There I was 10,000 feet... Migs were around me like fireflies...
Wait...
That was another story:
There I was in Branglal, with my fully class A kitted Asp. I have finally reached that point that all Commanders have somewhere in the back of their head, that everything is finally to the point of being able to depart into the black with a ship that can sustain them properly for prolonged explorations in space.
My Asp was up to spec, and ready to go. I had just outfitted two of her smallest cargo slots with a discovery scanner and detailed surface scanner. I had over three million credits in the bank, and my rebuy was covered at 1.2cr. I had flown many times without my rebuy and swore I would never do it again. Sometimes the risk seems worth it and I am always very careful, but I know deep down this is not a smart thing to do. Anyway, for my departure I knew better as I have heard many a Commander fall to their knees in tears over making this mistake.
So, late last night I was ready! I departed Skripochka Gateway with my Asp explorer and had plotted a 50ly course to begin my quest to explore the unknown. I have been out in the black for over and hour doing scans, drinking many Captain Morgans and coke, when I saw that my fuel was getting low. I decided that that next inhabitable system I would drop in for some gas and see how much my detailed scans would net me for the many systems I had just explored. My approach to the system was picture perfect. I knew my line up coming out of hyperspace was going to be spot on. Then...
My little yellow lab nudged me and I looked down to pet her. It must have been the Captain Morgans, or perhaps I was just to tired, I don't know, but I disengaged my frameshift drive a bit late and at some insane speed I became the bug hitting the windshield of an automobile. I was stunned to say the least. Thank god I was a bit drunk, as I just sat there completely crestfallen. I knew I had my rebuy, but all my work and it my my first journey into the unknown. I had been working for over a month to get from my sidy, to my coveted Asp in in one shake of a dogs tail, I was the laughing stock of some crap hole system in the middle of BFE. I did have my rebuy this time, but my oh my was I vexed. Terribly vexed if I might say so.
With the above said, I can't stress enough to those that like taking risks, that it is not just other players that can slick your slate out there. There are a more ways to die in the black, than there are credits in the universe and I found one that I did not know even existed. Rubbing a spacestation and losing a bit of paint is one thing, but giving one a big old sloppy kiss and a million miles an hour will humble any Commander really quick.
I am now back in Branglal quite humble and slowly working to get my 1.2M credits back to begin my Journey once again. Lessons learned--- Don't fly without the rebuy, keep the Captain off the flight deck and never pet the damn dog during a landing!
See you all in the black
Wait...
That was another story:
There I was in Branglal, with my fully class A kitted Asp. I have finally reached that point that all Commanders have somewhere in the back of their head, that everything is finally to the point of being able to depart into the black with a ship that can sustain them properly for prolonged explorations in space.
My Asp was up to spec, and ready to go. I had just outfitted two of her smallest cargo slots with a discovery scanner and detailed surface scanner. I had over three million credits in the bank, and my rebuy was covered at 1.2cr. I had flown many times without my rebuy and swore I would never do it again. Sometimes the risk seems worth it and I am always very careful, but I know deep down this is not a smart thing to do. Anyway, for my departure I knew better as I have heard many a Commander fall to their knees in tears over making this mistake.
So, late last night I was ready! I departed Skripochka Gateway with my Asp explorer and had plotted a 50ly course to begin my quest to explore the unknown. I have been out in the black for over and hour doing scans, drinking many Captain Morgans and coke, when I saw that my fuel was getting low. I decided that that next inhabitable system I would drop in for some gas and see how much my detailed scans would net me for the many systems I had just explored. My approach to the system was picture perfect. I knew my line up coming out of hyperspace was going to be spot on. Then...
My little yellow lab nudged me and I looked down to pet her. It must have been the Captain Morgans, or perhaps I was just to tired, I don't know, but I disengaged my frameshift drive a bit late and at some insane speed I became the bug hitting the windshield of an automobile. I was stunned to say the least. Thank god I was a bit drunk, as I just sat there completely crestfallen. I knew I had my rebuy, but all my work and it my my first journey into the unknown. I had been working for over a month to get from my sidy, to my coveted Asp in in one shake of a dogs tail, I was the laughing stock of some crap hole system in the middle of BFE. I did have my rebuy this time, but my oh my was I vexed. Terribly vexed if I might say so.
With the above said, I can't stress enough to those that like taking risks, that it is not just other players that can slick your slate out there. There are a more ways to die in the black, than there are credits in the universe and I found one that I did not know even existed. Rubbing a spacestation and losing a bit of paint is one thing, but giving one a big old sloppy kiss and a million miles an hour will humble any Commander really quick.
I am now back in Branglal quite humble and slowly working to get my 1.2M credits back to begin my Journey once again. Lessons learned--- Don't fly without the rebuy, keep the Captain off the flight deck and never pet the damn dog during a landing!
See you all in the black
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