FIlinia Mirutu ( (04/05/3303, Battuta City, LP 847-48 System)
05 May 2017Filina Mirutu
It's about 18:00 hours 04/04/3303 and I have just woke. It was a crazy night of dreams. I have just started venturing out into space, and have only heard of the things I would see. But to actually see, to feel the presence and vastness of space, is mind bending.Tonight I am going to go explore some more, see how much I can make credits towards my new ship.
Goal: a bit of a larger ship so I can have more jump range. we will see how it goes tonight.
Signing Off
Commander Filina Mirutu
01:15 04/05/3303
As I fly the Mirutu I into the city I let out a huge sigh of relief. For the last half hour I have been watching my radar, hoping no one came after me for this data I am carrying.
I decided to go out and explore this evening, found a few stars here and there.
I got a message from someone saying they wanted me to meet someone in the LHS 2106 system. They were to give me some data to be delivered in Battuta City.
I was nervous at first. I had never done anything like that, heck all I wanted to do was explore.
Looking out at the stars, I sit and pondered the prospect, for a very long moment.
See, I am nobody, just a woman out in space. I used to be married, and had a successful investigative business, of sorts, in Azeban. My husband brought me there and now looking back, I am sure it was not because he wanted to start a new life with me. But I digress.
I was in the business of helping desperate men and women who wanted to know if their husbands and wives were cheating on them. They paid me well. Very well actually and it kept me busy while my husband was away on "trips."
However, during one of my nightly surveillance's, thinking he was away on one of his "trips", what I discovered was the last thing I thought I would ever find. You never think it will happen to you.
Needless to say, after a little blackmail. he left. Sent him packing to Sol, penniless I might add, well, enough to get him there at least. I was relieved when he left and I decided to take some of the funds and get a small ship.
I mean why not?
I put the rest in the bank, I didn't think I would need much, "I just needed a little vacation."' That is what I told myself at least. I mean I didn't think I would be gone for as long as I have been and I definitely didn't think of the consequences of my decision.
Which brings me back to me sitting here, in my ship, in Battutu City.
I actually closed the message and did some more exploring, finally making it to Fionn, I have a friend there at Currie Enterprise. I sold my data to the local cartographers and after drinks and some food, I came back to my ship.
I counted the little credits I made, took a deep breath and opened the message again.
After reading it over and over, and shook my head, "I must be nuts, I mean it is one thing to do this type of stuff on solid ground, it is another to be doing it in a small sidewinder" I laughed at my moment of insanity, or was it sanity? Regardless, I decided to take the mission. I mean, why not, what did I have to lose?
Pulling up the map I plotted my course. Thankfully it was not far. I then fueled up, took a deep breath and headed out.
I flew to the LHS 2106 system where they said I needed to go and after jumping into the system, I scooped some fuel and just sat there for a moment. I had no clue what to do.
Looking about the cockpit, I finally decided to head to the nearest station. I docked and waited. Nothing. "crap, now what?" I wasn't getting any more messages. "shit, in the system, not the station Filina" I said to myself, and after checking my ship, launched back into the system.
By this time, I was bound and determined to find this person, still nervous of course and still not knowing what to do, I jumped back into super-cruise and sent out a scan. Seeing a message fly across my board, I about jumped out of my chair, "Ivan Zheravkov: Don't panic, I've been sent to find you, Follow my wake, and we can talk." I sat there for a few seconds, heart racing as I stared at the message, "dammit, follow what, your wake?" I finally messaged back to him.
Again, I had no idea. However, some things come second nature to me out here, so I went down to my contacts, and sure enough, there he was.
"Ahhh, there you are, okay, not so hard... now follow Filina, just follow him" I kept talking to myself until suddenly he disappeared. "Dammit, where did he go?"
All of a sudden his wake disappeared, I looked everywhere, I was frustrated beyond words, I had no idea where he went. After cruising around for about a half hour, I finally decided to jump out and jump back in, maybe I would find him again, or he would find me.
I jumped to the closest system, LP 844-28, turned right back around and jumped back into the LHS 2106 system. At this point I was running on pure adrenaline, heart pounding, but something about that state, I was doing, not thinking. As soon as I jumped back in, I scanned the system and sure enough, there he was, and in came another message, "You're a hard one to find, I am about to drop down, can you follow me?" I immediately answered him, "Yes Commander, I have you in sight." This time I was not going to lose sight of his wake, no matter what.
It took me a few times, but finally, I was able to drop out. What I saw next was, well, a first for me. Another ship, right there in front of me in the middle of what seemed like no where. He sent me another message, "This data needs to be taken to Battuta City as soon as possible" and no sooner did he say that, I watched my console light up as the data was uploaded to my ships data bank.
"Sure, I will get right on this" I said, kinda half chuckling as I stared at his ship. I had already plotted the route earlier, so I could head out as soon as I got the data. The last thing I wanted to do was be sitting around, waiting for who knows who else.
The jump was quick, but the last fifteen minutes were some of the longest fifteen of my life. I was constantly checking my radar, seeing if someone was rushing up behind me. There was a lot of traffic in the area I noticed, I had heard something about the conflicts in the area and wondered if this data had anything to do with it.
Dead ahead, there she was, Battuta City and I finally dropped out. I have never felt so good to drop out of super cruise before and took a deep breath as I made my way to the entrance.
I just wanted to get this data off my ship, honestly.
After making a call to the port authorities, they finally gave me permission to dock, and I could not have been more happy.
After docking and handing off the data, I now sit here, staring at the board. The data was for the Union Reps, not sure what was in it, but it seemed to be really important. It made me feel good knowing I did something good, or did I?
I guess I will really never know, I have lost all communications with them once they paid me my fee.
I guess the next question is, do I want to go back home?
Think I will grab a drink and think on that one a little longer, I am kind of liking it out here. I best get some sleep.
Signing Off
Commander Filina Mirutu