Double Elite
08 Apr 2023Rawnu
Elite. What a pretentious word. Yet here I am, getting the double from the Pilots' Federation: after Trade Elite, Explorer Elite. I never set out to achieve this, at least not in the beginning. And now I'm rewarded for what I love: exploring the Black. What an end to this eventful day, to the past few days! 
I'm sitting in the bar in Explorer's Anchorage and try to understand what has happened. One minute I was scouting for new plant life and geological formations, mapping Earth-like worlds, and getting lost in this immensely bright sky in the center of the galaxy – the next minute everyone is patting me on the back (people! where do they come from suddenly?!). Anyway, I need some quite time now, which means that I probably will head out into the Black rather sooner than later. I sent a message to Selene, letting her know how things are. Also that my selection of seeds for her garden is growing. I encountered an absolutely fantastic Concha plant, makes for an excellent Pina Colada by the way. If you hollow the bitter seed part out, heat the fruit part with microwaves mildly for 3 minutes so that the icky stuff evaporates, fill in the dreadful Tritium trader Vodka, let it marinate for about an hour – and voila it's the best thing you've ever tasted. Bonus: it doesn't make you blind.
I'm rambling a bit, also because of the alcohol cum alien plant. Maybe I'm gonna stay for a while here and look out the window. Let it all sink in before moving out again. Bartender? Another one, please!
