Day #12 - Out in the Field
05 Jun 2021Comrey
CMDR Gene ComreyJune 5th, 3307, 16:48
Colonia Orbital, Colonia, 22000.47 Ly from Sol
So Nyx was not as easy to repair as I thought. Couldn't finish it all in one day but I did good work on the modules, and the internal hull integrity is looking better. I decided to take her out, needed to stretch my legs on one of the planets and no way in hell would I take one of those Apex taxis there.
The Colonia Council wanted me to simply drop down at an abandoned settlement on 5 E, restore the power, grab some of the bio-samples they were working on and bring them back. Sounded simple enough, except the settlement wasn't abandoned at all. It had been raided, and the raiders were still there. I landed 15 kilometres away, couldn't have them see me coming. Took the SRV to 2 kilometres and walked the rest of the way. Spent a solid hour scoping the place out, all in all there were only twelve of them. Power wasn't running and it was dark, but that was probably more to my advantage than theirs.
I took eight of them out before anyone noticed. The remaining four locked themselves in the main hub, but unfortunately for them that's also where the samples I needed were. I'm an artist with my Arc Cutter, and quite a creative one at that, so it didn't take me long to get through. A few shield disrupters and frags later, and they were minced meat. Not a pretty way to go, but I would be a fool to take out all four of them at the same time now that they were aware of me. One doesn't win battles by being brave, one wins them by being smart.
I was happy to be out in the field again. Nyx, as large as she is, still does get crampted after a while. Didn't expect my first mission to be a combat one, but I did alright. The Council was happy with their bio-samples too.
I better finish up on the repairs, though.
Comrey out.