I was just recalling my start of this strange ride. I call the waiter over and order drinks for the two faithfuls in my life: Jessie (Navs) and Trucker (Mechanic) Jessie was the secretary for DSE, PItts office and Trucker a "retired" Junker tired of the rough life.... but got bored and offered me his services which have been invaluable thus far.
I start telling them about my start; *sip my drink* I started out of college in the LSF during the Nomad wars, it was exciting and scary to flying at that time. I flew with the Force for a few years after but was really dissatisfied with the war on the Order. We had just proven that other life forms exist and that they are indeed hostile to us.
We managed to prove that the Order does amazing work and still we had to round them up like criminals... No thanks. So I took a job w/ DSE as an escort pilot mainly working in Liberty and Kusari. The War w/ Rhineland had not started yet so travel there was still part of the manifesto. On a trip to Stuttgart our convoy was attacked, I had a missile jam and nothing happened. I watched the crew get taken, goods taken, I was shot down and I managed to escape. As I sat there watching the orange and brown hues I realized I needed to do something for me.
I was fired by DSE and basically told I wouldn't really be hired by any company as an escort. My severance pay was decent so after a break of sleeping and feeling bad, I pulled it together. I will take cargo into those contested areas and get out....
Well here we are a year later with more credits than any of us had to start and a great little independent business. *raises glass* Lets get some sleep.
[Sys On ID: Lykos]
Planet Pittsburgh [on board the Locust]
Of course my first major contract in Liberty had to to take me here Pittsburgh, the DSE guys just wanted to say, Cr#p to me but my shiny ship and confident I have money walk reduced it to dirty looks, as we helped the last refugee out of the Locust I felt my portable comm vibrating. It looks as if someone got my name off the neural net and they have an interesting contract for us.
The buyer wants us to meet them on Willard... which I didn't think was open to the public but what do I know. *yells* hey we have job coming over the line you two up to it?
Jessi nods, Trucker gives me a fat thumb in the air. Alright scientist, this could be interesting for sure. *spits massive wad of gum onto tarmac* This place sucks lets go crew.
[Feed Terminated]
So a small side track as we stopped in at Detroit, an old friend told me that a quick ride which would be both profitable and short was true... but it took me here can't talk too much gotta run...
[Sys On ID: Lykos]
California System Los Angeles City Terminal
So, my contact at Detroit got me a gig w/ the Xenos, he is on the take and a big sympathizer of the movement. He told me my back ground checked out and that they of course are always real suspicious of "outsiders". Ya think! I just shook my head well, they did pay me up front and for that I am grateful it was an easy 1,2,3... I was asked a few questions about where I got them, their make etc...
So I am headed to Willard the Naval research station to see what anyone there could possibly want w/ a small time corp like myself. I mean don't get me wrong he have been on the move for a very short time but we are already at 20 Million. Which is nothing as far as corporate lines go but not bad for this start up.
I can't wait to get back to Koeln, which has become our official operations site, we work closely w/ the good folks at Heisenberg to supply needs and we get an office in the posterior cargo bay... good view of the system too.
[Sys On: ID Lykos]
Willard Secure Comms Recording Rm 001
So a Scientist here wants me to capture Nomads and bring them back to Willard since, they are "fresh out". I would have liked to have had a poker, but my jaw hit the table so fast I didn't even have time to tell it not to. His explanation went something like this; I have a military background, my vessel has high enough grade weapons (class 9) to damage and take out a nomad vessel, the civ freighter is agile enough to avoid utter decimation and possibly haul a good number "home"....
Well I have been to FR 11 a few times and even captured 4 nomads, it is just trying to bring them back here, through all that space and having to fight every other wacko that knows they are worth big bucks to just about anyone, hmmm I don't know if that is worth it. I ask him to think about.
I think I ought get the crew and do something productive like make money or not deal w/ hauling Nomad butt through most of the galaxy, just a thought.
So my actual name is Marxus, but I have been using my mother's maiden name Lykos to honor my mom and my maternal grandfather a fighter pilot in (retired) LN. I have named the company after her and using it as my logon ID, but I recently learned someone of the pirate persuasion uses the first name.
Not my thing since way back, but I might have to hunt this S.O.B. down and take care of him. From now on however, I will use my first.last as my call sign. On another note I was able to secure a good deal today w/ the Kusari Gov't for hauling subsidies to and from Kyushu... mainly but could be anywhere.
Crew is resting whilst I pull us into the Leeds JH I ought get them back to their posts and keep vigilant here in this war zone . My second home bring goods to this tattered wreck of a system.