CMDR Log - Arriving in the Pleiades
19 Jun 2020Elginn Sinak
Today I put the last few touches on the Raptor. With the addition of the Guardian Module Reinforcements I feel I'm ready to join the effort to limit the Thargoid incursions. Admittedly, I'm no bug hunter yet. No matter how well built the ship, if the pilot is not up to the task, it will happily rush you to your death. So, I start slow.I reached Asterope in the Pleiades sector. I was advised it is a good place to find Thargoids and I need practice. There is a very convenient station called the Copernicus Observatory, run by the Anti Xeno Initiative. Not only is it close to the jump-in point, its stocked and has a shipyard.
I flew the Sojourner in since I had almost 400ly to travel to get here and only the Sojo makes quick work of that. Once I settled in, I called for the Raptor to be delivered. That gets expensive fast, but pressing her through 400ly with her 30ly jump range just seemed… well, I treated myself.
The Raptor arrived today and I’m prepping for my first combat flight against the AX menace. I have great teachers in my squad ( Lavigny's Legion )that have offered to show me the ropes. They plan to fly in wing with me and keep me from blowing myself up I guess. I know I’m going to be leaning on them and our Anti Xeno friends in system a lot, but I want to go try killing a couple of the little scout guys just to get my feet wet and make sure that when I fly with the squad, at least I know which way my guns point.
So, I’m off. I won't ask for a blessing, but I have a feeling I could use all the luck I can find.
