New Missions and more Work as a Mechanic
14 May 2021Surt Tribal
So a lot has happened during the last Logbook. Starports got attacked by Thargoids, Friends hired me as Escort for their Mining Trip and of course I kept the Ships up and running in our Hangar.First things first: After we received the Information that ten Starports got attacked by Thargoids and need help, I immediately saw my Chance for a new Aspect that I could look into: Evacuations. So I got into my Travelling Spirit and went to Jameson Memorial. There I bought an Orca, outfitted it completely for Evac Missions and named it the Rescue Spirit. Sadly, I had to switch out the Frameshift Drives from my two Ships since the Orcas FSD wasn't as good as the one of my ASP Explorer. But after that got done, I made my Way to the Delphi System and there to the Donar's Oak. What I saw after dropping close to the Station was a horrifying Sight. I've never seen anything like that before and I immediately looked at my Scanners, if they may pick up more Thargoid Signals. Luckily, we were in the clear.
So I went inside and almost immediately my Ship warned me about the incredibly high Temperatures inside. Good thing I got some Heatsinks onto my Rescue Ship and immediately popped one, before I landed. This gave the People enough time to get inside and me enough Time to prepare for Takeoff as soon as possible. On my Way out I had to throw another Heatsink but that's not really a Problem. I did that a few Times before I realized, that the Evac is going smoothly with more and more Commanders joining in. After my last Trip, I finally had some time to relax and went to a nearby Station, to get my Travelling Spirit into the System as well.
As soon as my Exploration Ship arrived, I made my Way back to two certain Places: The Bug Killer and Dav's Hope. I needed some more Information on the Thargoids and some more Materials I could salvage. Took me almost a whole Day to do that on both Sites but I got done and finally made my Way back to the Sheppy Den Tavern. This time it was a shorter Trip than in my Rescue Ship to Delphi.
After I finally got back Home, I took a small rest and after going over the Ships, I got a Call over my Comm-Link from a friendly Commander, if I could be their Escort while they are doing some Mining. I gladly accepted the Offer, because I haven't had any Chance to test out my Improved Chieftain, the Mercenary Spirit. The Trip was short and boring. All I had as an Enemy was a Pirate sitting in an Adder. They got shredded in a Matter of Seconds thanks to my modified Weapons and I barely got any Damage.
So now I'm back at the Tavern and keep working on the other Ships, in Case we might have to set out to an Emergency or Distress Call.
I wonder how my Mate Kaz is doing during his Trip...haven't heard from him since he sat out in his own Chieftain. I hope he's okay.
This is Surt Tribal, signing off.
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