I am NOT an idiot...
02 Feb 2022Rixses
First, let me say that I'm not an idiot. At least, not a total idiot.After more time at Robigo than I'd like to admit I decided to head out to The Bar and chill for a little while. Helped out Sirius for some cash while I was around as well. Then, here I am, tuning a few ships for some folk when I finally got another wave from Beebbs. Now see, I'm not an idiot. That weird installation back in Svarogich that Beebbs dragged me out to. I thought it was some kind of space telescope array or something like that. Well... Turns out it is! Kinda...
We went to a planet in Svarogich and visited an interstellar listening post. A GAWDAMN IMPERIAL LISTENING POST!!!
When Beebbs started explaining what it was and what we pulled data from I just about melted into goo and crawled into the plasma injectors. I seriously lost track of what Beebbs was saying. My head was spinning. Getting hit with that, right after all of the ACT and NMLA crap being published across the GalNet, I figured we'd done fucked up. I was through. No way I was getting out of this alive.
I started paying attention again when Beebbs told me to pick em' up and we're headed back to Svarogich.
"WHAT? You can't be serious! No! What in the hell Beebbs?"
"Look Rix. I need this... It's... It's personal. I promise that nothing will happen at Svarogich this time. But I didn't get everything I needed. I need to go back. There is another array we need to hit. Smaller. Just as well armed but I got the access code. I need to plug into one of the array and do a mass DL. I NEED this..."
And there it was. What was I supposed to do with this? Beebbs and I have too much history, have been through too much together, for me to ignore this or just say no. But really... An Imperial array... My mind churned over this. Probably did a few flips, twists, and dove into EM Discharge array as well just to get away from it. But there it was.
Sigh... "Fine Beebbs. At least it'll be interesting."
Checking my datapad. I've left ships all over the bubble, but which to use on this suicide run.
"Get an Apex to Houser's Reach in Robigo. That's where I left She'dre. I'll head over in the morning. I need a night cap..."
Just before I cut the feed, I saw a faint smile. That might actually be a first. Now to deal with this wild goose chase...