[OOC Note]This is the first log entry in a series that will reference galactic events from my Commander's POV, alongside any personal activities I get up to. I have also tried to incorporate some story elements to cover why there is not yet the ability to land planetside as part of the in-universe lore, again from my Commander's POV.
Discussion thread for anyone interested is right over here.[/OOC]
Personal Journal, 06:33 GMT, 24 Dec 3300
Ship location: Akiyama Market
Harmless Penniless Aimless
Cmdr Leland Jason Fox
Today was an early start for me. I normally work on planet-side time back home, but now I'm re-acclimatising to Galactic Mean Time so I can work with the rest of the galaxy more effectively. It's a new experience for me.
My ship needs to be calibrated more effectively. The joker who configured my Sidewinder did a poor job of it, and my controls are out of alignment. Roll and pitch are acceptable, but my yaw controls are off, as are my vertical thrusters.
Lousy mechanics.
I've put in for a minimal service here, but my credit balance is still minimal. It's likely to take hours to get fixed. Looks like I'll need to find something to do on the station. Maybe I can get a trip to the surface. Odd thing was I tried to get clearance to land directly there earlier, but was advised by STC that only the orbital stations in the system were accepting ships at this time, and that any attempt to approach the surface of any planet in the system would be met with a lethal response. I need to find out why later.
Lee signing off.
SUPPLEMENTAL: 06:45 GMT
Clearance to depart the station for the surface denied. That hacked me off so much I demanded to know why. STC routed my call through to Union of Brani's public relations office, who told me that all ships were being walled off from planetary landings for the forseeable future unless special dispensation was granted by top-level Federation representatives. No explanation was given other than that it wasn't because of anything I can control or have acted upon in the past.
So I'm stuck on the station. While I was waiting for the rep to connect my call, I browsed GalNet for news. Typical Empire posturing, as usual, although comments made about the Duvals and the abolitionist principles of Hengist's granddaughter is news to me.
I bet there's going to be an "accident" soon.
There are a few Fed missions for me on the boards. I'll probably take two of them that I can see. They're within jump range, assuming my control interface can be re-calibrated in time for my mission deadlines.
Signing off.
Discussion thread for anyone interested is right over here.[/OOC]
Biography of Cmdr Leland Jason Fox said:Commander Leland Jason Fox. Some call me Lee, some call me other names. Doesn't matter to me.
My story is a little boring compared to most. I grew up in a trade convoy. Both my folks were lifelong traders, having both gotten original Iron A$s Cobras from the Cowell and McGrath days. They still fly those ships from time to time, even though they've long since traded up to a Python.
That ship was my home for most of my life. They named it 'The Reorte Arrowhead'...
They were never particularly original, my folks.
Anyway, I finally got my own ship after I decided that my parents scraping together enough to buy me one was taking too long. Since about the age of 17, I started hoarding unallocated credit chits. It took me six years, but I scraped together thirty-four thousand credits, enough to travel to pick up a new ship, apply for my piloting licence, and then to register as an independent pilot.
So I took off from my folks' Python next time they put in to Trevithick Dock and decided to make a name for myself. The credits I needed for a 'new' Sidewinder had been paid, and I was loaned a couple of pulse lasers to start out with, plus a few other bits of standard equipment. Then I got a message from Charlie, my 'uncle', a friend of the family, telling me that my folks had managed to find an old Eagle belonging to one of their old convoy escorts. The old pilot couldn't fly it any more, and it wouldn't get much on the market, so they said I could have it.
Not bad. It even came with weapons. All I had to do was fly and pick it up and the transfer documents would be prepped and ready for me to sign once I docked at Dalton Gateway.
So here I am, docked at Dalton, with two ships to my name. I haven't decided what to do with the Eagle yet, whether to keep it for combat or sell it and put the credits into my Sidewinder, but the Sidey is pretty rough, and while the Eagle is old, it has been treated well, with no damaged or worn systems, and I could get replacement parts as easily as I can for my Sidey, even though Eagles aren't built any more.
Maybe I'll keep it. It has some use as a combat fighter if I need one, and the Sidey has better cargo ability, so I could switch it up if I need to.
That's something for me to think about. For now, time for me to catch up on galactic news. My ship needs to fuel before I can jump out again.
Personal Journal, 06:33 GMT, 24 Dec 3300
Ship location: Akiyama Market
Harmless Penniless Aimless
Cmdr Leland Jason Fox
Today was an early start for me. I normally work on planet-side time back home, but now I'm re-acclimatising to Galactic Mean Time so I can work with the rest of the galaxy more effectively. It's a new experience for me.
My ship needs to be calibrated more effectively. The joker who configured my Sidewinder did a poor job of it, and my controls are out of alignment. Roll and pitch are acceptable, but my yaw controls are off, as are my vertical thrusters.
Lousy mechanics.
I've put in for a minimal service here, but my credit balance is still minimal. It's likely to take hours to get fixed. Looks like I'll need to find something to do on the station. Maybe I can get a trip to the surface. Odd thing was I tried to get clearance to land directly there earlier, but was advised by STC that only the orbital stations in the system were accepting ships at this time, and that any attempt to approach the surface of any planet in the system would be met with a lethal response. I need to find out why later.
Lee signing off.
SUPPLEMENTAL: 06:45 GMT
Clearance to depart the station for the surface denied. That hacked me off so much I demanded to know why. STC routed my call through to Union of Brani's public relations office, who told me that all ships were being walled off from planetary landings for the forseeable future unless special dispensation was granted by top-level Federation representatives. No explanation was given other than that it wasn't because of anything I can control or have acted upon in the past.
So I'm stuck on the station. While I was waiting for the rep to connect my call, I browsed GalNet for news. Typical Empire posturing, as usual, although comments made about the Duvals and the abolitionist principles of Hengist's granddaughter is news to me.
I bet there's going to be an "accident" soon.
There are a few Fed missions for me on the boards. I'll probably take two of them that I can see. They're within jump range, assuming my control interface can be re-calibrated in time for my mission deadlines.
Signing off.
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