Lots of Help in Mare Somnia
04 Nov 2020Pisodeuorrior
I'm slowly descending the Spiral through Mare Somnia, taking my time scanning and nosing around.The feeling is already different from the dead space of the Abyss and Acheron. It still feels like "the other side of the Galaxy", but stars are less sparse, and there are already a few visible when looking into the Black with the Core at your back.
Not a big change but that's already enough. I'll have to get used to it as the next 50000 light years or so will be in the outer arms.
Anyway.
There are three DSSA Carriers in Mare Somnia, and I docked at all of them as planned.
The first on my route was the ISF Mandy's Rest, which is parked in the orbit of a nice Earth Like world suspended in ink-black darkness.
Commander TransTechGirls was super helpful, and shared the little fuel remaining in the carrier at discount price.
Next on my route was the DSSA Stellar Oasis.
While most DSSA Carriers are deployed near some sort of landmark, the DSSA Stellar Oasis just sits in the middle of nowhere, before the full view of the distant Galaxy Centre.
This in itself makes her feel like a distant frontier outpost, which I enjoyed a lot.
The last stop in Mare Somnia was the DSSA Nest, which I was particularly looking forward to.
Commander Scolpex had offered his help back when I was still preparing the expedition, and we had been in touch all along the way.
With the fuel that the DSSA Nest provided we're now fully topped up and ready to start the next part of the journey in awesome shape.
This next part will end in the Bubble, where I'll make a major stop to refuel and change the set up of the Wandering Star.
If my math is correct I will need an additional 10000 tons of tritium to get there. I hope I'll find more friendly commanders along the way.