. I have recieved the coordinates for our new station and will be parking us there. And then I am going to bed, 20 jumps through null is hard on the nerves."
"Couldn't agree more Cromsic. Everyone go get some much needed sleep and in 12 hours prepare to undock again, I want to explore our new home."
Finally, after many hours of high adrenaline flying we have arrived at our new home. Hopefully we can get settled in quickly, I have some grand ambitions that I know the crew will jump aboard. But first I must get a shower and get to sleep myself.
I quickly fall into a deep sleep and what feels like 2 seconds later my alarm wakes me. I take a quick look at the data readout... 10 hours alseep, I haven't slept like that in ages. I arise and take care of the necessary morning activities. Quickly grabbing a ration bar I step out of my quaters onto the bridge where I find my crew already hard at work getting Seeker ready for what she was meant to do, explore.
Lyster looks up from the data pad he is reading "Sir, no word yet on the jump frieghter that our equipment is being shipped in. Hopefully it makes it safe, shipping our mining and manufacturing equipment like that makes me nervous."
"Calm down my old friend, I checked on it as well. The shipping company has yet to pick it up. I want to get familiar with this new space before we start mining anyways. I really want to find some ice belts if we can today, so that is our primary mission. I also want to do some planetary surveys, I have heard rumor that these planets are much more profitable then what we are used to in Amarr." I can barely contain a small grin, knowing that when I brief my crew on the overall plan they are going to be seeing ISK in their eyes and nothing else.
"Couldn't agree more Cromsic. Everyone go get some much needed sleep and in 12 hours prepare to undock again, I want to explore our new home."
Finally, after many hours of high adrenaline flying we have arrived at our new home. Hopefully we can get settled in quickly, I have some grand ambitions that I know the crew will jump aboard. But first I must get a shower and get to sleep myself.
I quickly fall into a deep sleep and what feels like 2 seconds later my alarm wakes me. I take a quick look at the data readout... 10 hours alseep, I haven't slept like that in ages. I arise and take care of the necessary morning activities. Quickly grabbing a ration bar I step out of my quaters onto the bridge where I find my crew already hard at work getting Seeker ready for what she was meant to do, explore.
Lyster looks up from the data pad he is reading "Sir, no word yet on the jump frieghter that our equipment is being shipped in. Hopefully it makes it safe, shipping our mining and manufacturing equipment like that makes me nervous."
"Calm down my old friend, I checked on it as well. The shipping company has yet to pick it up. I want to get familiar with this new space before we start mining anyways. I really want to find some ice belts if we can today, so that is our primary mission. I also want to do some planetary surveys, I have heard rumor that these planets are much more profitable then what we are used to in Amarr." I can barely contain a small grin, knowing that when I brief my crew on the overall plan they are going to be seeing ISK in their eyes and nothing else.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Into the Great Unknown
I am slowly awakened from my light sleep by the soft blinking of the communication light indicating Lyster was trying to get my attention about something. Sliding off my bunk I take a quick look into the mirror and decide a shave can wait, Lyster usually doesn't bother me with trivial inflight details. As I step onto the bridge, I marvel at the technology in this ship that Lyster just aquired for us, an Anathema class scout ship, latest and greatest straight from Khanid Innovations... I call her "Seeker". I do a quick scan around the bridge to orient myself, Jaxson has his head bent over the external communication array watching local and the corprate channels; Trinka is hovering over the science station awaiting orders and Cromsic is at the helm.
Lyster jolts me out of my thoughts "Sir, we are about to make the jump into 0 security space. I figured you would want to be here for it."
"I appreciate it. What is our current situation?"
"We are currently cloaked and orbiting the only planet in system, aproximately 13 AU from the gate. Local is quiet of chatter but Jaxson has informed me that there are other pilots in system."
The first thought that goes through my mind is: hopefully no one is waiting for us at the gate, would hate to scratch the paint on such a new ship. "Trinka, get me a 15 degree scan on the gate."
She quickly punches into the directional scanner and reports back. "Nothing but the gate."
"Cromisc, warp to 0 and jump immediately... we cannot trust there isn't a bomber waiting."
As the sublight engines begin to accelerate the ship, my palms get sweaty with the excitement of leaving behind the safety of Amarr and the perils and profits that will come shortly. Seeker gives a slight shudder as the sublight engines cut off and the warp engines engage and then disengage only a second later. It will take some getting used to flying in a scout that does 14AU a second. Immediately after dropping out of warp Cromsic pilots the ship through the event horizon of the jump gate and like a sling shot we are thrown across the galaxy.
"Trinka, get me a 360 now... what is around us? Jaxson, talk to me... what are you hearing?"
Jaxson quickly replies "Three signals in local, no chatter. But am getting some banter on corprate, nothing serious. Wait, corprate just send us the frequency's for the local intel channels" A few key strokes into the communication array later "And we are listening into all relevant intel channels, nothing useful yet."
"Hmm, three other pilots and not a CONCORD ship for light years... Trinka how is that scan coming?"
"Nothing on 360 sir, but the system is huge. But there is a planet about 12 AU from our next gate which will put us in range for a small degree scan."
Without needing the order, Cromsic begins to warp the ship so we can get eyes on our next destination. I can already tell the nerves of flying through unkown territory will push the crew further than they have known, I will have to remember to watch their performace closely. Right as the warp engines cut out I hear the faint whir as the cloaking device powers up.
"Cromsic, align us with the gate while Trinka does her magic."
Trinka blushes but quickly replies "Nothing visible on 5 degree."
"That is what I like to hear, Cromsic warp us to the gate and jump immediately, lets not hang around here with our unkown friends." I turn to Lyster, "Hopefully it stays this qui..."
Mid sentence I am thrown from my chair, landing on top of Lyster. I quickly look at him, he is just as startled as I am. "Cromsic, what is going on!?"
"We have been dragged, by a warp bubble it appears... we are 40km from the gate."
"Cromsic, get that micro warp drive burning, lets go! Trinka, 360... NOW!"
Trinka pushes her hair back away from her face, trying to staunch the gash she recieved from being thrown from her station "Nothing on scan at all, a few pirate wrecks but nobody alive within 14 AU of us."
"Well lets keep it that way, Cromsic... how close are we? ETA until we jump, I don't want to be here a nanosecond longer than we have to be"
He turns from Seeker's stearing moduale "Jumping now, I hope we don't run into any of those again. Seeker's engines don't appreciate being pulled like that"
Same here I thought to myself, hopefully that is all the excitement that we encounter as we move to our corprate headquaters or else this will be one long trek.
Lyster jolts me out of my thoughts "Sir, we are about to make the jump into 0 security space. I figured you would want to be here for it."
"I appreciate it. What is our current situation?"
"We are currently cloaked and orbiting the only planet in system, aproximately 13 AU from the gate. Local is quiet of chatter but Jaxson has informed me that there are other pilots in system."
The first thought that goes through my mind is: hopefully no one is waiting for us at the gate, would hate to scratch the paint on such a new ship. "Trinka, get me a 15 degree scan on the gate."
She quickly punches into the directional scanner and reports back. "Nothing but the gate."
"Cromisc, warp to 0 and jump immediately... we cannot trust there isn't a bomber waiting."
As the sublight engines begin to accelerate the ship, my palms get sweaty with the excitement of leaving behind the safety of Amarr and the perils and profits that will come shortly. Seeker gives a slight shudder as the sublight engines cut off and the warp engines engage and then disengage only a second later. It will take some getting used to flying in a scout that does 14AU a second. Immediately after dropping out of warp Cromsic pilots the ship through the event horizon of the jump gate and like a sling shot we are thrown across the galaxy.
"Trinka, get me a 360 now... what is around us? Jaxson, talk to me... what are you hearing?"
Jaxson quickly replies "Three signals in local, no chatter. But am getting some banter on corprate, nothing serious. Wait, corprate just send us the frequency's for the local intel channels" A few key strokes into the communication array later "And we are listening into all relevant intel channels, nothing useful yet."
"Hmm, three other pilots and not a CONCORD ship for light years... Trinka how is that scan coming?"
"Nothing on 360 sir, but the system is huge. But there is a planet about 12 AU from our next gate which will put us in range for a small degree scan."
Without needing the order, Cromsic begins to warp the ship so we can get eyes on our next destination. I can already tell the nerves of flying through unkown territory will push the crew further than they have known, I will have to remember to watch their performace closely. Right as the warp engines cut out I hear the faint whir as the cloaking device powers up.
"Cromsic, align us with the gate while Trinka does her magic."
Trinka blushes but quickly replies "Nothing visible on 5 degree."
"That is what I like to hear, Cromsic warp us to the gate and jump immediately, lets not hang around here with our unkown friends." I turn to Lyster, "Hopefully it stays this qui..."
Mid sentence I am thrown from my chair, landing on top of Lyster. I quickly look at him, he is just as startled as I am. "Cromsic, what is going on!?"
"We have been dragged, by a warp bubble it appears... we are 40km from the gate."
"Cromsic, get that micro warp drive burning, lets go! Trinka, 360... NOW!"
Trinka pushes her hair back away from her face, trying to staunch the gash she recieved from being thrown from her station "Nothing on scan at all, a few pirate wrecks but nobody alive within 14 AU of us."
"Well lets keep it that way, Cromsic... how close are we? ETA until we jump, I don't want to be here a nanosecond longer than we have to be"
He turns from Seeker's stearing moduale "Jumping now, I hope we don't run into any of those again. Seeker's engines don't appreciate being pulled like that"
Same here I thought to myself, hopefully that is all the excitement that we encounter as we move to our corprate headquaters or else this will be one long trek.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
A New Start
After waking up from a long night of slumber, I check my data pad for the latest news from around the galaxy. After scanning a few stories about the ongoing conflict in Fountain and seeing the usual back and forth I notice that I have some unread mail; hopefully it is the news that I have awaiting for.
I quickly pull it up and the subject gives it away... my application has been accepted! I can begin my move, into the wild unknown of space that is controlled only by capseleers, no CONCORD in sight. I tap my comms device to get my flight manager's attention.
"Sir, how are you doing this morning?"
"Well, Lyster. Please inform the crew there is a lot of work today, we are moving. Priorities go to filling the Bestower with all of our mining and manufacturing equipment then we will work on our combat ships"
"R..Roger, where are we going if I may ask?"
"Immensea, my old friend."
"Null, huh? Well I guess life is about to get interesting"
I quickly pull it up and the subject gives it away... my application has been accepted! I can begin my move, into the wild unknown of space that is controlled only by capseleers, no CONCORD in sight. I tap my comms device to get my flight manager's attention.
"Sir, how are you doing this morning?"
"Well, Lyster. Please inform the crew there is a lot of work today, we are moving. Priorities go to filling the Bestower with all of our mining and manufacturing equipment then we will work on our combat ships"
"R..Roger, where are we going if I may ask?"
"Immensea, my old friend."
"Null, huh? Well I guess life is about to get interesting"
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