27.02.111
My move to Branch is looking like the best decision I have made for quite some time. But damn, the work is hard. I thought I used to spend a lot of time in the belts, but since joining up I have barely been out of an exhumer. Apart from a couple of home defence actions, I spend most of my time amongst the roids, or catching some shut eye on a bunk in the hanger while the maintenance crew preps the old girl for the next shift. Pulling double shifts for nearly a month, I always thought the crew would fail first. I never realised it was possible to burn out the power conduits of a Hulk......till last night that is. Worst timing I have ever seen, strips overloading and taking the main power with it, shield hardeners failed, drone control went off line, then the god damned rats warped in. I never noticed them at first, it was only as the Shields started to fall past 75% I realised we were in deep shit. Shields failed just as the emergency power kicked in. Thankfully Balthazar was in system and picked up my distress call, If he hadn't warped in with his Raven I don't think we would have made it. As it was we took hull damage, and even with the repair facilities in O94 my poor battered Hyperion III will be out of action for about a week.
Seems as good a time as any to get a change of scenery. I have given the crew a weeks leave, and have clone jumped to Empire. I have a few loose ends to clear up, and may look up some old friends. I wonder how Vince is getting on....
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