Deep Space
20 Oct 2015Fastforecast
No matter how often I find myself in the black, away from shipping lanes, planets and stars, there's just something peaceful about the emptiness. When, with my engines running at full blast, I'm still only at 25% heat, it's comforting to know that if the window blows out, my death will come fast, that my last thought will be of how beautiful the stars are. A thin pane of plasti-steel between me and the void. It's humbling. The Black Knight is running fine, though I may need to touch up her paint. Rival power hunters are starting to tax my good will and the gloss finish. They tend to flee when the class 3 pulse weapons come out but really, it's annoying how fast the weapons overheat the system. I should look into that but last time I did, I lost my watch in a relay.
Maybe next time I'll be more careful where I plug in my coffee pot.