Projections

 

System: Intaki

Location: Redacted

Time: 02:44:00

Date: 13.01.2021

The viscous liquid travelled up his throat and bubbled and drooled out of his mouth some being propelled with force while the bulk ran down his chin or fell to his chest, stomach, legs or feet . as it did so it joined the same liquid that already blanketing his skin. Taking another few uneven steps forward Richard felt the strength start to make its  way painfully into his muscles. He had been in the capsule for easily 48hours and the time now weighed on his body every inch hurt, the water was like a good right hook to the temple and some of the drowsiness left him as his senses started to return.

 

Ten minutes later he was fully clothed are walking out to meet his fellows.

 

“Namas Sri Masseri.”

 

“Namas.” Richard responded appraising the man with a glance

The man was thin heavily tattooed  with a drawn face and no noticeable hair, he was wearing a sharp black suit with ruby red lapels.

“I trust everything is to your liking Sri.”

 

The room was fairly spacious and in addition to Richard and the unnamed man there were nine others in military garb all whose faces were covered wearing the standard protective face gear of marines or bodyguards.

Richard smiled “That really does depend doesn’t it, but you have definitely done your best and that I am grateful for that.”

The man smiled bowed low and left the room one of the other men followed him out.

Another of the men then came over and passed a neocom to the capsuleer and Richard took it tapped in his passcode, immediately his interest was elsewhere looking at production facilities and market data with a flick of his fingers one of the walls showed a much enlarged image of his industrial facilities on Intaki I through to VII and with rapid vigour he set to work.

Many hours later Richard entered another room at its centre was a bed the cream sheets felt soft to the touch and Richard laid his body down onto them, the lights in the roam continued to pour there glare upon the room but eventually Richards eyes closed and he began to slumber.

Outside of the mobile structure a cruiser sat cloaked awaiting the return of its pilot work teams and drones milled around and took guard duty shifts some even visited the structure taking there own time to rest up the atmosphere was hushed and complacent if something was changing none there openly admitted it.

Separation

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Date     -       2020.12.21

Time     -       01:33:12

Location -     The Star Traveler's Lounge (Intaki V)

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Richard manipulated the chopsticks and raised another dumpling to his lips the fatty salty broth made him salivate as he opened his mouth and bit down on half the dumpling severing it in two. Holding the other half in place he started to chew taking pleasure in the delightful aroma and the textured crunch of the shrimp and vegetable filling. Each chew excited his mouth with more flavour like a mini smart bomb dishing out its charge be it the the crunch and sharp hit of onion or the sweet taste of shrimp. When he finished the final dumpling he raised the bowl of broth to his lips and slowly sip by sip inhaled the last of this pleasurable meal.

Dutch looked across the table at him his own bowl finished and abandoned a glass of half drunk firewater in his hand.

"I'm sorry Richard I just don't understand you at the moment, you returned here. After all that crap in Ichoriya and so much time in hibernation in your damn pod and your here. Its almost like you have lost the last five years."

Richard smiled grimly.

"Almost like."

"Dutch did I ever tell you why I left the ILF?"

"Well I assumed it was because you had given up and needed a change."

"There was a bit of that I guess, along with a wish to increase the number of people I was allowed to shoot as well but no those were not the main reasons. I left to experience new things meet new people and also maybe the most compelling thing of all, learn."

"How noble of you, as far as I recall we just trained our guns on more targets and less rocks."

Richard grinned at his colleague he had worked with Dutch for years and the man knew him very well indeed.

"Now I know your being flippant my time in the Pyre Falcon Defence and Security Corporation was very enlightening the skill and dedication of my fellow capsuleers was amazing. There are many in that group that I admire and it was a joy and an honour to serve with them. That organisation taught me a lot."

"How was your time at Sigil Solutions then?"

The question clearly surprised Richard and he took a moment to consider his response.

"Sigil was and is an idea but that corporation has yet to find its feet and I tried there and then yes that is where the gap opens and my hibernation begins."

Richard stood.

"I must take my leave now."

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Date     -       2020.12.21

Time     -       02:03:21

Location -    Intaki V - Moon 5 - Astral Mining Inc. Refinery (hanger)

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Richard inspected the cargo that he had salvaged from his destroyed ship his body was a mess of bone, flesh and metal but it was still without a doubt him. Punching some instructions into data pad drones quickly appeared and removed the body and the rest of the cargo away.

Richard then stripped, his body felt fresh and new the implants and augments were only recently installed and some aches and pains remained from the surgeries. He hooked himself into the pod and then started to think, the pod juices swirled around him covering him, drowning him. A slight tang of fear touched his lips as he opened his mouth for a brief moment and it filled with liquid.

Another day in the life of a capsuleer

Glass, Smoke and Mirrors

((Once again I apologise for my absence its not that I haven't been playing EVE it's more that I haven't been able to decide what to write. I currently have two "big" stories planned for Richard but as some of their stars have now left the game writing them, which was originally rather a challenge has become rather hard to stomach, along with that life outside of Eve has me tackling or actually I guess avoiding tackling some rather hard decisions this has meant setting aside time to think and write has been hard. On a plus and it is a big plus I have massively improved my PvP and I also will be attending Fanfest 2016, so I am greatly looking forward to that. Anyway enough about me more about Richard...))

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The two men shook hands and bowed low to each other, the room was very dark its only lighting was the lamp by the door and the lamp in the centre of the small shabby looking wooden table that the men, now took their seats at.
"Greetings I can now inform you that the money required for your entry into the capsuleer program is paid in full" Richard smiled as the other gentlemen acknowledged his remark with a single nod.
"As far as money ships and tools I offer you nothing, to keep our attachment unknown until the job is complete is crucial, once the job is done you will, of course, be paid for all expenses, plus the reward."
"So this will be our last conversation until the job is complete." Richard answered the question with a nod.
"Good luck sir, I really hope you are successful" Richard rose to leave and the other man quickly followed suit and with a smile turned to the door and whispered a quiet reply.
"As do I Mr Masseri" and without another word both men left the room.
The two shuttle's flew into the blackness of space and as they disappeared the tiny unoccupied station that their conversation had taken place on burst into flames.