Well, that was interesting to say the least.......
Just got off the coms for the final time with .:j:.Monkey.mover.Owen and the conversation went something like this :
"Jumping into Tau-29 now, chat later......."
"Back again, think I'll pay a visit to Freeport 6 whilst I'm in the 'hood.... What the [*static*]!!!! Where the blazes did that [*static*] Ricer destroyer come from??!! Holy [*static*] shield gone, half the sodding hull knackered, Freeport 6, HURRY UP AND LET ME DOCK 'YA [*static*]....."
Over a couple of swift single malts at the bar whilst the 'can' was being patched up the decision was made to make a run for the Tau-23 jump hole.
Apparently everything was plane sailing from then on right up to the Tau-23 to Kyushu jump........
The next I heard was -
"O.K. pops, just jumped into Kyushu and bending up and behind the planet to reach the Hokkaido Jump ho - Oh [*static*] you must be [*static*] joking me??!! For [*static*] sake you GC morons - I'M FULL OF CARGO FOR YOU!! Why the hell are you ATTACKING ME??!!"
Next I heard was from Cali base, back in '23 -
"Stuff this for a game of soldiers Pa, I've just spent a sodding fortune greasing palms to gain access to that dump of a place Ainu, if one more [*static*] thing goes wrong the toys will be well out of the pram and no mistake! The guys at Ainu are going to get a good kicking in the fork from me and no mistake after all of this".
After explaining just who the "guys" will be he calmed down a bit but insisted that as compensation the GC 'guys' do his laundry - especially the underwear from this trip.......
Next I heard he was at Ainu, enjoying sushi marinated in saki and a couple of the 'guys' trying their damnedest to lower his blood pressure..........
I think he may be there for some time...............