Launch party for the road trip; I helped with the banquet! Shadows hiding behind silence.
16 Jan 2016iModar
January 12, 3302A fellow asked me where I was from. I told him I was born and spent most of my life in Sol. "Ever think about going back?" he asks. "Hell no," is my reply. System permits are bullshit. I was born there, dammit!
I tell this to some of the officers during lunch in the officers' lounge. They were also telling stories of their pasts and recent developments in their lives. Not a lot of love for the Federation...especially Hudson, whom has a firm corporate, elitist grip on Sol.
Cmdr Angushawk's road trip is gaining a lot of attention. Quite a few pilots from Wolf 1301 are going, and it lines up with a galaxy-wide Distant Worlds expedition.
I was out on a trade route when The Dive was attacked! Allegedly led by Cmdr Mmhmmsteve, only a few combat rated pilots were available for immediate deployment. Reinforcements were on their way, but the pilots available formed a makeshift squad to deal with the threat. They used the callsign "Noob Squad." Tongue-in-cheek reference to their junior status in EXO. Not all of them made it, but they held off the attack! The KOS Squadron made it back to chase off what remained of the attackers. It was decided that Noob Squad would be a permanent fixture.
Were they Corvos? That's the immediate assumption as they didn't directly identify themselves. But hours later a transmission was sent to all of Wolf:
For those of you who oppose EXO! Seeking pilots scorned or turned off by EXO. Operations to be kept secret. a PM will gain you access to the Inara wing should you be willing to take part and are determined not to be EXO spies.
They later claimed responsibility for the attacks and called themselves "Shadow Company"...
January 14, 3302
I offered to go out and procure provisions for the road trip pilots. From what I gather, there will be a small banquet before everyone departs Wolf. The leader of the space trucker flight is going on the expedition. This leaves me and two others as the ranking officers. This should be fun. There are already plans for a mission involving the wing when the travelers return.