What a morning today was
20 Dec 2018Killco37
What a morning today was. Arrived in LHS 1541 at around 1600 hours yesterday. The system is agricultural and under anarchy so I figured it would serve well for some LTD takeaways. Noted when checking my navigation tab that there were two MEGASHIPS in system. A cargo ship and science vessel. What luck. None of my data showed they would be in the system. LTD's, precious cargo, and data galore for the taking. After multiple data hack uploads, and lucrative offloads to the black market in Hennen City, I figured I'd keep moored at the Orbis Starport for a wee little while and relax a bit in one of their drinking holes. I drank more than I should. I talked with this commander and that commander. Just having a good ole time. Lots of pretty ladies in that place, and as many that were not. At some point, it gets fuzzy as to what exactly happened next. Try as I might, I just can't remember...
All I know is I woke up still lit, well and good. Just plain saucy. I made my way stumbling to my cabin's head. I desperately needed to relieve myself and fill my belly with some sweet water from head's sink faucet. Tried as I might, I couldn't find the light switch to the head. On top of that my ships computer wouldn't acknowledge my voice commands to turn on the light. It didn't matter how much I shouted at that computer, or how many profanities I spat... The Mettle is a good ship, mind you. She has served me well, but man I was feeling let down by her then.
It was okay, though. I know that head like the back of my hand. I aimed where I should, but my stream didn't sound like I was hitting the mark. I thought 'Great, I'ma gonna have to clean this mess up when I'm sober'. At around this point my eyes started to adjust to the darkness. The layout of the head just didn't make any sense. It was all wrong. It was then that I came to the startling realization that I wasn't in my head at all. It was just some random corner of the cabin! Shoot, and not my cabin... I wasn't even on the Mettle!
I then heard what sounded like a female softly moan from the area of the cabin, where I had just moments ago perceived my bed to be. I thought 'Oh no! Where am I? Who is in that bed?' I remembered all them pretty ladies at the bar, and the many that were not... With a painful fear in my gut, and too many memories of past similar errors in judgement, I suspected she was one of the later. I began plotting my way out of the place.
First things first, I thought, 'How to get out?' Then I thought, 'Man! Gonna need my clothes!' As quiet as I could, I made my way to the bedside. As I was gathering my kit, the bed sheets started to stir and lifted. The dread in me surged like a tsunami as I prepared to meet the behemoth I had presumably bedded.
The light from her cabin's window was just enough to see her face as she emerged. My eyes met hers. I was in shock. Speechless even! She was breathtakingly beautiful! She smiled warmly at me and asked in a welcoming voice, 'Are you coming back to bed?' I smiled right back at her, and said as cool as I could, 'Yes ma'am'.
Oh, what a morning today was... I never did catch her name. Or did I? LHS 1541 you have been good to me...