Dimi McEwan sets a waypoint, & heads back to Islay with another Raven's Talon flying in close formation.
A number of days ago, after watching the Zoners defend Omega-49 from their new threat on a viewscreen in the Veranda on Gran Canaria, the Gaian paid his tab & headed back to Islay for a good nights sleep.
He snuck past the Molly patrols in Dublin, & slipped into Edinburgh.
Once inside his system, he set a course for home & sank into his seat as his cruise engines sucked in the surrounding particles & gave his ship a burst of speed.
Dimi's scope shortly picks up a friendly transponder signal he's never seen before, & changes course to offer an equally friendly 'howdy'
Once in range, he scans the other Talon & spies a hold full of bounty hunters.
"Krakah, this is Marburg...you copy?" he said after flipping on the voice comm. "Nice goin' on all those hunters...Wanna form up & fly with me back to Islay to unload?"
"No." came the woman's reply over the cockpit speakers, "I'm having too much fun at the moment!"
"Alright then Hon, have it your way...I'm dockin' on station for a few hours rest before I go back to work."
"Wait!" she said, just before Dimi flipped the 'off' switch. "Before you get out of range, could I have a quick word?"
"Yeah, ok...why not?"
He soon flies up nose-to-nose to the other identical Talon.
"Alright, How can I help ya Miss?" Damien asks.
"You can sit still while I test my new weapons!" & she takes down his shields with her mini razor & a giggle.
"What the hell??" he yells, & hits the thruster on instinct & takes a pot-shot of his own, using his razor to return the favor, & 86'ed her shields as well.
"Ok, if you're going to be That way, I'll just take my ship & find someone else to play with!"
Dimi could hear the smile she was wearing while trying to bait him into a duel over the comm, & quickly decided to be a good sport about it.
They spent the rest of the day shooting at each other, & had a grand 'ol time.
...And this has been going on for days now.
They would meet up in a quiet corner of the system & practice their fighting & taunting skills on each other, only flying back to Islay for repairs, food, & sleep breaks.
Today, as they approach the station & break formation to dock, Islay's automted system takes control of his ship as Dimi asks: "What's your name anyway?"
The group channel closes without a word.
After a few minutes of kicking back & waiting for his ship to be towed into 'docking bay 1' from the landing tube, he sees the Krakah powering down closeby.
Out of all the times the've flown together now, this is the first time the dockmaster parked him close enough to have the opportunity to accually meet her.
As he signs the docklog, The pilot of the other Talon approaches, & waits her turn.
"Hello." she says to Dimi as she pulls the log away from him to sign her own ship in for the night as well.
He lifts his eyes from the sign-in pad to greet her, mumbles something in reply as the sight of her burns through him & affects his pulse rate, but has no idea what it was he accually said.
"Thanks again for the fun, Dimi...See you again tomorrow?"
He blabbers something else incoherent as she walks on her way out.
Just before she hits the exit, she turns to flash a wink & a smile & says: "Eowyn Ravenwood" & disappears out of the bay.
The dockmaster chuckles to himself & rolls his eyes & says, "Snap out of it Sir & unslack your jaw...you look like an idiot"
"Huh?...oh, right."
Dimi exits the bay trying to remember what just happened.
All he can remember now is a killer smile, long flowing green hair, & a frame so tone you could probably bounce a gold credit off of her backside.
Shaking it off by the time he reaches his cabin, he begins to plan how to approah Moira in 'Hopes Haven' to explain why he killed Caulobacter Phage.
"Crap! she's probably gonna kill me for it." he says to himself.