Well, it's been good to be back on the active force now that I'm all recovered from those gunshot wounds and the whole "diabetes" thing. I think I lost a few pounds in all that's gone on... doc says it's close to fifty pounds, actually. Anyways, I got me a Guardian and outfitted it with some of our excess stock that we got from shutting down an illegal gun-running ring.
I found an Artifact smuggling Gull near Norfolk, but it turn and ran a bit too soon, and I was stuck trailing it 3.2k behind as it ran for the New York jump hole. Keep an eye out for Jenaro.Zabaneta
Then I smoked some whiny little punk Rogue in a Werewolf along the Norfolk - West Point lane.
That was yesterday. Today I was going to move the Leavenworth back to Texas (from Fort Bush) when I got a call about a hostile fleet occupying California, among them the elusive Metropolis; the Vagrant Raider's Spyglass. I ordered a course change and amassed a sizable force before moving to intercept the fleet. We were victorious, though the Spyglass had disappeared before we got there. The Leavenworth personally disposed of three Outcast gunships; two Mortar hits and one primary barrage. We also gunned down a Barghest on a strafing run and deshielded one that was laying a Nova torpedo on it; his ship exploded in the blast radius. Special kudos to the gunners, who performed admirably.