You come out at night
That's when the energy comes
And the dark side's light
And the vampires roam
Sarah McLachlan - Building a Mystery
I looked around the bedroom for a moment. A new temporary home. I seldomly missed being based in a single part of New Eden. Today it was a Sebiestor Tribe Bureau around planet nine in Eram. Somewhere in this station my Manticore sat in a hangar, waiting to be used.
Of course, the ringing next to my bed that woke me up hadn't stopped yet. I sat up and pressed the call button.
"Hallan, you awake yet?" My CEO's voice asked through the phone.
"Yeah," I muttered.
"Get your ass down to the hangar, we've got a null sec camp going already,"
"Alek, come on. This is R&R. I'm tired,"
"Alright, just thought you'd be interested. Hold on,"
The line went quiet, and I laid back down on the bed. After a few moments I was already drifting away again.
"Are you snoring?" Alek's voice came back on the line.
"What? No," I said with a snort as I shot back awake.
"Alright, I'm going to let you get some sleep. We've gotta get this Domination Warp Disruptor back to empire anyhow,"
I rolled my eyes and jumped out of bed, "Bringing a Manticore!"
"I know, I have to manage the powergrid a bit for them all to work," I'd answered.
Fortunately this new implant would manage that for me without my having to pay it any attention. Sooner or later I'd need to learn to handle the powergrid on my weapons a bit better, or keep using the implant. For now it worked, and that was the important part.
I walked up the ramp to my Manticore and closed it up. This was a new ship with an experimental fit. I walked into engineering to review the fittings once more. I squinted as the screen lit up with the information.
"It all fits," I said to no one in particular. I was especially proud of the low cost, by aiming for slightly less than perfect equipment, I could build quite a few of these things.
From engineering I walked towards the pod room, passing by the bridge crew's bunks.
"Hey Cap, got a minute?" The Ewar officer asked me. The crew, my nav, weapon, and Ewar officers, were all new recruits. Given that I'd left my last crew with my ship in Pure Blind it was a bit difficult for them to help me now. I'd be coming back with a terrible vengeance for Maru Ka'ge sooner or later, but for now we were bringing our variety of mayhem down on the Legion of Death. Potato, Potahto.
"Yeah," I answered, stopping at the door.
"We just wanted to say how honored we are to be working for Noir," The other officers nodded behind him as he spoke.
"Yeah, me too," I said with a grin before moving down the corridor.
That's when the energy comes
And the dark side's light
And the vampires roam
Sarah McLachlan - Building a Mystery
I looked around the bedroom for a moment. A new temporary home. I seldomly missed being based in a single part of New Eden. Today it was a Sebiestor Tribe Bureau around planet nine in Eram. Somewhere in this station my Manticore sat in a hangar, waiting to be used.
Of course, the ringing next to my bed that woke me up hadn't stopped yet. I sat up and pressed the call button.
"Hallan, you awake yet?" My CEO's voice asked through the phone.
"Yeah," I muttered.
"Get your ass down to the hangar, we've got a null sec camp going already,"
"Alek, come on. This is R&R. I'm tired,"
"Alright, just thought you'd be interested. Hold on,"
The line went quiet, and I laid back down on the bed. After a few moments I was already drifting away again.
"Are you snoring?" Alek's voice came back on the line.
"What? No," I said with a snort as I shot back awake.
"Alright, I'm going to let you get some sleep. We've gotta get this Domination Warp Disruptor back to empire anyhow,"
I rolled my eyes and jumped out of bed, "Bringing a Manticore!"
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As I entered the hangar, I waved the techs off my ship, "Sir, we can't get all of your modules online," one of them said as he left for the control station."I know, I have to manage the powergrid a bit for them all to work," I'd answered.
Fortunately this new implant would manage that for me without my having to pay it any attention. Sooner or later I'd need to learn to handle the powergrid on my weapons a bit better, or keep using the implant. For now it worked, and that was the important part.
I walked up the ramp to my Manticore and closed it up. This was a new ship with an experimental fit. I walked into engineering to review the fittings once more. I squinted as the screen lit up with the information.
[Manticore, Ewar With Online Bomb Launcher]
Ballistic Control System I
F85 Peripheral Damage System I
Catalyzed Cold-Gas I Arcjet Thrusters
DDO Photometry Tracking Disruptor I
Parallel Weapon Navigation Transmitter
Low Frequency Sensor Suppressor I
'Malkuth' Siege Missile Launcher I, Caldari Navy Juggernaut Torpedo
'Malkuth' Siege Missile Launcher I, Caldari Navy Juggernaut Torpedo
'Malkuth' Siege Missile Launcher I, Caldari Navy Juggernaut Torpedo
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Bomb Launcher I, Concussion Bomb
Small Hydraulic Bay Thrusters I
Small Hydraulic Bay Thrusters I
"It all fits," I said to no one in particular. I was especially proud of the low cost, by aiming for slightly less than perfect equipment, I could build quite a few of these things.
From engineering I walked towards the pod room, passing by the bridge crew's bunks.
"Hey Cap, got a minute?" The Ewar officer asked me. The crew, my nav, weapon, and Ewar officers, were all new recruits. Given that I'd left my last crew with my ship in Pure Blind it was a bit difficult for them to help me now. I'd be coming back with a terrible vengeance for Maru Ka'ge sooner or later, but for now we were bringing our variety of mayhem down on the Legion of Death. Potato, Potahto.
"Yeah," I answered, stopping at the door.
"We just wanted to say how honored we are to be working for Noir," The other officers nodded behind him as he spoke.
"Yeah, me too," I said with a grin before moving down the corridor.
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I couldn't move much anymore. That was normal. Something flipped a switch in my consciousness and suddenly I was the ship. My nav officer had already requested undock clearance for me, "Good," I thought as I guided the ship through the newly opened hole in the roof.
In a few moments I was among the stars. I thought my cloak on, and my ship disappeared.
I couldn't move much anymore. That was normal. Something flipped a switch in my consciousness and suddenly I was the ship. My nav officer had already requested undock clearance for me, "Good," I thought as I guided the ship through the newly opened hole in the roof.
In a few moments I was among the stars. I thought my cloak on, and my ship disappeared.
Please do come back to pure blind and pay maru a visit. We welcome you with open arms and loaded guns. ;)
ReplyDeleteOn a blogging note well written. :)