Challenge Accepted: Rafferty's Mobius
02 May 2016Magnudius
Nudo jumped when her message alert went off. She had become skittish since becoming a slave owner, afraid that her comeuppance had arrived. After a moment's pause to collect herself, Nudo open and read her message. It was from CMDR Masark inquiring if Nudo still needed access to Shinrarta Dezhar for the Waters of Shinrarta. Caught off guard with the finish line of her final challenge suddenly presenting itself, Nudo had to reread the message to believe it. Sure enough, here was an Elite Commander willing to aid an up-and-comer. Nudo replied back in the affirmative, and they arranged plans to meet at Masark's home in Azrael.Rafferty's Mobius cannot be called anything but beautiful and reminded Nudo of her home. Still having some time before Masark arrives, Nudo went for a stroll about the station. She found people's attitude matched the scenery, pleasant and steadfast, and a feeling of community embraced Nudo as she walked. No wonder Masark offered to help her. This unconditional love soothed Nudo's soul but kept her apart at the same time. All her recent dark dealings seem accentuated with so much cheeriness around for contrast. The urge to flee kicked in, so Nudo headed back to her ship.
Not too long later, a wing invite from Masark heralded mission-go time. Masark didn't seem to be one of many words, but that didn't stop Nudo from trying to get to know her associate.
“So where are you returning from? Where did you go exploring?” she asked.
“Did a neutron field exploration run,” Masark replied.
“Nice! I hear there are good payouts for those. May I ask how much you sold your data for?”
“30 million.”
“Geez! I need to do one of those runs.” Silence. “When did you become an Elite pilot?”
“I became an Elite Trader back in March.”
“Hey, cool! Congratulations.”
With this Nudo and Masark became close enough to trade cargo. They agreed on a 1:1 swap, so Nudo gave Masark 3 Terra Mater Blood Bores in exchange for 3 Waters of Shinrarta. Nudo paused over her inventory screen in disbelief that her quest was basically completed now. Nudo profusely thanked Masark again for aiding her. With the trade done, they soon departed ways, such is the life of a space pilot. All you can do is hope that your “fly safe” blessing actually works in times of need.
“Fly safe, Masark!”