TIGERS EYE VIEW 2
14 Dec 2018Gurutez
Logbook entry Supplemental 1.Designation TigerTiger: Entry 0.2:
We ended up in Ray Gateway, a Coriolis station in the system DIAGUANDRI. It was here that we found out Guru was officially dead, which was a problem because as it stood he didn't have a penny to his name. We got in touch with MrEMan who said he would do a dive into the Galactic network (Galnet) to see what he could find. This meant we were stationary for a day. GuruTez and Simione stayed on my ship which was starting to feel crowded to me, so I went to spend the day in Ray Gateway.
I got myself a day room at the nicest domicile I could find, ordered a massage, a prosthetic servicing and a tailor to come to the room. After 6 hours and some food I felt like myself again and I looked good. The prosthetics engineer had given me a few strange looks and stopped himself a few times from asking questions while he worked on my arm and eye but I had gotten used to that at this stage. The few that were brave enough to ask I could answer honestly with "No f**cking idea mate, I woke up like his." always made me smile to see the shock.
I Wandered out into the station and let myself get enveloped by the crowd. Ray Gateway was a LI YONG-RUI station so was always busy, I mean who could resist that 15% discount on ships ,parts and modules. This meant almost everyone was just passing through, hardly anyone called this place home and it was easy to just let myself get swept along by the crowd and my mind to wander.
In the last few months I had been involved in some really amazing stuff. I had been part of some plot that involved smuggling bomb parts for the BOARD which I'm fairly sure were used in a political assassination attempt. I had run an operation retrieving scrap from an active Thargoid vs human conflict zone. I had been part of a wing taking on Thrgoids. Pretended to be someone else to retrieve a ship. Unwittingly sent a friend into a trap. Then disobeyed my employer to go and rescue that friend. Organised a conspiracy to save that same friends life using stolen experimental equipment that essentially brought him back from the dead. And also along the way become acquainted with, maybe even become friends with what I'm sure is a none human sentient organism. Although yes friends its more that we both have a mutual friend. Simione makes me very uncomfortable, literally, his presence makes my implants itch, and I know the little weirdo isn't 100% for me either, but we make it work.
The thought in my mind now was "What next?" I mean as much fun as this has been I haven't made any credits. My association with the BOARD was finished (and I'm pretty sure that bridge is well and truly burned). I have a couple of ships and a few different load-outs so could start making capital right away. Have heard there is money to be made in the superpower struggle but never looked into it. Also recently I'v been hearing some whispers about ENGINEERS, people who can give you an edge with customized modules.
There is alot of stuff I should be getting on with, not just hanging out waiting for an old friend to recover.
Because that's what this is, I'm just hanging out with GuruTez helping him get back on his feet. I felt guilty, I helped, I took a huge risk and it payed off and now I'm starting to feel bored. GuruTez used to be the guy that would always have a plan when we were in the military. Always knew what we were doing next. But since the court marshal, since the endless cocktail of chems, he was just a ghost of the man that used to be, those many years past.
There was no rhyme or reason to what had happened over the last few months, Guru had just stumbled across Simione, then had just stumbled into MAIA, then just stumbled into view of the BOARD and now here we were. I did have to admit that there was still that energy about him though, the old killer was still in there and surfaced every now and then. But I also knew that he had only had painkillers since he woke, we hadn't had a chance to stop off and buy the chems he liked. I knew full well as soon as he had his own ship back the chems would flow and he would be numb again, then all the fun would stop.
So no, once Guru got his fleet and credits back I would head out on my own way. If Guru did decide to go for revenge it would be chaotic and without a plan, I would preferred to read about that sort of stuff on Galnet rather than be in it.
I return to find MrEMan had been in touch. Found a family member of Guru's, a cousin, joined a cult a year ago (sect of the Fargod, never heard of them), he had died on a commune planet on the edge of the bubble 3 months past during a terrorist attack. His death was not officially registered along with many others due to some political doctoring of information . MrEMan had taken this opportunity to fudged some paperwork. GuruTez was now able to claim back everything of his under the name of his cousin Tulo, at most he would have to submit to a mitochondrial DNA test which was good seeing as they both came from the same female genetic line. MrEMan then send's us a breakdown of Guru's total assets, so for the first time I get to see what Guru has to his name and try as hard as I can not to look shocked. I felt embarrassed having written him off as lost to chems so easily, the figure infront of me made my chest a little tight. We are Informed it will take a week for the transaction to complete while everything is confirmed. The Inheritance company has spent time and money collecting all assets in GuruTez's name together, all his ships (including the lost ones), all his credits, all stored modules and all debt. They bring all of a persons assets together and if not claimed by a family member within a certain time the company gets it all. So they like to take time to make sure before handing these assets over, and a week isn't that long.
Guru then asks me if he can hire me as a runabout for a week to prepare, says hell pay me 200k at the end of the week.
Prepare for what I asked him but didn't get a reply as Guru stared out into space, but I did catch a look in his eyes that got me thinking of an ember about to burst into flame.
Over the next week my fears are realized. GuruTez borrows a 500K loan from me and has me hauling his ass across the bubble, now and then even out of the bubble and back to Diaguandri. I notice we are visiting alot of chem an spice fueled systems, most selling rare items which I assumes Guru will use to bolster his credits. Some of the systems we visit are:
16 Lyrae
17 Lyrae
Delta Pavonis
Havasupai
Terra Mater
Altair
Uzumoku
Ngadandari
Aganippe
Orrere
I asked Guru what all this hauling was for but the reply "All in time." was beginning to piss me off so when I had a moment free I snuck down to the cargo bay and secretly had a look at what my ship is carrying. After hacking some access codes using the implant (thank you Dr Kitchner) Im very confused as i look at the contents of the cargo. Yes sure there where some chems like Aganippe Rush, but also tech like Low G Wings, some Altairian Skin, but also some things I had only heard rumours about like Pavonis Ear Grubs and Terra Mater Blood Bores. I'm not sure what all this means by the way but a smile crosses my face, maybe I will stay for a while longer.
Maybe Guru does have some sort of plan no matter how crazy. Maybe the old PSYCHO is back. It feels like things might get interesting again so I decide to wait and see how things play out.
As I'm leaving the cargo bay feeling better than I have in a while I'm met by Simione waiting just outside the cargo bay. There is a tense moment, but it's broken when he speaks
"Nothing wrong with Tiger looking around his own ship." He smiles that all to big smile right at me "Come time we all talk about plan!"
As i follow him up to the bridge I keep thinking 2 things;
"God this guys creepy!"
But mainly,
"So there is a plan!!!"