What's In a Name?
30 Jun 2023Lucifer Smiles
Commander Lucifer Smiles . What does a name say about a person? How did I get this name ? Questions that I may never answer . I know my name takes me back to better days .Days when my partner ,Wicked Smiles, flew with me and together we earned much respect from even the most seasoned Commanders. There were times when seeing those names on ones contact list and seeing our blips on the radar instilled fear in the hearts of our enemies. What a glorious team we made ! Times are different now. I fly alone these days . I haven't had contact with Wicked for many years now. I miss her at times. At other times I rage at her when I fail to understand why she would leave our partnership to join up with another Commander.
Was it my life of crime that pushed her away? My time spent in Federal stockades that did it? Or did I not meet her needs in some way that I do not understand. I Have been told that I may never know. That is the only thing I know for sure.
I know this; I am ready to fly out into the black once again. I've managed to scratch together enough of a deposit to acquire a loaner ship from the Pilots Federation. Many years slinging cargo at the local settlements . A Sidewinder. Not a bad little ship. Not the glorious and much respected ships of my past, but it will do. Small to say the least .Enough room for a single bunk and rations enough to last a few days at best.
I'll start out with the purchase of an Artemis suit and head out to see what kind of life exist in our galaxy these days. I'll make some credits and build that little Sidewinder into the best possible ship that she can be. Who knows. Maybe along the way I will meet a new wing mate that sees the universe in the same light as I .
The galaxy will once again know my name ! Commander Lucifer Smiles will rise from the ashes and make his mark ! What's in a name ? We shall see .