StuckI settled back in my chair and breathed. Since escaping the encounter with the Sidewinder we'd run like our tail was on fire and ended up in this system, a cute little A class star with over 40 bodies, mostly gas giants with orbiting bits of rock and...
The Stowaway becomes a RunawayThere she was, on the screen, officially listed as a runaway slave. Her picture sort of floated there, the blue eyes weighted heavily with fear and sadness. Her dark hair, perfectly manicured. Her face, a tragic combination of beauty and desperation....
With Linka Where Eagles DareMy AspX thundered toward the surface of the moon, its nose aimed squarely at Eagle's Landing, the hull creaking and popping as it slowed rapidly from the Glide, transitioning to normal thrust. It lifts the body out of the seat, momentum still carrying...
The StowawayFor some time I was hearing strange noises in the back of the AspX, odd banging noises. I put these down to the ship being, well, the ship. They rattle, don't they? They certainly creak and groan when they drop out of super-cruise on the way to the planet....
Making amazing progressBoom. Honk. Boom. Honk. It can feel like this. But it can be so worth it. Like with so many things in life the best way to approach exploration is planning. There are so many wondrous things out in the galaxy to see! I left the ringed planet I visited...
Put a ring on itProgress has been slower than I had expected. Doing 1000 LY in a day does feel like a lot, but when you have only done 1000 LY of a 20000 LY trip then it genuinely makes the trip seem never-ending. I was taking it as easy as I could. Jumping, scooping,...
Blowing the BubbleI walked out of the storage hangar, leaving my Anaconda behind me all wrapped in the synthetic storage coating, feeling like a weight had been lifted. I had just seen a text from the stevedores saying that all the supplies that I would need for my trip...
Getting ready to leave the rat raceAs I sat down at the bar I breathed a huge sigh. I'd just forked out 3 million CR to have Colonel Livingstone, my bespoke Asp Explorer, delivered so that I can start my pilgrimage to the centre of the universe. Livingstone is a great little ship....
