Murder In The Dark
13 Sep 2021Lynn Deanna Jones
Another log entry reproduced with kind permission of CMDR Castorhill...I done f***ed up again!
So I took a 'murderize-the-scavengers' mission at a large military settlement. I get there, and park over a brow about 500m out. We're on the night-side, so it's pitch dark, and I don't have night vision.
I sneak into the settlement and creep around the rooftops and perimeter walls, taking-out bad guys. I've got a total of 16 to get through, and I've done 4 or 5 at this point, using my shields only when I felt in danger. Then reinforcements arrive, and I'm back to 16 to deal with. I have to hide on the top of a wall, while they all walk round and past me.
I carry on picking them off, get chased around a bit, and shot-up, but the shield is doing it's job. Now there are only 2 left to deal with. Only one is part of the original 16, who count towards mission completion.
I check my battery, it's on 4%, and I've used up all my spares! I set off at a run in the direction of my ship, realise that it's too far away, and turn back, hoping to find an energy cell pack somewhere in this vast, sprawling settlement. On emergency oxygen now and without a torch, I find extra ammo, and plenty of med-packs, but still no energy cells.
My time is up, I have no more air. I round the last corner, and a scavenger stands in front of me! A couple of shots from the Tormentor and they're dead. 'Mission Updated' flashes across my HUD. The last thing I see before I pass out.
I respawn, my ship in orbit. MISSION FAILED!
I should have run for the ship.