Daily Grind
22 Feb 2019Aries Reaper Xevi
Funny Title as I'm pretty sure that was the name of a popular coffee shop in the 21st century (and boy could I use a cup of coffee.) But I already digress.My time with Heavens Judgement has been a flurry of rewarding adventures as well as personally rewarding, As I mentioned in older log entries I was recruited into the squadron and they assisted me immediately in obtaining the Mamba I so desperately desired which is a fantastic combat ship even if it lacks any resemblance of a decent jump drive and also an ORCA so I could do mining effectively (I only kept the orca for a short while trading it in as soon as I had mined and sold enough Void Opals for an Anaconda which has a larger cargo capacity and is a badass in a fight.
If my father was still alive (sadly he was killed in a pirate raid when I was a kid some 40 odd yrs ago) I think he would be proud of what I've accomplished (Although he might be disappointed that I serve the Empire instead of the Federation but, that's a different story.)
Anyway, in the short time I've been with Heavens Judgement, I have managed to not only advance through the ranks but have managed to be assigned as wing Commander for Heavens Judgement - Expeditionary Team Sigma (or Sigma Wing for short) Squadron CMDR Vizio has shown a lot of faith in me to grant me this opportunity I don't intend to squander it.
But In spite of the quick climb through Squadron rank, The Empire is not so generous, I grind at least 8 hrs a day 7 Days a week working to aid Radiant Incorporated's expansion efforts by running combat missions for them and it's taken what seems like a lifetime to earn the title of Lord with my goal being Duke just for the purpose of being able to buy an Imperial Cutter. but in the end, I believe it will be worth the effort and sadly the combat rank for the Independent Pilots Federation is a tedious task as well I have killed hundreds if not thousands of targets in my career (all either in self-defense or as a mission target, Only one actual murder and that was the result of an unfortunate instance of Mistaken Identity (See earlier log entry "Heat of the moment" ) anyway I still find myself ranked only as 59% competent its actually quicker to grind trade but in spit of my mid-range combat rank I seem to have no challenge when fighting any pilot ranked lower than Deadly and still can manage quite well against Deadly and even elite as long as I deploy my fighter quickly (sadly I think my fighter pilots getting ready to look for a new Commander to sign with because she only sees action against pilots ranked deadly and elite)
Either way in spite of my complaining about how slow it is to advance in Imperial or Pilot Federation I am at least accomplishing something so anyway its back to the Daily Grind" so I can continue to serve the Empire as best I can (where's that damned waitress with my coffee?)
Until next time Fellow Commanders Fly Safe, Keep those Weapons Rdy and the thruster hot o7