Kurutsuki no H.I.K.A.R.U. //Kishiro only please

[Jtan911]

So here I am lay on his back under the back of his Ravens talon, a whole host of problems circulating on my mind.

First on the list is my ship. Well yes, it’s partly my fault, but seriously meeting Xenos these days? What are the chances? They are pretty uncommon these days, and so it would be just my luck that I would meet two of them in the middle of desolate Galileo of all places. Now I’m no fighter pilot, wish I was, but I ain’t. And two Xenos, even if they were off their faces with alcohol, was not a chance I was willing to take. So into the dark matter field I had led them, doubling back and losing them fairly easily. But my bad luck wasn’t over yet. Radiation. It just had to melt something important, and now my ship is only running at 83% speed, and I’m not settling for that.

Second problem. Engines. I’ve temporarily fitted a basic model Kishiro engine. I hate it. It doesn't look, feel or perform as good as my old one, but until I get some replacement parts from Bretonia, which, with the Gallic war on, is severely unlikely for any decent price, I’m stuck with it.

Third Problem. Work. I have nothing to do with Kishiro. Since the debacle with Nebulae Complex, my transport has been grounded, and I haven’t been reassigned to any new shipment runs. So I’m left here, on Saitama watching Honshu rotate - which a sane man can only stand for so long - and wandering what to do next.

Without warning, my Holo-pad beams into life, announcing in a monotone: “Employee 91197, please report to Laboratory 4 immediately”

Lab 4. That’s interesting I suppose. The ground-breaking Kishiro advancements are meant to happen in the first 5 labs of Saitama, its where all the top scientists are set-up, or locked up in a way, and given endless streams of money and resources to realise their inventions, providing they pass their 6 monthly progress check with the board of directors.
Well time to clean I suppose, No point in rushing, it’s not like I owe the guys anything, hmph, they've probably got some real mundane grunt work lined up for me or something. Just what I need at the moment.