leaving O'leary Vison
23 Aug 2016Silverdrake220
Saying goodbye to a few friends as I collected the last of my gear in Segon. I have moved my three ships one by one into Empire space. Looking around the starport, that has been my home for a long time now. I am going to miss this place. It is though time to move on to new adventures. " Drake!"I stopped and looked back, as Tom one of the System Authority officers that work in the Bounties office came jogging up to me. " Whats this I hear about you leaving Segon and Heading into Empire space with some faction wing." Tom looked very concerned as he spoke.
Tom and I had become good friends while I was in Segon. We had run a few patrol runs together, and he was usually who I turned the bounties in too. We would joke about shooting down the pirates and thieves in the extraction sites. He was also the one who kept putting the bug in the ear of the higher up in the System Authority about getting me to join them.
He shook His head as he spoke " So that's it then just takes off and joins some wing siding with the Empire. I thought you said you were not getting involved?"
" I did not plan on it, but. " I said.
Before I could retort Tom interrupted me " But, what. Ever since you came back from that job in Carthage something has been different. You came back wanting more than you have here. Why?, You have everything you can want here."
"This is bigger than me, the two biggest kids on the block are about to get into a fight. Who would you want to come out on top? If the Feds took out the Empire what would or who would stop them from running Ramshot over all the independent start systems." my Voice a bit short, as I spoke to my friend.
"have you been keeping up with the news feeds, see what's happening in the Pleiades Sector. The Feds are already trying to take over systems. If the Empire fall whats to stop them?" Hearing myself on my soap box. I guess, I had picked a side. I was not a huge fan of some of the Empires practices. I have decided on who was the lesser of the two evils at this point.
Tom shrugs, "You may be right, Still, does not mean you have to get all involved."
"We all have to take a stand at some point, Tom " The pager goes off that I was given by the Crew Cheif that was outfitting my Asp. "The Asp is ready Tom I need to get out of here." I gave Tom a firm handshake. I turned and started down the walkway and Tom got on more good stab off before I got out of earshot. " What About Jane, Have you told her you're leaving yet?"
Fuck, Jane, I knew I had to tell her but I was actually trying to avoid that for as long as I could. She is not going to like this one bit. We had talked some about the what was going on and our feelings towards it. She was more ready just to head to Jaques Station and start over then get involved. I will tell her just not yet .