A new Morning
06 Oct 2023Cilazsun
A new moring started. One more day without anything to eat. Got a job as a miner. At leat some bucks coming in soon. Hopefully it's enough to pay off that darn Galbank credit. I wish I hadn't bought that viila. A dream house, they said. A dream for the Galbank at least. Noone could know I'd loose my job short after I got employed. Damn Ecliptic. They'll get paid back for sure. Got to go. Work's starting.Met Lin and Heller. Nice guys. After they gave me some security instructions, I started mining. Got some muscle pain quickly. Dude, I'm not made for stuff like that. I'm scientist used to lift coffee mugs, not heavy laser drills. Should have been to the gym more often. Heller's localizing most of the minerals. Dug out some beryllium. Even found some neodym on my own. Might get paid extra for it.
After finishing this short break I am to dig out some strange thing. Lin said somthing about a customer waiting for us to finish the job. Might be just about what I have to dig out.
After leaving the tunnel, I entered a big cave. The walls and ground were studded with a strange mineral. Took a sample to send it to my geology professor. For sure he hasn't seen it either. In the middle of the cave, almost completly hidden in a natural stone base, I already can see the metalic object I am to receive. Shouldn't be a big deal to recover it.
Woke up at the medical station. Can't remember much. Tried to pick up that thing. As I touched it, I felt like my soul was torn across the whole galaxy. I'm sure nothing worse will happen today. Despite a severe headache, I seem to be doing well. Lin seems to be worried.
After a short rest we had to meet Lins customer. On the way out, I took a miner fellow's half eaten lunch from him. Of course, he complained. Didn't care, I was way too hungry and he didn't look like he would get physical.
Waited for the customer outside to arrive at landing pad A. Name's Barrett. Heller said he offers "discreet" contracts to Lin from time to time. Guess now I know why.
After I woke up in the infirmary, I thought it couldn't get any worse. I was proved wrong. We were just finishing the deal when the crimson fleet landed and attacked. Damn pirates. Once again, they have prevented me from earning money. Will loot their corpses and sell their stuff. Anything to get some money is fine with me.
Surprisingly, the things are starting to get better. Barrett left his spaceship and robot with with. He decided to stay with Lin. Therfore I am to kill a pirate captain of the crimson fleet, who's responsible for the attack. I have no idea how to do this... I'm a scientist. Barely able to operate a laser cutter. I'll worry about that when I find him.
Let's get the eagle flying first.