AX Report 02-01-3307
02 Jan 2021Pariah Devalis
I came out here with preparation undertaken. Extensive training, both simulated and practical. I had stockpiled all I thought I'd require before setting out. So there I went, out into the Coalsack Nebula, assisting more official forces in repelling the Thargoid incursion. Despite my relative inexperience, honestly? Things were going well. Still are. The girl? She's been beaten, mauled, abused, but never broken, and, certainly, Velvet Hammer output leagues more harm than she has received. As a team, we've pushed our envelope. We've taken down xenos that we never expected to survive, let alone defeat. Time and again, we've set out to do our duty, only to return, limping but whole.Yet I fear I will shortly be forced to recall us back to the bubble. Not for lack of will, but due to a lack of resources. Despite my stockpiling beforehand, materials needed to keep the girl fighting without a break were burned through at an alarming rate. Ironic choice of words, considering most of what was burned were materials for heat management and Thargoid sensor bafflement. Honestly, it is surprising just how rapidly my reserves dried up. Even so, I continued to push her from one conflict to another. While far from mastering the art of insecticide, let's just say I got a lot better at swinging the Hammer, and that even a touch of velvet can kill.
Perhaps I will be able to return to the front lines again, soon. Maybe this will be a short reprieve from the conflict. Somehow, despite all the death and destruction, it feels especially alive over here. So much activity. So much conflict, and yet so much reward for efforts spent.