The Matriarch's Adventures - When You Want Something Done Right...
26 Jan 2021Britarnya
A holo-projection of CMDR Britarnya from the shoulders up appears to anyone who reads this journal entry, the Commander speaking aloud the words typed below, as well as the unmistakable noises of supercruising in the background."Originally, when I had the idea to create logs of my adventures, I decided to hire a biographer. Unfortunately, we split due to creative differences. He brought up the concern that he couldn't possibly keep up with all that happens around me, and I told him to either suck it up, or suck my exhaust ports. So now I'm bouncing around how to write out my own autobiography.
"What have I accomplished recently... Ah yes, I finally finished the scans and acquired all the necessary components to unlock all of the Guardian-enhanced internals. At some point, I'll do the weapons, but I'll save that when my new squadmates decide to journey for their Guardian materials. Finally, plenty of power for my bigger ships with less module power management.
"Oh right! I made a Squadron. My new best friend, CMDR Stahlwilf, brought forward a business proposal to create Porg Squadron. I, of course, had to jab at her for her choice of mascot, but I find myself enamored with her attitude and giddiness, as well as her sense of honor. She truly wants to make a difference in the galaxy. I'm just happy to be along for the ride honestly. I've been needing a purpose in the black, and it seems that this one found me.
"She's also brought forward the concept of 'project ships.' And I will fully admit, I was not on board at first. I remember my exact words were, 'You mean you can't just stick the biggest gun on there and be fine with that?' Then I did some research into this engineering thing that I've been seeing around the 'net, and sure enough, you can really go deep into making a ship yours. I avoided them for the longest time because I simply don't trust anyone to touch my ships but me. But Stahlwilf's Midnight Kestrel is coming along quite well, and it's... it's made me jealous. So much so that I sold The Matriarch's Luxury (Anaconda), Friendship (Cobra Mk III), and The Moon's Shadow (Vulture) and bought myself a Krait. I've been back and forth on the ship name (and grateful I am that the paperwork for changing ship designations is thankfully streamlined), but she's Machine Gun Kiss, designation PRG-01. I also began work on a Imperial Eagle meant for racing, and regular Eagle for Interceptor purposes. It's been a blast building out these ships and seeing the stats on paper (or LCD in this case), but the road to making all these is not a path where your wealth matters, as these engineers need some really weird items, so much so that I thought they were speaking a different language..."
"Supercruise drop immiment." A cold computer voice interrupted the CMDR's rambling thoughts.
"Oops! That's my cue! Time to see how the old home system is doing. End recording."