A Life Once Lived Pt.1: Sarah Barker << First< PrevHomeNext >Latest >> 20 January 3303 George Lucas Leesti 19:24 “You said nine tons of Azure Milk, right?” The weary quartermaster looked over his dataslate, his hollow, bloodshot eyes awaiting my response....
Scrambled Thoughts, Backlogged Edition01 APR 3304 15:17 Here I am, docked in Lalande 6320, in the seat of my plucky little Diamondback, looking for planets to harvest. Ever since the memo from the Pilots Federation came down the pipe that said the engineers cut a deal to streamline...
Warning! If you close this document now, you will lose any unsaved data. Would you like to save your current progress? Y/N29 MAR 3304 23:35 The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. This quote has been attributed to an ancient novelist by the name of Samuel Clemens, and is, in fact, misquoted in and of itself. But any way you slice it, it’s perfectly suited...
Her name was Heather (Epilogue)I was seated in the clinically-appointed office of the Pilots Federation, undergoing secondary screening. The stainless steel chair wasn't doing my posture any favors, but at least it didn't smell like whatever Godawful emissions were taking place in...
Her name was Heather Pt.11 (FINALE)Part 10 & 10.5 I’m flying. My eyes flutter, but only one opens. It’s blurry. There’s a Federal Gunship and Python flying around what used to be my Diamondback Explorer. Movement above me. The Anaconda started to glide forward, the muted...
Her name was Heather Pt.10½ (Supplemental)Part 10 00:03102 (FNS Valiant, Gunship)Going to right now, I'll stay in scan. 00:07FNS Dauntless (Anaconda)And 102 226 36 00:15102Five minutes for 102. Twenty thousand light seconds. 00:19Dauntless225 at 33 102. 00:24DauntlessAnd...
Her name was Heather Pt.10Part 9 Heather and I managed to stop kissing long enough to catch our breaths, but my mind was running a mile a minute. I had so many things I wanted to ask her. My mouth moved, but I couldn’t speak. Thankfully, Holliday stepped in and did it for...
Her name was Heather Pt.9Part 8 My ears were ringing as I locked the room’s door behind me. I wiped the sweat off my brow, finding Reynaud’s blood and gore in the palm of my hand instead. Voices echoed from the battery of lifts down the hall; it was an Imperial patrol checking...
Her name was Heather Pt.8Part 7 I passed the next several days in seclusion aboard the INV Imperial Freedom, within the penthouse lent to me by Senator Denton Patreus. A holo-message was delivered to me, and I watched the disembodied head of the Senator inform me that I would...
Her name was Heather Pt.7Part 6 Princess Duval and I were standing on the bridge of the Imperial Freedom, awaiting the entrance of Denton Patreus. King Fitzherbert was standing nearby, listening intently to our separate debriefs, while the boarding party leader stood to...