Reaching the Core #2
13 Sep 2019Glaivas
PRU AESCS NC-M D7-192, Conflux Abandoned Settlements
I visited the site with my SRV, following the advice I received at Omega, this abandoned complex. The absence of atmosphere makes this complex, almost eternal, finding it as it was left almost a century ago. Wandering around the complex, you can scan fragments of data that I report below.
CONFLUX DELTA MISSION 1/4
Expedition Log: 30/08/3270
“I’m just the engineer on this particular jaunt. I was advised to prep the ship for a seriously long haul into the void, so I’m loaded up with as many hyperdrive spares as I can cram in. When I asked why, the captain just responded with ‘Don’t ask’.”
CONFLUX DELTA MISSION 2/4
Expedition Log: 12/09/3270
“It’s putting a strain on the ship, that I can tell you. I’ve asked for some downtime so I can run some maintenance, but the captain says we have to hit a schedule. What can be quite so important a thousand light years from the nearest inhabited planet I can’t say, but we’re in a mighty rush.”
CONFLUX DELTA MISSION 3/4
Expedition Log: 18/09/3270
“I warned ’em. We blew the hyperdrive initiator coil jumping in today. Caused a right mess down here. Lots of collateral damage. Scanners are offline and the main generator is running hot. Can’t figure out why, looks like we’re in empty space, but the heat is fierce!”
CONFLUX DELTA MISSION 4/4
Expedition Log: 01/10/3270
“We figured it out. Gravity. We’ve dropped out near a neutron star. Can’t see it, but we can feel it. The ship is cooking around us. No way we can jump out before it gets us. We’re being pulled in. Odds are even as to whether the heat, gravity or magnetism kills us first. We’re jettisoning the logs, if anyone ever finds this… save yourselves! Beware the neutron star.”
Now neutron stars are used to overload the FSD and increase the jump range by 300% but, before the advent of this new technology, leaping in the vicinity of one of these stars meant certain death, as evidenced by this fragment of logs; a horrible death that makes one shudder.
Some related topics also refers to the enigmatic Kahina Tijani Loren better known among pilots like CMDR Salomè and the events that led to the discovery of a secret operation code name Dynasty Project. Interestingly, but I didn't want to get involved in political or faction matters, I put this data in a folder of the board computer for moments of boredom. The abandoned stations like this, however, have their charm and I plan to visit the other three sites.
While I was thinking on what I had found and what I had seen, I heard the radar beep and noticed some ships flying in circles like vultures on a carcass, as can be seen on documentaries on the fauna of the Earth. They showed no hostility perhaps they were other explorers attracted by the point of interest but I decided to cut short and reach the orbit again just in case, ready for the next objective of the mission: the next step will take me to explore the Collection of Wonders and some Guardian ruins.