LockdownI arrive on the bridge of the Archangel early this morning, the ship is a alive and the crew is verifying one last time that everything is ready. I take my chair next to the Captain as she is overseeing the bridge crew running down the final jump checklists....
Prepare for Carrier JumpArchangel, the Victory Class fleet carrier currently in orbit near Ray Gateway in Diaguandri had it's fuel tanks topped off yesterday, provisioning runs from the carrier's Type 9 Heavy transport and the Python medium transport to Ray Gateway have been...
Tour of StationsThe Archangel is in orbit around Diaguandri AB1 right next to Ray Gateway. Jean loaded up some clothes and some items from our apartment that she wanted put on the ship, and I picked out some clothes and items myself. Then we went shopping for some special...
ArchangelI take my glasses off and set them on the conference table right next to my coffee cup. I look at my fiance Jean and we agree, were going with the Victory Class Fleet Carrier. Jim, the Brewer rep has showed us the differences in each of the classes,...
Plans coming to fruition"There you go Korz, just like you asked" the man hands me the small item he has just completed. I hold it with my fingertips and admire his work. "It's perfect" I tell him as I hand it back. He put's it in a box and I pay him for the...
Home again, home again huzzahJust over 10,000ly from home lies a system that I have named Rylie's Grace. That is where Jean and I have been the past few days. Visiting our bug out location and vacation home in a previously undiscovered system. Introducing Jean to our own private...
Tour of our SystemWe arrived mid morning yesterday. I jumped into the system and she see's the bright white star at the center and it takes her breath away. I take Jean for a quick tour of the system, pointing out the geologically active planets with various minerals on...
Road trip for two"Astra, plot a course for the summer home" I speak out in the cockpit of the Krait Phantom the "Karelian Dawn", "Right away commander" Astra replies, "Welcome aboard Jean" she then says. Jean is settling into our...
A lot of explaining to doI was off doing work in the Empire. Nothing important really, mining and some data runs. Before I know it the Imperial Navy Auxiliary has promoted me to Duke. Well now I am authorized to buy an Imperial Cutter. The big bad cutter. The most expensive ship...
Back to normal..ishWith Ray Gateway on lockdown again, I packed up the girlfriend and the cat and we headed off to let me do some nomadic mining while Jean worked out of our room on Garcia station. After a couple days and few hundred million more, Ray Gateway resumed...
