Day 1 - Quick farewell - 64.43Ly from Sol
- Are you completely insane!? - Lori was steaming with anger - you truly do not have enough.. what if the safety did not work?
I reached out and put my hand slowly over her shoulder.. I looked deeply into her eyes
- Do you really not understand? - I asked calmly
- Oh, I do.. believe me I do - she removed my hand abruptly - your insanity cannot be cured
Few seconds of very inconvenient silence
- I prepared the ship you asked for.. to the specs you requested - short sigh - I checked all the safety I possibly could.. I still want you to come back
- Lori.. I know how much you care about every single stellar pilot you help going out there - I smiled gently - This is what you do.. you help and care.. and you are the best in it. And then.. it's on us
- I know.. - her face was pale, could not really say if it was sadness or anger
- Just wish me luck.. that's it - I said
Lori saluted slowly.. there was not a shade of a smile on her face
- Whatever you gotta do Commander - she turned around and walked away slowly
I shrugged and walked towards the hangar.. "Soledad" was waiting for me..
I have unfinished business with Ishum's Reach.. my last expedition ended with a disaster.. I thought about it and I decided not to give up.. I am going to try on more time..
Time for me to go.....
Little history of those who decided to stretch the galaxy (at least as much as I know about it)
On 25th Oct 3303 I stretched the size of the Galaxy by supercruising beyond Ishum's Reach 65,652Ly from Sol.. at the same time beating the old record of 65,649Ly by Cmdr Schumy
On 13th Jan 3304, after 249 hours of cruising this limit was stretched even more.. I crossed the marker of 65,705Ly from Sol
On 1st Jun 3304 the record got busted by Cmdr Keef Drow refueled by Cmdr Major Klutz... 9 more.. 65,714Ly from Sol
On 13th Oct 3304 disaster stroke my Expedition V: The Black Void.. undocumented 92.1Ly beyond.. 65,739.44Ly
On 15th Oct 3304 Cmdr Darivs Architectvs refueled by Cmdr EtherealCereal destroyed all of the previous records by cruising 121Ly beyond.. which is 65,768.44Ly from Sol
There is at least one more Commander cruising into the deep darkness of the void.. and I need some closure, even if not with the new record but after what happened to DEL-77 Rocinante.. I do not even want to think about it..
There is some history of this challenge and I probably now only a part of it, but I consolidated all the attempts that I know of:
- Are you completely insane!? - Lori was steaming with anger - you truly do not have enough.. what if the safety did not work?
I reached out and put my hand slowly over her shoulder.. I looked deeply into her eyes
- Do you really not understand? - I asked calmly
- Oh, I do.. believe me I do - she removed my hand abruptly - your insanity cannot be cured
Few seconds of very inconvenient silence
- I prepared the ship you asked for.. to the specs you requested - short sigh - I checked all the safety I possibly could.. I still want you to come back
- Lori.. I know how much you care about every single stellar pilot you help going out there - I smiled gently - This is what you do.. you help and care.. and you are the best in it. And then.. it's on us
- I know.. - her face was pale, could not really say if it was sadness or anger
- Just wish me luck.. that's it - I said
Lori saluted slowly.. there was not a shade of a smile on her face
- Whatever you gotta do Commander - she turned around and walked away slowly
I shrugged and walked towards the hangar.. "Soledad" was waiting for me..
I have unfinished business with Ishum's Reach.. my last expedition ended with a disaster.. I thought about it and I decided not to give up.. I am going to try on more time..
Time for me to go.....
Little history of those who decided to stretch the galaxy (at least as much as I know about it)
On 25th Oct 3303 I stretched the size of the Galaxy by supercruising beyond Ishum's Reach 65,652Ly from Sol.. at the same time beating the old record of 65,649Ly by Cmdr Schumy
On 13th Jan 3304, after 249 hours of cruising this limit was stretched even more.. I crossed the marker of 65,705Ly from Sol
On 1st Jun 3304 the record got busted by Cmdr Keef Drow refueled by Cmdr Major Klutz... 9 more.. 65,714Ly from Sol
On 13th Oct 3304 disaster stroke my Expedition V: The Black Void.. undocumented 92.1Ly beyond.. 65,739.44Ly
On 15th Oct 3304 Cmdr Darivs Architectvs refueled by Cmdr EtherealCereal destroyed all of the previous records by cruising 121Ly beyond.. which is 65,768.44Ly from Sol
There is at least one more Commander cruising into the deep darkness of the void.. and I need some closure, even if not with the new record but after what happened to DEL-77 Rocinante.. I do not even want to think about it..
There is some history of this challenge and I probably now only a part of it, but I consolidated all the attempts that I know of:
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