Confessions of a Freelancer Episode 3
18 Jul 2016CharlieSix
Msg sender: CMDR CharlieSixPriority: Black
Log Date: 18.7.3302
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Msg Decoded: Playing...
Son of a Bitch! Argh, it's so damn cold in here! This ship is trying to kill me, I’m sure of it. What does that say!? Six percent heat! Fuck! Burrr, Burr! Gotta keep the power down... Need my signal to stay low...
So...
What can I say? What could anyone in my position say? I have spent the last few days sitting here, trying to collect my thoughts, trying to make sense of everything...
"What's your brilliant plan?" you ask. Well, to be honest... I'd be lying if I said I completely knew. There are three problems, that now I have to contend with...
First...
I want revenge. I want revenge so bad that I can taste it. No one double crosses me. No one. I mean NO ONE.
Second...
Its name is "G'Reelo".
In an effort to get even with my enemies, I *may* have caused another problem. I reconnected with someone I hate. Someone from my past. Someone who will now be part of my present... At least for the foreseeable future. And that cannot be good.
And Third...
The Pirate Queen.
What can I say about the infamous Marra Morgan? Or... to be more accurate. What could I say you don't already know? Ms. Morgan is... Well... A Morgan. From all accounts she’s just like her father, and yet... I can't help but feel like there's more there. You know? Like in some ways... I'm mean I've heard the stories, I've seen the "footage" (so to speak). But then… Hmm…
Right. Now you're probably thinking, "What the hell man, are you insane...!?".
Yeah... I know. What could possibly be the play there...?
But I've got a plan… Oh, yes I do.
Marra's army of bandits, thieves, outlaws... are just what I need to put the [REDACTED] system on lockdown. Once they do that, the system security will wanna move the Defense Minister, the Director of Finance, the Intelligence Minister, the whole freakin senior government, to a secret location.
Well... Not so secret... since I know the location. From there I can...
Hold on a second... Is that a ship?
{Over the Communication system}
Unidentified Vessel Please Authenticate…
{In the cockpit}
Looks like G’Reelo’s contact finally showed up… At least now I get to have my heat back...
Oh... P.S.
If anyone finds this log…
Eh, Never mind…
I gotta go…
[LOG CLOSED.]
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Stay tuned for the upcoming narrative series "Dig Two Graves", where Six will face his greatest challenges, fight against powerful enemies both old and new, and learn a terrible truth...
Author's note: Marra Morgan is another writer here on Inara. If you’re looking to find out more about her, click on her name to check out her work.
As always... Thanks for reading!